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Blast Off E-Week 2023 is underway

E-Week 2023 runs Feb. 19-25 on both Scott and City Campuses.Blast Off - Engineer's Week (E-Week) 2023 started Sunday, Feb. 19, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 25. E-Week is organized by student leaders in Engineering Student Advisory Board (eSAB) and Nebraska Engineering Student Council at Omaha (NESCO). For information event schedules, click the link below.

More details at: https://engineering.unl.edu/e-week/
 
Glow Big Red 2023 raised $15,450 for the College of Engineering.
Glow Big Red 2023 raised $15,450 for the College of Engineering.

 
In The News for Feb. 20, 2023.
In The News for Feb. 20, 2023.

Growing bricks on Mars, building guardrails to protect U.S. buildings

Highlights from the Nebraska Engineering community receiving media recognition include the following.

FACULTY AND RESEARCH


COLLEGE NEWS
  • Don Voelte and Kelly Kopocis are on the 16-member committee guiding the search for next UNL chancellor. https://go.unl.edu/qd2e

STUDENTS
  • Journal Star article on engineering students with UNL’s RED teams preparing for NASA research challenges. https://go.unl.edu/2yqs

If you know of someone who has been featured in the media, please contact Karl Vogel – kvogel2@unl.edu.

 

Next COE DEI Learning Group session is Thursday

Jennifer PeeksMease, assistant vice chancelor of inclusive leadership and learning, will discuss DEI at the university during the next session of the DEI Lunch & Learn series Thursday, Feb. 23, from noon-1 p.m. Faculty and staff are encouraged to join us in 114D Othmer or 100A PKI or via Zoom. Continue reading…

 
Achievements for Feb. 20, 2023.
Achievements for Feb. 20, 2023.

Fellows, awards and competition winners

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

FACULTY HONORS


STUDENT HONORS

ALUMNI HONORS
  • Ryan Curtis (architectural engineering, 2005) was chosen to the Omaha Jaycees “Ten Outstanding Young Omahans.” https://go.unl.edu/o9vn
  • Leonardo Bastos joins the University of Georgia Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture as an assistant professor. https://go.unl.edu/wx7i

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 Feb. 20, 2023.
Calendar for Feb. 20, 2023.

Events of interest for College of Engineering faculty and staff:

2/20: UNL Grad Studies annual fellowship and awards nominations deadline. https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/gradstudies/15279/85895

2/22: Learning by Design (Scott Campus), noon-1:15 p.m., PKI 250. https://engineering.unl.edu/ecec/LBD/

2/24: Learning by Design (City Campus), 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Nebraska Hall W192. https://engineering.unl.edu/ecec/LBD/

2/28: University Career Fair + Internship Fairs – Day 2: Computing, Software, and Data Analytics, noon-4 p.m., Nebraska Union: Centennial Room. https://careers.unl.edu/events/2023/02/28/university-career-internship-fairs-day-2/

3/1: University Career Fair + Internship Fairs – Day 3: Architecture, Engineering & Construction, noon-4 p.m., Nebraska Union: Centennial Room. https://careers.unl.edu/events/2023/03/01/university-career-internship-fairs-day-3/

3/1: Learning by Design (Scott Campus), noon-1:15 p.m., PKI 250. https://engineering.unl.edu/ecec/LBD/

3/3: Learning by Design (City Campus), 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Nebraska Hall W192. https://engineering.unl.edu/ecec/LBD/

 
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