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Craig Zuhlke (left), George Gogos (back), and Graham Kaufman pose with the now active Leybold ultra-high vacuum laser surface processing and materials analysis system in the Engineering Research Center. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
November 30, 2023 - The Center for Electro-Optics and Functionalized Surfaces is now home to a first-of-its-kind laser in the United States to be used for a specialized method of surface modification that could improve manufacturing methods.  Full Story

Luke Farritor, a senior majoring in computer science in the Raikes School, is shown with superimposed Greek text from a nearly 2,000-year-old scroll that his work helping to decipher. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
November 20, 2023 - Luke Farritor, a Nebraska Engineering senior majoring in computer science, is getting international attention and little sleep in his quest to develop AI-based programs that will read and decipher fragile ancient scrolls.  Full Story

Ketch Claymore, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, is a mechanical engineering major and vice president of the UNL Climbing Club.
November 20, 2023 - Working on a ranch kickstarted Ketch Claymore’s interest in engineering. Now he's a mechanical engineering major with a minor in robotics and automated systems, and he’s giving back through leadership in programs  Full Story

Brittany Duncan (left) and Marc Maguire were honored with 2023 Innovator Awards at the annual NUtech Venures Innovator Celebration on Nov. 6.
November 17, 2023 - College of Engineering faculty Brittany Duncan and Marc Maguire were recognized with Innovator Awards during the 2023 NUtech Ventures Innovator Celebration on Nov. 6.  Full Story

Dung Hoang Tran is developing a verification tool that will make autonomous vehicles safer and smarter. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
November 16, 2023 - With the support of an NSF grant, Dung Hoang Tran will continues his work to develop a verification tool that will make autonomous vehicles and other robotics machinery both safer and smarter.  Full Story

Sherri Jones, interim vice chancellor of research and economic development, moderates a Q&A session with Nebraska Lecturer Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Donald R. Voelte Jr. and Nancy A. Keegan Chair of Engineering.
November 14, 2023 - In her Nebraska Lecture, presented Nov. 9, Shannon Bartelt-Hunt showed how the birth of modern epidemiology in 1854 inspired her during the COVID-19 pandemic to develop wastewater-based tracking that helped document the spread of diseases.  Full Story

Research by M.R. (Mohammad) Hasan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, finds that machine learning can assist students in STEM courses.
November 14, 2023 - M.R. (Mohammad) Hasan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and former Nebraska Engineering researcher Bilal Khan found that integrating AI-based interventions can help undergraduate students succeed in STEM courses.  Full Story

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt and M.R. Hasan were among the featured presenters during Nebraska Research Days, Nov. 6-10.
November 10, 2023 - Nebraska Engineering faculty Shannon Bartelt-Hunt and Mohammed Hasan were among the featured presenters at UNL’s annual Nebraska Research Days, which were held Nov. 6-10 on City Campus.  Full Story

Ashley Dohe, administrative coordinator for Electrical and Computer Engineering, has make an 8-foot tall Herbie Husker from papier mâché. She hopes to auction it off to help veterans. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
November 08, 2023 - Ashley Dohe, an Air Force veteran, created a papier mâché Herbie Husker that will be auctioned off with the proceeds benefiting a group that helps veterans and first responders.  Full Story

Yufeng Ge (left) and Santosh Pitla inspect the Flexible Robot, or Flex-Ro, which is outfitted with sensors that collect data and help the vehicle avoid obstacles. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
November 06, 2023 - As the world looks toward a future in space, Santosh Pitla, Yufung Ge and David Jones are on a quest to establish at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln the first center for space agriculture.  Full Story