Active awards, July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024
* Indicates new in 2023–2024
Adenwalla, Shireen
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Funsize Physics Version 3: Past Achievements, Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward
$365,777
NSF
4/1/2022 – 3/31/2025
Xu, Xiaoshan
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Aich, Nirupam
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Collaborative Research: Transformation, Interaction and Toxicity of Emerging 2D Nanomaterials Free-Standing and Embedded onto Nanocomposite Membranes for PFAS Degradation
$254,833
NSF
1/1/2023 – 12/31/2025
Alexandrov, Vitali
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Corrosion and Passivation Mechanisms of Li-Ion Battery Cathodes from Ab Initio Interfacial Reaction Dynamics
$302,291
NSF
9/1/2019 – 8/31/2024
Allen, Craig
Natural Resources
DISES-RCN: Resilience in Agricultural Socio-Environmental Systems
$403,020
NSF
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2025
Awada, Tala
Natural Resources
Sundstrom, Shana
Natural Resources
Alsaleem, Fadi
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Neural Integrated Sensing and Computing Units for Wearable Device Applications
$391,532
NSF
9/15/2019 – 8/31/2023
Microsystems-Based AI for SWaP-C @ Edge
$588,418
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity through General Electric
11/19/2021 – 11/18/2023
Anderson, Mark
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
*Assessment of Winter Maintenance Performance Objectives Using Maintenance Decision Support System
$253,736
DOT-FHWA through Nebraska Department of Transportation
7/1/2023 – 1/31/2026
Khattak, Aemal
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Andrews, Trey
Psychology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center/Institute for Ethnic Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Advancing Graduate Psychology Education in Primary Care
$724,512
DHHS-HRSA
7/1/2022 – 6/30/2025
Hansen, David
Psychology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
Lorenz, Tierney
Psychology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
McChargue, Dennis
Psychology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
REU Site: Community-Engaged Training for Advancing Health Equity
$402,120
NSF
4/15/2022 – 3/31/2025
Edwards, Katie
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
Habecker, Patrick
Sociology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Nelson, Timothy
Psychology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
Awada, Tala
Natural Resources
*Geospatial Solutions and Training for Agricultural Researchers and Practitioners
$400,000
USDA-ARS
9/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Balasubramaniam, Sasitharan
Computing
*Bacterial-Based Biosensor Digital Twin for Microbial Community Sensing (US-Ireland-R&D Partnership)
$399,974
NSF
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2026
Banerjee, Simanti
Agricultural Economics
*Improving the Retention and Uptake of Tillable and Non-Tillable Grazing Land in the Conservation Reserve Program: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Economic and Environmental Factors
$499,868
USDA-FSA
11/7/2022 – 9/29/2025
Allen, Craig
Natural Resources
Dennis, Elliott
Agricultural Economics
Meredith, Gwendwr
Natural Resources
Stephenson, Mitchell
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Barbey, Aron Keith
Psychology/Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
*Understanding the Cognitive and Brain Health Benefits of Increasing Beef Consumption in Young Adults PHASE I
$750,000
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
11/1/2023 – 8/1/2025
Barletta, Raul
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Development and Testing of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis DIVA Vaccines in Ruminants
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2020 – 6/30/2025
Barrett, Scott
Psychology
Non-Opioid Anesthetic Countermeasures
$363,117
DOD-DTRA through National Strategic Research Institute
8/24/2020 – 8/23/2024
Bevins, Rick
Psychology
Bartelt-Hunt, Shannon
Civil and Environmental Engineering
NDEE PFAS Monitoring
$399,915
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
6/1/2023 – 5/31/2026
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center/ Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Influence of Agrochemical Mixtures on Treatment Wetland Ecosystems Services
$499,999
USDA-NIFA
5/1/2019 – 4/30/2025
Messer, Tiffany
Biological Systems Engineering
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center/ Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
REU Site: Sustainability of Horizontal Civil Networks in Rural Areas
$445,241
NSF
3/15/2020 – 2/29/2024
Eun, Jongwan
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jones, Libby
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kim, Seunghee
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Li, Xu
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Li, Yusong
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Linzell, Daniel
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Messer, Tiffany
Biological Systems Engineering
Sim, Chungwook
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Steelman, Joshua
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wittich, Christine
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wood, Richard
Civil and Environmental Engineering
CAMRADES Connecting AntiMicrobial Resistance, Agricultural Decisions, and Environmental Systems: A Tool for Mitigating AMR and Assessing Risk to Human Health in Agro-Ecosystems
$309,037
USDA-NIFA through Iowa State University
1/15/2022 – 1/14/2027
Schmidt, Amy
Biological Systems Engineering/Animal Science
Wang, Bing
Food Science and Technology
Basche, Andrea
Agronomy and Horticulture
*Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities-Building Markets and Investing in America’s Climate-Smart Farmers, Ranchers & Forest Owners to Strengthen U.S. Rural and Agricultural Communities
$420,725
USDA-NRCS through Archer Daniels Midland
9/1/2023 – 9/1/2028
*DISES: Integrating Human and Biophysical Factors to Project Future Cropscapes Under Climate Change
$285,963
NSF through Emory University
9/15/2023 – 8/31/2027
Catalyzing a Billion Dollar Cover Crop Seed Industry
$512,000
USDA-NIFA through University of Missouri
4/1/2023 – 3/31/2028
Drewnoski, Mary
Animal Science
Enhancing the Sustainability of U.S. Cropping Systems Through Cover Crops and an Innovative Information and Technology Network
$370,607
USDA-NIFA through North Carolina State University
9/1/2019 – 8/31/2024
McMechan, Justin
Entomology
Wortman, Samuel
Agronomy and Horticulture
Bashford, Greg
Biological Systems Engineering
REU Site: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Biomedical Devices at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$414,979
NSF
5/1/2021 – 4/30/2025
Markvicka, Eric
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Batelaan, Herman
Physics and Astronomy
Coherent Electron Control
$588,032
NSF
8/1/2022 – 7/31/2025
Coherent Electron Control
$475,161
NSF
8/1/2019 – 7/31/2023
Becker, Donald
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology
*Substrate Channeling and Communication in Proline Metabolic Enzymes
$700,000
DHHS-NIGMS through University of Missouri-Columbia
6/1/2023 – 4/30/2027
REU Site: Training in Redox Biology
$298,186
NSF
3/1/2018 – 2/29/2024
Adamec, Jiri
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Du, Liangcheng
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Franco Cruz, Rodrigo
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/ Nebraska Center for Redox Biology/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Khalimonchuk, Oleh
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Lee, Jaekwon
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Wilson, Mark
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Zhang, Limei
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Investigating the Proline Cycle as a Potential Cancer Therapy Target
$291,984
DHHS-NIGMS through University of Missouri-Columbia
9/15/2020 – 8/31/2023
Belashchenko, Kirill
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
*DMREF: GOALI: Designing Materials for Next-Generation Spintronic Devices
$325,675
NSF through Purdue University
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2027
First-Principles Studies of Spin-Orbit Torque and Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Nanostructures
$363,787
NSF
2/1/2020 – 7/31/2024
Benson, John
Natural Resources
Elk Resource Selection, Movement, Survival, and Population Dynamics in Western Nebraska
$892,242
DOI-FWS through Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
8/1/2021 – 6/30/2028
Bhardwaj, Shubhendu
Electrical and Computer Engineering
*Semiconductor-Based Terahertz Traveling Wave Amplifiers for Monolithic Integration
$379,921
NSF
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2026
Schubert, Mathias
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
*RPFP-FY2023-WISDOT-OVERLAY-1: MASH TL-3 Evaluation of New Jersey Shape Parapet with 3-in. Overlay
$251,591
Nebraska Department of Transportation
4/23/2024 – 6/30/2026
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
