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Seunghee Kim (right), Karrie Weber (center) and Hyun-Seob Song are studying hydrogen found in the Midcontinent Rift as a potential energy source. (Research and Innovation)
October 16, 2024 - Seunghee Kim and Husker researchers are studying the 1,200-mile, underground Midcontinent Rift to determine how best to access the energy potential of the hydrogen it produces.  Full Story

Rajib Saha, Richard L. and Carol S. McNeel Associate Professor and Graduate Chair in chemical and bimolecular engineering.
October 11, 2024 - Rajib Saha is one of 10 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty chosen to participate in the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) leadership programs in the 2024-25 academic year.  Full Story

Bruce Dvorak, Ray Fauss Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
October 11, 2024 - Bruce Dvorak, the Ray Fauss Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), as selected by the ASCE Board of Direction.  Full Story

Xu Li (front left), Bing Wang (front right), Shannon Bartelt-Hunt (back left) and Yusong Li (back right) collect and examine water samples from the Elkhorn River near Waterloo, Nebraska, as part of the EPA research project. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
October 03, 2024 - Aided by a $2.4 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, a team including Nebraska environmental engineers, is leading a multi-state effort to assess the potential threat from antimicrobial-resistant pathogens spread via water sources.  Full Story

Qiang Liu, assistant professor in the School of Computing.
September 25, 2024 - With a new $531,134 grant from the NSF, Qiang Liu is working to develop a new, autonomous, and agile wireless network resource allocation method called “slicing-as-a-service.”  Full Story

Six Nebraska Engineering faculty - (clockwise from top left) Nirupam Aich, Seunghee Kim, Xu Li, Massimiliano Pierobon, Jae Sung Park, and Eric Markvicka - were awarded named professorships in July 2024.
September 21, 2024 - In July 2024, six faculty in the College of Engineering were awarded named professorships. The college now has 37 named professorships at three levels – professor, associate professor, and assistant professor.  Full Story

The College of Engineering hired 11 new faculty in 2024 - (clockwise from top left) Tareq Daher, Liang He, Yungping Liang, Andrew Loken, Mohammad Razavi, Li Zhao, Tewodros Yosef, Rachael Wagner, Jianxin (Jason) Sun, Nikhil Satyala and Tamil Roy.
September 21, 2024 - The College of Engineering has added 11 faculty for the 2024-25 academic year, increasing total faculty hires to 86 over the past eight years.  Full Story

Engineering students (from left) Grady Henexson, Hayley Hogan and Gael Perez were chosen as 2024 NSRI Strategic Deterrence Interns.
September 20, 2024 - Three Nebraska Engineering students were among 15 students from across the U.S. chosen as 2024 National Strategic Research Institute Strategic Deterrence Interns.  Full Story