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
STAFF
- School of Computing grants coordinator Marilyn Augustyn retires. https://computing.unl.edu/augustyn-retire-after-31-years/
STUDENTS
- Teams of Nebraska Engineering students sweep top three prizes at inaugural Governor’s New Venture Competition. https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/cse/16972/93355
If you know of faculty, staff or students who have been awarded major grants or awards, been published in prestigious journals, were recognized with awards at conferences or other events, or any other newsworthy achievements, please contact Karl Vogel – kvogel2@unl.edu – with the information so it can be included in future editions.