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2018 Husker Motorsports Team and their vehicle
June 19, 2018 - The Husker Motorsports Formula SAE team is one of 72 teams from the U.S. and five other countries competing June 20-23 in the Formula SAE Lincoln at Lincoln Airpark.  Full Story

Students from across America arrive at the Lincoln airport the day before starting the 8-week Advanced Manufacturing Summer Institute on City Campus Monday.
June 18, 2018 - A group of students from Tribal College and Universities (TCU) will be on the City Campus June 18 through Aug. 10 to take part in the Advanced Manufacturing Summer Institute (AMSI).  Full Story

Submitted by the Durham School, the MAE project titled “Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Expansion” was chosen for a 2018 NCEES Engineering Education Award and a $10,000 prize.
June 13, 2018 - The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction has received a 2018 National Council Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Engineering Education Award and a $10,000 prize.  Full Story

Benjamin Terry, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
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Stephanie Ahrens, an architectural engineering major in The Durham School at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, became the first Division I track and field All-American for University of Nebraska Omaha by tying for eighth place in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
June 12, 2018 - Stephanie Ahrens, a senior in architectural engineering, was eighth in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and became the first Division I All-American in University of Nebraska-Omaha program history.  Full Story

Richard Wood, assistant professor of civil engineering, and doctoral student Ebrahim Mohammadi check the structural integrity of a building using their new software program.University of Nebraska-Lincoln civil engineers have developed 3-D software that can visually identify damage in a range of structures, from bridges in Nebraska to temples in Nepal.
June 11, 2018 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln civil engineers have developed 3-D software that can visually identify damage in a range of structures, from bridges in Nebraska to temples in Nepal.  Full Story

Christos Argyropoulos, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
June 11, 2018 - Christos Argyropoulos, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been elevated to the status of Senior Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA).  Full Story

Among the College of Engineering researchers engaged in research sponsored by NSRI includes (from left) Laurence Rilett, professor of civil engineering, Jeyam Subbiah, professor of biological systems engineering, and Benjamin Terry, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
June 11, 2018 - The University of Nebraska’s National Strategic Research Institute, which sponsors research by many Nebraska Engineering faculty, has been renewed with a five-year, $92 million contract with the U.S. Air Force.  Full Story

A truck crashes into a bull-nose barrier being tested for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into the ground. Cables in the guard rails are designed to keep the car or truck captive and not let it deflect back into traffic.
June 06, 2018 - Ongoing research into a Nebraska-developed barrier that is protecting race-car drivers nationwide drew NASCAR's Michael Annett to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on June 5.  Full Story

Members of SAE International present the John Melvin Motorsports Safety Award to Karla Lechtenberg, Ron Faller and Dean Sicking
May 31, 2018 - SAE International Honors a Team of Motorsports Safety Professionals with 2017 John Melvin Motorsports Safety Award  Full Story