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Jay W. Forrester, a 1939 Nebraska electrical engineering graduate, was a pioneer in the field of computing and computer modeling and the father of system dynamics.
November 23, 2016 - Jay W. Forrester, a Nebraska Engineering alumnus whose insights into both computing and organizations gave rise to the field of system dynamics, died November 16 at his home in Concord, Massachusetts. He was 98.  Full Story

Dr. Benjamin Terry, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is designing and developing a new medical device that delivers oxygen microbubbles to patients whose lungs cannot function efficiently due to trauma. (Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications)
November 21, 2016 - Ben Terry, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is part of an NSRI Nebraska team awarded a $1.3 million Air Force grant to develop microbubble technology to deliver oxygen to trauma patients whose lungs cannot function efficiently.  Full Story

The NIMBUS Lab is using drone technology to develop systems that can start controlled burns that are used to fight wildfires.
November 18, 2016 - The NIMBUS Lab is using drone technology to develop systems that can start controlled burns that are used to fight wildfires. That technology is featured in videos by the College of Engineering and the Big Ten Network.  Full Story

"Milk Drop Coronet," a photograph by 1925 electrical engineering alumnus Harold Edgerton, is among TIME's "100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time."
November 17, 2016 - Nebraska Engineering alumnus Harold Edgerton changed the world through his photographic work and one image, "Milk Drop Coronet," is among TIME's 100 Most Influential Images of All Time.  Full Story

The Nebraska Engineering Baja SAE team earned five top-10 finishes in four categories at the Oct. 1 Midnight Mayhem event in Louisville, Kentucky, including second- and third-place trophies for acceleration.
November 17, 2016 - A group of 20 Baja SAE team members took three cars to the annual Midnight Mayhem event Oct. 1 in Louisville, Kentucky, and picked up five top-10 finishes in four catergories.  Full Story

Fadi Alsaleem, assistant professor of architectural engineering
November 16, 2016 - A pair of proposals for a new humidity sensing technology has garnered international attention for a team of engineers in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and could result in a multi-million dollar product collaboration.  Full Story

Elizabeth Lorang (left), associate professor in University Libraries and a fellow in the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, joined with Leen-Kiat Soh, associate professor of computer science and engineering, to develop software to quickly scan and locate poetry among microfilmed newspapers.
November 16, 2016 - A Nebraska project to develop software to examine centuries-old newspapers as easily as the human eye has received a three-year, $462,000 grant.  Full Story

Nebraska Engineering
November 15, 2016 - On the strength of its Master of Engineering Management program, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering has been ranked No. 30 among the 50 Best Online Engineering Programs by College Choice.  Full Story

Nebraska engineers Christopher Tuan (left) and Lim Nguyen have developed a cost-effective concrete that shields against damaging electromagnetic energy.
November 14, 2016 - Nebraska engineers Christopher Tuan and Lim Nguyen have developed a cost-effective concrete that shields against intense pulses of electromagnetic energy, or EMP.  Full Story

Dr. Changbum Ahn and Dr. Yunwoo Nam
November 07, 2016 - Dr. Changbum Ahn, Assistant Professor in The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction is working to make communities healthy and walkable.  Full Story