*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
$530,131
DOT-Indiana Department of Transportation through Nebraska Department of Transportation
7/1/2022 – 7/31/2026
Asadollahipajouh, Mojdeh
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Stolle, Cody
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
FY20-WY-1-GATE: MASH 2016 TL-3 Evaluation of Drop-Arm Road Closure Gate
$299,396
DOT-Wyoming Department of Transportation through Nebraska Department of Transportation
2/26/2020 – 5/9/2026
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Binek, Christian
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
MRI: Acquisition of Optical Access in a Cryogenic Scanning Probe Microscope for Quantum Sensing Capabilities
$358,171
NSF
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2024
Hong, Xia
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Laraoui, Abdelghani
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Xu, Xiaoshan
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Bitterman, Patrick
Global Integrative Studies
*Collaborative Research:GCR: Convergent Anthropocene Systems (Anthems) – A System-of-Systems Paradigm
$297,535
NSF
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2028
Blanco, Humberto
Agronomy and Horticulture
*Examining Soil-Profile C Pools, C Sequestration, and Soil Health under Early- and Late-Terminated Cover Crops in Rainfed and Irrigated No-Till Continuous Corn in the Long Term
$749,045
USDA-NIFA
8/1/2023 – 7/31/2027
Drijber, Rhae
Agronomy and Horticulture
Enhancing the Health of Low C, Sandy, and Sloping Soil with Biochar and Cover Crops
$499,999
USDA-NIFA
5/1/2020 – 4/30/2025
Creech, Cody
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Drijber, Rhae
Agronomy and Horticulture
Easterly, Amanda
Agronomy and Horticulture
Jasa, Paul
Biological Systems Engineering
Managing Cover Crops to Enhance Soil Ecosystem Services in Soils Vulnerable to Environmental Pressures
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
5/1/2020 – 4/30/2025
Parsons, Jay
Agricultural Economics
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Thompson, Laura
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center/ Southeast Research and Extension District
Yang, Haishun
Agronomy and Horticulture
Bloom, Ken
Physics and Astronomy
U.S. CMS Upgrades for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider
$372,908
NSF through Cornell University
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2024
Golf, Frank
Physics and Astronomy
Kravchenko, Ilya
Physics and Astronomy
Bobaru, Florin
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Corrosion-Induced Fracture and Failure: Transforming Computations from Micrometers and Minutes to Meters and Years
$748,375
NSF
6/1/2020 – 5/31/2025
Larios, Adam
Mathematics
Bradley, Justin
Computing
REU Site: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Unmanned Systems Foundations and Application
$424,759
NSF
3/1/2023 – 2/28/2026
Detweiler, Carrick
Computing
Duncan, Brittany
Computing
Nie, Shuai
Computing
Tran, Dung Hoang
Computing
CPS: Medium: Dig, Sip, Breathe: Automated Monitoring of Carbon and Water Cycles in Agriculture
$990,697
USDA-NIFA
1/1/2023 – 12/31/2025
Detweiler, Carrick
Computing
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Muñoz-Arriola, Francisco
Biological Systems Engineering
Brennan, Marc
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Restoration of Spectral Resolution with Hearing-Aid Amplification
$448,983
DHHS-NIDCD
12/1/2018 – 11/30/2023
Brewer, Gary
Entomology
Increasing the Capacity of the Captive Rearing and Reintroduction Program for the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle, Cicindela nevadica lincolniana
$310,382
DOI-FWS through Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
8/1/2017 – 3/31/2025
Weissling, Tom
Entomology
Brown-Brandl, Tami
Biological Systems Engineering
FACT-CIN: A Coordinated Innovation Network for Advancing Computer Vision in Precision Livestock Farming
$286,058
USDA-NIFA through Michigan State University
3/1/2021 – 2/28/2026
Psota, Eric
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Buan, Nicole
Biochemistry
Identifying Coupled Metabolic Processes in Methanogenic Archaea
$598,983
NSF
3/15/2020 – 2/29/2024
Bulling, Denise
Public Policy Center
*Nebraska Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Project
$755,000
DHHS-CDC
9/15/2023 – 9/14/2027
Hoffman, Stacey
Public Policy Center
Nebraska 988 Expansion and Enhancement Project
$258,433
DHHS-SAMHSA through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
1/1/2023 – 4/29/2024
An Evidence-Based Approach to Preventing Student Suicide at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2022-2025
$305,956
DHHS-SAMHSA
9/30/2022 – 9/29/2024
Hoffman, Stacey
Public Policy Center
Madison, Kenji
Campus Recreation
Nebraska Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness/Disaster Mental Health
$320,000
DHHS-ASPR through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
7/1/2022 – 6/30/2024
Hoffman, Stacey
Public Policy Center
Evaluation of the Invent2Prevent Student Innovation Lab to Prevent Targeted Violence
$581,298
DHS through University of Nebraska-Omaha
9/30/2022 – 9/29/2025
Hoffman, Stacey
Public Policy Center
Scalora, Mario
Public Policy Center
Burr, Chuck
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 3
UNL Virtual Testing Ag Performance Solutions (VTAPS) & Curriculum Development
$300,000
EPA through Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
2/22/2023 – 12/31/2025
Cooper, Stephen
J. S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
Rudnick, Daran
Biological Systems Engineering
Stockton, Matt
Agricultural Economics/West Central Research and Extension Center
Cahoon, Edgar
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Dissecting the Sphingolipid Metabolic and Regulatory Network
$750,000
NSF
8/1/2018 – 7/31/2023
Markham, Jennifer
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Saha, Rajib
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering/Center for Plant Science Innovation
High-Value Oilseed Design and Optimization: Camelina- and Soybean-Based Astaxanthin Production
$450,000
USDA-NIFA
1/15/2021 – 1/14/2025
Obata, Toshihiro
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Expanding Opportunities in Agricultural Sciences: Crop-to-Food Innovation
$742,668
USDA-NIFA
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2026
Auchtung, Jennifer
Food Science and Technology/Center for Plant Science Innovation/ Nebraska Food for Health Center
Benson, Andrew
Food Science and Technology/Center for Plant Science Innovation/ Nebraska Food for Health Center
Ciftci, Ozan
Food Science and Technology/Center for Plant Science Innovation/ Nebraska Food for Health Center
Clemente, Thomas
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation/Nebraska Food for Health Center
Danao, Mary-Grace
Food Science and Technology/Center for Plant Science Innovation/ Nebraska Food for Health Center
Frels, Katherine
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation/Nebraska Food for Health Center
Holding, David
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation/Nebraska Food for Health Center
Ramer-Tait, Amanda
Food Science and Technology/Center for Plant Science Innovation/ Nebraska Food for Health Center
Rose, Devin
Food Science and Technology/Agronomy and Horticulture/Center for Plant Science Innovation/ Nebraska Food for Health Center
Schnable, James
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation/Nebraska Food for Health Center
Xu, Changmou
Food Science and Technology/Center for Plant Science Innovation/ Nebraska Food for Health Center
Calegare, Liana
Global Engagement
FY19 Africa SPS TBT Scientific Exchanges
$400,000
USDA-FAS
8/30/2019 – 8/31/2023
Beghin, John
Agricultural Economics
Bianchini Huebner, Andreia
Food Science and Technology
Broderick, Kyle
Plant Pathology
Garcia-Ruiz, Hernan
Nebraska Center for Virology
Gustafson, Christopher
Agricultural Economics
Hallen-Adams, Heather
Food Science and Technology
Nogueira-Rodriguez, Lia
Agricultural Economics
Wegulo, Stephen
Plant Pathology
Cameron, Kathleen
Natural Resources
Lower Platte North Test Hole Drilling and Monitoring
$269,704
Lower Platte North Natural Resources District
6/24/2015 – 6/30/2025
Lackey, Susan
Natural Resources
Cerutti, Heriberto
Biological Sciences/Center for Plant Science Innovation
REU Site: Integrated Development of Bioenergy Systems
$323,325
NSF
3/1/2021 – 2/28/2025
Mechanisms of Small RNA-Mediated Silencing in Chlamydomonas
$794,803
NSF
7/1/2022 – 6/30/2025
Chambers, Jeff M
Center on Children, Families and the Law
HUD NE-BOS Planning Grant
$332,618
HUD
5/1/2018 – 4/30/2025
Chan, Hau
Computing
Collaborative Research: NSF-CSIRO: Fair Sequential Collective Decision-Making
$300,000
NSF
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2026
Chaves-Elizondo, Byron
Food Science and Technology
Improving the Development of Food Safety Plans Through the Advanced Preventive Controls School Initiative
$299,559
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2019 – 8/31/2023
Baumert, Joseph
Food Science and Technology
Downs, Melanie
Food Science and Technology
Wang, Bing
Food Science and Technology
Customizing Current Good Manufacturing Practices Training and Education for Small and Very Small Food Facilities Across the U.S.
