The College of Engineering brought home 10 UNL Parents Association 2019 Parents' Recognition Awards that were presented Friday, March 1 at the association's annual banquet.
The Parents' Recognition Award recognizes faculty and staff who have made a significant difference in the lives of students. The Parents Association solicits nominations through an annual mailing, asking parents to nominate a faculty or staff member.
Honored faculty and staff presented with certificates of recognition were: Matthew Barrows, Yuris Dzenis, Bruce Fisher, George Gogos, Michael Hoffman, John Hudgens, Jayde McWilliams, Kayla Person, Suzette Person and Karen Stelling.
Read more about the honorees at https://engineering.unl.edu/ten-nebraska-engineering-faculty-and-staff-earn-unl-parents-recognition-awards/
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Four researchers from the College of Engineering have been honored for their contributions to a research paper, “Internet of Underground Things in Precision Agriculture: Architecture and Technology Aspect,” which has been cited as one of the Top 10 Most Downloaded Articles by Ad Hoc Networks Journal. The paper was co-authored by Mehmet Can Vuran, associate professor of computer science and engineering, Rigoberto Wong, graduate student in computer science and engineering, Abdul Salam, a doctoral graduate in computer science and engineering, and Suat Irmak, professor of biological systems engineering.
https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/cse/9225/53934
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Chungwook Sim, assistant professor of civil engineering, earned the 2019 UNO Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award for the College of Engineering.
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Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, professor of civil engineering, is received one of three pilot awards given to University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty from the Great Plains IDeA-Clinical and Translational Resarch Network. Bartelt-Hunt is investigating how to improve water testing for private wells.