The COE Update

Turner retirement celebration is Tuesday

Faculty and staff are invited to a retirement celebration for Joseph Turner, Robert W. Brightfelt Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, to be held Tuesday, May 13, 3-4:30 p.m., Nebraska Hall W213 Lobby.

Register by May 21 for AI fundamentals workshop

Registration is open through May 21 for the workshop, The Practical Core of AI: From Fundamentals to Hands-On Application, set for May 28-29 on City Campus and led by M.R. Hasan. Continue reading…

In the News - May 12, 2025

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

• Civil engineering capstone students give City of Sidney a head-start on downtown renovation. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/250507/cee/capstone_sidney/
  
• Max Pierobon weighs in on discussion of UNL’s future research mission at Research and Innovation Convening. https://go.unl.edu/rmyt
• Nebraska Today article features Benjamin Riggan’s work, including applying layered expertise for force protection. https://go.unl.edu/vqg7
  
• Kevin Grosskopf discusses value of home warranties in thisoldhouse.com article. https://go.unl.edu/o5tu
  
• Byrav Ramamurthy speaks with 10/11 News about artificial intelligence and its growing demands. https://go.unl.edu/ywcx
  
• Inaugural Nebraska Innovation Studio Robotics Fellows ready to launch new innovations. https://go.unl.edu/a3pt
  
• Emily Fitzpatrick receives Graduate Research Fellowship from National Science Foundation. https://go.unl.edu/6xdg
  
• Mirza Athar Baig receives Outstanding Graduate Research & Creative Activities Award at UNL Graduate Fellowship and Awards Luncheon. https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/cse/18829/101524

Volunteers sought for Science Olympiad National Tournament

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will host the 41st-annual Science Olympiad National Tournament May 23-24, and organizers are seeking more volunteers for the event. Sign up at https://nationalscienceolympiad2025.org/home/volunteers/ or contact Jordan Slagle at jslagle10@unl.edu for information.

Major UNL Microsoft Account Migration starts September 1

The first week of September 2025, ITS will be migrating College of Engineering affiliated accounts to the new consolidated Microsoft system. This will affect how you login to most campus services, including email. They are calling this "Future Ready Cloud Collaboration Workspace" (FRCCW).

Two NRICH professional development sessions in May

UNL Human Resources Organizational Development & Training is offering two NRICH Professional Development Sessions this month, one on strategies for excellent service and the other on improving wellbeing by better managing email, to-do lists and time. Continue reading…

Calendar - May 12, 2025

Events of interest for College of Engineering faculty and staff:

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

5/22-23: Future of the Building Industry (FoBI) – AI for Resilient Communities: People, Built Environment, and Adaptation, Scott Conference Center (Omaha). https://engineering.unl.edu/durhamschool/future-building-industry-ai-resilient-communities-people-built-environment-and/