$399,999
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2024
Chizinski, Christopher
Natural Resources
Motivations, Preferences, Attitudes, and Expenditures of Kansas Anglers
$375,504
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
4/1/2021 – 3/31/2026
Human Dimensions of Wildlife Survey Analysis
$545,594
DOI-FWS through Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
6/1/2020 – 12/31/2025
Exploring Links Between Hunting and Conservation Organization Participation to Increase Effectiveness of R3 Programs
$315,809
DOI-FWS through Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
4/1/2020 – 12/31/2024
Christensen, Alan
Biological Sciences
Double-Strand Break Repair in Plant Mitochondria: Products and Proteins
$919,500
NSF
8/15/2019 – 7/31/2024
Ciftci, Ozan
Food Science and Technology
Development of an Integrated Green Process to Obtain a High Value, Stable and Bioavailable Lycopene Product from Tomato Processing Industry Waste
$489,781
USDA-NIFA
4/1/2018 – 9/30/2023
Demirel, Yasar
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
An Innovative Approach to Increasing Bioavailability of Curcumin Using Nanoporous Starch Bioaerogels
$468,000
USDA-NIFA
6/1/2020 – 5/31/2024
Meneses Gonzalez, Yulie
Food Science and Technology
Rose, Devin
Food Science and Technology
An Innovative Green Platform Technology to Manufacture Novel Multifunctional Hollow Solid Lipid Micro- and Nanoparticles
$481,960
USDA-NIFA
1/1/2021 – 12/31/2023
Ciftci, Deniz
Food Science and Technology
Ciobanu, Daniel
Animal Science
Deconstructing the Role of SYNGR2 in Viral Disease Susceptibility in Livestock
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2020 – 6/30/2025
Vu, Hiep
Animal Science/Nebraska Center for Virology
Understanding Host X Pathogen Associations In Swine Infectious Diseases
$635,000
USDA-NIFA
5/1/2023 – 4/30/2027
Fernando, Samodha
Animal Science
Kachman, Stephen
Statistics
Loy, Dustin
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Clarke, Jennifer
Food Science and Technology/Agricultural Research Division
*ODF: National Ag Producer Data Cooperative: Strategic Development of a National Framework
$957,350
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2025
Calvert, Scout
University Libraries
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Spangler, Matthew
Animal Science
Thompson, Laura
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 11
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
ODF: National Agricultural Producers Data Cooperative: A Strategic Framework for Innovation
$960,000
USDA-NIFA
9/30/2022 – 9/29/2024
Calvert, Scout
University Libraries
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Spangler, Matthew
Animal Science
Thompson, Laura
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 11
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
National Ag Producer Data Cooperative: A Strategic Framework for Innovation
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2023
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Lorang, Liz
University Libraries
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Spangler, Matthew
Animal Science
Thompson, Laura
Cooperative Extension/ Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Yu, Hongfeng
Computer Science and Engineering
Clemente, Thomas
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Amfora Contract
$254,050
Industry Sponsor
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2023
Coenen, Jason
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
OCE-PRF: Windows into Cretaceous Diatom Paleobiology: Seasonal Responses in Laminated Sediments and Survivability and Response to the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event
$329,660
NSF
8/1/2022 – 7/31/2024
Harwood, David
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Corman, Jessica
Natural Resources
StreamNet: Building Capacity to Improve Water Quality
$491,726
Nebraska Environmental Trust
6/29/2020 – 6/30/2024
Chizinski, Christopher
Natural Resources
Couch, Brian
Biological Sciences
Empowering Institutions to Develop DEIJA-Centered Systems for Teaching and Learning
$505,000
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
11/1/2022 – 10/31/2028
Brassil, Chad
Biological Sciences
Zhang, Jing
Biochemistry
Student Engagement with Online Formative Assessments: Identifying Access and Barriers to Resource Use at Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions
$250,724
NSF
8/1/2021 – 7/31/2025
Brazeal, Kati
Biological Sciences
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
From Community to Practice: Evaluating How Open Educational Resources Facilitate Implementation of Vision and Change Principles Across Diverse Institutions
$778,131
NSF
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2026
Nebraska Research Network in Functional Genomics
$826,362
DHHS-NIGMS through University of Nebraska Medical Center
5/1/2020 – 4/30/2025
Pannier, Angie
Biological Systems Engineering
Covarrubias, Abel
Academic Services and Enrollment Management
Personal Responsibility Education Program
$353,600
DHHS-ACF through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
7/1/2022 – 6/30/2024
Padilla, Moi
Academic Services and Enrollment Management
Creech, Cody
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
Replacing Fallow and Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-Arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability
$269,411
USDA-ARS
8/1/2021 – 12/31/2024
Easterly, Amanda
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Maharjan, Bijesh
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
The Effects of Solid-and Semi-Solid Stemmed Wheat Varieties and Wheat Stem Sawfly Infestation on Wheat Residue Longevity and Soil Water Content
$250,000
USDA-NIFA through University of Minnesota-SARE
11/1/2021 – 10/31/2024
Bradshaw, Jeffrey
Entomology/Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Easterly, Amanda
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Frels, Katherine
Agronomy and Horticulture
Maharjan, Bijesh
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Stephenson, Mitchell
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Cressler, Clay
Biological Sciences
Ecology of Expulsion: Within-Host Dynamics Driving Nematode Infection
$308,161
NSF
8/15/2022 – 7/31/2025
Habitat and Coinfection as Drivers of Heterogeneity in Cross-Scale Wildlife Infectious Disease Processes
$388,732
NSF through University of Arkansas
7/15/2019 – 12/31/2024
Cui, Bai
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
*Nanoscale Energy Coupling and Material Behaviors in Selective Laser Sintering of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics
$600,000
DOD-AFOSR
8/1/2023 – 7/31/2026
Lu, Yongfeng
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Additively Manufactured Graded Composite Transition Joints for Dissimilar Metal Weldments in Advanced Ultra-Supercritical Power Plant
$300,000
DOE through West Virginia University
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2024
Understanding the Mechanisms of the Pulsed Electric Current Process for Joining Oxide-Dispersion-Strengthened Alloys
$307,825
NSF
9/1/2018 – 8/31/2023
High-Throughput Computational Guided Development of Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys-Based Composite
$510,626
DOE-ARPA-E through West Virginia University
5/14/2021 – 11/13/2023
Cupp, Andrea
Animal Science
*Androgen Excess Ovarian Microenvironment on Bovine Folliculogenesis
$650,000
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2024 – 6/30/2027
Wood, Jennifer
Animal Science
Metabolic Regulators of Corpus Luteum Function
$388,210
DHHS-NICHD through University of Nebraska Medical Center
8/3/2017 – 4/30/2024
Wood, Jennifer
Animal Science
Danao, Mary-Grace
Food Science and Technology
*High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment to Enhance Research and Extension Activities on Food Safety and Value Added Food Processing
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
9/15/2023 – 9/14/2027
Baumert, Joseph
Food Science and Technology
Majumder, Kaustav
Food Science and Technology
Sullivan, Gary
Animal Science
*R&D Phase II Collagen Characterization & Process Development
$384,322
Nebraska Department of Economic Development through Industry Sponsor
6/1/2024 – 5/31/2026
Majumder, Kaustav
Food Science and Technology
Sullivan, Gary
Animal Science
Dauer, Jenny
Natural Resources
