The COE Update

More than 80 teams to present at May 2 Senior Design Showcase

Virtual reality, AI, mechanical devices, predictive systems and chemical processes are among innovative projects that will be featured at the College of Engineering’s annual Senior Design Showcase, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Friday, May 2, on three levels in Kiewit Hall. Continue reading…

Faculty and staff website bios

All faculty and staff now have a new basic bio page ready for editing and additional content within the college's Drupal10 website. If content from the former site was not transferred over, you can search for your name in the D7 Faculty Content Folder (link inside this article). Continue reading…

Today is deadline for notifications of intent to submit for EPSCoR RII-FEC program

Notifications of intent to submit are due today (Monday, April 21) for those interested in applying to the next round of the National Science Foundation EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program. Continue reading…

In the News - April 21, 2025

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

• Nebraska Engineering chapters host ASCE Mid-America Student Symposium April 3-5, with the concrete canoe competition featured by KOLN-TV https://go.unl.edu/xq50 and Nebraska Today https://news.unl.edu/article/concrete-canoe-crew
  
• More than 100 UNL faculty receive promotion, tenure honors. https://go.unl.edu/0h62
  
• Carl Nelson interviewed by Kearney Hub for article about new dual-degree program partnership with College of Engineering and Nebraska Wesleyan University. https://go.unl.edu/n3mq
  
• Jenny Keshwani, engineering students are part of Council of Resilience Education, which is teaching local students about ecosystems and resilience by using the block-stacking game Jenga. https://go.unl.edu/82o7

Volunteers needed May 23-24 for 2025 Science Olympiad National Tournament

About 250 volunteers are needed to help the university in hosting the 2025 Science Olympiad National Tournament May 23-24. For more information about volunteer roles or to sign up to volunteer, click the link below.

Calendar - April 21, 2025

Events of interest for College of Engineering faculty and staff:

4/24: WSW Seminar: Aaron Clauset, “Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty,” 11 a.m., Morrison Life Science Center Room 169

5/2: Senior Design Showcase, 1:30-4 p.m. Kiewit Hall (lower level event space). https://events.unl.edu/engineering/2025/05/02/187483/

5/8: COE Graduate Programs Information Session, noon, via Zoom. https://engineering.unl.edu/graduate-programs/online-info-sessions/

5/9: Master of Engineering Management Information Session, noon-1 p.m., via Zoom. https://unl.zoom.us/j/98375799581

5/16: Scott Campus undergraduate and graduate commencement, 9 a.m., Baxter Arena, Omaha.

5/16: City Campus graduate commencement and doctoral hooding ceremony, 3 p.m., Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln. https://commencement.unl.edu

5/17: City Campus undergraduate commencement (Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Education and Human Services), 3 p.m., Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln. https://commencement.unl.edu