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Karen Stelling is a professor of practice in mechanical and materials engineering. She is the adviser of the Aerospace Club, which is working on a satellite project with NASA, through a student grant project. She poses in the lobby of Othmer Hall with a display of Nebraska Engineering aerospace engineering projects. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
June 04, 2021 - After 25 years of leading a variety of large-scale projects for a Kansas City firm, Karen Stelling returned to the College of Engineering, her alma mater, in 2013 and is pursuing her passion of growing tomorrow's leaders.  Full Story

The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded 23 grants totaling more than $2.1 million to University of Nebraska–Lincoln projects.
May 26, 2021 - Six projects from the College of Engineering have received 2021 grants from The Nebraska Environmental Trust. NET has awarded 23 grants totaling more than $2.1 million to University of Nebraska–Lincoln projects.  Full Story

The Nebraska EPSCoR-Emergent Quantum Materials and Technologies collaboration includes (from left): Abdelghani Laraoui, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering at Nebraska; Jonathan Wrubel, associate professor of physics at Creighton University; Xia Hong, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Nebraska; Christian Binek, Charles Bessey Professor of physics at Nebraska; Rebecca Lai, associate professor of chemistry at Nebraska; and Matt Andrews, Nebraska EPSCoR director.
May 25, 2021 - Abdelghani Laraoui is part of a collaboration that has received a five-year, $20 million NSF award to create a research and education cluster to enhance the state’s competitiveness in the field of emergent quantum materials and technologies.  Full Story

Over two years, Josephine Lau and her team surveyed and analyzed 216 classrooms from 39 schools in the Midwest, and the study revealed links between the type of ventilation system installed at a school and its students' performance on year-end math and reading tests.
May 24, 2021 - Over two years, Josephine Lau and her team surveyed and analyzed 216 classrooms from 39 schools in the Midwest, and the study revealed links between the type of ventilation system installed at a school and students' performance on year-end tests.  Full Story

Nine researchers from the College of Engineering are among 31 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be part of the university's inaugural interdisciplinary cohort of National Strategic Research Institute Fellows.
May 20, 2021 - Nine researchers from the College of Engineering are among 31 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be part of the university's inaugural interdisciplinary cohort of National Strategic Research Institute Fellows.  Full Story

UNL’s Dr. Hamzeh Haghshenas (far right) and the team of Nebraska researchers and engineers working on the asphalt project. (Photo by Nebraska Soybean Board)
May 17, 2021 - Hamzeh Haghshenas is leading a research team that is evaluating the effect of soybean oil on the performance of asphalt pavements containing recycled materials.  Full Story

Grayson Minnick, graduate student in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics.
May 10, 2021 - Grayson Minnick, graduate student in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, and two Nebraska Engineering alumni – Ryan Regan and Maureen Winter – have been chosen to receive 2021 Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.  Full Story

Jen Skidmore, director of student development in the College of Engineering, was recognized as a recipient of the 2020 Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community.
May 10, 2021 - Jen Skidmore, director of student development in the College of Engineering, was recognized as a recipient of the 2020 Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community.  Full Story

Adrian Pilkington, a senior in software engineering.
May 09, 2021 - Adrian Pilkington, a senior software engineering major from Lincoln, was honored as a Student Luminary for his selfless leadership, inclusivity and authenticity exhibited through roles as a Resident Assistant and a Teaching Assistant.  Full Story

A crash test is conducted at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. Researchers at the facility will conduct and participate in testing across key surface transportation safety technology areas to support the Transportation Technology Center.
May 05, 2021 - A team of transportation research organizations, including UNL, the College of Engineering, and the Midwest Roadside Safety Facilty, was awarded a $571M Federal Railroad Administration contract for research, testing, engineering and training services.  Full Story