Bridging Science Education and Psychology Perspectives to Support Science Literacy Theory & Instruction
$349,836
NSF
1/1/2020 – 12/31/2024
Supporting Students’ Critical Evaluation of Evidence in Socioscientific Issues Contexts
$299,983
NSF
6/1/2022 – 5/31/2025
Moon, Alena
Chemistry
Dauer, Joseph
Natural Resources
ECR DBER DCL: Describing the Neurobehavioral Effects of Modeling-Based Instruction in Undergraduate Life Sciences Education
$320,878
NSF
10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024
Clark, Carrie
Educational Psychology/ Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Quantitative Modeling in Undergraduate Biology Courses: Teaching Approaches and Student Outcomes
$402,926
NSF
10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024
Couch, Brian
Biological Sciences
de Guzman, Maria
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Youth Civic Engagement: Using Simulations and Design Thinking
$651,832
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2019 – 8/31/2024
Brandt, Molly
4-H State Office/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Do, Anh
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Kim, Surin
Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Parra, Gilbert
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Rice, Nathan
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 1/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Thorson, Stephanie
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 9/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
DeLong, John
Biological Sciences
Predicting Eco-Evolutionary Consequences of an Ongoing Invasion by a Key Herbivore in Temperate Reefs
$266,000
US-Israel Binational Science Foundation
10/1/2022 – 9/30/2026
Understanding the Consequences of Body Size Evolution in Ecological Communities
$450,000
James S. McDonnell Foundation
10/1/2016 – 9/30/2023
ORCC: Evaluating the Effect of Predation on Thermal Adaptation in Response to Climate Change
$918,907
NSF
5/1/2023 – 4/30/2026
Montooth, Kristi
Biological Sciences
Dennis, Elliott
Agricultural Economics
*Examining New Market Structures in Livestock Trading
$282,599
USDA-AMS
5/30/2023 – 5/30/2024
Desaulniers, Amy
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/ Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Enhancing Boar Fertility in the Face of Climate Change Through the Mitigation of In Utero Heat Stress
$650,000
USDA-NIFA
5/1/2023 – 4/30/2026
White, Brett
Animal Science
Detweiler, Carrick
Computer Science and Engineering
NRI: INT: Raining Drones: Mid-Air Release & Recovery of Atmospheric Sensing Systems
$643,600
NSF
10/1/2019 – 9/30/2023
Houston, Adam
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Diefes-Dux, Heidi
Biological Systems Engineering
*Engineering Student Reflection: Enhancing Metacognitive Strategies to Facilitate Transition from Pedagogy to Andragogy
$597,668
NSF
7/15/2023 – 6/30/2026
Panther, Grace
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Perry, Logan
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Evidencing Epidemic Change in Engineering Education: Shedding Light on Instructor Adaptability and Course Complexity for Sustained Change
$419,039
NSF
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2025
Panther, Grace
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dishari, Shudipto
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
*Engineering Fuel Cell Electrodes to Overcome Ion Transport Limitations Using Low-Cost, Efficient Lignin-Based Ionomers
$489,134
NSF
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2026
EARLY CAREER: Porin-Inspired Ionomers with Sub-NM Gated Ion Channels for High Ion Conductivity and Selectivity
$750,000
DOE
9/1/2019 – 8/31/2025
Dixon, Ross
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
The Impact of Surface Fluxes on Rain-On-Snow Events in the U.S. and Improving Their Representation in Numerical Models
$334,621
DOC-NOAA
6/1/2023 – 5/31/2025
Roy, Tirthankar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Doht, Mitchell
Nebraska Local Technical Assistance Program
Nebraska Local Technical Assistance Program FY24
$818,039
DOT-FHWA through Nebraska Department of Transportation
7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Doll, Beth
Educational Psychology/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Prairie Nebraska
$500,000
Department of the Treasury-IRS through University of Nebraska Medical Center-Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska
1/1/2023 – 12/31/2025
Douglass, Matthew
Natural Resources
Long Term Perspectives on Water Security, Food Security, and Land Management Among Daasanach Pastoralists of East Turkana, Northern Kenya
$748,870
NSF
10/1/2019 – 9/30/2025
Powell, Larkin
Natural Resources
Dowben, Peter
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Heteromolecular Interface Design for Better Multiferroic Molecular Spintronics
$563,690
NSF
8/15/2023 – 7/31/2026
Downs, Melanie
Food Science and Technology
Food Proteomics Research and Extension Mass Spectrometry Platform
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
9/15/2022 – 5/29/2024
Baumert, Joseph
Food Science and Technology
Benson, Andrew
Food Science and Technology
Johnson, Philip
Food Science and Technology
Majumder, Kaustav
Food Science and Technology
Schnable, James
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Drijber, Rhae
Agronomy and Horticulture
Soil Response to Agricultural Intensification in the Western Corn Belt
$279,916
USDA-ARS
8/1/2019 – 7/31/2024
Duncan, Brittany
Computer Science and Engineering
NRI: INT: Leveraging Environmental Monitoring UAS in Rainforests
$722,804
NSF
10/1/2019 – 9/30/2024
Detweiler, Carrick
Computer Science and Engineering
Autonomous Systems and Robotics Marsupial
$400,000
Confidential
4/17/2023 – 12/1/2023
Bradley, Justin
Computing
NRI: Collaborative Research: Adaptive Multi-Robot Configurable Teams Investigating Changing Ecosystem
$991,860
NSF
10/1/2022 – 9/30/2025
Bradley, Justin
Computing
Detweiler, Carrick
Computing
Dvorak, Bruce
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Biological Systems Engineering
Technical Assistance Outreach to Nebraska’s Food Processors, Chemical Manufacturers and Metal Manufacturers: Focus on Environmental Justice
$319,813
EPA
10/1/2022 – 9/30/2025
Stelling, Karen
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Williams, Robert
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Yuill, David
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
On-Site Source Reduction Technical Assistance for Nebraska’s Food Processors, Chemical Manufacturers and Metal Manufacturers
$415,872
EPA
4/1/2023 – 3/31/2026
Williams, Robert
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Yuill, David
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Dzenis, Yuris
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Ultratough Lightweight High-Temperature Nanofibers for Aerospace Composites
$599,374
DOD-AFOSR
6/8/2020 – 6/7/2024
Edwards, Katie
Educational Psychology/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*The Impact of Minority Stress on Alcohol-Related Sexual Assault Among Sexual Minority College Students: An Intersectional, Mixed-Methodological Study
$437,618
DHHS-NIAAA through University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
8/17/2023 – 5/31/2028
Babchuk, Wayne
Educational Psychology/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*An Online Family-Based Program to Reduce Inequity Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth of Color
$600,000
William T. Grant Foundation
7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*Development and Evaluation of an Indigenized Family Acceptance Project for Lakota LGBTQ2S+ Youth
$699,750
DHHS-NIMH
3/8/2024 – 1/31/2027
Coburn, Katelyn
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*Rural Grant
$700,000
DOJ-OVW
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2026
Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum as a Tool to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Urban Youth
$688,668
DHHS-CDC
9/30/2022 – 9/29/2024
Dalla, Rochelle
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Identifying the Feasibility and Acceptability of Conducting Longitudinal Outcome Evaluation Research with Adult Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Their Perceptions of a Comprehensive Service Model
$600,000
DOJ-NIJ
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2023
