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An 80,000-pound tractor-trailer crashes during a test of a concrete barrier on April 13 at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility.
April 20, 2016 - UNL's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility spent nearly seven months setting up a test of a concrete roadside barrier, but it's possible the lasting impact of the April 13 test will be felt for years to come.  Full Story

A team of UNL electrical and computer engineers is developing a monitoring system that the Henry Doorly Zoo would use to help monitor its stingrays.
April 20, 2016 - An electrical and computer engineering capstone team has learned plenty from working to develop a tank monitoring system that will help the Henry Doorly Zoo better care for its stingrays.  Full Story

Derek Wallin (right), a senior mechanical and materials engineering major, works with Dr. Steven Barlow, professor of special education and communication disorders, on the design of a biomedical device for a capstone project. Wallin is the only mechanical engineer on the project being overseen by the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management.
April 20, 2016 - There may not be other mechanical engineers working on his senior capstone team, but Derek Wallin rarely finds himself alone on an island as part of a unique biomedical project.  Full Story

Mehrdad Negahban, professor and graduate chair of mechanical and materials engineering
April 18, 2016 - In recognition of a long collaboration between UNL and a French university, Mehrdad Negahban, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, on Friday will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Rouen.  Full Story

Five engineering students honored as Chancellor's Scholars.
April 18, 2016 - Five students from the College of Engineering will be among the 32 UNL seniors recognized as Chancellor's Scholars during the All-University Honors Convocation at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.  Full Story

Destroyer Bot 3000 -- created by UNL engineering students Jess Hipke, Justin Hood, Steven Pasika and Eric Thomas -- will be on display in the Senior Design Showcase April 22 at Memorial Stadium.
April 18, 2016 - The premier undergraduate engineering student design competition in Nebraska will be from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. April 22 in Memorial Stadium's East Stadium Club Level, overlooking Nebraska's iconic football field.  Full Story

A UNL engineering team that includes Tian Zhang (left), professor of civil engineering; and John Stansbury, associate professor and associate chair of civil engineering -- received the Rudolph Hering Medal for its paper, "Contributions of Internal and External Fouling to Transmembrane Pressure in MBRs: Experiments and Modeling."
April 08, 2016 - A paper co-authored by UNL civil engineering faculty Tian Zhang and John Stansbury and graduate student Meng Hu, has been chosen to receive the prestigious Rudolph Hering Medal, given by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).  Full Story

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April 07, 2016 - I wanted to provide an update on the plans to expand into new space for the ECE Department. Decisions on specific relocations, agreement on renovations required, and alignment of funding for new equipment just occurred a few weeks ago.  Full Story

Danielle Passaglia, a senior in architectural engineering, was chosen to receive Discover E's 2016 New Faces in Engineering: College Edition Award.
April 07, 2016 - With a passion for sustainable building designs, energy modeling and helping her community, architectural engineering senior Danielle Passaglia received Discover E’s 2016 New Faces of Engineering: College Edition Award.  Full Story

Flying robots will be among the many types of robots featured Thursday in "Robotics at UNL."
April 06, 2016 - Come see the many types of robots and robotics research at UNL as the Computer Science and Engineering Department and the NIMBUS Lab host “Robotics at UNL”, Thursday, April 7 from 1-5 p.m.  Full Story