The COE Update

Annual Nebraska Engineering Tailgate set for Saturday - 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

It's not too late to RSVP for the college tailgate on Saturday, Sept. 30 in Othmer Hall. And, if you’d like work at the event, contact JS Engebretson: jengebretson2@unl.edu. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Continue reading…

Faculty, staff participation in Hanover Research study

College of Engineering has partnered with Hanover Research to conduct a qualitative study aimed at understanding faculty and staff experiences related to inclusive excellence within the college. Hanover’s team will contact selected faculty and staff beginning today, inviting them to participate. Continue reading…

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

COLLEGE NEWS

• Four engineering faculty honored with new named professorships. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230830/coe/named_professorships/
  
• Eight faculty join the College of Engineering. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230901/coe/new_faculty/
  
• George Gogos selected to lead Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230823/gogos_ncesr_director/

• Four engineering projects gain Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition funding. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230829/coe/grand_challenges/
  
• Vinodchandran Variyam co-develops innovative new data analysis algorithm. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/230825/soc/variyam_algorithm/

In this recurring feature, we recognize recent accomplishments, awards and honors earned by College of Engineering faculty, staff and students. Future editions of Achievements will appear in the COE Update on the third Monday of each month:

COLLEGE

• Sohrab Asgarpoor, associate dean for undergraduate programs, was honored as a 2023 Section Outstanding Campus representative at the ASEE Annual Meeting June 25-28 in Baltimore, Maryland. Graduate students Tolu Opanuga (Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division) and Anu Singh (New Engineering Educator Division) earned best paper honors along with advisor Heidi Diefes-Dux (professor of engineering education research).

• Kazi Albab Hussain received the James Jirsa Professional Development Award and presented at the AEESP conference in June. https://engineering.unl.edu/kudos/230706/cee/hussain_aeesp_award/
  
• Tolu Opanuga and Anu Singh earned best paper awards ASEE annual meeting. https://engineering.unl.edu/kudos/230705/bse/asee_best_paper/
  
• Daniel Rico took first place in Water for Food Global Conference poster competition. https://computing.unl.edu/rico-places-first-water-food-conference-research-competition/

COE Update publishes on Mondays; submission deadline is Friday at noon

The weekly COE Update publishes on Monday morning. To ensure the COE Update remains timely, please submit any news items by the prior Friday at noon to Karl Vogel at kvogel2@unl.edu.

Events of interest for College of Engineering faculty and staff:

9/8: Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Information Session, virtual, noon-1 p.m. https://engineering.unl.edu/mem/upcoming-online-info-sessions/

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

9/18: Women in Engineering: Virtual Information Session – Academic Programs in Omaha, 7-8 p.m., via Zoom. https://events.unl.edu/engineering/2023/09/18/174537/

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

9/20: University Career + Internship Fair: Day 2 (Architecture, Engineering & Construction), noon-4 p.m., Nebraska Union. https://careers.unl.edu/events/2023/09/20/university-career-internship-fairs-day-2-2/

9/21: COE Graduate Programs Information Session, virtual, noon-1 p.m. https://events.unl.edu/engineering/2023/09/21/174951/

9/21: University Career + Internship Fair: Day 3 (Computing, Software, Dana Analytics), noon-4 p.m., Nebraska Union. https://careers.unl.edu/events/2023/09/21/university-career-internship-fairs-day-3-2/