The COE Update

Register by today for Dec. 7 Dean’s Annual Holiday Party

Faculty and staff are invited to join Dean Lance C. Pérez for cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres and the company of your coworkers and peers at the Dean’s Annual Holiday Party, Thursday, Dec. 7, 6-8 p.m. at Round the Bend Steakhouse in Ashland. Register by Monday, Nov. 27. Continue reading…

Annual COE Holiday Gift Drive ends Friday

The college's gift drive runs now through Friday, Dec. 15. The focus is on new (or barely worn) socks, as they are one of the most requested items from helping agencies. Bring socks to PKI (ESS area) or Othmer 114. Contact: jengebretson2@unl.edu

Friday’s Inclusive Excellence Lunch session focuses on Scott Campus accessibility services

The College of Engineering’s next Inclusive Excellence Lunch session – Friday, Dec. 1 from noon-1 p.m. – will focus on helping students with disabilities on Scott Campus, with Jen Papproth, UNO’s executive director of accessibility and healthy living. Join in 114D Othmer Hall, 100A PKI or on Zoom. Continue reading…

Fire Protection Engineering focus of Friday's Durham Lunch-and-Learn

The next Durham School Lunch-and-Learn session – featuring Andy Blaszak, general manager at Associated Fire Protection, on the topic “Fire Protection Engineering: Overview and Opportunities” – is Friday, Dec. 1, from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in PKI 160/Nebraska Hall 175/via Zoom. Continue reading…

Chris Tuan retirement event set for Friday

Chris Tuan, professor of civil and environmental engineering, will be honored for 29 years of service at a retirement event on Friday, Dec. 1. The reception is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. in PKI 250 on Scott Campus.

Faculty planning to submit NSF CAREER proposals invited to ORED workshop on Dec. 6

UNL faculty planning to submit a proposal to the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program are invited to attend a workshop hosted by ORED on Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Nebraska East Campus Union, Prairie Suite. Registration required by Saturday, Dec. 2. Continue reading…

Register by Friday to take part in Research Jam

Engineering researchers are invited to join colleagues from across the University of Nebraska in the Research Jam at the Nebraska Union, Jan. 9-10 to explore opportunities for transdisciplinary collaboration around arthropods and Grand Challenges. Register at the link below by Friday, Dec. 8. Continue reading…

Funding opportunities: Nov. 27, 2023

A look at research funding opportunities available to Nebraska Engineering researchers and students.

ARPA-E IGNIITE Program

• ARPA-E is seeking concept paper submissions by Jan. 5, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., for the Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy (IGNIITE) program, DE-FOA-0003224. The IGNIITE program will support early-career innovators seeking to convert disruptive and unconventional ideas into impactful new technologies across the full spectrum of energy applications. Submit questions by email to ExchangeHelp@hq.doe.gov or learn more online at: https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId33bab827-1f03-4c34-9594-4e79d2b05033

In the News: Nov. 27, 2023

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

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY NEWS

• School of Computing celebrates its two-year anniversary. https://go.unl.edu/zipy

• Brittany Duncan and Marc Maguire are recognized with 2023 NUtech Venures Innovator Awards. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/231117/nutech_duncan_maguire/
  
• In Nebraska Lecture, Shannon Bartelt-Hunt discusses how wastewater-based epidemiology is the key to tracking diseases. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/231114/cee/bartelt_hunt_neblecture/
  
• Pocket Science features M.R. Hasan’s research that shows AI-based interventions help students succeed in STEM course. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/231114/ece/hasan_pocket_science/
  
• Dung Hoang Tran continues development of verification tool that would make autonomous vehicles and other robotics both safer and smarter. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/231117/soc/tran_autonomous/
  
• Bonita Sharif is featured in interview and video by Tobii, a global leader in eye tracking and a pioneer of attention computing. https://go.unl.edu/czwx

• Luke Farritor discusses how he became the first person to decode words on a charred scroll and his continuing work to unlock more history from ancient eras. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/231120/luke_farritor/
  
• Working on a ranch kickstarted Ketch Claymore’s interest in engineering, and he’s giving back through campus programs. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/231120/mme/claymore_NAHM/

Achievements, Nov. 27, 2023

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 our faculty, staff and students:

FACULTY & RESEARCH

• Rahul Purandare has three papers accepted to conferences or journals that are co-authored with graduate students from IIIT-Dehli. https://go.unl.edu/nkwb
  
• Durham School and Civil Engineering researchers Yasaman Ahmadi, Gabriela Gonzalez, Jennifer Lather and Christine Wittich win Best Paper Award at ASCE INSPIRE conference. https://engineering.unl.edu/kudos/231122/asce_inspire_paperaward/

• Geoffrey Sanderson, a sophomore architectural engineering major, received the ASHRAE David C.J. Peters Scholarship. https://engineering.unl.edu/kudos/230901/dsaec_sanderson_scholarship/
  
• Seth Daup, a junior computer engineering major, was selected to the Clifton Builders Program. https://go.unl.edu/45m9

• Doug Doerr (civil engineering) was elected as next president and CEO of SCS Engineers. https://go.unl.edu/93xb

Calendar / Events

Events of interest for College of Engineering faculty and staff:

12/1: COE Inclusive Excellence Lunch session: accessibility services on Scott Campus, noon-1 p.m., 114D Othmer, 100A PKI or Zoom. https://engineering.unl.edu/dei-lunch-learn/

12/1: Durham School Lunch-and-Learn, Andy Blaszak: “Fire Protection Engineering: Overview and Opportunities,” 12:15 p.m., PKI 160, Nebraska Hall 175, or Zoom. https://engineering.unl.edu/durhamschool/dsaec-lunch-and-learn/

12/8: Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Information Session, virtual, noon-1 p.m. https://engineering.unl.edu/mem/upcoming-online-info-sessions/

12/8: Durham School Distinguished Lecture: “Negotiating Innovation: Teams, Technologies, and How Industries Change,” 12:15, PKI 160, Nebraska Hall 175, or Zoom. https://engineering.unl.edu/durhamschool/durham-school-distinguished-lecture/

12/15: Last day of Fall Semester.

12/15: Undergraduate Commencement (Scott Campus), 9 a.m., Baxter Arena https://www.unomaha.edu/special-events/commencement/index.php

12/15: Graduate Commencement, 3 p.m., Pinnacle Bank Arena https://commencement.unl.edu/ceremony-details

12/16: Undergraduate Commencement (City Campus), 9 a.m., Pinnacle Bank Arena https://commencement.unl.edu/ceremony-details

12/22-1/2: Winter Break (City, Scott Campuses closed)