Accomplishments and Kudos

Faculty and Staff
Mehrdad Negahban, MME, was awarded an honorary degree April 21 from the University of Rouen. The two institutions have a collaboration so students can earn two graduates degrees. Nearly 100 students have completed these programs so far.

MEM Ranking
The Master of Engineering Management program has been ranked No. 6 on gradschoolhub.com's list of the "30 Most Affordable Top Online Master's Degree Programs in Engineering 2016" - tops in the Big Ten.

Students in Action:
Derek Schriner, senior in CIVE, received a John A. Focht Chi Epsilon National Scholarship at the National Conclave in March. He will use the funds for graduate school at the University of Utah.

Five engineering students were recognized as Chancellor's Scholars April 24. They have maintained a 4.0 GPA on all collegiate work at UNL and elsewhere. They include students from BSE, CIVE, ECE and MME (2).

UNL's Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program has awarded 87 stipends - 14 to engineering undergraduates - to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer. They include five from BSE, four from CHME, two from ECE, and three from MME.