Top Sponsored Awards, July 2023

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Posted September 1, 2023 by Dan Moser

The following list of awards from public entities includes all arts and humanities grants of $10,000 or more and all other grants of $200,000 or more between June 16 and July 15, 2023, as reported through NUgrant, the university’s electronic research administration system.  

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture 
P. Grassini
$296,587
International Fertilizer Association 
Global Assessment of Potassium Limitation to Crop Yields 

School of Biological Sciences 
A. Johnson, D. Shizuka 
$812,181 
National Science Foundation 
Resolving the Drivers of Variation in Cooperative Social Groups along Environmental Gradients 

Department of Biological Systems Engineering 
J. Santarpia 
$245,678 
University of Nebraska Medical Center 
Independent Verification and Validation for Biological Agents for the DARPA Personalized Protective Biosystem  

Department of Biological Systems Engineering/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
H. Diefes-Dux, G. Panther, L. Perry 
$597,668 
NSF 
Engineering Student Reflection: Enhancing Metacognitive Strategies to Facilitate Transition from Pedagogy to Andragogy 

Buffett Early Childhood Institute 
K. Gallagher, A. Daro 
$626,400 
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation 
Preschool Development Grant Birth to Five: Needs Assessment 

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 
S. Dishari 
$489,134 
NSF
Engineering Fuel Cell Electrodes to Overcome Ion Transport Limitations using Low-cost, Efficient Lignin-based Ionomers 

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering/Industrial Agricultural Products Center
R. Saha, L. Isom
$212,581
Nebraska Ethanol Board
E-30 Demonstration Study 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
A. Khattak
$3,000,000
Department of Transportation
Mid-America Transportation Center for Transportation Safety and Equity (MATC-TSE) 

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
R. Dixon, T. Roy
$334,621
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Impact of Surface Fluxes on Rain-On-Snow Events in the U.S. and Improving Their Representation in Numerical Models 

College of Education and Human Sciences (Dean’s Office)
D. Smidt
$842,835
Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts
Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation Business Analysts 

Department of Educational Psychology/Department of Psychology/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
K. Edwards, D. Hope, L. Wheeler
$439,999
National Institutes of Health
Development and Pilot Evaluation of an Online Mentoring Program to Prevent Adversities Among Trans and Other Gender Minority Youth 

Department of English/Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
M. Cohen, K. Price, K. McMullen, B. Barney
$159,792
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Charles Chesnutt’s Cleveland Archives: Phase One 

Department of Mathematics
E. Grifo
$425,000
NSF
CAREER: Problems in Commutative and Homological Algebra 

Department of Physics and Astronomy
I. Fabrikant
$277,644
NSF
Laser-Assisted Electron and Positronium Collisions 

Department of Physics and Astronomy/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience 

P. Dowben
$563,690
NSF
Heteromolecular Interface Design for Better Multiferroic Molecular Spintronics 

Department of Psychology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
R. Bevins, S. Barrett
$1,798,880
NIH
Understanding and mitigating exacerbated nicotine use resulting from Pavlovian interoceptive conditioning 

Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
M. Savaiano
$454,185
Department of Education
Nebraska Project for Children who are DeafBlind  

4-H State Office/Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
J. Lingard, H. Yoon, Y. Xia
$1,243,913
The Ohio State University
YEA: Empowering the Next Generation Ag & Food Systems Workforce via Experiential Learning, Engaging Diverse Youth & Enhanced PYD Programs 

International Quilt Museum
L. Levy
$21,841
Nebraska Arts Council
Nebraska Arts Council International Quilt Museum Basic Support Grant 

Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
R. Bielenberg, M. Asadollahipajouh, R. Faller, C. Stolle
$530,131
Nebraska Department of Transportation
FY22-IND-1-PCB: MASH 2016 TL-3 Design and Evaluation of the Indiana F-shape PCB in Free-Standing, Asphalt Anchored Configurations, and Transitions 

Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
R. Faller, R. Bielenberg, S. Rosenbaugh
$319,463
Nebraska Department of Transportation
MASH TL-3 Evaluation of Illinois DOTs Steel Railing, Type SMX 

R. Faller, M. Asadollahipajouh, R. Bielenberg, T. Yosef
$239,647
Nebraska Department of Transportation
RPFP-FY2023-WISDOT-SLOPE-1: Guidance for Mgs Installed Adjacent to Steep Slopes at Variable Offsets Phase I 

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools 

L. Knoche
$211,000
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Preschool Development Grant Continuation – Getting Ready 
Nebraska Local Technical Assistance Program
M. Doht
$818,039
Nebraska Department of Transportation 
Nebraska Local Technical Assistance Program FY24 

Nebraska State Forest Service
J. Erixson
$300,000
USDA Forest Service
Sawlog CAFA 

Rural Prosperity Nebraska/Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 8
M. Emery, T. Hibbeler
$25,000,000
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
Midwest/Central Plains Regional Food Business Center 

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
J. Mendoza-Gorham
$1,624,895
U.S. Department of Education
Upward Bound Program 2022-2027 


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