The COE Update

Nebraska Engineering students ‘Light the Way’ with E-Week 2024 events

Kicking off with a “game night” to hosting a dance for all engineering students, Kiewit Hall will be a significant setting for E-Week 2024 activities. Learn more about E-Week events on City Campus and Scott Campus at the link below. Continue reading…

COE Graduate Student Symposium is Feb. 23

The college's 4th annual GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 23 from 9-5 p.m. in the Willa Cather Dining Complex. It includes session talks, keynote speakers, a pitch competition and a research poster fair. Continue reading…

DSAEC event Friday looks at modular construction industry

The next Durham School Lunch and Learn is Friday, Feb. 23 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. and will feature Tom Hardiman of the Modular Building Institute presenting on the topic “Overview of the Modular Construction Industry in North America.” RSVP at the link below. Continue reading…

COE Inclusive Excellence Lunch & Learn returns Feb. 27

The first Spring 2024 Inclusive Excellence Lunch & Learn session is Tuesday, Feb. 27 from noon-1 p.m. in Nebraska Hall 175, PKI 100A or via Zoom. Pat Tetreault, director of UNL’s Gender and Sexuality Center, will present on LGBTAQ+ 101. Continue reading…

Open faculty seminars for robotics engineering assistant professor of practice candidates

The College of Engineering is interviewing for two assistant professors of practice in robotics engineering, supported by the Heartland Robotics Cluster. Each candidate will have an open faculty seminar (in person/Zoom): Feb. 19, 22 and 26. Continue reading…

In the News for Feb. 19, 2024

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

COLLEGE NEWS

• MEM program earns pair of top-five rankings in latest U.S. News & World Report. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240207/mem/2024_usnews_ranks/

• Virtual Incision’s surgical robot passes test in space and garners international attention. https://go.unl.edu/eygz
  
• Peter Revesz receives international attention after decoding ancient sphinx’s mysterious message. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240207/soc/revesz_sphinx/
  
• Bonita Sharif and her eye-tracking research are featured in an interview with tobii.com. https://go.unl.edu/6ij8

• Luke Farritor named co-winner of Vesuvius Challenge’s $700,000 prize for identifying passages from charred scroll. https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article-2/

• Jay Forrester’s development of magnetic core memory is featured in AllAboutCircuits article. https://go.unl.edu/ks5o
  
• Entrepreneur and computer engineering doctoral graduate Naveed Sherwani discusses his career and investing in Pakistan in OPEN Silicon Valley video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-GNqcQRdBc

Achievements: Feb. 19 edition

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 & RESEARCH

• Jitender Deogun completes UNL’s Faculty-Led Inquiry into Reflective and Scholarly Teaching (FIRST) Advanced Program. https://go.unl.edu/zmxw
  
• Jason Hawkins awarded the IATBR’s 2021 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240130/cee/hawkins_prize/
  
• Muhammad Naveen Aman joins the editorial board of IEEE Internet of Things (IoT) Journal as associate editor. https://go.unl.edu/cdgz
  
• Nature Communications publishes “Mechanically resilient hybrid aerogels containing fibers of dual-scale sizes and knotty networks for tissue regeneration” from team including Jingwei Xie and researchers from UNMC, Mayo Clinic. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45458-x

• School of Computing grants coordinator Marilyn Augustyn retires. https://computing.unl.edu/augustyn-retire-after-31-years/

• Teams of Nebraska Engineering students sweep top three prizes at inaugural Governor’s New Venture Competition. https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/cse/16972/93355
  

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…

Register by March 1 for conference on Diamond Quantum Sensing

The 2024 Nebraska Research & Innovation Conference (NRIC) focuses on Diamond Quantum Sensing: Challenges & Opportunities. This free event is March 14 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Lincoln; register and add your related research poster no later than Friday, March 1 at nric.nebraska.edu. Continue reading…

Calendar: Feb. 19-23, 2024

2/19-24: E-Week 2024: Light the Way https://engineering.unl.edu/e-week/

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/

2/23: GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM, 9-5 P.M. I Willa Cather Dining Complex, City Campus. The College of Engineering’s Graduate Student Advisory Board (GeSAB) is hosting the 4th annual Graduate Student Symposium. This event includes session talks, keynote speakers, a 3-in-5 pitch competition, and a
research poster fair.

2/27: COE Inclusive Excellence Lunch & Learn, noon-1 p.m., Nebraska Hall 175, PKI 100A, Zoom. https://engineering.unl.edu/dei-lunch-learn/

3/8: Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Information Session, virtual, noon-1 p.m. https://engineering.unl.edu/mem/upcoming-online-info-sessions/

3/9-17: Spring Break (City Campus, Scott Campus)