Achievements | Honors, appointments and publications for June 5

June 5, 2026

Students walk along a campus path near a red Old Glory sculpture, surrounded by green grass and trees.
Asraa Allami leads her orientation group past “Old Glory” May 28.
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Honors

Carl Nelson, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows, one of the highest honors in the medical and biological engineering community. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows represents the top two percent of medical and biological engineers nationwide, recognizing individuals whose achievements have advanced the frontiers of healthcare, technology, and engineering education. Fellows are selected for leadership in emerging technologies and innovative approaches that strengthen the field.

Appointments

Mark Riley, associate dean for Research in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Engineering, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. Riley joins a select group of newly elected leaders recognized for their contributions to advancing agricultural and biological engineering.

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