News

Kyle Rotert, a senior in architectural engineering, stands on the levee near the Maple Street bridge in Waterloo. In March, the Elkhorn River surged more than 5 feet above flood stage. Rotert said he learned plenty about engineering by helping to monitor the levees during those hectic days.
April 24, 2019 - Architectural engineering student Kyle Rotert works to save protect his hometown of Waterloo during the recent flooding and finds affirmation that he's chosen the right career path.  Full Story

The Nebraska student chapter of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, was honored as the 2019 Group Volunteer of the Year by the State Museum.
April 22, 2019 - The Nebraska student chapter of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, was honored as the 2019 Group Volunteer of the Year by the State Museum.  Full Story

Nebraska engineering researchers (from left) Peter Sutter, Eli Sutter and Shawn Wimer have their research published in the international science journal Nature.
April 22, 2019 - A team of Nebraska Engineering researchers, led by Peter Sutter and Eli Sutter, has discovered that a naturally occurring twist in the growth of nanowires - a perfect imperfection - creates an advantageous outcome.  Full Story

The biological systems engineering team of Matt McManigal, Meghan Biegert, Ryan Stutzman and Tyrell Williams developed a basketball launcher for JP Lord School.
 Full Story

A Smart Water Metering device will allow farmers to retrieve, store and visualize water pump energy measurements without relying on cellular connections.
April 19, 2019 - Nebraska Engineering students developed a hardware-software data pipeline that enables farmers to retrieve, store, and visualize water pump energy measurements without relying on cellular connections.  Full Story

Dairy Plant Relocation team (from left) is Luke Burbach, Justin Brinkman, Meredith Johnson and Loren Steinman.
April 19, 2019 - A team biological systems engineering students is helping the iconic dairy processing plant on East Campus with logistical plans for its relocation to Nebraska Innovation Campus this summer.  Full Story

2018 People’s Choice Award winner was the Planar Microgravity Simulator, which allows researchers to test their small satellite systems on Earth.
April 19, 2019 - The Senior Design Showcase, Nebraska’s premier undergraduate engineering student design event, will be held Friday, April 26, 2019 from 1-3:30 p.m. in Memorial Stadium's East Stadium Club Level, with more than 50 student teams displaying projects.  Full Story

In addition to learning dynamic programming problem-solving strategies at Princess Sumaya University for Technology, the five Nebraska students also visited local world heritage sites and participated in cultural workshops. (Photo from Tareq Daher)
April 12, 2019 - During the 2019 spring break, five Nebraska Computer Science and Computer Engineering (CSCE) students travelled to Amman, Jordan for a faculty-led program on Dynamic Programming in partnership with a Jordanian university.  Full Story

Student working with a device for the Senior Design Showcase
April 11, 2019 - In this episode of the Complete Engineering podcast, hear from Nebraska Engineering faculty and a group of dedicated seniors as they talk about valuable and challenging senior design capstone experiences undertaken this year.  Full Story

Ece Erdogmus, professor of architectural engineering and associate director of The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, received the 2019 AEI Outstanding AE Educator Award.
April 11, 2019 - The Nebraska architectural engineering program won five awards at the annual AEI Conference , including Ece Erdogmus, professor of architectural engineering, being presented the AEI Outstanding AE Educator Award.  Full Story