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University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering is 80th in the U.S. News list of top U.S. undergraduate engineering programs.
September 10, 2018 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln programs No. 61 ranking in the latest U.S. News college rankings is in part fueled by the College of Engineering's rise to No. 80 among U.S. undergraduate engineering programs.  Full Story

Jian Wang, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
September 09, 2018 - Jian Wang, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering, will receive the Materials Today 2018 Rising Star Award in the Materials Genome division. The award will be presented at Rice University in Houston, Texas, Sept. 27-28  Full Story

Lance C. Pérez, dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering, will be part of Team USA at the 2018 Japan Wheelchair Softball Championships, the world championship event for wheelchair softball, this October.
September 06, 2018 - Lance C. Pérez, the newly installed dean of the College of Engineering, finds a work-life balance by competing in sports, especially in wheelchair softball. In October, Pérez will be on Team USA at an international tournament in Japan.  Full Story

A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will enable UNO and UNL professors to collaborate on producing a big data pipeline for rural bridges.
September 05, 2018 - A new regional innovation center, funded by a $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will be geared toward producing a big data pipeline for rural bridge health management and will include UNL civil engineering faculty.  Full Story

Curtis Tomasevicz has been hired as an assistant professor of practice in Biological Systems Engineering.
August 29, 2018 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering has added 13 new faculty for 2018-19, increasing the college's total faculty hires to 43 over the past three years.  Full Story

Mechanical and materials engineering assistant professors Bai Cui (left) and Prahalada Rao.
August 24, 2018 - Mechanical and materials engineering assistant professors Bai Cui and Prahalada Rao will collaborate with Tethon 3D to design and produce a ceramic/metal 3-D printer after receiving a grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.  Full Story

Jae Sung Park meets with students on his research team.
August 23, 2018 - Jae Sung Park, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, has earned a $177,433 fellowship opportunity with the National Science Foundation to collaborate on a project studying turbulence in fluid mechanics.  Full Story

Timothy Wei is studying the swimming efficiency of marine life. The research has several applications including in athletics and a potential use in the military.
August 23, 2018 - Timothy Wei, Richard L. McNeel professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is studying the swimming efficiency of marine life. The research has several applications including in athletics and a potential use in the military.  Full Story

CollegeChoice.net has ranked Nebraska's Master of Engineering Management program in the top 20 in two categories.
August 13, 2018 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Master of Engineering Management program is ranked in the top 20 on two of CollegeChoice.net’s annual lists of the top online engineering management programs.  Full Story

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a weekend of festivities Sept. 6-8.
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