From mini-robots that can — in a pinch — be used to carve up the holiday bird to details on how to manage family friction at the dinner table, there's a lot to be thankful for in Nebraska research.
To showcase the versatility and fine-touch of his virtual incision mini-robot, Shane Farritor, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, recently used the Nebraska-developed surgical device to carve into a rotisserie chicken.
Developed with Dmitry Oleynikov, professor of surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the mini-robot is designed for general surgery abdominal procedures with an initial focus on colon resection. While not yet commercially available, the researchers have used the robot in a successful first-in-human procedure.
Learn more about the Virtual Incision mini-robot: http://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/unltoday/article/virtual-incision-mini-robots-conduct-first-known-human-surgery/
Read the Thanksgiving article and watch the video: http://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/nebraska-experts-dish-up-a-feast-of-knowledge/
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Jenny Keshwani, assistant professor of biological systems engineering, recently spoke with IANR News about the Cultivate ACCESS project she directs, encouraging women and minorities to consider agricultural majors and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Read the article at: https://ianrnews.unl.edu/cultivating-access-huskers-aim-increase-diversity-agricultural-science-workforce
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Angela Pannier, associate professor of biological systems engineering, spoke with communications student Kathryn Bagniewski about her experience as a woman in a STEM field for a Streaming Science podcast.
Listen to the podcast: https://streamingscience.com/2017/11/14/women-in-stem-dr-angela-pannier/
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The Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research (NCESR) is taking applications for the summer undergraduate internship in energy sciences research. The Darrell J. Nelson Summer Undergraduate Internship in Energy Sciences Research is being offered for the fifth time up to $5,000 per recipient for the summer of 2018.
Information about the 2018 application requirements: http://ncesr.unl.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2018-NCSER-Summer-Internship-Info-Sheet.pdf
The application form (Word document): http://ncesr.unl.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NCESR-Summer-Undergraduate-Internship-2018-Application-Form.pdf
Learn more about previous summer undergraduate internship projects: http://ncesr.unl.edu/?page_id=8120
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Sez Atamturktur, Provost’s Distinguished Professor and assistant vice president for Research Development at Clemson University, will be presenting “Accounting for Interdependence: Quantifying Uncertainties in Strongly Coupled Models of Engineering Systems” on Friday, Dec. 1, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in N105 SLNK and transmitted via TV to PKI 207. Atamturktur is the guest of the Department of Civil Engineering and will also have individual meetings with faculty and tour Civil Engineering labs that day.