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Heidi Diefes-Dux, left, was named an ASEE Fellow, and Jena Asgarpoor received the Keating Award for Innovation and Leadership in Lifelong Learning in Graduate Engineering Education.
Heidi Diefes-Dux, left, was named an ASEE Fellow, and Jena Asgarpoor received the Keating Award for Innovation and Leadership in Lifelong Learning in Graduate Engineering Education.

Diefes-Dux, Asgarpoor earn prestigious honors, lead harvest at ASEE conference

Heidi Diefes-Dux was named a Fellow and Jena Asgarpoor received the Keating Award, leading a spate of awards and honors earned by Nebraska Engineering faculty and students at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) annual conference June 26-29 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

More details at: https://engineering.unl.edu/070822/asee_conference/
 
A crane towers over the site of Kiewit Hall, which is under construction at the corner of 17th and Vine streets.
A crane towers over the site of Kiewit Hall, which is under construction at the corner of 17th and Vine streets.

IN THE NEWS: Kiewit Hall in spotlight

Highlights from the Nebraska Engineering community receiving recognition in the media include:

COLLEGE NEWS


FACULTY
  • School of Computing faculty Leen-Kiat Soh and Brittany Duncan are part of a Husker team leading research to smooth the transition of students from two-year colleges to four-year institutions. https://go.unl.edu/dxwk
  • MwRSF barrier-connecting prototype shows prowess in crash tests. https://go.unl.edu/t5ry
  • WatchID work to develop long-distance, whole-body biometric recognition systems was featured in Biometric Update. https://go.unl.edu/gf4x

STUDENTS

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

 
Achievements for July 11, 2022.
Achievements for July 11, 2022.

JULY 11: Research papers, alumni honors

In the latest installment of this recurring feature, which appears in the COE Update on the third Monday of each month, we recognize recent accomplishments, awards and honors earned by College of Engineering faculty, staff and students:

RESEARCH


ALUMNI HONORS
  • Construction management alum Jason Peschel named interim director of School of Design and Construction at Washington State. https://go.unl.edu/rhts
  • Civil engineering alum Doug Engle has been named general manager of Midwest Foundation, the marine division of Alberici Constructors, Inc. https://go.unl.edu/q6j5

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, contact Karl Vogel – kvogel2@unl.edu.

 
Calendar for July 11, 2022.
Calendar for July 11, 2022.

Events of interest for College of Engineering faculty and staff:

7/22: Master of Engineering Management Information Session, noon, via Zoom. https://go.unl.edu/meminfosession

8/4: Summer Undergraduate Research Fair, 2-4 p.m., Nebraska Union Ballroom.

8/12: Master of Engineering Management Information Session, noon, via Zoom. https://go.unl.edu/meminfosession

 
Originally published July 11, 2022 - Submit an Item