In the latest installment of this recurring feature, we recognize some of the recent accomplishments, awards and honors earned by members of the College of Engineering community:
FACULTY & STAFF
- Andrew Hamann, research assistant professor of biological systems engineering, was selected to receive the 2022 American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Career Development Award. https://go.unl.edu/0ywr
- Vinodchandran Variyam, professor of computing, received the 2022 ACM SIGMOD Research Highlight Award for his paper, “Model Counting meets F0 Estimation.” https://go.unl.edu/r73o
- Christos Argyropoulos, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, published an article that was selected as an Editor’s Pick by the editors at Applied Physics Letters. https://engineering.unl.edu/argyropoulos-article-chosen-editors-pick-applied-physics-letters/
- Shane Farritor, Lederer professor of mechanical and materials engineering, and his Virtual Incision team raised $46 million to support its ongoing development of a miniaturized surgical robot. https://virtualincision.com/46-million-financing/
If you know of faculty, staff or students who have been awarded major grants or awards, been published in prestigious journals, were recognized with awards at conferences or other events, or any other newsworthy achievements, please contact Karl Vogel – kvogel2@unl.edu – with the information so it can be included in future editions.