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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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A cross section of the coextruded Ethylene Vinyl-alcohol (EVOH) membrane between two traditional polyethylene layers.
June 29, 2018 - Dr. Jongwan Eun, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Dr. Yunwoo Nam, associate professor of Community and Regional Planning, are working to reduce gas emissions of working landfills.  Full Story

Yiqi Yang, professor of biological systems engineering and textiles, clothing and fashion design.
June 27, 2018 - Yiqi Yang’s ongoing research into converting poultry feathers and waste garments into commercially viable textiles has received grant support from the Nebraska Environmental Trust.  Full Story

Seven engineering faculty projects have earned more than $880,000 in 2018 Nebraska Environmental Trust grants.
June 27, 2018 - More than $880,000 has been granted by the Nebraska Environmental Trust in 2018 to engineering faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for seven projects that will help preserve, protect and restore the state’s natural resources.  Full Story

Benjamin Terry, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
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Richard Wood, assistant professor of civil engineering, and doctoral student Ebrahim Mohammadi check the structural integrity of a building using their new software program.University of Nebraska-Lincoln civil engineers have developed 3-D software that can visually identify damage in a range of structures, from bridges in Nebraska to temples in Nepal.
June 11, 2018 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln civil engineers have developed 3-D software that can visually identify damage in a range of structures, from bridges in Nebraska to temples in Nepal.  Full Story

Among the College of Engineering researchers engaged in research sponsored by NSRI includes (from left) Laurence Rilett, professor of civil engineering, Jeyam Subbiah, professor of biological systems engineering, and Benjamin Terry, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
June 11, 2018 - The University of Nebraska’s National Strategic Research Institute, which sponsors research by many Nebraska Engineering faculty, has been renewed with a five-year, $92 million contract with the U.S. Air Force.  Full Story

A truck crashes into a bull-nose barrier being tested for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into the ground. Cables in the guard rails are designed to keep the car or truck captive and not let it deflect back into traffic.
June 06, 2018 - Ongoing research into a Nebraska-developed barrier that is protecting race-car drivers nationwide drew NASCAR's Michael Annett to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on June 5.  Full Story

SAFER barrier
May 31, 2018 - On June 5, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Michael Annett and Camping World Truck Series driver Dalton Sargeant will come to campus to learn more about the SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) barriers that protect them at NASCAR tracks.  Full Story

Vitaly Alexandrov, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
May 23, 2018 - Fossil fuels have long been the precursor to plastic, but new research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and European collaborators could help send that era up in smoke — carbon dioxide, to be exact.  Full Story

Don Johnson, professor emeritus of mechanical and materials engineering, received a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emeriti and Retirees Association research award for his work on the USS Arizona, which was sunk during the raid on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
May 22, 2018 - Don Johnson, professor emeritus of mechanical and materials engineering, received a research award from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emeriti and Retirees Association for his work on the ecological impact of the corrosion of the sunken USS Arizona.  Full Story

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