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ssociate professor of mechanical and materials engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and Keely Buesing, a trauma critical care surgeon at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, have developed a strategy for stacking two patients on the same ventilator. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
April 17, 2020 - Benjamin Terry, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is part of a team that has developed a strategy for stacking two patients on the same ventilator, addressing an equipment need during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Full Story

A scanning electron microscope image of a cocrystal (Py-POR-COF). A team including Nebraska Engineering's Siamak Nejati is exploring how these materials can be used to synthesize these organic solids for new applications. (Elham Tavakoli photo)
April 15, 2020 - Nebraska engineers are part of a team that has discovered a way to synthesize a special type of organic solids that are lightweight, intrinsically porous and can be assembled like LEGO bricks to form larger structures.  Full Story

The Nebraska student chapter was chosen the 2019 Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) Student Chapter of the Year.
April 13, 2020 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln student chapter has been awarded the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) 2019 Student Chapter of the Year.  Full Story

Liam Kruse (left) and Mary Radke (center), seniors in mechanical engineering, and Jordan Rosenbohm, a master's student in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, were chosen to receive National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships.
April 09, 2020 - Three students in mechanical and materials engineering are among six from UNL awarded graduate fellowships from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), one of the most prestigious graduate fellowships in the U.S.  Full Story

Nuwan Wijewardane, postdoctoral researcher in biological systems engineering, prepares to hydraulically plunge a penetrometer prototype into soil. (Greg Nathan / University Communication)
April 08, 2020 - By characterizing subsoil in the field, Biological Systems Engineering researchers Yufeng Ge and Nuwan Wijewardane believe the prototype penetrometer could emerge as a time- and cost-saving tool that informs precise irrigation and fertilizer application.  Full Story

Hunter Flodman, assistant professor of practice in chemical and biomolecular engineering, is a leader in a partnership between the University, the State of Nebraska and the ethanol industry, to manufacture hand sanitizer for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. (Nebraska Ethanol Board photo)
April 07, 2020 - Two members of the Nebraska Ethanol Board looking to make a difference during the COVID-19 crisis has created a statewide partnership, which includes the College of Engineering, to make hand sanitizer for frontline workers.  Full Story

Face shields have been assembled from 3-D printed and laser-cut parts, and now, injection molding will be used to mass-produce parts for face shields. (University Communication)
April 03, 2020 - College of Engineering faculty and staff are among those working around the clock at Nebraska Innovation Studio to produce face shields for hospitals and healthcare workers across the state.  Full Story

U.S. Air Force personnel carry a dummy on a stretcher during a 2018 simulated mission in which Durham School faculty Kelli Herstein and Terry Stentz studied the performance of personnel and equipment in missions to retrieve people exposed to infectious diseases.
March 31, 2020 - Engineering faculty Terry Stentz and Kelli Herstein studied the effects on long missions on Air Force personnel to retrieve patients exposed to highly infectious diseases and identified areas of improvement for training, equipment and crew performance.  Full Story

The Nebraska Ethanol Board is working with the FDA and other federal agencies to loosen regulations to allow ethanol producers to provide a sufficient amount of alcohol to meet the world’s demand for hand sanitizer.
March 30, 2020 - The Nebraska Ethanol Board and Hunter Flodman, a board member and technical advisor, are working to lessen regulations and allow ethanol producers to provide sufficient amounts of alcohol to meet the world's demand for hand sanitizer.  Full Story

Ryan Pedrigi, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will use a five-year, $543,000 award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to lay the groundwork for a targeted, noninvasive treatment for atherosclerosis. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
March 30, 2020 - Ryan Pedrigi will use a five-year, $543,000 award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to lay the groundwork for a targeted, noninvasive treatment for atherosclerosis.Ryan Pedrigi will use a five-year, $543,000 a  Full Story