Top Sponsored Awards, September 2023

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Posted November 3, 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 Aug. 16 and Sept. 15, 2023, as reported through NUgrant, the university’s electronic research administration system.  

 
Agricultural Research Division, Dean’s Office/Department of Agricultural Economics/Department of Biological Systems Engineering/School of Natural Resources 
D. McLean, T. Awada, F. Bai, S. Christofferson, S. Das Choudhury, K. Giannakas, J. Luck, A. Suyker 
$629,628 
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service 
Data Solutions for Climate Smart and Resilient Agriculture 
 
Department of Animal Science/Department of Biological Systems Engineering 
S. Fernando, T. Burkey, P. Miller, A. Schmidt 
$999,981 
USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture 
Identifying AMR Gene Reservoirs and Bacterial Host-AMR Gene Associations to Identify Bacterial Host Range of AMR Genes in Swine Production Systems 
 
Department of Biochemistry 
M. Wilson 
$291,607 
University of Florida 
Understanding and Improving the Oxygen-Tolerance of Thi4 Metalloenzymes 
 
Department of Chemistry/Department of Biochemistry/Department of Biological Systems Engineering/Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 
D. Hage, B. Cheung, E. Harris, W. Niu, A. Pannier 
$478,072 
National Science Foundation 
MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of SEC/FFF-MALS-DLS 
 
Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies/Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Department of Entomology/Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 2/Extension Engagement Zone 5/Extension Engagement Zone 8/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools/School of Biological Sciences/Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education 
S. Hong, M. Burks, D. Golick, D. Menon, G. Nugent, L. Poppe, S. Roberts, L. Werth, C. Wittich, H. Yoon 
$449,918 
NSF
Enhancing Early Childhood Educators Reflective Practice and Content Knowledge to Increase Childrens Capacity for Science Talk 
 
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
J. Eun 
$635,820 
National Science Foundation 
CAREER: Multi-physical and Multi-scale Testing and Modeling of Water Infiltration through Frozen Soils 
 
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering 
A. Khattak, C. Nelson, J. Turner 
$300,000 
University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley 
UTRGV UTC: Nebraska Rail Safety Research 
 
Department of Educational Psychology/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools 
K. Edwards, L. Wheeler 
$600,000 
William T. Grant Foundation 
An Online Family-based Program to Reduce Inequity among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth of Color 
 
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering/Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 
E. Sutter, P. Sutter 
$542,870 
NSF 
Atomistic Control over Functional Defects in van der Waals Nanostructures 
 
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering/Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 
B. Cui, Y. Lu 
$600,000 
Department of Defense-Air Force Office of Scientific Research 
Nanoscale Energy Coupling and Material Behaviors in Selective Laser Sintering of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics 
 
Department of Plant Pathology 
S. Kim 
$399,283 
North Carolina State University 
Collaborative Research: Investigation of the Molecular and Cellular Bases of the Maize/Puccinia Sorghi Interaction 
 
Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders 
A. Wragge, S. Kemp 
$357,995 
Nebraska Department of Education 
Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network, State Coordinator Project 2023-24 
 
Nebraska Forest Service 
J. Erixson 
$1,875,000 
USDA-Forest Service 
Nebraska Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 
 
J. Erixson 
$250,000 
USDA-Forest Service 
2023 Nebraska Community Wildfire Defense Grant-Base Funding 
 
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools 
A. Witte, S. Sheridan, H. Yoon 
$3,800,000 
U.S. Department of Education-Institute of Education Sciences 
Efficacy of Teleconsultation with Parents and Teachers to Promote Student Social-Behavioral Outcomes 
 
Public Policy Center 
M. Scalora, D. Bulling 
$500,000 
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services 
Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Technical Assistance 
 
School of Computing 
A. Roohi 
$533,880 
NSF 
CSR: Small: Cross-Layer Solutions Enabling Instant Computing for Edge Intelligence Devices 
 
S. Balasubramaniam 
$399,974 
National Science Foundation 
Bacterial-based Biosensor Digital Twin for Microbial Community Sensing (US-Ireland-R&D Partnership) 
 
School of Natural Resources 
M. Svoboda, D. Bathke, B. Fuchs, C. Knutson, K. Smith, T. Tadesse 
$218,000 
United Nations 
Implementation of the Collaboration Partnership on Drought Resiliency and Preparedness 
 
P. Hanson, K. Cameron, M. Joeckel, A. Young 
$203,497 
U.S. Department of the Interior-Geological Survey
FY2023 Nebraska Statemap Proposal 
 
School of Natural Resources/Department of Agricultural Economics/ 
Daugherty Water Food Food Global Institute 

M. Svoboda, D. Bathke, B. Fuchs, T. Haigh, C. Knutson, T. Mieno, R. Rimsaite, K. Smith, T. Tadesse 
$1,275,000 
USDA-Office of the Chief Economist 
USDA Support of the U.S. Drought Monitor and Hub Activities for 2023-2024 


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