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Doctoral student Adam Erickson adjusts the nitrogen-vacancy scanning probe in Abdelghani Laraoui's lab. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing) Discovery could expand number of materials used in next-gen computing
Nirupam Aich, McNeel Associate Professor of civil and environmental engineering, won the 2024 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Slam. (Photo by Nick Kumpula/Research and Innovation) Aich wins 2024 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Slam
Eric Markvicka, Krohn Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, is leading a project aimed at developing a wearable monitoring device that contains multiple types of sensors, enabling faster and more accurate detection of exacerbations of COPD and chronic conditions like asthma, heart disease and other inflammatory disorders. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing) New device would help those with chronic conditions get timely treatment
Nirupam Aich, Richard L. McNeel Associate Professor in civil and environmental engineering. Aich adds expertise to project developing PFAS detection & remediation process
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In his lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering, Abdelghani Laraoui works on improving scientific materials and processes for quantum sensing applications. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
September 04, 2024 - Abdelghani Laraoui is collaborating with faculty from Jackson State University in Mississippi on a three-year, $800,000 project to help train dozens of African-American youth while developing America's expertise in quantum sensing.  Full Story

Five Grand Challenges grants in 2024 are awarded to projects including Nebraska Engineering faculty.
September 04, 2024 - Nebraska Engineering faculty are part of five teams that received Grand Challenges planning grants awarded by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Sept. 3.  Full Story

Kiewit Hall is the College of Engineering's hub for undergraduate engineering education. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
August 29, 2024 - The College of Engineering has added 11 faculty for the 2024-25 academic year, increasing total faculty hires to 86 over the past eight years.  Full Story

Jun Wang (right), assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, receives his ARPA-E IGNIITE award certificate from ARPA-E director Evelyn Wang at the July 9 ceremony in Washington, D.C.
August 21, 2024 - An ARPA-E IGNIITE program award supports Jun Wang's work to create a new power module that enhances power-grid resilience with 30 times faster switching frequency and five times higher power density than current devices.  Full Story

A Nebraska Engineering research team - (from left) M. Umer Farooq, Aemal Khattak, Naveed Aman and Moomal Bukhari - are part of a consortium seeking to use AI to improve rail crossing safety.
August 21, 2024 - Researchers from the School of Computing and Mid-America Transportation Center (MATC) are collaborating to enhance non-motorist safety at highway-rail grade crossings (HRGCs) under a $10 million USDOT grant.  Full Story

Robert Dyer.
August 21, 2024 - With a new grant from the National Science Foundation, Robert Dyer will lead new initiative to help software engineering researchers improve testing and verification practices with advanced automated techniques and tools.  Full Story

Nirnimesh Ghose, assistant professor in the School of Computing.
August 20, 2024 - With a $582,987 grant from the NSF's Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program and from EPSCoR, Nirnimesh Ghose aims to develop solutions to enable smart, scalable and secure wireless operations in a modern farm setting.  Full Story

A Rivian R1T electric pickup crashes against a lane barrier during a July 1 crash test at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
July 30, 2024 - New results from a University of Nebraska-Lincoln July 1 crash test using an electric pickup truck raise more questions about whether significant upgrades are needed to prepare the nation’s roadways for rapidly increasing numbers of electric vehicles.  Full Story

Twenty-six Nebraska Engineering undergraduate students received summer 2024 stipend awards from UCARE.
July 30, 2024 - Twenty-six College of Engineering students are among the 114 University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduate students who were awarded stipends to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.  Full Story

Craig Zuhlke (left) and George Gogos (back), co-directors of the Center for Electro-Optics and Functionalized Surfaces, and Graham Kaufman, doctoral student in electrical engineering, pose with the Leybold ultra-high vacuum laser surface processing and materials analysis system in the CEFS lab in the Engineering Research Center. (University Communicaton and Marketing photo)
July 23, 2024 - When researchers from the Center for Electro-Optics and Functionalized Surfaces presented at a major international conference in May, their work on a revolutionary surface modification technique created a buzz among attendees.  Full Story

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