The department's research activities are recognized at the national and international level, and include innovative projects on nanostructured materials; nondestructive testing; ceramic, polymeric, piezoelectric, and smart materials characterization; modeling and micro-scale dynamic systems; and computational mechanics.

The Department of Engineering Mechanics has merged with the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering. Its publications and department information can be found here: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/mechengineer/