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NWEA Mentoring Program
March 27, 2018 - The Nebraska Water Environment Association is seeking applicants for their new mentoring program.  Full Story

Santosh Pitla (center), assistant professor of biological systems engineering, assists students with a sensor-building project. Pitla is leading a new research project that will update techniques used to test tractors.
March 23, 2018 - Though tractor technology has changed rapidly, the testing techniques used on the machines have not changed in several decades. Santosh Pitla's research is bringing that testing into the modern era.  Full Story

The nomination deadline for the 2018 Graduate Student Awards is Monday, April 16 at 11:59 p.m.
March 20, 2018 - Monday, April 16 at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline for nominations for the 2018 College of Engineering Graduate Student Awards. Nominations accepted online at link below.  Full Story

Nebraska Engineering students were part of the Nebraska Theme Park Design Group, which designed and built a new attraction - the Superhero Swing - for the Lincoln Children's Museum.
March 13, 2018 - A new children’s museum attraction created by College of Engineering students uses pulleys to help kids feel as strong as their favorite superheroes.  Full Story

Chaz Ginger (left), a graduate research assistant, and Ron Faller, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility director, measure the height of a guardrail used in a test.
March 06, 2018 - Engineers and students at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) are creating and testing the next generation of devices which save lives on our nation’s roadways.  Full Story

Engineering students took part in community service projects on Saturday, March 3 as part of the Complete Engineer Conference.
March 05, 2018 - More than 80 engineering students took part in service projects across Lincoln on Saturday to cap the 2018 Complete Engineer Conference, the premier leadership conference for the college’s engineering students.  Full Story

Recent Environmental Engineering graduate Deanna Ringenberg
March 01, 2018 - Deanna Ringenberg, a graduate of the Environmental Engineering program, earned the American Water Works Association Small Systems Division Best Paper Award.  Full Story

Three faculty from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering -- (from left) John Hay, extension educator; Nicole Iverson assistant professor; and Santosh Pitla, assistant professor -- will be given awards on Friday, March 2 at the Holling Family Award Program for Teaching Excellence.
February 28, 2018 - Three faculty members from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering -- John Hay, Nicole Iverson and Santosh Pitla -- will be given awards Friday, March 2 at the Holling Family Award Program for Teaching Excellence.  Full Story

A team of construction management students from The Durham School earned a Merit Award at the ASC Region 6 & 7 National Student Competition in Reno, Nevada.
February 27, 2018 - A team of eight Durham School construction management students recently brought home a Merit Award in the ASC Region 6 & 7 National Student Competition in Reno, Nevada.  Full Story

The Complete Engineer Conference is March 2-3 at Nebraska Innovation Campus.
February 26, 2018 - The Complete Engineer Conference, the premier leadership development conference for collegiate engineering students in Nebraska, will take place this Friday and Saturday, March 2-3, on Nebraska Innovation Campus.  Full Story