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Husker engineer earns NSF award to study release of micro-, nanoplastics

Lucia Fernandez-Ballester

Husker engineer earns NSF award to study release of micro-, nanoplastics

Team discovers potential bacterial solution to ‘forever’ chemicals

Foundry Road in South Sioux City

Nebraska Engineering paves way for plastic road in South Sioux City

Eric Markviicka

Husker engineers advance work on intelligent, self-healing technology

Engineering students walking down stairs at Kiewit Hall

New engineering center to enhance education, resources for Nebraska’s students

Wang earns early career honors to develop ‘disruptive’ semiconductor technology

Electrical and Computer Engineering/Engineering/Honors/

Panther earns CAREER Award to improve engineering education

CAREER/Engineering/

Engineering research team creating 3D stacks of cihps and heat transfer technologies

Husker team’s heat transfer expertise aids $9.2M national defense project

center for electro-optics and functionalized surfaces/Engineering/

Shane Farritor and Dr. Michael Jobst make a surgical robotic cut on the International Space Station

Surgical robot passes space test with flying colors

Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft lifting off

Surgical robot developed at Nebraska launches into space

Engineering/Robotics/

Kiewit Hall opens, optimized to prepare generations of engineers

Peter Sutter and Eli Sutter in front of building

Creating hybrids of defects, Sutters seek to ‘tune’ new avenues in nanowires

Electrical and Computer Engineering/Engineering/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

portrait of Marilyn Wolf, director for engineering and technology initiatives in the Office of Research and Economic Development

Wolf named director for engineering and technology initiatives

Computing/Engineering/Office of Research and Economic Development/

plant-based masonry blocks

Husker team develops revolutionary plant-based masonry blocks

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction/Engineering/

Linzell to take on leadership role with NSF

Engineering/National Science Foundation/

College of Engineering complex

Nebraska engineers, national labs partner on energy-related research

civil and environmental engineering/Engineering/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Researchers working ona drone

$25M federal award to expand robotics development, entrepreneurship, outreach

Engineering/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/Nebraska Innovation Campus/Nebraska Innovation Studio/Robotics/

Shane Farritor operating surgical robot

Husker-developed surgical robot readies for space station test

Engineering/EPSCoR/

"Electronic nose" sensing device

‘Electronic nose’ wins pitch competition

Engineering/Materials Science/Robotics/Sensing/

Farritor wins inaugural NU faculty commercialization honor

Joshua Santarpia, Ted Carter and others on tour of Collaborative Biosecurity Laboratory

Collaborative Biosecurity Laboratory opens to pursue ag defense research

Engineering/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/National Strategic Research Institute/

Nebraska is founding partner in Engineering Research Visioning Alliance

Virtual Incision moves toward FDA approval of miniaturized surgical robot

Engineering/Nebraska Innovation Campus/

Nebraska researchers partner with Lincoln Wastewater for early virus detection

Engineering/Nutrition and Health Sciences/

NU researchers develop strategy for ventilator sharing

NSF’s Tilbury shares advice for women scientists at AWIS presentation

Engineering/Research Days/

Kiewit partnership powers Nebraska Engineering forward

Sensor sensibility: NSF-supported Alsaleem developing power-saving tech

Computing/Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction/Engineering/

Dishari adds DOE, university awards to accolades

Awards/Engineering/Materials Science/

Gap growing between irrigated, rain-fed crop yields

Agriculture/Biological Systems Engineering/Engineering/

Pursuit of challenges propels Pannier to national honor

Biological Systems Engineering/Engineering/Honors/

Huskers track, protect wildlife through deep learning tech

Computer Science/Engineering/Natural Resources/

Husker researchers develop livestock-monitoring technology

Animal Science/Electrical and Computer Engineering/Engineering/

Sharif eyes how to help software developers write better code

CAREER/Engineering/

Cell communication study may spur medical advances

Engineering/Health/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Nebraska researchers readying revolutionary stroke treatment

Brain Research/Engineering/Health/

Navy award boosts Argyropoulos’ laser research

Awards/Defense/Engineering/

Husker team aims to modernize tractor testing

Engineering/Social Media Posts/

Nebraska team to help tap ecosystems beneath Antarctic ice sheet

Climate Change/Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Engineering/

Smart barriers show potential to reduce ‘run-off-road’ vehicle crashes

Engineering/Social Media Posts/

WetComm project expands bioengineering, STEM opportunities

Biochemistry/Education/Engineering/

Engineering researcher works to advance nuclear power capabilities

Energy/Engineering/Materials Science/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Sealy, world-class 3D printers set to create dissolvable medical implants

