New device would help those with chronic conditions get timely treatment

Husker engineer Eric Markvicka is developing a new approach for detecting acute exacerbations of chronic conditions. With support from the National Institutes of Health, Markvicka is leading a project aimed at developing a wearable monitoring device that contains multiple types of sensors, enabling faster and more accurate detection of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic conditions like asthma, heart disease and other inflammatory disorders. Eventually, the technology may help everyday people monitor their overall health and attune to early warning signs of illness. (11/6/24)

Top Sponsored Awards, September 2024

The following list of awards from public entities includes grants of $200,000 or more between Aug. 16 and Sept. 15, 2024, as reported through NuRamp:

S. Fernando, T. Burkey, P. Miller, Sangjin Ryu; $649,929; U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Assessment of Environmental Impacts and Ecological Consequences Associated with Genetically Engineered Microbes in Livestock Production Systems

Tim Gay; $683,990; NSF; Polarized Electron Physics (10/31/24)

Husker team explores potential of MXenes for nanotech applications

A research team led by Alexander Sinitskii is exploring the physical properties of MXenes, a fast-growing family of two-dimensional materials with potential for many nanotechnology applications. The team’s work builds on about two decades of research into graphenes, another family of 2D materials with important uses across many domains but which exhibit some shortcomings compared to MXenes (pronounced “maxenes”). (10/28/24)

28 NCMN faculty make list of world's most influential researchers

The Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List is a comprehensive analysis of all peer-reviewed papers across scientific disciplines. It measures the significance of the research, including how often each study is cited in the work of other scientists. The publication is the definitive list of research that has made the most significant impact across each field of study. The following NCMN researchers made the list:

• Kirill Belashchenko, Physics and Astronomy
• Christian Binek, Physics and Astronomy
• Peter Dowben, Physics and Astronomy
• Stephen Ducharme, Physics and Astronomy
• Patrick Dussault, Chemistry
• Alexei Gruverman, Physics and Astronomy
• David Hage, Chemistry
• Xia Hong, Physics and Astronomy
• Sitaram Jaswal, Physics and Astronomy (emeritus)
• Rebecca Lai, Chemistry
• Andrzej Rajca, Chemistry
• David Sellmyer*, Physics and Astronomy
• Alexander Sinitskii, Chemistry
• Ralph Skomski*, Physics and Astronomy
• Evgeny Tsymbal, Physics and Astronomy
• Yiqi Yang, Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design
• Florin Bobaru, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Yuris Dzenis, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Yongfeng Lu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Eric Markvicka, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Kamlakar Rajurkar, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Ravi Saraf, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Mathias Schubert, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Eli Sutter, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Peter Sutter, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Joseph Turner, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Jian Wang, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Jiashi Yang, Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Bartelt-Hunt named AEESP Fellow

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Donald R. Voelte, Jr. and Nancy A. Keegan Chair of Engineering and professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named a 2024 Fellow of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. Medals will be presented to the 2024 class of fellows during the 2025 AEESP Awards Ceremony at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Read more here. (10/18/24)