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The 2024 Senior Design Showcases will be Friday, May 3 (College of Engineering) and Thursday, May 9 (School of Computing). A Senior Recognition Reception will follow the May 3 event.

Senior Design Showcase events, Senior Recognition Reception set for May

The annual Senior Design Showcases for the College of Engineering and the School of Computing, Nebraska’s premier undergraduate engineering student design events, will be held in early May, along with a Senior Recognition Reception for all Nebraska Engineering graduating seniors. Continue reading…

Detweiler to present ECE Graduate Student Seminar on May 9

Carrick Detweiler, professor in the School of Computing and co-director of NIMBUS Lab, will present “Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Aerial Robots” in the ECE Graduate Student Seminar, May 9 at 3 p.m. in SEC C271 (City Campus) and PKI 250 (Scott Campus).

In the News for April 22, 2024

Highlights from the Nebraska Engineering community receiving recent media recognition:

COLLEGE NEWS

Fourteen engineering faculty chosen to receive promotion and/or tenure. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240416/promotion_tenure/

FACULTY AND RESEARCH

Christine Wittich receives NSF Early Career Award to improve resilience of rural infrastructure in face of natural disasters. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240416/cee_wittich_career/
Jiong Hu featured in Omaha World-Herald article: “Chemical reaction in concrete causing Omaha streets to self-destruct.” (Paywall) https://go.unl.edu/dubr
Chris Tuan and conductive concrete technology are featured in WHQR article. https://go.unl.edu/kfxd
Vinodchandran Variyam’s new project on algorithmic replicability expands research frontiers in computing, geometry fields. https://go.unl.edu/w5zq

STUDENTS

Nebraska Engineering students part of team launching balloons with payloads during April 8 eclipse. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240404/nebp_eclipse_balloons/

If you know of someone who has been featured in the media, contact Karl Vogel – kvogel2@unl.edu – so it can be included in future editions.

Opportunity to participate in CTT research about promoting digital accessibility at UNL

The Center for Transformative Teaching is seeking volunteers for a research study examining the effectiveness of digital accessibility training in the Bridge portal at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Anyone who has completed the training is eligible to participate. Continue reading…

More details at: https://unlcorexmuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6sqeBsm8Pa7sK6q

Calendar for April 22, 2024

5/3: College of Engineering Senior Design Showcase, 1-3:30 p.m., Kiewit Hall https://engineering.unl.edu/undergraduate-programs/senior-design-showcase/

5/3: Senior Recognition Reception, 4-5 p.m., Kiewit Hall 2nd floor commons. RSVP by April 29. https://engineering.unl.edu/senior-recognition-reception-0/

5/3: Women in STEM Day, all day, Nebraska Union. https://engineering.unl.edu/women-stem-day/

5/9: School of Computing Senior Design Showcase, 1-4:30 p.m., Nebraska Union https://computing.unl.edu/senior-design/

5/9: ECE Graduate Student Seminar: Carrick Detweiler, “Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Aerial Robots,” 3:30 p.m., SEC C271/PKI 250.

5/10: Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Information Session, virtual, noon-1 p.m. https://engineering.unl.edu/mem/upcoming-online-info-sessions/

5/17: Undergraduate Commencement (Scott Campus), 9 a.m., Baxter Arena. https://www.unomaha.edu/special-events/commencement/day-of-ceremony/schedule.php

5/17: Graduate Commencement: Doctoral and master’s degrees, 3 p.m., Pinnacle Bank Arena. https://commencement.unl.edu

5/18: Undergraduate Commencement (City Campus), 9 a.m., Memorial Stadium. https://commencement.unl.edu