The COE Update

Nominations accepted for college’s annual faculty and staff awards

The College of Engineering has announced the annual call for nominations for its faculty and staff awards. All nominations must be submitted online (link below) by Friday, March 1 at 5 p.m. The awards luncheon is Friday, April 5 (site & time TBA). Continue reading…

DSAEC Lunch and Learn on Friday features future of building commissioning, data analytics

Jessica Granderson will present the next Durham School Distinguished Lecture, “State of the Art and Future Directions in Building Commissioning and Data Analytics,” Friday Feb. 9, from 12:15-1:15 p.m., in PKI 160/NH175/Zoom. Boxed lunches are available to those who RSVP by Tuesday (link below).

In the News: Feb. 5, 2024

EV CRASH TESTS
The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility released the results of two crash tests indicating that a common guardrail system used on many roads cannot handle electric vehicles, which are heavier and have a lower center of gravity. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240131/mwrsf_evs_safety/. Stories appeared in at least seven Nebraska media outlets and numerous national media outlets, including ABC News, The Associated Press, The Hill, MSN, and Yahoo! Finance.

SURGICAL ROBOT IN SPACE
A pair of articles from Nebraska Today feature Virtual Incision’s miniaturized surgical robot that was launched Jan. 30 into space for tests aboard the International Space Station:

• A look at the Miniaturized In vivo Robotic Assistant (MIRA), which was co-developed by Shane Farritor and Dmitry Oleynikov and the path that led to the rocket launch. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240130/mira_farritor_launch/
  
• A team of Nebraska Engineering students play a key role in preparing the surgical robot for its space mission. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240130/mira_launch_students/

• Rajib Saha leads team using a metabolic model to study temperature stress on corn. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240130/chme/saha_corn_stress/
  
• Peter Revesz recently deciphered an inscription on an ancient sphinx. Stories on the discovery appeared in more than 30 media outlets, including AOL, the Miami Herald, MSN and Yahoo! News. https://go.unl.edu/qor6
  
• A FoodDive article features a multidisciplinary consortium led by Yufeng Ge and Santosh Pitla is studying ways to sustainably grow food for humans in space in hopes of UNL becoming the first university to establish a center dedicated to space agriculture. https://go.unl.edu/sd60
  
• A team including Massimiliano Pierobon is working on $24.5M NSRI project to develop an acute radiation prophylactic. Straight Arrow News published a Jan. 10 story. https://go.unl.edu/g8e7
  
• Marc Maguire’s team developing an environmentally friendly, hemp-based alternative to concrete blocks was featured by Straight Arrow News. https://go.unl.edu/z7uf
  
• Husker-Net to provide Nebraska researchers with private 5G connectivity. https://go.unl.edu/kqj7
  
• Safe, easy-to-use peritoneal access device co-developed by Nebraska Engineering and UNMC researchers featured in unemed.com article. https://go.unl.edu/wz4u

• College caps Kiewit Hall’s opening week with friendly paper aircraft competition. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240131/kiewithall_paper_aircraft/

• University of Nebraska will be more competitive with new research reporting model that combines expenditures from UNL, UNMC. https://go.unl.edu/owse

• A conversation with his brother while Trent Hazlett was a Nebraska Engineering student inspired his company’s development of scales to weigh patients on gurneys to help paramedics more accurately provide proper medication dosages. https://go.unl.edu/ojtn

New staff welcome event Wednesday on City Campus

The Staff Council is welcoming staff hired in the past year with an event 10-11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 7, on City Campus (Ken Jones Center, Othmer Hall). Meet/mingle with fellow staff members and enjoy snacks and coffee. A Staff Council welcome event on Scott Campus was held Jan. 24.

NUtech panel discussion set for Wednesday

NUtech Ventures presents the panel discussion, “Opportunities Across Nebraska,” Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. in the Nebraska East Campus Union: Prairie Suite. The event features initiatives across Nebraska that excel in inclusive innovation. Click the link below to register.

Engineering buildings following All in the Hall recycling program

REMINDER: The College of Engineering facilities follows the university’s All in the Hall recycling program. Waste stations have been installed in high traffic locations, which means there is no trash pickup in individual offices. Continue reading…

Help the College of Engineering and GLOW ALL IN

Glow Big Red, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s sixth-annual 24 hours of giving, runs from noon on Wednesday, Feb. 14 through noon Thursday, Feb. 15, but you support the College of Engineering now by clicking the link below and choosing from organizations receiving donations. Continue reading…

NCESR is Taking Applications for the Energy Sciences Research – 2024 Summer Internships for Undergraduates

The Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research (NCESR) is taking applications for the Energy Sciences Research – Summer Internships for Undergraduates. Continue reading…

Calendar for Feb. 5, 2024

2/9: Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Information Session, virtual, noon-1 p.m. https://engineering.unl.edu/mem/upcoming-online-info-sessions/

2/9: Durham School Lunch and Learn: ‘State of the Art and Future Directions in Building Commissioning and Data Analytics,’ presented by Jessica Granderson. https://engineering.unl.edu/durhamschool/durham-school-distinguished-lecture/

2/10: Vex Robotics Competition, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Kiewit Hall. https://events.unl.edu/engineering/2024/02/10/

2/13: COE Graduate Programs Information Session, noon-1 p.m., via Zoom. https://events.unl.edu/cse/2024/02/13/177639/

2/14: University Career + Internship Fair, Day 2: focus areas include computing, software & analytics design, noon-4 p.m., Nebraska Union. https://careers.unl.edu/events/2024/02/14/university-career-internship-fair-day-2/

2/15: University Career + Internship Fair, Day 3: focus areas include engineering & construction, noon-4 p.m., Nebraska Union. https://careers.unl.edu/events/2024/02/15/university-career-internship-fair-day-3/

2/23: Durham School Lunch and Learn: ‘Overview of the Modular Construction Industry in North America,’ presented by Tom Hardiman, 12:15-1:15 p.m., PKI 160 https://engineering.unl.edu/durhamschool/dsaec-lunch-and-learn/