The COE Update

Alumni Master Lundy to present MME Pierson Graduate Seminar Thursday

Jeff Lundy, senior manager, Global Energy Center for General Motors Corporation, and the College of Engineering's 2024 Alumni Master, will present the MME Pierson Graduate Seminar - "Trends in Automotive Efficiency" - on Thursday, April 4 at 3:30 p.m. in C314 Scott Engineering Center.

CEE research assistant professor interview seminar is Thursday

Li Zhao, a research engineering in the Nebraska Transportation Center, will present a research seminar - "Decoding the Traffic: Unveiling Driver Behavior Through Trajectory Data Analysis" - as part of a research assistant professor interview at 11:15 a.m. in Nebraska Hall W213 or via Zoom. Continue reading…

Engineering Education Research Seminar scheduled for Friday

Susan Lord will present the Nebraska Engineering Education Research Seminar, “Enhancing Learning and Inclusivity in Electrical Engineering,” on Friday, April 5 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Kiewit Hall A251 or via Zoom. For more information, click the link below for the event flyer. Continue reading…

In the News: April 1, 2024

FACULTY AND RESEARCH

• Part of $9.2M competitive DARPA grant, Nebraska researchers Craig Zuhlke, George Gogos and Jeffrey Shield stack 3D microchips, seek to control hot spots. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240329/darpa_zhulke_gogos_shield/
  
• Fulbright Award to support Chun-Hsing (Jun) Ho in study of pavement performance in Finland. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240326/dsaec/ho_fulbright/
  
• Mehmet Can Vuran’s lifelong love of wireless communications featured in Nebraska Today. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240319/soc_vuran/
  
• Nebraska Today’s Pocket Science focuses on how liquid metal may point the way to wearable ultrasound devices. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240322/pocket_science_ultrasound/
  
• Joe Turner and team find recipe for 3-D printed railcar roller bearings that offers a robust option for future production. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240329/mme/turner_roller_bearings/

• NASA Space X resupply rocket launches Nebraska CubeSat into outer space. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240325/nasa_cubesat_launch/
  
• International outlets share coverage of the March 21 NASA rocket launch, including Euro.dayfr.com: https://euro.dayfr.com/trends/1902902.html; Italy24: https://news.italy24.press/trends/1374993.html; List23.com: https://go.unl.edu/mbar

• FarmProgress.com goes behind the scenes to document history of Nebraska’s Tractor Test Lab. https://go.unl.edu/jyif

• 2024 Alumni Master Jeff Lundy (MME 1994) reflects on his “life-changing” career in the automotive industry in a Spring 2024 Nebraska Quarterly article. https://go.unl.edu/h9zw

Calendar for April 1, 2024

4/4: Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Assistant Professor interview: Li Zhao, 11:15 a.m., Nebraska Hall W213 or via Zoom (listed on attached PDF, click link that follows for more information) https://engineering.unl.edu/downloads/COE-Update/CEE%20RAP%20Seminar%20Flyer%20-%20Li%20Zhao.pdf

4/4: Mechanical and Materials Engineering Pierson Graduate Seminar: Jeff Lundy (2024 COE Alumni Master), “Trends in Automotive Efficiency,” 3:30 p.m., C314 Scott Engineering Center. https://engineering.unl.edu/downloads/COE-Update/MME%20Seminar_040424_Jeff%20Lundy.pdf

4/5: Nebraska Engineering Education Research Seminar: Susan Lord, “Enhancing Learning and Inclusivity in Electrical Engineering,” 9:30-10:30 a.m., Kiewit Hall A251 or via Zoom. https://unl.zoom.us/j/94528686421

4/12: Master of Engineering Management Information Session, virtual, noon-1 p.m. https://engineering.unl.edu/mem/upcoming-online-info-sessions/

4/18: COE Graduate Programs Information Session, noon-1 p.m., via Zoom. https://events.unl.edu/cse/2024/04/18/177641/