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Development and Pilot Evaluation of an Online Mentoring Program to Prevent Adversities Among Trans and Other Gender Minority Youth
$416,305
DHHS-NIMHD
7/1/2023 – 1/31/2025
Hope, Deb
Psychology/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Sexual Assault Recovery Among Sexual Minority Women: A Longitudinal, Multi-Level Study
$405,415
DHHS-NIMHD through University of Washington
5/9/2023 – 11/30/2027
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Development and Pilot Evaluation of an Online Intervention to Prevent Dating Violence and Problem Drinking in Sexual Minority Youth
$877,453
DHHS-NIAAA
3/5/2021 – 12/31/2024
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Elkins, Lynne
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Testing Extrusion Tectonics, Rifting, and Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Coupling Models for the Central Highlands Diffuse Igneous Province, Vietnam
$413,437
NSF
3/15/2018 – 2/29/2024
Burberry, Cara
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Engen-Wedin, Nancy
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
Indigenous Roots School Leaders
$585,526
ED
8/3/2021 – 8/2/2026
Holman, Shavonna
Educational Administration
Pace, Nick
Educational Administration
Erickson, Galen
Animal Science
Integrated Crop Livestock Systems for the Western Corn Belt
$540,000
USDA-ARS
8/1/2019 – 7/31/2024
MacDonald, Jim
Animal Science
Erixson, John
Nebraska State Forest Service
*2023 Nebraska Community Wildfire Defense Grant-Base Funding
$250,000
USDA-FS
8/30/2023 – 8/14/2028
*BIL – State Forest Action Plans
$565,000
USDA-FS
6/4/2024 – 9/30/2028
*2023 Nebraska Conservation Reserve Program Technical Assistance Reimbursement
$355,012
USDA-FS
6/4/2024 – 9/30/2026
*CAFA Chadron Creek/Deadhorse Road Fuels Reduction
$300,000
USDA-FS
6/17/2024 – 4/30/2027
Natural Resources Use and Conservation LPSNRD
$821,628
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District
7/1/2005 – 6/30/2027
National Agroforestry Technical Assistance
$708,000
USDA-NRCS
9/29/2018 – 9/30/2024
FY19 Community Assistance Funds Adjacent to National Forests and Grasslands Program
$250,000
USDA-FS
5/1/2019 – 4/30/2024
Sawlog CAFA
$300,000
USDA-FS
5/1/2023 – 4/30/2026
Natural Resources Use and Conservation Lower Loup NRD
$720,005
Lower Loup Natural Resources District
7/1/2005 – 6/30/2024
Chadron Creek (US 385) – Deadhorse Creek Management Unit (2)
$300,000
USDA-FS
5/1/2021 – 4/30/2026
Deadman CAFA
$300,000
USDA-FS
6/23/2022 – 4/30/2025
2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – State Forest Action Plans
$499,000
USDA-FS
8/31/2022 – 9/30/2026
FY 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – State Forest Action Plans
$541,000
USDA-FS
3/6/2023 – 9/30/2027
Eun, Jongwan
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Multiscale and Multiphysical Testing-Modeling of Inorganic Microfiber-Reinforced Engineered Barrier Materials (IMEBM) for Enhancing Repository Performance
$640,000
DOE-NEUP
10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024
Kim, Seunghee
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Building Partnership with Sandia National Laboratories in Development of Novel Engineered Barrier Materials for Geological Nuclear Waste Repository
$750,000
DOE-EPSCoR
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2024
Dzenis, Yuris
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Kim, Seunghee
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Fabrikant, Ilya
Physics and Astronomy
Electron and Positronium Collisions with Molecules
$270,000
NSF
9/1/2018 – 8/31/2023
Laser-Assisted Electron and Positronium Collisions
$277,644
NSF
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2026
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
*Development of Non-Proprietary Prefabricated Solutions for Concrete Barrier Systems for Accelerated Bridge Construction
$713,126
National Acadamy of Sciences-NCHRP through Florida International University
10/20/2023 – 10/5/2025
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Hu, Jiong
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rosenbaugh, Scott
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Steelman, Joshua
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/ Nebraska Transportation Center
*MASH TL-3 Evaluation of Illinois DOT’s Steel Railing, Type SMX
$319,463
DOT-Illinois Department of Transportation through Nebraska Department of Transportation
12/2/2022 – 12/31/2026
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Rosenbaugh, Scott
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Crash-Tested Bridge Railings and Transitions for Wood Bridges – Phase IIB
$500,000
USDA-FS through US Endowment for Forestry and Communities
5/1/2022 – 12/31/2024
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Rosenbaugh, Scott
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Steelman, Joshua
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/ Nebraska Transportation Center
Stolle, Cody
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Yosef, Tewodros
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
MASH TL-2 Crash Testing and Evaluation of a Steel Tube Rail and Steel WF Post Bridge Railing System Attached to Precast Concrete Box Girders
$277,586
Industry Sponsor
1/3/2023 – 8/31/2024
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Rosenbaugh, Scott
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Steelman, Joshua
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/ Nebraska Transportation Center
Crash Testing of a Precast Concrete Barrier
$414,128
Iowa Department of Transportation
5/1/2019 – 7/31/2023
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Rosenbaugh, Scott
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Steelman, Joshua
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Farley, Jennifer
Public Policy Center
Expansion Project to Address the National Surge in Behavioral Health Needs Among Children and Adolescents
$300,000
DHHS-HRSA through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
9/30/2022 – 9/29/2024
Evaluation of Nebraska Opioid Response Grant
$254,363
DHHS-SAMHSA through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
9/30/2022 – 9/29/2024
Fernandez Ballester, Lucia
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Nucleation Control of Conjugated Polymers Through Melt-Crystallization and Self-Seeding
$345,000
NSF
9/1/2018 – 8/31/2023
Fernando, Samodha
Animal Science
*Identifying AMR Gene Reservoirs and Bacterial Host-AMR Gene Associations to Identify Bacterial Host Range of AMR Genes in Swine Production Systems
$999,981
USDA-NIFA
5/1/2023 – 3/31/2027
Burkey, Thomas
Animal Science
Miller, Phillip
Animal Science
Schmidt, Amy
Animal Science/Biological Systems Engineering
Investigating the Emergence and Ecology of Antimicrobial Resistance in High-Risk Beef Cattle
$332,437
USDA-AFRI through Texas Tech University
5/15/2020 – 5/14/2025
Schmidt, Amy
Animal Science/Biological Systems Engineering
Risks Associated with Genetically Engineered Microbes in Beef Cattle Production: Evaluation of Persistence, Transmission and Ecological Consequences
$499,913
USDA-NIFA
8/15/2022 – 8/14/2026
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Improved Processing and Delivery of Stationary and Mobile Cosmic-Ray Neutron Sensor Data
$349,822
DOI-USGS
3/23/2023 – 3/22/2025
Bradley, Justin
Computing
Larios, Adam
Mathematics
Frels, Katherine
Agronomy and Horticulture
Characterization of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and Its Relatives
$461,705
USDA-ARS
9/15/2021 – 9/14/2026
NIFA CAP for Innovation in Genomic Technology to Accelerate Breeding: Leveraging High-Throughput Genotyping and Phenotyping Technologies to Accelerate Wheat Improvement
$672,853
USDA-NIFA through University of California-Davis
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2024
Ganz, Birdie
Special Education and Communication Disorders/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*Treatment Intensity Factors Related to Efficient and Effective Communication
$370,704
ED-IES
5/8/2024 – 8/31/2024
Gardella, Joseph
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*Pilot Evaluation of a Lakota-Centered Lifespan Mentoring Program to Reduce Alcohol-Related Problems and Promote Holistic Wellbeing
$627,930
DHHS-NIAAA
9/20/2023 – 8/31/2026
Edwards, Katie
Educational Psychology/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Gardner, Scott
