The COE Update

Register by Sept. 3 for COE All-Staff Meeting

College of Engineering staff are invited to participate in the All-Staff Meeting and luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Glacial Till Cider House & Tasting Room in Ashland. Registration is required to attend. Fill out the form by Sept. 3 (link below).

Travel to the staff meeting is reimbursable. You will need to submit a pre-trip authorization in Concur before the event and then submit a reimbursement in Concur when you return. If you carpool, only the driver needs to fill out a pre-trip authorization.

• Create an Expense Report – https://engineering.unl.edu/downloads/employee-resources/HR/Create-Expense-Report.pdf
  
• Create Mileage-Only Expense Report – https://engineering.unl.edu/downloads/employee-resources/HR/Create-Mileage-Only-Expense-Report.pdf
  
• Create and Submit a Travel Request – https://engineering.unl.edu/downloads/employee-resources/HR/Create-Submit-Travel-Request.pdf

National AI Research Resource Pilot presentation is Sept. 6

The College of Engineering, Agricultural Research Division and Office of Research and Innovation will host a Zoom information session on the National AI Research Resource Pilot, which is led by the National Science Foundation. The webinar is Sept. 6 from 2-3:30 p.m. Continue reading…

ORI compiling faculty successes for Research and Creative Activity Report

The Office of Research and Innovation is collecting information for the Research and Creative Activity Report, a compilation of faculty successes that will be published online during Nebraska Research Days, Nov. 11-15. Submission deadline is Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. Continue reading…

In the News, Aug. 26, 2024

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

• ARPA-E IGNIITE award helps Jun Wang develop ‘disruptive’ semiconductor technology. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240821/ece/wang_igniite/
  
• Nirnimesh Ghose explores ways to secure Ag-IoT technology. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240820/soc/ag_iot_ghose/
  
• Robert Dyer’s research seeks to streamline software verification practices for researchers. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240821/soc/dyer_verification/
  
• School of Computing, MATC researchers collaborate to improve rail crossing safety using AI. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/240821/soc/matc_rail_crossing/
  
• Joe Luck featured in article highlighting groundbreaking for NFarms, UNL’s new precision agriculture initiative. https://go.unl.edu/3dra
  
• NUtech Ventures workshops help campus entrepreneurs. https://news.unl.edu/article/nutech-ventures-workshops-help-campus-entrepreneurs
  
• NSRI profiles Andrew Harms and his research on signal processing. https://go.unl.edu/mbtv
  
• Durham School faculty and students’ work in Aqua Africa Build-a-Hut summer program is highlighted by KETV. https://go.unl.edu/85eg
  
• Nebraska faculty lead conference honing strategies for national ag data network. https://go.unl.edu/xr4w

Faculty, staff invited to Alumni Association Open House this Thursday

The Nebraska Alumni Association will host UNL Staff & Faculty Happy Hour from 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 at the Wick Alumni Center, 1520 R St. Includes appetizers and a free beverage for attendees along with a cash bar and music in the Holling Garden (weather permitting). Continue reading…

Faculty seeking student researchers can post opportunities online

Faculty who have research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit those position openings to the link below. Continue reading…

Keshwani keynote at Sept. 11 symposium on healthcare ed innovations

Nebraska Engineering’s Deepak Keshwani will be the keynote presenter at UNMC’s InnovatED Symposium, Sept. 11 in Omaha. The symposium will feature advances in health professions education and novel/innovative teaching approaches. Click link below for more information.

AI-powered food processing focus of Sept. 4 discussion

CEO Chafik Barbar and Marble Technologies team members will discuss AI-powered food processing and the company’s journey in automation, computer vision and robotics at the Sept. 4 Nebraska Innovation Studios industry spotlight series event starting at 6:30 p.m. Continue reading…

NSF soliciting Gen-4 ERC proposal submissions; letters of intent due Sept. 5

The NSF is soliciting proposal submissions to fund Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers. Up to four new ERCs will be awarded for an initial five-year period, with funding for the program starting at $26 million. Letters of intent are due Sept. 5. For more information, click the link below. Continue reading…

NUtech Ventures offers virtual entrepreneurship training program

NUtech Ventures invites researchers interested in entrepreneurship to join Nebraska I-Corps: Introduction to Customer Discovery, a free training program. Sessions are virtual on Mondays from 4-6:30 p.m., with the first on Sept. 16. Register at the link below. Continue reading…

Calendar for Aug. 26, 2024

Events of interest for College of Engineering faculty and staff:

8/26: First day of Fall Semester.

9/2: Labor Day (university offices closed)

9/9: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Information Session, 4 p.m., via Zoom. https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpd-CsrDMuGdLUznWzYageTrNx1h1BdQ27#/registration

9/12: COE Graduate Programs Information Session, noon, via Zoom. https://engineering.unl.edu/graduate-programs/online-info-sessions/

9/16-17: Institutional Review Board NuRamp training session. https://research.unl.edu/events/event_nuramp.php?EMSEventUUID=0d159a82-9dd0-4f71-b852-6eb97f577315

COE Update publishes on Mondays; submission deadline is prior Friday at noon

With this edition, the weekly COE Update has resumed its Monday schedule. To ensure the Update is published Monday morning, please submit news items by the prior Friday at noon to Karl Vogel at kvogel2@unl.edu.