Husker-led team aims to track the age of groundwater

Engineering/Water/

Nebraska researchers aim to reduce harmful algal blooms

Engineering/Social Media Posts/Water/

Regents approve engineering building upgrades

Education/Engineering/In the News/

Team shatters theoretical limit on bio-hydrogen production

Biological Sciences/Engineering/Food/Energy/Water/

DoD-funded microbubble tech to address lung injuries

Defense/Engineering/National Strategic Research Institute/

Nebraska engineers expand research into saving lives on highways, racetracks

Civil Engineering/Engineering/Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/

Team develops equation for designing clean-energy catalysts

Chemistry/Energy/Engineering/

Nebraska Engineering expands 3-D printing capabilities

Engineering/Industry Partners/Materials Science/

Wei’s CAREER project to bridge speed, security of cloud computing

Computer Science/Cybersecurity/Engineering/

Boosting fuel cells’ green power is aim of Dishari’s CAREER project

Engineering/Environment/Food/Energy/Water/

Personalized bio-inks boost healing potential of printable body tissue

Engineering/Health/Materials Science/

Strong to the Core: Nano-engineering Research Core Facility

Engineering/Materials Science/Nanoscience/Research Infrastructure/

Physicists observe long-sought nanoscale phenomenon

Engineering/Materials Science/Physics/

Cather-Pound data to further earthquake-related research

Civil Engineering/Engineering/Environment/

Study: Material gradients could strengthen polymer components

Engineering/Materials Science/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

University of Nebraska spinoff company receives major investment

Engineering/Health/Nebraska Innovation Campus/

Lincoln to join Smart Gigabit Communities network

Computer Science/Engineering/Industry Partners/

New graphene nano-ribbons lend sensors unprecedented sensitivity

Chemistry/Engineering/Materials Science/

Tuan honored for work on shielding concrete that could boost national security

Awards/Civil Engineering/Engineering/

Smart bandage could promote better, faster healing

Engineering/Health/Materials Science/

How acoustics can be an early warning system for bridges

Civil Engineering/Engineering/Policies/

Sorghum shows potential as fabric dye

Engineering/Materials Science/Textiles/

Take an inch, give a mile: Higher roadside barriers show promise

Engineering/Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Transportation/

Team reaches milestone in effort to treat bone disorders

Biological Systems Engineering/Engineering/Health/

Researcher examines enhancing preschool science instruction

Children and Families/Early Childhood/Engineering/

Electric avenue: New approach could transform semiconductor tech

Engineering/Materials Science/Physics/

Former astronaut Anderson tests profs’ surgery robot

Engineering/Health/Robotics/

Husker engineers craft microscopic heater-thermometer

Chemistry/Engineering/Materials Science/

Soft robotic could ease complications, cost of colonoscopy

Engineering/Health/Materials Science/

Researchers harness heat to power computers

Energy/Engineering/Materials Science/

Particle offers promise for vaccine in pill form

Engineering/Health/Virology/

Study finds support for new forms of liquid water

Chemistry/Engineering/Food/Energy/Water/

New approach improves potential HIV vaccine

Chemistry/Engineering/Virology/

Prototype may lower barriers to growing new cells

Biology/Engineering/Health/

Project to compare physical responses, neighborhood conditions

Architecture/Engineering/

Nebraska Engineering leads manufacturing efficiency initiative

Education/Energy/Engineering/

Researchers decipher nanoscale architecture of beetle shell

Engineering/Materials Science/Nanomaterials/

Sharif’s team to contribute to cybersecurity effort

Defense/Engineering/Security/

Project aims to shape kids’ attitudes toward engineering

Children and Families/Education/Engineering/

Center to develop roadway upgrades in four states

Engineering/Transportation/

‘Conductive concrete’ shields electronics from EMP attack

Civil Engineering/Engineering/

New underwater mic 6,000 times more sensitive to sound

Engineering/Materials Science/

Innovation keeps solar cells high and dry

Engineering/Materials Science/

$11.3M NIH project to study biomolecular communication

Biochemistry/Bioinformatics/Biomedical Research/Chemistry/Engineering/Health/

NSF grant to support next-gen underground sensors

Agriculture/Engineering/Technology/

System could help diagnose, treat brain injuries

Brain Research/Engineering/Health/

Zhu to lead creation of concrete monitoring system

Civil Engineering/Engineering/

What’s your poison? Researchers engineer toxin to target pain

Biology/Engineering/Health/

Researchers develop new DNA test procedure for avocado industry

Agriculture/Engineering/

Aerial ‘fire drone’ passes Homestead test

Agriculture/Drones/Engineering/

Engineers capture self-assembly of nanocrystals in real time

Engineering/Nanomaterials/

New crystal is four times more sensitive to X-rays

Engineering/Materials Science/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Fulbright expands Norton’s disaster debris research

Engineering/Honors/

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