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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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George Gogos, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, examines machinery that uses heat for certified organic weed control.
November 09, 2020 - Agricultural Flaming Innovations, a startup company co-founded by a Nebraska Engineering faculty member George Gogos and doctoral alumnus Chris Breuning, was honored as the Startup Company of the Year at the 2020 NUtech Ventures Innovator Awards.  Full Story

Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering.
November 03, 2020 - Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, received the Emerging Innovator of the Year award at the 2020 NUtechVentures Innovator Celebration, held virtually on Nov. 2.  Full Story

Nine engineering faculty chosen as Research Development Fellows for 2020-21.
October 19, 2020 - Nine College of Enginering faculty are among the 25 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty selected to serve as 2020-21 Research Development Fellows.  Full Story

Bruce Dvorak, professor of civil and environmental engineering.
October 06, 2020 - College of Engineering students will work with several businesses over the next two summers to reduce water, energy and material use, as well as wastewater and solid waste, through a $236,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant.  Full Story

Srivatsan Kidambi, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, Michael Sealy and Cody Stolle are among the inaugural cohort of NGTC Faculty Fellows.
October 05, 2020 - Four College of Engineering faculty - Srivatsan Kidambi, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, Michael Sealy and Cody Stolle - have been chosen to join the inaugural cohort of Faculty Fellows in the Nebraska Governance and Technology Center.  Full Story

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt (left), professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering, and Spencer Perry, a graduate student in environmental engineering, discuss a wastewater sample taken from the Harper Schramm Smith residence halls. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
September 25, 2020 - Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering, is leading a team of graduate students who are sampling wastewater to track the spread of COVID-19 on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.  Full Story

Zulu, left, and Philisa are two types of thermal cyclers developed by Streck in partnership with Nebraska researchers.
September 18, 2020 - Technology developed by Hendrik Viljoen, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is now in commercial use and is helping to provide faster results in determining whether a bacteria is resistant to frontline antibiotics.  Full Story

Ricardo Jacome, graduate student in mechanical engineering.
September 16, 2020 - Ricardo Jacome, a graduate student in mechanical and materials engineering and a researcher at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF), has been chosen as a Doctoral Research Fellow by the Society of Automotive Engineers for 2020-21.  Full Story

Grace Panther (left), assistant professor of Engineering Education in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Heidi Diefes-Dux, professor of Engineering Education in Biological Systems Engineering.
July 20, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic caused faculty to change their teaching practices immediately with little research available about teaching in a crisis. Faculty in the Engineering Education Research program contucted a study about faculty responses to the crisis.  Full Story

The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded 21 grants to University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers, including five totaling $520,900 to Nebraska Engineering projects.
July 10, 2020 - The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded 21 grants to University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers, including five totaling $520,900 to Nebraska Engineering projects.  Full Story

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