University of Nebraska State Museum/Biological Sciences
CSBR: Natural History: Digitizing and Conserving Specimens in the Manter Laboratory of Parasitology
$499,988
NSF
9/1/2018 – 8/31/2024
Digitization TCN: Digitizing Collections to Trace Parasite-Host Associations and Predict the Spread of Vector-Borne Disease
$426,149
NSF
9/1/2019 – 8/31/2023
Gay, Timothy
Physics and Astronomy
Polarized Electron Physics
$689,917
NSF
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2025
Ge, Yufeng
Biological Systems Engineering
A Rapid In-Field System to Measure Deep Soil C Stock and Flux
$624,997
DOE-ARPA-E through Soil Health Institute
4/30/2021 – 12/31/2024
CPS: 3D Dynamic Soil Information System Enabled by UAV and Proximal Depth Sensing
$717,698
USDA-NIFA
8/1/2018 – 7/31/2023
Shi, Yeyin
Biological Systems Engineering
Yu, Hongfeng
Computer Science and Engineering
Ghose, Nirnimesh
Computing
SaTC: CORE: Small: Towards Robust, Scalable and Resilient Radio Fingerprinting
$299,997
NSF
2/15/2023 – 1/31/2026
Gilmore, Troy
Natural Resources
Advancing Image-Based Hydrology for USGS Stream Gage Applications
$271,000
DOI-USGS
2/21/2023 – 2/20/2025
Golick, Douglas
Entomology
Building Undergraduate Research and Science Communication Skills Through Beneficial Insects Protection Research and Extension Experiences (FACT)
$344,767
USDA-NIFA
2/15/2019 – 2/14/2024
Anderson, Troy
Entomology
Brewer, Gary
Entomology
Dauer, Jenny
Natural Resources
Louis, Joe
Entomology/Biochemistry
McMechan, Justin
Entomology
Peterson, Julie
West Central Research and Extension Center
Smart, Autumn
Entomology
Velez Arango, Ana Maria
Entomology
Weissling, Tom
Entomology
Wu-Smart, Judy
Entomology
Graef, George
Agronomy and Horticulture
Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies for Nebraska
$331,581
Nebraska Soybean Board
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2024
Winter Nursery Support for Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies
$280,412
Nebraska Soybean Board
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2024
Graef, Michelle
Center on Children, Families and the Law
*National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
$700,000
DHHS-ACF through Center for Adoption Support and Education
9/30/2023 – 9/29/2024
Paul, Megan
Center on Children, Families and the Law
Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth
$675,000
DHHS-ACF through Spaulding for Children
9/30/2021 – 9/29/2024
Paul, Megan
Center on Children, Families and the Law
Grassini, Patricio
Agronomy and Horticulture
Identifying Pathways to Mitigate the Impact of Urbanization Trends on Croplands
$507,425
NSF
1/1/2023 – 12/31/2026
Global Assessment of Potassium Limitation to Crop Yields
$344,510
International Fertilizer Association
7/1/2023 – 6/30/2025
Niche
$685,000
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through Industry Sponsor
11/1/2021 – 10/31/2025
Griep, Mark
Chemistry
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemical Assembly at the University of Nebraska
$387,249
NSF
6/1/2022 – 5/31/2025
Groskopf, Jessica
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
North Central Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Center: Engaging Programs to Support Well-Being
$437,193
USDA-NIFA through University of Illinois
9/1/2020 – 8/31/2024
Grosskopf, Kevin
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Modular Construction: A Field Study of Energy Efficiency and Code Compliance Through Offsite Prefabrication
$400,000
DOE
8/1/2020 – 7/31/2023
Grover, Piyush
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
*Foundations of Defect Engineering for Dynamic Manipulation of Nonlinear Large-Amplitude Waves in Metamaterials
$599,065
DOD-AFOSR
8/15/2023 – 8/14/2026
Moore, Keegan
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Dynamics and Control of Active Nematics Using Nonlinear Reduced-Order Models
$450,000
DOE
8/1/2021 – 7/31/2024
Park, Jae Sung
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Inducing and Exploiting Criticality in Collective Behavior by Phase Space Analysis of Mean Field Type Control Problems
$311,533
NSF
8/1/2021 – 7/31/2025
Gruverman, Alexei
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Mechanical Control of the Electronic Properties of 2D Ferroelectrics
$252,000
NSF
9/15/2022 – 8/31/2024
Guo, Jiantao
Chemistry
Development of Proximity-Induced Fluorogenic Reactions for Imaging Biomolecular Interaction
$613,476
DHHS-NIGMS
9/10/2020 – 8/31/2023
Niu, Wei
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Guretzky, John
Agronomy and Horticulture
Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems
$371,410
USDA-NIFA through University of Wisconsin-Madison
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2026
Gustafson, Christopher
Agricultural Economics
*Incomplete Consumer Consideration In Food Product Markets: Implications For Valuation Estimates, Research, And Policy
$500,196
USDA-NIFA
8/15/2023 – 8/14/2027
Dodd, Michael
Psychology
Haas, Ingrid
Political Science/Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
*The Nuclear Option: Party Competition and Nuclear Decision-Making
$428,000
Carnegie Corporation of New York
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2025
Lorenz, Geoff
Political Science/Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Mehta, Rupal
Political Science/Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Habecker, Patrick
Sociology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
Promoting Community Conversations about Research to End Native Youth Suicide in Rural Alaska
$310,778
DHHS-NIMH through University of Michigan
9/1/2019 – 9/30/2024
Hage, David
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
*MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of SEC/FFF-MALS-DLS
$478,072
NSF
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2026
Cheung, Barry
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Harris, Edward
Biochemistry
Niu, Wei
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication
Pannier, Angie
Biological Systems Engineering
*Ultrafast Affinity Extraction – Fundamental Studies and Use in Environmental Applications 2024-2027
$446,000
NSF
7/1/2024 – 6/30/2027
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center
Ultrafast Affinity Extraction – Fundamental Studies and Use in Environmental Applications 2021-2024
$446,000
NSF
7/1/2024 – 6/30/2027
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center
New Approaches to Catalyst Screening and Development
$607,249
NSF
8/1/2021 – 7/31/2024
Berkowitz, David
Chemistry
New Approaches to Catalyst Screening and Development
$798,269
NSF
8/1/2024 – 7/31/2027
Berkowitz, David
Chemistry
Haigh, Tonya
Natural Resources
Climate-Smart Indigenous Agriculture: Drought Planning and Adaptation with New Mexico Pueblos
$297,800
USDA-NRCS
3/31/2022 – 3/29/2025
Bathke, Deborah
Natural Resources
Knutson, Cody
Natural Resources
Hamann, Ted
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
From Diversity Strength: New Nebraska Teacher Project
$250,000
ED through Nebraska Department of Education
10/1/2022 – 9/30/2024
Gatti, Lauren
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
Kiramba, Lydiah
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
Morales, Amanda
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
Sarroub, Loukia
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
Skretta, Sara
Educational Administration
Harwood, David
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2℃ Celsius (SWAIS 2C)
$757,689
NSF
9/15/2021 – 8/31/2025
Hasan, Mohammad Rashedul
Computing
Towards an AI to Deliver Individualized Just-in-Time Interventions that Enhance Student Performance in STEM Disciplines
$599,891
NSF
6/1/2022 – 5/31/2025
Kantamneni, Neeta
Educational Psychology
Khan, Bilal
Sociology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center/ Computer Science and Engineering
McQuillan, Julia
Sociology
Soh, Leen-Kiat
Computer Science and Engineering
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Hastings, Lindsay
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Beyond the Farm Gate: Building a Leadership Development System to Support Rural Community Wellbeing and Prosperity
$647,932
USDA-NIFA
6/1/2023 – 5/31/2026
Emery, Mary
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Grummert Rasmussen, Jordan
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 2
McElravy, L.J.
