The COE Update

‘Forensic Building Analyses’ focus of Friday’s DSAEC Lunch and Learn

Travis Ebisch (Nelson Forensics) will present “Forensic Building Analyses” at the Durham School Lunch and Learn on Friday March 8 at 12:15 p.m., in PKI 160/KH A405W/Zoom. Boxed lunches are available starting at noon for those who RSVP (link below) by Tuesday at 5 p.m.

UNL Staff Senate accepting award nominations through March 15

Through March 15, The UNL Staff Senate Recognition Committee is accepting nominations for eight staff awards to be presented at the UNL All Staff Conference closing ceremony on May 21. For more information, click the link below.

In the News, March 4, 2024

February was a big month for College of Engineering-led research, with more than 1,000 news outlets from around the world focused on Shane Farritor, Lederer Professor of Engineering, and his oldest son, Luke, a senior computer science major in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management; and on the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility.

• The Miniaturized In vivo Robotic Assistant (spaceMIRA), controlled by surgeons at Virtual Incision’s headquarters in Lincoln, performed a successful simulated procedure aboard the International Space Station on Feb. 10. The robot was invented by Shane Farritor, who is also co-founder and chief technology officer of Virtual Incision.
  
• Luke Farritor was named a co-winner of the $700,000 Grand Prize in the Vesuvius Challenge on Feb. 5 for using AI to decipher at least four passages of text, each 140-plus characters long, from digital scans of an ancient seared scroll.
  
• The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility on Jan. 31 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.

• Heartland Robotics Cluster providing training, programming on next-gen robots through Innovation Studio. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240223/NIS_robots_training/

• Big Red Satellite Team eagerly awaits NASA launch including its satellite as a payload. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/242022/satellite_NASA_launch/
  
• 2024 Engineers Week featured in Daily Nebraskan. https://go.unl.edu/x8u9

Celebrate the Power of Husker Women on Thursday

The Nebraska Women’s Leadership Network and Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Women are co-hosting the event – “The Power of Husker Women: A Night of Celebration” – at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 7 at the AKRS Champions Club, west of Memorial Stadium. Continue reading…

FIRST LEGO League seeks volunteers for event

The 2024 FIRST LEGO League Championship is Friday and Saturday (March 15-16) on City Campus, and organizers are seeking volunteers. Contact Brandy Schulze at bschulze@unl.edu or (402) 669-4308 with any questions. Continue reading…

Calendar for March 4, 2024

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

3/8: Durham School Lunch and Learn: Travis Ebisch, “Forensic Building Analyses,” 12:15-1:15 p.m., PKI 160 (Scott Campus), Kiewit Hall A405W (City Campus), or via Zoom. https://engineering.unl.edu/durhamschool/dsaec-lunch-and-learn/

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

3/20: COE Graduate Programs Information Session, 4-5 p.m., via Zoom. https://events.unl.edu/cse/2024/03/20/177640/