Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) can achieve success at various levels while collaborating with researchers on NCESR-funded projects. They gain insights and experience with the research process, and regardless of the research outcomes, valuable lessons are learned. Students can use their research data to create a poster for presentation at the UNL Student Research Days and other poster sessions. Events such as these enhance their presentation skills and help them to gain essential lifelong skills.
During the Student Research Days, the UNL offices of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, Graduate Studies, and Research and Innovation hosted poster sessions on April 15-16, 2025. Over 120 graduate and 200 undergraduate students participated. The poster sessions provide students the opportunity to showcase their research or creative work, communicate their findings to the UNL community and learn about other areas of research and creative activities. Among the nineteen posters representing research projects funded by the NCESR, four were presented by undergraduate students, while fifteen were presented by graduate students. The competition involved nearly 40 judges, including faculty and postdoctoral researchers, who evaluated the presentations based on research content and presentation skills.
Congratulations to the Poster Winners affiliated with NCESR!
- Aida Rashidi, a graduate student studying Civil and Environmental Engineering presented a poster titled “Developing Life Cycle Inventory for Ethanol Plants Using Machine Learning.” UNL advisor is Dr. Bruce Dvorak in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Aida received a $400 grant to present the research regionally or nationally and support other research costs.
- Graduate students Haoyu Dong, studying Electrical and Computer Engineering and Xin Chen, studying Mechanical and Materials Engineering, presented a poster titled “Enhanced Hydrogen Generation and Utilization Using Femtosecond Laser-Nanostructured NiCo₂O₄ Electrocatalysts.” Payal Chaudhary, studying Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Joseph Talley, studying Mechanical and Materials Engineering, are part of the team. UNL Advisers for the team are: Dr. Bai Cui in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Dr. Yongfeng Lu in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Dr. Vitaly Alexandrov in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. The graduate student team received a $400 grant to present the research regionally or nationally and support other research costs.