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The College of Engineering's Aerospace Club includes teams competing in the NASA Robotic Mining Challenge (left) and a Rocketry team heading to the Spaceport America Cup.
May 24, 2023 - The College of Engineering’s Aerospace Club is capping off a successful spring semester with the Lunabotics team in the NASA Robotic Mining Challenge, the Rocketry team being relaunched, and the VEXU team competing at the World Championships.  Full Story

Thirteen Nebraska Engineering students will be recognized as Chancellor's Scholars during the May 20 commencement at Memorial Stadium.
May 19, 2023 - Thirteen College of Engineering students are among the 94 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students who will be recognized as Chancellor's Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremony May 20 at Memorial Stadium.  Full Story

The 2023 People's Choice Award went to a mechanical engineering team of Grant Meyer, Caleb Osmond, Merjen Palvanova, Ryan Salisbury and Samuel Whitney for its project - "Statistical Process Control of Filter End-Cap-Fill-Weight Via External Weigh Station."
May 19, 2023 - More than 140 students on 35 teams from across the College of Engineering presented their senior design capstone projects during the 2023 Senior Design Showcase on May 12 at the NU Coliseum.  Full Story

Lily Wang, director of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction.
May 19, 2023 - Lily Wang, director of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and renowned acoustical engineer, was selected as one of SWE Magazine's "Women Engineers You Should Know."  Full Story

Sarah Altman, a senior majoring in biological systems engineering, was chosen the College of Engineering's 2023 Outstanding Honors Graduate and is among 26 engineering students recognized for completing the University Honors Program.
May 19, 2023 - Twenty-six College of Engineering students are among the 264 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students who will be recognized at the May 20 undergraduate commencement for having completed the requirements of the University Honors Program.  Full Story

Nebraska's Andre Tharp III gestures as he talks with Dean Lance C. Pérez during a recent tour of Kiewit Hall construction. (University Communication and Marketing)
May 12, 2023 - With financial aid from the Ndamukong Suh Engineering Scholarship helping him pursue a degree in electrical engineering with a minor in computer science, Andre Tharp III has flourished in Nebraska Engineering.  Full Story

Andrew Donesky (left), graduate student in biological engineering, and Mark Nusterer, senior majoring in chemical engineering.
May 05, 2023 - Two Nebraska Engineering students – Andrew Donesky and Mark Nusterer – received 2023 UNL Student Luminary Awards to recognize their exceptional leadership and commitment to improving the campus and community.  Full Story

Mechanical engineering alum Mohsin Al Barwani (right) and Jae Sung Park, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, receive the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition Young Engineers Paper Contest first-place certificate at the conference Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio.
April 28, 2023 - Mohsin Al Barwani, a mechanical engineering alumnus, was chosen as the first-place recipient in the 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) Young Engineers Paper (YEP) Contest.  Full Story

Engineering students Zachary Wallenburg (second row, second from left) and Amber Tannehill (second row, second from right), were part of the UNL Debate Team's 2022 and 2023 national championships.
April 28, 2023 - For a second consecutive year, Nebraska Engineering students Zachary Wallenburg and Amber Tannehill were key contributors as the UNL Debate Team won a national championship.  Full Story

A rendering of a nanoscopically thin film of P3HT, a polymer whose lightweight flexibility and ability to conduct electricity has positioned it as a candidate material for next-gen electronics. Nebraska researchers have found that melting and cooling the material can lead to the emergence of two layers with differing properties that could be tailored to various electronic devices. (American Chemical Society)
April 28, 2023 - By melting a polymer and watching it cool through the lenses of light and X-rays, a team of Nebraska Engineering researchers have discovered hidden depths in a material hundreds of times thinner than a human hair.  Full Story