Engineering Kudos
Durham School student team takes second in ASC Region 4 competition
A team of students from the Durham School took second place in the Commercial 2 Healthcare track at the Associated Schools of Construction Region 4 Student Competition on Oct. 24-26. Congratulations to the students - Jay Davis, Edward Miller, Logan Jacobsen, Terrance Ball, Caden Rimers, and Breson Pillen, and to team mentor Matt Barrows.
Lau's paper selected by Indoor and Built Environment for Open Access
Josephine Lau, associate professor of architectural engineering, had a recent paper – "The Facility Infection Risk Estimator™: A web application tool for comparing indoor risk mitigation strategies by estimating airborne transmission risk" – selected by the journal Indoor and Built Environment to be available by Open Access at no cost. The paper presents the development of a web application that meets two needs created during the COVID-19 pandemic - estimating the existing airborne risk of infection from CARS-CoV-2 in existing facilities and new designs, and estimating and comparing the impacts of engineering and behavioral strategies for reducing the risk.
Alsaleem selected to join UNMC's Center for Intelligent Health Care
Fadi Alsaleem, assistant professor of architectural engineering, has been selected to join the Center for Intelligent Health Care (CIHC) as one of the faculty representing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Alsaleem is an active researcher in the areas of nonlinear dynamics of MEMS, smart MEMS, IoT, smart building, online monitoring and diagnostics, and Big Data analysis.
Part of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the CIHC draws from all four University of Nebraska campuses, uniting clinicians, clinical informaticists, data scientists, and computer scientists to envision with a goal of enabling the next generation of healthcare in three core areas – good data, good design, and optimization of human and computer cognition.
Rudnick, Qiao co-authors of ASABE Superior Paper Award winner
Daran Rudnick, associate professor of Biological Systems Engineering, and Xin Qiao, assistant professor of Biological Systems Engineering, were co-authors of a paper that received the Superior Paper Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The paper, titled "Innovative Extension Methods in the U.S. to Promote Irrigation Water Management," was also co-authored by University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Matt Stockton, associate professor of Agricultural Economics, and Chuck Burr, extension educator, West Central Research & Extension Center.
Rudnick, Qiao co-authors of ASABE Superior Paper Award winner
Daran Rudnick, associate professor of Biological Systems Engineering, and Xin Qiao, assistant professor of Biological Systems Engineering, were co-authors of a paper that received the Superior Paper Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The paper, titled "Innovative Extension Methods in the U.S. to Promote Irrigation Water Management," was also co-authored by University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Matt Stockton, associate professor of Agricultural Economics, and Chuck Burr, extension educator, West Central Research & Extension Center.
Four engineering faculty chosen to Next Research Leaders Program cohort
Four College of Engineering faculty - Brittany Duncan, associate professor, School of Computing; Santosh Pitla, associate professor, Biological Systems Engineering; Jian Wang, professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering; and Hongfeng Yu, associate professor, School of Computing - are among 15 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members who have been selected to participate in the second cohort of the Office of Research and Economic Development's Research Leaders Program. This initiative to identify and develop Nebraska's next generation of research leaders is in partnership with the Center for Professional and Executive Development in the College of Business.
Argyropoulos named senior member of SPIE
Christos Argyropoulos, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named a senior member of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. Senior members are honored for their scientific excellence across the broad spectrum of optics and photonics research and applications, their active involvement with the optics community and SPIE, and significant performance that distinguishes them. Argyropoulos is principal investigator for Nebraska's Plasmonics, Metamaterials and Integrated Nanophotonics Lab.
Argyropoulos named senior member of SPIE
Christos Argyropoulos, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named a senior member of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. Senior members are honored for their scientific excellence across the broad spectrum of optics and photonics research and applications, their active involvement with the optics community and SPIE, and significant performance that distinguishes them. Argyropoulos is principal investigator for Nebraska's Plasmonics, Metamaterials and Integrated Nanophotonics Lab.
Six engineering faculty named to second NGTC cohort of fellows
Six faculty from the College of Engineering have been selected to be included among the Nebraska Governance and Technology Center's second cohort of faculty fellows:
- Srivatsan Kidambi, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
- Francisco Munoz-Arriola, associate professor of biological systems engineering
- Michael Sealy, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering
- Bonita Sharif, associate professor of computer science and engineering
- Cody Stolle, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility and research assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering
- Li Zhao, postdoctoral research associate at Mid-America Transportation Center
Four engineering faculty chosen to university Grand Challenges steering committee
Four faculty from the College of Engineering have been chosen to the steering committee that has been assembled to guide the next steps of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Grand Challenges process, the Office of Research and Economic Development announced. Representing Nebraska Engineering on the committee will be:
- Mark Riley, associate dean for research
- Brittany Duncan, assistant professor of computer science and engineering
- Shane Farritor, professor of mechanical and materials engineering
- Angie Pannier, professor of biological systems engineering