Top Sponsored Awards, November 2024

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Posted January 10, 2025 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 Oct. 16 and Nov. 15, 2024, as reported through NuRamp, the university’s electronic research administration system.        

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture/Department of Biological Systems Engineering/School of Natural Resources 
M. Mamo, C. Cordova, J. Keshwani, L. Sandall, D. Uden 
$597,589 
United States Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Fostering the Next Generation of Inclusive Agricultural and Natural Resources Professionals 
 
Department of Biological Systems Engineering/Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering/Department of Food Science and Technology 
H. Song, W. Niu 
$600,000 
University of Virginia 
ECO-CBET: Bioelectrochemical Manufacturing of High-Value Chemicals using CO2 as Feedstock 
 
Department of Chemistry 
R. Lai 
$221,357 
National Strategic Research Institute 
Detection of Toxins via Electrochemical Sensors 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
L. Zhao, J. Hawkins, N. Huynh 
$433,592 
United States Department of Transportation-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
Exploring Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers’ Perceptions of and Compliance with the Electronic Logging Devices Mandates with an Emphasis on Equity Considerations 
 
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering/Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering/Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering 
C. Zuhlke, G. Gogos, S. Nejati, J. Shield 
$12,833,287 
Department of Defense-Office of Naval Research 
Shaping metallic surfaces using femtosecond laser pulses for thermal system management and other applications 
 
Department of Entomology 
D. Golick, T. Anderson, G. Bingham, G. Brewer, J. Louis, L. Lynch-O’Brien, J. McMechan, S. Mondal, J. Peterson, L. Rault, A. Smart, A. Velez Arango, T. Weissling, J. Wu-Smart 
$489,696 
USDA-NIFA 
Growing the Next Generation of STEM Professionals Using Integrated Insect-Plant Research and Extension Experiences 
 
T. Anderson 
$1,993,647 
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 
Novel Assays for Cuticular Penetration and Pharmacokinetics 
 
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering 
E. Markvicka 
$1,122,642 
National Institutes of Health-National Center For Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
SCH: A Multimodal Wearable Device to Measure Physiologic Coupling 
 
Department of Physics and Astronomy 
P. Dowben, C. Binek 
$475,000 
State University of New York-Buffalo 
FuSe2 Topic 3: Energy-Efficient Nanoelectronics Based on CMOS-Compatible Magnetoelectric Transistors 
 
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Department of Agricultural Economics/Department of Agronomy and Horticulture/Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 1 
B. Maharjan, J. Groskopf, V. Thapa, C. Walters 
$1,116,149 
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service 
Promoting Optimized Fertilizer Nitrogen Management for Conservation Stewardship in Sugar Beet Production 
 
Public Policy Center/College of Journalism and Mass Communications/Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts/University Operations 
L. PytlikZillig, C. Armstrong, M. Hartman, K. Mantonya, A. Smith, J. Walther 
$361,500 
City of Lincoln 
UNL Response: RFP 24-142 SM & BC Consultant Proposal to Divert Landfill Food & Recyclable Waste: A Community-Based and Research-Based Social Marketing Approach 
 
School of Natural Resources 
L. Ameyaw, A. Powers 
$682,335 
USDA-NRCS 
Alley Cropping as a Sustainable Land Use Strategy on Agricultural Lands in the US Midwest 
 
West Central Research and Extension Center/Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication/Department of Biological Systems Engineering/Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 10/Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 7/School of Natural Resources 
X. Qiao, D. Charlson, E. Hunt, A. Katimbo, W. Liang, B. Patias Lena, T. White 
$449,212 
University of Iowa 
RII Track-2 FEC: Data-Advanced Research and Education (DARE) to improve weather intelligence, localized climate change assessment and resilience capability in ag-based communities. 


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