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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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Angela K. Pannier, professor of biological systems engineering, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) on July 25.
July 25, 2019 - Meeting many challenges - from research to training future engineers - keeps Angela Pannier, professor of biological systems engineering, busy en route to PECASE honor.  Full Story

Jodi Sangster, a post-doc civil engineer specializing in environmental engineering, takes a water sample from a well spigot near Martell, Nebraska, July 1. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
July 08, 2019 - Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, professor of civil engineering, is seeking citizen scientists to conduct water tests in August for a program that’s aiming to track water quality across the state, while also keeping Nebraskans safe.  Full Story

Angie Pannier, professor of biological systems engineering, was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
July 08, 2019 - Angie Pannier, professor of biological systems engineering, is one of two University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers chosen to receive the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.  Full Story

Erica Ryherd, associate professor of architectural engineering.
May 30, 2019 - Nebraska Engineering research that shows quieter environments in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) may result in better health outcomes for infants has been creating quite an unexpected buzz.  Full Story

More than 30 undergraduate students in the College of Engineering are among the 154 recipients of UCARE summer research stipends.
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Brian Puckett, a doctoral student in architectural engineering, has been chosen to receive a U.S. Department of Energy Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear Engineering.
May 16, 2019 - Brian Puckett, a doctoral student in architectural engineering, has been chosen to receive a U.S. Department of Energy Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear Engineering and will work in the area of acoustics technology.  Full Story

Liam Kruse (left) and Mark Nail, both mechanical engineering majors, have been chosen to receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarships.
May 08, 2019 - Nebraska engineering students Liam Kruse and Mark Nail were among the three University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and about 200 students nationwide who were chosen to receive the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship in 2019.  Full Story

Angela Pannier discusses her research and work-life balance with Chancellor Ronnie Green.
May 06, 2019 - Angela Pannier, professor of Biological Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineer, hopes that someday her research will help treat disease and change people’s lives. She discusses her work and more with Chancellor Ronnie Green.  Full Story

Nebraska engineering researchers (from left) Peter Sutter, Eli Sutter and Shawn Wimer have their research published in the international science journal Nature.
April 22, 2019 - A team of Nebraska Engineering researchers, led by Peter Sutter and Eli Sutter, has discovered that a naturally occurring twist in the growth of nanowires - a perfect imperfection - creates an advantageous outcome.  Full Story

Michael Sealy has received a $500,000 National Science Foundation award to support his research into using 3D metal printers to create strong, dissolvable medical implants. The approach may also be used to manufacture military and transportation components and for emerging technologies. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
April 09, 2019 - Michael Sealy has received a $500,000 National Science Foundation Early Career award to support his research into using 3D metal printers to create strong, dissolvable medical implants.  Full Story

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