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The Biological Process Development Facility, located in Othmer Hall on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s City Campus, specializes in process development and Good Manufacturing Practices production of recombinant peptides and proteins that are suitable for non-clinical and clinical studies.

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Engineering facility producing therapeutic for COVID-19 patients

May 13, 2020

The development of a recombinant protein for use as a treatment to provide compassionate care for coronavirus patients is underway at the Biological Process Development Facility (BPDF) in the College of Engineering.

Laurence Rilett was founding director of Nebraska Transportation Center when it opened in 2006 until he resigned to take a new position at Auburn University in 2021.

May 8, 2020

Rajib Saha, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.

Saha studying versatile bacterium’s role in breaking down plant waste

May 4, 2020

Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Nebraska, has received a $747,855 National Science Foundation CAREER award to study how an unusually versatile bacterium can be harnessed to more efficiently break down plant waste.

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Saha studying versatile bacterium’s role in breaking down plant waste

May 4, 2020

A team of Nebraska architectural engineering students earned the national championship at the AEI International Student Design Competition on April 22.

Architectural engineering student team wins national championship at AEI Forum

May 1, 2020

Schematic of laser equipment analyzing a layered lattice structure on a blue background.

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‘Strange effect’ raises possibility of smaller, smarter optical filters

April 29, 2020

Student developer Brock Williams tests the VR game he's built with fellow Senior Design team members for the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute.

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Design team builds VR game to help children with cerebral palsy

April 17, 2020

Smiling man in a lab coat stands in a medical laboratory with equipment in the background.

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NU researchers develop strategy for ventilator sharing

April 16, 2020

A scanning electron microscope image of a cocrystal (Py-POR-COF). A team including University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists is exploring how these materials can be used to synthesize these organic solids for new applications.

Scientists experimenting with organic solids that can be joined like LEGO bricks

April 14, 2020

Nuwan Wijewardane, postdoctoral researcher in biological systems engineering, prepares to hydraulically plunge a penetrometer prototype into soil.

Prototype uses light to gauge composition, density of subsoils

April 7, 2020

Man operating soil testing equipment in an outdoor field surrounded by corn stalks and trees.

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Prototype uses light to gauge composition, density of subsoils

April 7, 2020

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.

Project explores ultrasound therapy to promote cardiovascular health

March 30, 2020