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Christine Wittich compares a damaged anchor from the field with three-dimensional point cloud data of the structure. Wittich is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. (University Communication photo)
September 13, 2021 - Twenty years ago, the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center helped to inspire Civil and Environmental Engineering assistant professor Christine Wittich, then in eighth grade, in making a decision on her career path.  Full Story

A graduate student collects a wastewater sample from a sewer connected to Harper Residence Hall. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
September 07, 2021 - Xu Li, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a team of researchers are exploring the feasibility of tracking coronavirus trends and identifying hotspots at the scale of ZIP codes.  Full Story

Five members of the College of Engineering community - including (from left) Peter Hilsabeck, Hunter Flodman and Heather Newell - were among the 11 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who were honored by the state on Aug. 30 for their roles in a collaboration that produced hand sanitizer for the state. Not pictured are Leonard Akert and Terry Howell Jr.
September 07, 2021 - Five people from the College of Engineering were among 11 who were given the State of Nebraska's highest honor for their roles in a collaboration to produce hand sanitizer during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Full Story

Santosh Pitla (center) has been chosen to receive the 2021 A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
August 27, 2021 - Santosh Pitla, associate professor of Biological Systems Engineering, has been chosen to receive the 2021 A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.  Full Story

Jenna Huttenmaier (third from left) won the vaccine registry giveaway grand prize, a trip for two with Chancellor Ronnie Green (left) to a 2022 Husker football game in Ireland. (University Communication)
August 27, 2021 - Nine members of the Nebraska Engineering commuinity have been named winners of prizes in the first three weeks of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's voluntary COVID-19 Vaccine Registry.  Full Story

Lily Wang, the director of The Durham School and professor of architectural engineering.
August 27, 2021 - Lily Wang, the former associate dean for faculty and inclusion in the College of Engineering and a nationally recognized leader in acoustics research, is forging ahead in another new role as director of The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and C  Full Story

Carson Emeigh, a senior in mechanical and materials engineering, is introduced by Garth Brooks to the crowd of 90,000 fans in Memorial Stadium for the Aug. 14 concert. (Photo courtesy Carson Emeigh)
August 18, 2021 - Mechanical engineering student Carson Emeigh asked Garth Brooks for some career advice and wound up with an invitation to join the country superstar’s crew to work at the Aug. 14 concert at Memorial Stadium.  Full Story

Aaron Young has been awarded the $10,000 Willis H. Carrier Scholarship from ASHRAE.
August 16, 2021 - Aaron Young, an architectural engineering student in The Durham School, has been awarded the $10,000 Willis H. Carrier Scholarship. The award is among 33 ASHRAE Society Scholarships for 2021-22, totaling $174,000.  Full Story

Daniel Linzell, associate dean for graduate and international programs and Leslie D. Martin Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
August 16, 2021 - Daniel Linzell, associate dean for graduate and international programs and professor of civil and environmental engineering, will deliver the commencement address at the university's Aug. 13 ceremony for graduate and professional degree earners.  Full Story

Marilyn Wolf, founding director of the School of Computing and Elmer E. Koch Professor of Engineering
August 10, 2021 - Marilyn Wolf, founding director of the School of Computing, has been chosen to receive the 2022 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award for inspirational teaching of graduate students in the IEEE fields of interest.  Full Story