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Thompson, Eric
Economics
Hayes, Michael
Natural Resources
A Multi-Spatial Approach to Monitoring Forage Characteristics of Western U.S. Grasslands
$254,900
DOI-USGS
8/17/2020 – 8/16/2023
Bathke, Deborah
Natural Resources
Svoboda, Mark
Natural Resources
Wardlow, Brian
Natural Resources
Heitman, Carrie
Global Integrative Studies
(Re)Connections Through Time: Developing a Model for Multi-Modal Storytelling About Indigenous Communities and Their Collections
$310,000
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
7/1/2022 – 12/31/2024
Heng-Moss, Tiffany
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Next Generation of Black and Hispanic Farmers
$661,327
Various Associations/Foundations
8/1/2021 – 7/31/2025
Hibbeler, Theodore
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 8
*The Hoop of Learning Program
$355,399
USDA-NIFA
9/18/2023 – 9/17/2026
Umonhon Nation Agricultural Economic Development Program
$400,000
USDA
9/28/2020 – 9/27/2024
Grummert Rasmussen, Jordan
West Central Research and Extension Center
Holding, David
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Advancing CRISPR Generated High-Digestibility High-Lysine Sorghum from Proof of Concept to Large-Scale Production
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
1/15/2021 – 1/14/2025
Rose, Devin
Food Science and Technology/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Hong, Soo-Young
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*Enhancing Early Childhood Educators’ Reflective Practice and Content Knowledge to Increase Children’s Capacity for Science Talk
$449,918
NSF
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2026
Burks, Marianna
Biological Sciences/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Golick, Douglas
Entomology/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Menon, Deepika
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education/Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Nugent, Gwen
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Paulos, Sarah
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 5/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Poppe, Lisa
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 8/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Werth, LaDonna
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 2/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Wittich, Christine
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Yoon, HyeonJin
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Hong, Xia
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
DMREF: Accelerated Discovery of Artificial Multiferroics with Enhanced Magnetoelectric Coupling
$450,000
NSF
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2025
Hopkins, Megan
Nutrition and Health Sciences
*Nebraska Collegiate Prevention Alliance American Rescue Plan FY24
$500,000
Department of the Treasury-IRS through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
9/1/2023 – 5/31/2025
Butler, MeLissa
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Omaha Collegiate Consortium (OCC) Block Grant
$290,806
DHHS-SAMHSA through Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare
7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Francois, Antoinette
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Houston, Adam
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Collaborative Research: Investigation of Supercell Left-Flank Boundaries and Coherent Structures: TORUS-LItE
$385,103
NSF
5/1/2023 – 4/30/2025
Real-Time Weather Awareness for Enhanced Safety Assurance in UTM
$805,406
NASA through Oklahoma State University
8/3/2020 – 8/2/2024
Bradley, Justin
Computing
NRI: Dispersed Autonomy for Marsupial Aerial Robot Teams
$454,570
NSF
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2025
Hughes, Michelle
Special Education and Communication Disorders/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
*Characterizing the Effects of Chronic Substance Misuse on Auditory and Vestibular Function
$882,632
DHHS-NIDCD through Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
7/3/2023 – 6/30/2028
Habecker, Patrick
Rural Drug Addiction Research Center/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Huynh, Nathan
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Rural Rail Safety Center
$385,500
DOT-FRA through Kansas State University
6/1/2020 – 6/30/2024
Sharif-Kashani, Hamid
Electrical and Computer Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Turner, Joseph
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Iqbal, Javed
Agronomy and Horticulture
Evaluating Nitrogen Balance and Fertilizer Equivalence of Cover Crop Nitrogen Using the University Long-Term Tillage Trials
$585,340
USDA-NRCS
9/7/2022 – 8/31/2025
Basche, Andrea
Agronomy and Horticulture
Jasa, Paul
Biological Systems Engineering
Demonstrating an Integrated Nutrient Management Approach for Improving Drinking Groundwater Quality in Nebraska
$298,631
USDA-NIFA
2/1/2022 – 1/31/2025
Johnson, Leslie
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Malakar, Arindam
Nebraska Water Center/ Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Schmidt, Amy
Animal Science/Biological Systems Engineering
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center/ Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Jagodinsky, Katrina
History/Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
REU Site: Freedom Stories Digital Legal Research Lab
$331,568
NSF
5/1/2022 – 4/30/2025
Thomas, William
History/Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
Johnson, Allison
Biological Sciences
Resolving the Drivers of Variation in Cooperative Social Groups Along Environmental Gradients
$812,181
NSF
7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026
Shizuka, Dai
Biological Sciences
Johnson, Scott
Biological Process Development Facility
*Tech Transfer, Development, and Manufacturing of a Vaccine Candidate
$396,170
Institute for Molecular Medicine
1/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
Kasabian, Alian
Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium
Block Grant Evaluation
$272,993
DHHS-SAMHSA through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
IUSE: EHR: Promoting Research-Based Instructional Methods for Enhancing and Reforming STEM Education (PRIMERS) Evaluation
$294,270
NSF through University of Colorado-Boulder
10/1/2018 – 9/30/2024
Anderson-Knott, Mindy
Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium
Rutt, Jennifer
Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium
Kaskie, Shawn
Cooperative Extension/West Central Research and Extension Center
Nebraska Entrepreneurial Communities Pandemic Response
$415,261
DOC-EDA
3/18/2021 – 6/30/2024
Barrera Fuentes, Sandra
Cooperative Extension/West Central Research and Extension Center
Schlake, Marilyn
Agricultural Economics
Tuller, Jason
Cooperative Extension/ Southeast Research and Extension District
Kazyak, Emily
Sociology/Women’s and Gender Studies
Religious Exemption Laws and the Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities
$328,582
NSF
8/15/2019 – 7/31/2023
Burke, Kelsy
Sociology
Keshwani, Jenny
Biological Systems Engineering
*Cultivate ACCESS to Data Science in Agriculture
$749,825
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2027
Akin, Heather
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Blankenship, Erin
Statistics
Emery, Mary
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Gilmore, Troy
Natural Resources
Ingram, Erin
Biological Systems Engineering
Keshwani, Deepak
Biological Systems Engineering
Sandall, Leah
Agronomy and Horticulture
Khattak, Aemal
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
*UTRGV UTC: Nebraska Rail Safety Research
$300,000
DOT through University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
6/1/2023 – 5/31/2024
Nelson, Carl
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Turner, Joseph
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Kim, Panya
Center for Plant Science Innovation
IOS: The Microtubule Network and Plant Immunity
$600,000
NSF
8/1/2018 – 7/31/2023
van Dijk, Karin
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Kim, Saet-Byul
Plant Pathology
*Collaborative Research: Investigation of the Molecular and Cellular Bases of the Maize/Puccinia sorghi Interaction
$399,283
USDA-NIFA through North Carolina State University
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2025
Kim, Seunghee
Civil and Environmental Engineering
*RII Track-4: NSF: Fundamental Study on Hydrogen Flow in Porous Media During Repetitive Drainage-Imbibition Processes and Upscaling for Underground Energy Storage
$290,078
NSF-EPSCoR
1/1/2024 – 12/31/2025
*Resource Assessment for Carbon Dioxide Storage via Accelerated Carbonation Reaction with Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA)
$805,138
DOE
7/1/2023 – 6/30/2025
Hu, Jiong
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thompson, Eric
