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UNL engineers (from left) Yongfeng Lu, Lijia Jiang and Ying Liu stand in a laboratory illuminated by a special light that protects the lenses of the lab's scanning electron microscope. (Troy Fedderson / University Communications)
May 03, 2016 - <span>UNL engineers have found that compounds known for scattering people have a similar but desirable effect on nanoscopic carbon tubes, helping disperse them in a way that could substantially boost performance.</span>  Full Story

John Ballard, former professor of industrial management systems engineering and associate dean of the College of Engineering, died April 29.
May 02, 2016 - John Ballard, former professor of industrial management systems engineering and associate dean of the College of Engineering, died on April 29 from kidney cancer. He was 67.  Full Story

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May 02, 2016 - A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher is helping create a new technology to enable a future of renewable energy. Liyan Qu earned a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to develop a next-generation power grid transformer.  Full Story

Derek Schriner, a senior in civil engineering, has earned a John A. Focht Chi Epsilon National Scholarship.
April 29, 2016 - Derek Schriner, a senior who expects to graduate next week with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, has been given a $3,500 John A. Focht Chi Epsilon National Scholarship.  Full Story

The Salvadoodle Doodler - developed by a team of electrical and computer engineering students (from left, Alex Hinton, Andy He, Andrew Nelson and Shane Kraus) - took home the People's Choice Award at the Senior Design Showcase on April 22 at Memorial Stadium.
April 26, 2016 - The Salvadoodle Doodler, developed by a team of electrical and computer engineering students, earned the People's Choice Award at the Senior Design Showcase, which featured 57 booths, more than 200 students and more than 500 guests.  Full Story

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April 25, 2016 - UNL's Master of Engineering Management program is No. 6 on gradschoolhub.com's list of the "30 Most Affordable Top Online Master's Degree Programs in Engineering 2016" and is tops in the Big Ten.  Full Story

A UNL-designed drone returns to the side of a burn area for a reload of fireballs and the chemical to make them burn. The balls are carried aloft in the tubular structure atop the drone. The ball carries a chemical powder and, while airborne, the drone injects a second chemical. The drone then drops the ball and it bursts into flames within 60 seconds. (Craig Chandler / University Communications)
April 25, 2016 - An innovative UNL-designed drone designed to ignite prescribed fires in grasslands and forests was used successfully April 22 to burn 26 acres of restored tallgrass prairie at Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice.  Full Story

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April 25, 2016 - Fourteen faculty from the College of Engineering are among the 74 faculty members the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is granting a promotion and/or tenure in 2016.  Full Story

An 80,000-pound tractor-trailer crashes during a test of a concrete barrier on April 13 at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility.
April 20, 2016 - UNL's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility spent nearly seven months setting up a test of a concrete roadside barrier, but it's possible the lasting impact of the April 13 test will be felt for years to come.  Full Story

A team of UNL electrical and computer engineers is developing a monitoring system that the Henry Doorly Zoo would use to help monitor its stingrays.
April 20, 2016 - An electrical and computer engineering capstone team has learned plenty from working to develop a tank monitoring system that will help the Henry Doorly Zoo better care for its stingrays.  Full Story