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Shudipto Dishari is leading a research team that aims to increase the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells. Dishari developing polymers to boost hydrogen cell efficiency
Mona Bavarian, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Nebraska, has received a $576,802 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to develop an advanced manufacturing platform for polymer coatings. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing) With CAREER Award, Bavarian uses AI to develop more precise method to create polymer coatings
Wei Qiao, Clyde Hyde Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Qiao elected as senior member of National Academy of Inventors
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Conceived by faculty and developed by undergraduate students, Prairie Protector is helping high schoolers learn about the invasive eastern redcedar tree — by giving them a chance to eradicate it from digital grasslands.
June 15, 2022 - Prairie Protector – a computer game conceived by University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty and developed by Husker undergrads – is spreading the word about redcedar, an invader that is endangering native plant and animal species, the livelihoods of ranchers,  Full Story

Thirty-six students from the College of Engineering are among the 175 University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduate students awarded stipends from the university to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.
May 23, 2022 - Thirty-six students from the College of Engineering are among the 175 University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduate students awarded stipends from the university to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.  Full Story

Tian Zhang, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been chosen for inclusion in 2022 class of ASCE Distinguished Members.
May 13, 2022 - Tian Zhang, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Distinguished Member, the association's highest honor.  Full Story

Nicole Iverson, assistant professor of biological systems engineering, has received a five-year, $550,000 NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program grant to develop ways to use carbon nanotubes as sensors that can help in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as diabetes and myriad forms of cancer. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
April 27, 2022 - Nicole Iverson has received a five-year, $550,000 NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program grant to develop ways to use carbon nanotubes as sensors that can help in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as diabetes and myriad forms of cancer.  Full Story

Ronald Faller (left), Willa Cather research professor at Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, and Leen-Kiat Soh, Charles Bessey professor in the School of Computing.
April 26, 2022 - Two faculty from the College of Engineering - Ronald Faller and Leen-Kiat Soh - were chosen as Willa Cather/Charles Bessey professors by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.  Full Story

Fourteen College of Engineering faculty were awarded promotion and/or tenure in 2022.
April 25, 2022 - Fourteen faculty from the College of Engineering are among the 111 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty who have been awarded promotion and/or tenure in 2022.  Full Story

A Nebraska Engineering team led by Eric Markvicka has developed the "electronic nose," a sensing device that can be used to identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are excreted by human skin or present in exhaled breath. This data could be used to identify the presence of diseases, such as COVID-19.
April 22, 2022 - A team of Nebraska Engineering researchers, led by Eric Markvicka, was chosen as a winner at the DMD 5MP competition for their"electronic nose," a sensing device worn on the skin that can identify organic compounds in exhaled breath or skin excretions.  Full Story

Aaron Haake (left), a senior mechanical engineering major, and Mark Nail, a 2020 mechanical engineering graduate, have been awarded 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
April 21, 2022 - Aaron Haake, a senior in mechanical engineering, and Mark Nail, a mechanical engineering alum, were chosen to receive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.  Full Story

Nebraska’s Shane Farritor is the inaugural winner of the University of Nebraska’s Faculty Intellectual Property Innovation and Commercialization Award. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
April 15, 2022 - Shane Farritor, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, was selected as the inaugural winner of the NU system's Faculty Intellectual Property Innovation and Commercialization Award.  Full Story

Sarah Altman checks a virus culture as she works in Shi-Hua Xiang’s lab in Morrison Hall. Altman, a junior majoring in biological systems engineering, has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
April 15, 2022 - Sarah Altman, a junior majoring in biological systems engineering, has earned a Goldwater Scholarship to support her pursuit of a research career.  Full Story

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