(bright music)
-: My name is Lance Perez,
and I'm the Dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
College of Engineering.
A Big 10 College of Engineering.
I welcome you to this webpage and this content,
and I hope that you'll take the time
to learn about the University of Nebraska,
the College of Engineering,
the city of Lincoln, and the state of Nebraska.
We are a wonderful community of faculty,
staff, and students, and I sincerely hope
that you'll be interested in joining us.
(engine roaring)
As a Big 10 College of Engineering,
we are deeply committed
to engineering education and research.
A distinctive feature of engineering
at the University of Nebraska
is our Complete Engineer program.
This program seeks to develop
six competencies in our students
that give our students a competitive advantage
when they graduate and enter the workplace.
-: Engineering isn't just about problem-solving,
it's also about teamwork, communication skills.
So we're training engineers
in a more holistic way here at Nebraska.
-: And when I talk to our alums,
I say, "What's the most challenging part of your job?"
And they always say, "Working on teams."
The Complete Engineer really gives our graduates
a step up when they go out into the workplace.
(hammer pounding)
-: One of the major initiatives that we have going
in the College of Engineering at Nebraska,
is nearly $200 million worth of facilities investments.
One of these projects, a $75-million project,
is building a brand new 87,000 square foot,
state-of-the-art research building.
And it is also renovating
another 100,000 square feet of research space.
We are also planning a brand new
engineering building called Kiewit Hall.
This building is 180,000 square feet
and is dedicated to our education mission.
It will be opening in the fall of 2023,
and will be one of the best
engineering buildings in the country.
-: I guess to me as a student,
this building is really the physical,
like tangible manifestation
of the investment and the commitment
that this community really has for us as the students.
-: My research group is focused on material innovations,
and then we are really interested about
fascinating nanoscale, phentermine, and polymeric materials.
So in this new facility, we're gonna have
a-state-of-the art lab with dedicated lab space
for our weight chemistry and material characterization.
-: Another very exciting initiative that is currently ongoing
in the College of Engineering
is the creation of a school of computing.
Backed by a major investment from the chancellor's office,
we are elevating computing across the college
and across the university.
This includes major investments in our faculty in computing
and strengthening our research areas in data science,
Artificial Intelligence, drones, and robotics.
(engine buzzing)
Part of our efforts to transform the College of Engineering
has been a major faculty hiring initiative.
This includes hiring over 48 new faculty
in the last five years.
These new professors are doing outstanding research
and education, and are winning major national awards,
like National Science Foundation CAREER Awards,
and Young Investigator Awards.
-: I decided to come to Nebraska
because it's a really supportive environment.
There are great core facilities,
and they're making a big investment
in research facilities in general here.
-: A very important value in the College of Engineering
and Nebraska is the emphasis we put
on graduate student development.
They are a part of our community and a critical part
of our research and education enterprise.
(buildings exploding)
We are very excited about what's happening
in the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska,
and I sincerely hope you'll consider joining us.
You'll be joining a fantastic community
of faculty, staff, and students,
and Lincoln and Omaha are two of the best cities
to live in in the United States.
I hope to see you soon, and go Big Red.