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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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Dennis Alexander, Kingery Engineering Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
May 07, 2020 - Dennis Alexander, the Kingery Engineering Professor in electrical and computer engineering, is retiring from the College of Engineering after nearly 45 years, joining the faculty in December 1975.  Full Story

Jami Turnquist (left) and Jessica Harms, both students in chemical and biomolecular engineering, are the first two Nebraska Engineering students to complete the Grand Challenge Scholars Program.
May 07, 2020 - Jami Turnquist and Jessica Harms are the first two Nebraska Engineering students to complete the Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP), and both look forward to tackling some of the world's big issues.  Full Story

ssociate professor of mechanical and materials engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and Keely Buesing, a trauma critical care surgeon at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, have developed a strategy for stacking two patients on the same ventilator. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
April 17, 2020 - Benjamin Terry, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is part of a team that has developed a strategy for stacking two patients on the same ventilator, addressing an equipment need during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Full Story

A scanning electron microscope image of a cocrystal (Py-POR-COF). A team including Nebraska Engineering's Siamak Nejati is exploring how these materials can be used to synthesize these organic solids for new applications. (Elham Tavakoli photo)
April 15, 2020 - Nebraska engineers are part of a team that has discovered a way to synthesize a special type of organic solids that are lightweight, intrinsically porous and can be assembled like LEGO bricks to form larger structures.  Full Story

Liam Kruse (left) and Mary Radke (center), seniors in mechanical engineering, and Jordan Rosenbohm, a master's student in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, were chosen to receive National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships.
April 09, 2020 - Three students in mechanical and materials engineering are among six from UNL awarded graduate fellowships from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), one of the most prestigious graduate fellowships in the U.S.  Full Story

Nuwan Wijewardane, postdoctoral researcher in biological systems engineering, prepares to hydraulically plunge a penetrometer prototype into soil. (Greg Nathan / University Communication)
April 08, 2020 - By characterizing subsoil in the field, Biological Systems Engineering researchers Yufeng Ge and Nuwan Wijewardane believe the prototype penetrometer could emerge as a time- and cost-saving tool that informs precise irrigation and fertilizer application.  Full Story

U.S. Air Force personnel carry a dummy on a stretcher during a 2018 simulated mission in which Durham School faculty Kelli Herstein and Terry Stentz studied the performance of personnel and equipment in missions to retrieve people exposed to infectious diseases.
March 31, 2020 - Engineering faculty Terry Stentz and Kelli Herstein studied the effects on long missions on Air Force personnel to retrieve patients exposed to highly infectious diseases and identified areas of improvement for training, equipment and crew performance.  Full Story

Ryan Pedrigi, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will use a five-year, $543,000 award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to lay the groundwork for a targeted, noninvasive treatment for atherosclerosis. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
March 30, 2020 - Ryan Pedrigi will use a five-year, $543,000 award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to lay the groundwork for a targeted, noninvasive treatment for atherosclerosis.Ryan Pedrigi will use a five-year, $543,000 a  Full Story

Vitaly Alexandrov, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Nebraska, has received a $520,244 Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation to advance basic understanding of how nanocrystals dissolve in aqueous environments. (University Communication photo)
March 02, 2020 - Vitaly Alexandrov has received a NSF Early Career Development Program award to advance understanding of how nanocrystals dissolve in aqueous environments. This could help to make nanomaterials with better stability and more controllable chemical activity.  Full Story

Ron Faller (left), director of the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility and research professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, received the Kenneth A. Stonex Award for lifetime contributions to roadside safety during the 99th Annual Transportation Research Board meeting in Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2020 - Ronald Faller, director of the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, received the 2020 Kenneth A. Stonex Roadside Safety Award for lifetime contributions to roadside safety, leading a big harvest of awards for Nebraska transportation researchers.  Full Story

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