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Sheng Wei, assistant professor of computer science and engineering.
April 26, 2018 - Sheng Wei, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has earned an NSF CAREER Award to advance his work in computer hardware security and trust, by creating a friendly "neighbor" for a computer's CPU.  Full Story

Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering.
April 26, 2018 - Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, aims to reduce the cost of and improve the energy efficiency of hydrogen-based fuel cells through an NSF CAREER Award she has received.  Full Story

Ali Tamayol, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering
April 24, 2018 - Researchers from Nebraska, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have incorporated platelet-rich plasma into a bio-ink: a 3-D-printed mixture of cells and gel that could eventually become the stuff of skin grafts and regenerative tissue implants.  Full Story

The three finalists for College of Engineering dean are (from left) Mei Wei, David Ashley and Lance C. Pérez.
April 24, 2018 - Campus visits for the three College of Engineering dean finalists will begin the Wednesday-Friday visit of Mei Wei, associate dean for research at the University of Connecticut. The other two finalists will visit next week.  Full Story

Omaha and Lincoln ASCE Student Groups
April 24, 2018 - The University of Nebraska’s Department of Civil Engineering sent students to the University of Southern Illinois-Carbondale to compete in the annual American Society of Civil Engineers Mid-Continent Competition.  Full Story

As a unique collaboration between civil engineering and electrical and computer engineering departments - students John Strudl (left), Derek Nelsen (second from left), Jacob Eckstrom (right) and Isaac Knutson (not pictured) and senior design instructor George Hunt (second from right), assistant professor of practice in civil engineering - created a working model of a water treatment plant that could be used for K-12 and general public outreach.
April 23, 2018 - A working model of a water treatment plant - created in a "pilot project" collaboration between two engineering departments - could create opportunities for outreach and new senior design capstone formats.  Full Story

Hunter Miller, biological systems engineering student, learns the technique for intubation with a laryngoscope during training with Lincoln Fire and Rescue paramedics.
April 23, 2018 - Starting from “ground zero,” four biological systems engineering students turned their senior design capstone project into a device that could help first responders save more lives in emergency situations – and also help build their resumes.  Full Story

A team of mechanical and materials engineering students -- (from left) Samone Hinsley, Daniel Carlson, Mohamed Hussein, Colby Kubik and Ricardo Villegas Martinez -- put together the pediatric shower chair designed for their senior design capstone project.
April 23, 2018 - Working with Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, three teams of mechanical and materials engineering senior design capstone students gain valuable experience and create devices to help patients.  Full Story

Connor Gee (center) and Allison Manske (right), biological systems engineering students, discuss their project with Nicole Iverson, assistant professor of biological systems engineering.
April 23, 2018 - Four undergraduate student research projects and one graduate student project were chosen as winners during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s annual Spring Research Fair, April 10-11 at the Nebraska Union.  Full Story

The creeper designed by a team of biological systems engineering students allows a paralyzed mechanic to go from a sitting position (top) to a laying position (below) and back, making getting under vehicles easier.
April 22, 2018 - In a senior design capstone project, a team of biological systems engineering students is designing a creeper device that will help an auto mechanic who was paralyzed in an accident get a cherished part of his life back.  Full Story