Highlights from the Nebraska Engineering community who have received recent media recognition:
FACULTY
- Jena Asgarpoor, Bonita Sharif among UNL faculty awarded professorships by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/260410/oevc_professorships/
- Eleven Nebraska Engineering faculty earn promotion/tenure honors in 2026. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/260410/tenure_promotion/
RESEARCH
- Nebraska Engineering, IANR researchers acieve ‘Awardable’ status through DARPA’s ERIS Marketplace. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/260408/darpa_eris_market/
COLLEGE NEWS
- Holling Family recognized with Family Tree Award at Medallion Dinner. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/260407/coe/holling-tree-award/
- Updated computing course teaches new approach to data analysis. https://news.unl.edu/article/updated-computing-course-teaches-new-approach-to-data-analysis
- Seven faculty and staff from Nebraska Engineering – Matthew Barrows, Chris Bourke, Christopher Bohn, Mikayla Cruickshank, Qilin Guo, Olivia Munson and Mohammad Razavi – are honored with UNL Friends and Family Recognition Awards. https://go.unl.edu/4p60
STUDENTS
- School of Computing senior design team develops VR app for career exploration. https://news.unl.edu/article/senior-design-team-develops-vr-app-for-career-exploration
ALUMNI
- Allison Porter Carpenter reaches for the moon with NASA role. https://news.unl.edu/article/husker-alumna-reaches-for-the-moon-with-nasa-role
- Braden Labenz receives national ASCE honor. https://engineering.unl.edu/engineering-nebraska-magazine-winter-2026/engineering-close-home-labenz-receives-national-asce/
- Carin Roberts-Wollman honored as 2026 College of Engineering Alumni Master. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/260406/cee/roberts-wollman-alumni-masters/
If you know of someone who has been featured in the media, contact Karl Vogel – kvogel2@unl.edu – so they can be included in future editions.