Angela Pannier, professor of biological systems engineering, received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her research on priming nonviral gene delivery.
https://engineering.unl.edu/meeting-many-challenges-keeps-angela-pannier-busy-en-route-pecase-honor/
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Jerry Hudgins, chair and professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named interim director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, effective Aug. 19. He succeedd Mike Nastasi, the Elmer Koch Professor of mechanical and materials engineering, who has led the center since 2012. Nastasi is leaving Nebraska to become head of Texas A&M’s Department of Nuclear Engineering.
https://research.unl.edu/blog/hudgins-to-serve-as-interim-director-of-energy-center/
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Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, professor and acting chair of civil engineering, is leading a team of researchers who are seeking citizen scientists to conduct water tests from Aug. 26 - Sept. 9 to track water quality across Nebraska.
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/project-taps-citizen-scientists-to-gauge-water-quality-across-nebraska/
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A team headed by Nebraska Engineering researchers Erica Ryherd, associate professor of architectural engineering, and Jonathan Weber, a recent Ph.D. recipient, has gained international notice for research that shows quieter environments in neonatal intensive care units may result in better health outcomes for infants.
https://engineering.unl.edu/erica-ryherds-group-creates-buzz-showing-how-quiet-time-benefits-nicu-babies/
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Wieslaw Szydlowski, associate professor emeritus of mechanical and materials engineering who taught engineering for more than 50 years, passed away May 18. He was 81.
https://engineering.unl.edu/wieslaw-szydlowski-longtime-associate-professor-mechanical-and-materials-engineering-dies-81/
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Four College of Engineering faculty are part of the 31-member committee conducting the search for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s next executive vice chancellor, including Bob Wilhelm, Lance C. Pérez, Carrick Detwiler and Joseph Turner.
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/nebraska-begins-search-for-next-executive-vice-chancellor/