The COE Update

Archived Newsletter: This newsletter is part of our newsletter archives. It has been preserved for reference, but the information may no longer be current.

Room and Car Reservations: guide to procedures

Updates have been made to reserve College of Engineering-owned classrooms, conference rooms and event spaces via the university's EMS site, as well as to reserve university vehicles (City Campus) or the COE cars (Scott Campus). Continue reading…

More details at: https://engineering.unl.edu/engineering-room-reservations/

Residence hall move-in: City Campus parking

City Campus parking update: The “A” parking lot south of 17th and Vine Street will be closed for residence hall move-in on Wednesday, August 16 and Thursday, August 17.

Engineering Machine Shop now open in Othmer Hall Room 47

The Engineering Machine Shop is now temporarily located in Room 47 Othmer Hall. The shop can provide limited machining capabilities, including 2 axis CNC milling, manual lathe turning, surface grinding, welding and small fabrication capabilities. Contact: Jim McManis 472-2555 / jmcmanis1@unl.edu).

Today is deadline to register for ASEE Midwest Section Conference in Lincoln

The College of Engineering is hosting the 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference in Lincoln, Sept. 10-12, 2023. The deadline for registration has been extended until today (Monday, Aug. 28). Continue reading…

More details at: https://engineering.unl.edu/asee-midwest-2023

Highlights from the Nebraska Engineering community who have received recent media recognition:

FACULTY AND RESEARCH

A Nebraska study regarding the release of huge numbers of plastic particles after microwaving plastic baby food containers has earned more than 80 media placements, including from Wired, The Weather Channel, Yahoo! News, MSN.com, and various ABC and NBC broadcast affiliates. https://go.unl.edu/bed3
Mehmet Can Vuran addresses complex and rapidly evolving challenges for the Department of Defense regarding use of the electromagnetic spectrum. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230722/soc/vuran_dod_ems/
University of Nebraska remains among world’s best for earning U.S. patents. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230803/nu_patents_top100/
Engineers among UNL researchers who share work with LPS teachers to bolster science education. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230811/coe/stem_fair_lps_teachers/

STUDENTS

Ayden Uerling (Chancellor's Scholar) and Daniel Noon (Honors Program) among recognized students at August commencement. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230810/coe/commencement_honors/
Recent School of Computing graduate Matthew Bigge missed the May commencement to spend a week at NASA’s Johnson Space Center with a Nebraska Engineering student team competing in the SUITS Artemis Student Challenge. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230803/soc/nasa_suits_team/
Bigge, Isaac Regier and Simon Thengvall join the Complete Engineering Podcast to discuss the RED Teams’ projects for NASA’s Micro-G NExT and SUITS Challenges. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-AnH6oVsaU
Maryam Sule, chemical engineering student and scholar in Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy, discusses her summer work with Rural Fellows program. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230808/chme/sule_rural_fellows/
Gnyarienn Selva Kumar and Doreen Rahman, graduate students working in the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, are featured in University Communication’s Photo of the Week. https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/strutting-their-stuff/

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.

Nebraska Volleyball Day (Wednesday) creates changes for City Campus employees

For Nebraska Volleyball Day (Wednesday, Aug. 30), UNL’s three Lincoln campuses will observe an instructional continuity day – most academic spaces and offices will be closed, classes will not meet in person, and parking will be restricted. Read the following article for more information. Continue reading…

Events of interest for College of Engineering faculty and staff:

8/17-18: Nebraska Undergraduates Becoming Engineers (NUBE) Experience, City Campus (Aug. 17) and Scott Campus (Aug. 18). https://engineering.unl.edu/undergraduate-programs/nube/

8/21-25: Scott Campus Welcome Week. https://engineering.unl.edu/scott-campus-welcome-week/

8/31: Rock the Block + Engineering Student Organizations Fair, 4 p.m., Vine Street Fields. https://events.unl.edu/engineering/2023/08/31/174595/

9/18: ECEC: Learning by Design (City Campus), 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., ERC D110. https://engineering.unl.edu/ecec/LBD/

9/20: ECEC: Learning by Design (Scott Campus), noon-1:15 p.m., PKI 250. https://engineering.unl.edu/ecec/LBD/

Originally published August 14, 2023 - Submit an Item