The COE Update

Engineering Pitch Competition 2025 Info Sessions

Info sessions for the annual NUtech Ventures Engineering Pitch Competition are scheduled in-person for Thursday, March 13 in Kiewit Hall A512 from noon-1 p.m and virtually on Friday, March 14 from noon-1 p.m. The competition is April 1 in KH A211, 4:30-7:30 p.m. See link below.

In the News - March 10, 2025

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

• Mona Bavarian and Alyssa Grube move a step closer to bringing to market a textile-based supercapcitor that could be worn by patients to monitor vital signs during surgeries. https://go.unl.edu/ybh3
  
• Dean Sicking received the Landmark Award for contrubutions to stock-car racing during the NASCAR Hall of Fame Ceremony, with articles appearing on more than 130 outlets including Essentially Sports (https://go.unl.edu/qa0j), NASCAR.com (https://go.unl.edu/kgs2), Racer (https://go.unl.edu/e8k3) and Speedway Digest (https://go.unl.edu/8wre).
  
• Saleh Taghvaeian featured in Farms.com article about U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to help small-scale irrigators improve efficiency of water applications structures. https://go.unl.edu/db4w
  
• In RFD-TV interview, Santosh Pitla discusses how university researchers are helping to develop the next generation of autonomous solutions for agricultural producers. https://go.unl.edu/uh67
  
• Nebraska Public Media features chemical engineering sophomore Joe Burgess, who is Nebraska’s youngest active county commissioner. https://go.unl.edu/odz4
  
• Silicon Prairie News published an article on the first cohort of the Nebraska Innovation Studio Robotics Fellows. https://go.unl.edu/3zev

N2Data Spring Sessions begin March 21

The ECEC’s N2Data series continues with three spring sessions on consecutive Fridays from 1-2 p.m. in Kiewit Hall A549, beginning March 21. This series covers a variety of topics related to surveys, data management, and data literacy and it is open to faculty, staff and students. Continue reading…

March 31 Faculty Teaching Fellows Speed Sessions focus on evidence-based teaching strategies

Join the College of Engineering Faculty Teaching Fellows on March 31 at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom for a community speed session on pedagogical practices in computing, construction, and engineering, hosted by the Engineering and Computing Education Core. Register at the link below. Continue reading…

Supporting International Students' Academic Success Series - UNL

The International Student and Scholar Office and the Center for Transformative Teaching are offering a series of panels (April 3, May 1) to showcase ways to better support international students. All panels will be on Zoom. Continue reading…

Calendar - March 10, 2025

3/13: COE Graduate Programs Information Session, noon, via Zoom. https://engineering.unl.edu/graduate-programs/online-info-sessions/

3/14: Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Information Session, noon-1 p.m., via Zoom. https://unl.zoom.us/j/98375799581

3/17-21: Spring Break (no classes)

3/21: N2Data Spring Sessions: Qualtrics 201, 1-2 p.m., Kiewit Hall A549. https://unlcorexmuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8B2h5vT5QAVmoKi

3/28: N2Data Spring Sessions: Getting a Handle on Your Spreadsheets (in Excel), 1-2 p.m., Kiewit Hall A549. https://unlcorexmuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8B2h5vT5QAVmoKi