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August 15, 2019 - David R. Swanson, 53, director of the Holland Computer Center and research professor in computer science and engineering, died following a two-vehicle wreck on Aug. 11 in rural Minnesota.  Full Story

Christine Wittich and students test a rubber model on the shake table.
August 13, 2019 - When the earth begins to shake, people may not worry about what happens to unattached structures such as boulders, large statues, or even computer servers. But Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Christine Wittich does. And with good reason.  Full Story

Shudipto Dishari (center), assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has earned the DOE Office of Science Early Career Award and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Harold & Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
August 09, 2019 - Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has earned the Department of Energy Office of Science Early Career Award and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Harold & Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award.  Full Story

Jerry Hudgins, professor and chair of electrical and computer engineering, is the new interim director of Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research.
August 01, 2019 - Jerry Hudgins, professor and chair of electrical and computer engineering, has been named interim director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, effective Aug. 19. He is associate director of NCESR and was interim director in 2011.  Full Story

Sam Underwood, graduate student in architectural engineering, received a Phi Kappa Phi fellowship.
July 30, 2019 - Sam Underwood, who will be pursuing a master's degree in architectural engineering this fall, has earned a prestigious fellowship from the national Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.  Full Story

Angela K. Pannier, professor of biological systems engineering, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) on July 25.
July 25, 2019 - Meeting many challenges - from research to training future engineers - keeps Angela Pannier, professor of biological systems engineering, busy en route to PECASE honor.  Full Story

Students Ryan Sommerer (left) and Andi Walter, now in the Master of Architectural Engineering program, were chosen as winners of the 2019 Howard Brandston Student Lighting Education Grant.
July 17, 2019 - Nebraska architectural engineering students Andi Walter and Ryon Sommerer have been chosen as the winners of the 2019 IES Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant, the top international student lighting competition.  Full Story

Ashleigh Herrera, a senior in chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been elected SHPE regional undergraduate student representative for Region 3.
July 17, 2019 - Ashleigh Herrera, a senior in chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been elected regional undergraduate student representative for Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Region 3.  Full Story

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt is the new chair of civil engineering.
July 17, 2019 - Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, an associate dean in the Office of Graduate Studies and professor in the College of Engineering, has been appointed as the new Donald R. Voelte and Nancy A. Keegan Chair in civil engineering.  Full Story

Abbas Atefi and his plant phenotyping apparatus.
July 15, 2019 - Plant science students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are still taught to phenotype by hand, wading into muddy fields to record the differences in physical characteristics between varying corn hybrids with a small set of tools and pen and notebook.  Full Story