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Stephen Reichenbach, professor of computer science and engineering.
May 07, 2020 - Stephen Reichenbach, professor of computer science and engineering, is retiring from College of Engineering after 31 years, including a term as department chair.  Full Story

Ruqiang Feng, professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
May 07, 2020 - Ruqiang Feng, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is retiring from the College of Engineering after 23 years of service. He joined the then-College of Engineering and Technology in 1997 as an assistant professor of engineering mechanics.  Full Story

F. Fred Choobineh, Blackman Distinguished Professor in electrical and computer engineering.
May 07, 2020 - F. Fred Choobineh, Blackman Distinguished Professor in electrical and computer engineering, is retiring from the College of Engineering after 42 years of service.  Full Story

John Bonsell, associate professor, construction programs.
May 07, 2020 - John Bonsell, associate professor, construction programs, is retiring from the College of Engineering after 38 years, teaching and working on both the Main and Scott campuses in Omaha.  Full Story

Dennis Alexander, Kingery Engineering Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
May 07, 2020 - Dennis Alexander, the Kingery Engineering Professor in electrical and computer engineering, is retiring from the College of Engineering after nearly 45 years, joining the faculty in December 1975.  Full Story

Jami Turnquist (left) and Jessica Harms, both students in chemical and biomolecular engineering, are the first two Nebraska Engineering students to complete the Grand Challenge Scholars Program.
May 07, 2020 - Jami Turnquist and Jessica Harms are the first two Nebraska Engineering students to complete the Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP), and both look forward to tackling some of the world's big issues.  Full Story

Members of the first software engineering cohort are preparing to graduate.
May 06, 2020 - The University’s inaugural cohort of software engineering students will graduate from that program this weekend. Director of Software Engineering Suzette Person says the major has developed into what faculty envisioned thanks to this first cohort.  Full Story

Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Nebraska, has received a $747,855 National Science Foundation CAREER award to study how an unusually versatile bacterium can be harnessed to more efficiently break down plant waste.
May 04, 2020 - Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical & biomolecular engineering at Nebraska, has received a $747,855 National Science Foundation CAREER award to study how an unusually versatile bacterium can be harnessed to more efficiently break down plant waste.  Full Story

A team of Nebraska architectural engineering students earned the national championship at the AEI International Student Design Competition on April 22.
May 01, 2020 - A team of Nebraska architectural engineering students became national champions, taking first-place honors at the American Society of Civil Engineers' Architectural Engineering Institute International Student Design Competition.  Full Story