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John Woollam (left) and Ben Terry earned awards at NUtech Ventures Innovator Celebration.
John Woollam (left) and Ben Terry earned awards at NUtech Ventures Innovator Celebration.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Woollam, Terry honored for engineering innovation

In this edition, engineering faculty John Woollam and Ben Terry were among university faculty recognized at the NUtech Ventures Innovator Celebration, and Leen-Kiat Soh's team earns National Center for Women and Information Technology Engagement Excellence Award honorable mention. Continue reading…

 

Annual Benefits Enrollment runs now through Friday

Annual Benefits Enrollment underway, runs through Friday, Nov. 16.Through Friday (Nov. 16), you are permitted to make changes to your benefits plan for 2019. Please review the NUFlex Benefits newsletter (link below). Employees are encouraged to log in - NUFlex enrollment is under the “Employee Self Service” section of Firefly – and complete the HRA and tobacco des

 
The doctoral students in the inaugural cohort of the Graduate Student Teaching Fellows Program (GSTFP) are (from left): Mostafa Soltaninejad, civil engineering; Frank Fabian, chemical engineering; Shahab Karimifard, civil engineering; Jack Rauch, chemical
The doctoral students in the inaugural cohort of the Graduate Student Teaching Fellows Program (GSTFP) are (from left): Mostafa Soltaninejad, civil engineering; Frank Fabian, chemical engineering; Shahab Karimifard, civil engineering; Jack Rauch, chemical

GRADUATE STUDIES: Teaching fellows program begins, new director of grad programs

This edition features the Graduate Student Teaching Fellows Program helping doctoral students prepare to teach as faculty, Kayla Person is named Director of Engineering Graduate Programs, and architectural engineering grad student Sarah Drummey was chosen ACEC Scholar of the Year. Continue reading…

 

RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Faculty projects in spotlight

Wei Niu, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. In this edition: Wei Niu's NSF grant to develop biocatalytic reduction of carboxylic acids, Nicole Iverson's team gets Jumpstart seed funding, Yong-Rak Kim's NSF grant to develop environmentally friendly alternatives to concrete, and Leen-Kiat Soh's program to aid K-8 computer science education. Continue reading…

 

Calendar / Events

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ASCE/AWWA Joint General Meeting / Engineering Pitch Challenge / Biomedical Engineering Seminar: Stephanie Berger / Hour of Code / Senior Recognition Reception
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Chemical engineering student Kimberly Law is a featured twirler in the Cornhusker Marching Band
Chemical engineering student Kimberly Law is a featured twirler in the Cornhusker Marching Band

Read about Kimberly Law, a chemical engineering student who is also a featured twirler in the Cornhuskers Marching Band. #InOurGritOurGlory

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/ntbm
 
Originally published November 13, 2018 - Submit an Item