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Students and faculty from The Durham School brought home six major awards from the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) North Central Region 4 annual conference and 27th annual Construction Management Student Competition in Nebraska City.
November 12, 2019 - Students and faculty from The Durham School brought home six major awards from the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) North Central Region 4 annual conference and 27th annual Construction Management Student Competition Oct. 27-30 in Nebraska City.  Full Story

By extending or retracting T-shaped sliders to narrow or widen a series of resonators, a new prototype from Nebraska's Mehrdad Negahban and colleagues can dynamically redirect sound waves passing through the surface.
November 12, 2019 - A sound wave-altering prototype from Mehrdad Negahban and Peking University colleagues that would allow surfaces to tune those waves could be used in applications like magnifying signals or disorienting adversaries.  Full Story

Virtual Incision is a startup at Nebraska Innovation Campus (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
November 12, 2019 - Nebraskans are doers and builders, and a hardware store in Ravenna may have been the perfect playground for an engineer who now designs tools that could save a soldier or astronaut's life.  Full Story

Zachary Meade, a 2018 electrical and computer engineering graduate and veteran of the Army and Nebraska Air National Guard, is attending the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. (University of Nebraska Omaha photo)
November 08, 2019 - Zachary Meade is a veteran of the Army and Nebraska Air National Guard. He is also an electrical and computer engineering alumnus who is working on a medical degree in hopes of serving veterans.  Full Story

Angela K. Pannier, professor of biological systems engineering.
October 30, 2019 - Angela K. Pannier, professor of biological systems engineering, is one of 11 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty and executive-level professional staff who have been chosen to attend one of the two Big Ten Academic Alliance programs this year.  Full Story

Roger Hoy, professor of biological systems engineering, and the Nebraska quarter-scale tractor team discuss plans for their 2020 tractor. (Farm Journal AgWeb)
October 30, 2019 - Only months after winning the 2019 international championship, the Nebraska quarter-scale tractor team has started designing a new tractor as it pushes to have a repeat performance in 2020.  Full Story

Kimberly Tedrow, data and materials coordinator at Biological Process Development Facility.
October 29, 2019 - A poem written by Kimberly Tedrow, data and materials coordinator of the Biological Process Development Facility, will be set to music and performed at the Sheldon Museum of Art on Friday, Nov. 8 as part of the N150 Creative Week Celebration.  Full Story

Evan Beachly (from left), Jim Higgins and Carrick Detweiler assemble a drone system before taking it for a test flight. The system features a software application that makes it easy to operate. It can also be flown at night, helping crews safely fight fires despite limited visibility. (Alyssa Amen / NUtech Ventures)
October 29, 2019 - As fire seasons stretch longer and blazes burn hotter, a startup company - started by Carrick Detweiler, associate professor of computer science and engineering - is using drones to fight fire with fire and keep people out of harm's way.  Full Story

The Flex-Ro uses cameras and sensors to detect the health of plants, and is being taught how to identify weeds. (Christina Stella / Harvest Public Media)
October 29, 2019 - A robot, created by Santosh Pitla and a team of Biological Systems Engineering researchers, is helping to maximize crop yield and reduce the use of pesticides, while also helping veteran farmers learn to use computers.  Full Story

Mehrdad Negahban (left), professor of mechanical and materials engineering, received the Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Award for for Polymer Science and Technology at the International Polymer Characterization Forum (POLY-CHAR 2019) Conference in Nepal.
October 21, 2019 - Mehrdad Negahban, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, received the Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Award for for Polymer Science and Technology at the POLY-CHAR 2019 Conference in Nepal.  Full Story