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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
Data collected in a study of the 2020 election is helping Nebraska Engineering's Jennifer Lather and the Engineering for Democracy Institute make recommendations to put more flexibility in voting processes. (University Communication and Marketing) Lather, research team make recommendations to help lessen voters' waiting times
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Mark Riley, associate dean for research and professor of biological systems engineering.A partnership involving the University of Nebraska and the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico could position Nebraska as a leading educational site for students seeking careers in the biodefense field.
May 08, 2018 - A partnership involving the University of Nebraska and the Los Alamos National Laboratory could position Nebraska and the College of Engineering as leading educational sites for students seeking careers in the biodefense field.  Full Story

Aurubis, a leading manufacturer of non-ferrous metals, used a walkway between two buildings in Pirdop, Bulgaria, to test the conductive concrete invented by Nebraska Engineering professors Chris Tuan and Lim Nguyen with an iron-rich sand that is a by-product of their copper production.
May 07, 2018 - When a global manufacturer wanted to join forces with Nebraska engineers to test a new material in their conductive concrete, NUtech Ventures helped broker a deal that is taking the invention global.  Full Story

K.P. Rajurkar
May 04, 2018 - The 2018 M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal of ASME/SME is being awarded to Dr. Rajurkar “for pioneering contributions to enhance the productivity of nontraditional machining processes.  Full Story

Sheng Wei, assistant professor of computer science and engineering.
April 26, 2018 - Sheng Wei, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has earned an NSF CAREER Award to advance his work in computer hardware security and trust, by creating a friendly "neighbor" for a computer's CPU.  Full Story

Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering.
April 26, 2018 - Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, aims to reduce the cost of and improve the energy efficiency of hydrogen-based fuel cells through an NSF CAREER Award she has received.  Full Story

Connor Gee (center) and Allison Manske (right), biological systems engineering students, discuss their project with Nicole Iverson, assistant professor of biological systems engineering.
April 23, 2018 - Four undergraduate student research projects and one graduate student project were chosen as winners during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s annual Spring Research Fair, April 10-11 at the Nebraska Union.  Full Story

The Optomec Lens 3D Hybrid Machine Tool is one of three new hybrid 3-D printers installed in the new Nebraska Engineering Additive Technology (NEAT) Labs in Scott Engineering Center.
April 19, 2018 - With an investment of nearly $1.5 million and the installation of three unique hybrid 3-D printers in the NEAT Labs, the College of Engineering is on the cutting edge of additive manufacturing technology.  Full Story

Prahalada Rao, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, has received a five-year, $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation to further his work to develop a process of 3-D printing known as smart additive manufacturing.
April 17, 2018 - Prahalada Rao has high expectations for 3-D printing: no less than revolutionizing the world, in fact. Rao has earned an NSF Early Career award that will further his research.  Full Story

Richard Wood, assistant professor of civil engineering, took high-definition images of the Cather and Pound residence halls both before and after (pictured) their demolition on Dec. 22, 2017.
April 06, 2018 - How does a building respond to extreme winds? How much force does it take to affect the structural integrity of a building? Answers to these questions are being addressed with the help of University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering research.  Full Story

Santosh Pitla (center), assistant professor of biological systems engineering, assists students with a sensor-building project. Pitla is leading a new research project that will update techniques used to test tractors.
March 23, 2018 - Though tractor technology has changed rapidly, the testing techniques used on the machines have not changed in several decades. Santosh Pitla's research is bringing that testing into the modern era.  Full Story

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