IN THE NEWS: Technology and collaboration in spotlight

Bai Cui and Prahalada Rao, assistant professors of mechanical and materials engineering.
Bai Cui and Prahalada Rao, assistant professors of mechanical and materials engineering.

Mechanical and Materials Engineering assistant professors Bai Cui and Prahalada Rao will collaborate with Tethon 3D to design and produce a ceramic/metal 3-D printer after receiving a grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.

https://go.unl.edu/t8rd

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Jae Sung Park, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, has earned a $177,433 fellowship opportunity with the National Science Foundation to collaborate on a project studying turbulence in fluid mechanics.

https://go.unl.edu/qpw2

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Timothy Wei, Richard L. McNeel professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is studying the swimming efficiency of marine life. The research has several applications including in athletics and a potential use in the military. Learn more about this research in Wei’s interview with NET Nebraska.

https://go.unl.edu/rmqo

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Chris Bourke, associate professor of practice in computer science and engineering, discussed the use of virtual reality and augmented reality technology in the professional engineering environment for a Midwest Business Journal article.

https://images.apollo.ai/articles/pdfs/2526976_483_08-31-2018.pdf