IN THE NEWS: Shaking things up

An excavator drops rubble into a truck trailer on the Cather-Pound implosion site. Data gathered during the implosion is being used to help further understand how the collapse of buildings during extreme events — like earthquakes — may affect nearby struc
An excavator drops rubble into a truck trailer on the Cather-Pound implosion site. Data gathered during the implosion is being used to help further understand how the collapse of buildings during extreme events — like earthquakes — may affect nearby struc

A data sample of just 20 seconds is helping Christine Wittich, assistant professor of Civil Engineering, start her research career with a bang. Wittich is studying how seismic activity generated by explosives and the tumbling towers effected surrounding structures. Read the Nebraska Today article (link below).
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/cather-pound-data-to-further-earthquake-related-research/

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Terri Norton, assistant professor of Construction Engineering, was profiled in a Nebraska Today article for her work in promoting STEM education and helping students – particularly those in underrepresented groups – open doors to careers in engineering. That work was a key factor in Norton receiving an Educational Leadership award during the Black Engineer of the Year Conference in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 10.

https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/norton-honored-for-work-as-a-stem-multiplier/