Junyi Yang
- Class of 2015
- Lincoln, NE
Junyi Yang of Lincoln earns UNL degree
2015 Aug 17
Junyi Yang of Lincoln was among nearly 750 students granted degrees during the summer all-university commencement ceremony Aug. 15 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Yang earned a doctor of philosophy from the Graduate College.
Shane Farritor, Lederer Professor of Engineering, delivered the commencement address. Farritor leads UNL's Robotics and Mechatronics Lab, a research and education program focused on the innovative application of robotics technology. Farritor helped create miniature surgical robots that can be inserted through a tiny incision and perform minimally invasive surgery that significantly reduce the patient's pain and recovery time.
The graduates were from 35 states, the District of Columbia and 25 countries.