Bureau of Business Research
Improvement on the Treatment of Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA) Using Carbon Dioxide (CO2) for Its Commercial Application Phase II
$300,000
Nebraska Department of Economic Development through Industry Sponsor
9/1/2022 – 5/31/2025
Hu, Jiong
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kim, Surin
Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design
Leveraging Community Connections, Local Issues, and Youth High Tech Entrepreneurship Education to Nurture Rural Economic Opportunities
$493,560
USDA-NIFA
3/1/2018 – 2/28/2025
Brandt, Molly
4-H State Office
de Guzman, Maria
Child, Youth and Family Studies
Knoche, Lisa
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Getting Ready Preschool Development Grant PDG
$292,254
DHHS-ACF-Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services through Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
2/1/2019 – 4/29/2024
Kononoff, Paul
Animal Science
*Studying the Effects of a Novel Corn Milling Co-Product (OneTrak) on Methane Production, Whole Animal Energy and Nitrogen Use, and Milk Production in Lactating Dairy Cows
$282,552
Industry Sponsor
1/1/2024 – 12/31/2025
Korus, Jesse
Natural Resources
*Elucidating Groundwater Processes in 3D for Targeted Management of Agricultural Nitrogen
$749,883
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028
Aboushanab, Mohamed
Natural Resources
Cameron, Kathleen
Natural Resources
Daigh, Aaron
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Biological Systems Engineering
Gilmore, Troy
Natural Resources/Biological Systems Engineering
Westrop, Jeffrey
Natural Resources
Aquifer Recharge and Sustainability in the Republican Basin
$269,008
Nebraska Natural Resources Commission through Middle Republican Natural Resources District
1/1/2020 – 6/30/2024
Kovalev, Alexey
Physics and Astronomy
*Low-Dissipation Spin Transport in Superconducting Systems and Magnetic Heterostructures
$793,465
DOE
8/15/2020 – 8/14/2025
Spin Currents in Magnetic Systems and Heterostructures
$344,671
DOE
8/15/2020 – 8/14/2024
Kravchenko, Ilya
Physics and Astronomy
RII Track-2 FEC: The IceCube EPSCoR Initiative (IEI) – IceCube and the Data Revolution
$440,983
NSF through South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
9/1/2020 – 8/31/2024
Krehbiel, Michelle
4-H State Office
Youth Health Equity Project
$450,002
DHHS-CDC through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
5/1/2023 – 5/31/2024
Fischer, Jean Ann
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Franzen-Castle, Lisa
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Lodl, Kathleen
4-H State Office
Lackey, Susan
Natural Resources
Developing Hydrogeologic Databases to Assist in Water Resources Management
$654,700
Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District
10/1/1997 – 12/31/2024
Lewis & Clark NRD Cooperative Agreement
$478,335
Nebraska Environmental Trust through Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District
5/21/2013 – 12/31/2024
Lai, Rebecca
Chemistry
A Wireless, Closed-Loop Neural Probe for Optogenetics, Pharmacology and Neurochemical Monitoring
$339,325
DHHS-NINDS through University of Connecticut
9/3/2020 – 8/31/2024
Detection of Toxins via Electrochemical Sensors (DTECS)
$453,280
DOD-DTRA through National Strategic Research Institute
6/9/2023 – 7/31/2024
Lai, Yvonne
Mathematics/Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education
Investigating the Role of Collaboration on the Development of Student Ideas Using a Learning Progression for the Function Concept
$307,015
NSF through Educational Testing Service
7/1/2021 – 6/30/2025
Lau, Josephine
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
The Efficacy of Air Filters in Classrooms on Student Academic and Learning Outcomes
$556,003
Nebraska Department of Education
9/6/2021 – 12/31/2024
Bovaird, Jim
Educational Psychology/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Le Sueur, James
History
DPAA Hub and Spoke Post Doc
$375,000
DOD-DPAA through University of Wisconsin-Madison
7/1/2021 – 6/30/2025
Lee, Kevin
Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education/Physics and Astronomy
Development and Research on Smartphone Simulations in Introductory College Astronomy
$299,344
NSF
7/1/2022 – 6/30/2025
Menon, Deepika
Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education/Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
Li, Haorong
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Smart Operations of Common HVAC Systems
$591,055
Industry Sponsor
7/1/2021 – 6/30/2024
Li, Qingsheng
Biological Sciences/ Nebraska Center for Virology
Targeted In Vivo Delivery of Gene Therapeutics for HIV Cure
$757,918
DHHS-NIAID through Temple University
4/8/2019 – 7/31/2023
Effects of CSF1R Blockade on Repopulation of SIV Reservoirs from the CNS to the Periphery After Antiretroviral Therapy Interruption
$356,068
DHHS-NINDS through Boston College
7/15/2021 – 6/30/2026
Li, Xu
Civil and Environmental Engineering
*The Transmission and Evolution of AMR in the Environment
$900,000
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028
Erickson, Galen
Animal Science
Hille, Matthew
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Loy, Dustin
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Schmidt, Amy
Animal Science/Biological Systems Engineering
Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Soil-Plant Ecosystem
$330,000
NSF
8/15/2018 – 7/31/2023
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center
Walia, Harkamal
Agronomy and Horticulture
Liang, Weizhen
Biological Systems Engineering/Panhandle Research and Extension Center
*Beginnings: Experiential Learning on Digital Agriculture and Plant Phenotyping Technologies (DAPPT)
$272,597
NSF through Florida A & M University
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2026
Qiao, Xin
Biological Systems Engineering/Panhandle Research and Extension Center
*Partnership: Growing Precision Engineering Systems for Muscadine Grape Vineyard and Water Management
$372,333
USDA-NIFA through Florida A & M University
7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026
Qiao, Xin
Biological Systems Engineering/Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Little, Andrew
Natural Resources
Identifying and Prioritizing Habitat for Pheasant Conservation and Management in Agriculturally Dominated Landscapes
$699,940
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
1/1/2021 – 6/30/2025
Carroll, John
Natural Resources
Powell, Larkin
Natural Resources
Twidwell, Dirac
Agronomy and Horticulture
Uden, Daniel
Natural Resources
Liu, Qiang
Computing
*CC* Integration-Large: Husker-Net: Open Nebraska End-to-End Wireless Edge Networks
$891,000
NSF
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2025
Ge, Yufeng
Biological Systems Engineering
Ghose, Toolika
Information Services
Ho, Chun-Hsing
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Shi, Yeyin
Biological Systems Engineering
Tran, Dung Hoang
Computing
Vuran, Mehmet Can
Computing
Xiong, Yijie
Animal Science/Biological Systems Engineering
Louis, Joe
Entomology/Biochemistry
Characterizing the Interplay Between Sorghum and Fall Armyworm
$429,248
USDA-NIFA
8/1/2020 – 7/31/2024
Loveall-Hague, Susan
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Designing and Providing Academic Interventions
$955,034
ED
11/1/2019 – 10/31/2024
Maag, John
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Savaiano, Mackenzie
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Loy, Dustin
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
*NAHLN Level 1 Cooperative Agreement FY2023
$250,000
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024
*NAHLN Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)
$292,500
USDA-APHIS
12/1/2021 – 11/30/2026
NAHLN Level 1 Cooperative Agreement for FY2022
$250,000
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2023
Zoonotic Testing
$302,712
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
1/1/2020 – 12/31/2023
NAHLN Infrastructure Cooperative Agreement
$250,000
USDA-NIFA
8/15/2021 – 8/14/2023
2021 NAHLN Infrastructure II Cooperative Agreement (Level 1 Lab)
$281,200
USDA-APHIS
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2023
Lu, Yongfeng
Electrical and Computer Engineering
*Fabrication and Verification of Fuel Targets for Laser Fusion Research
$300,000
DOE through University of Rochester
10/2/2023 – 9/30/2028
Laser Processing for Printable Electronics and Lead Extraction from Glasses
$275,000
Industry Sponsor
5/1/2007 – 12/31/9999
Multifunctional Laser Processing for Repair and Mitigation of Pitting and Cracks in Welded Stainless Steel Dry Storage Canisters
$800,000
DOE
10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024
Cui, Bai
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Huang, Xi
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nanosecond Laser Drying in Wafer Foundries for Significant Energy Efficiency Improvement
$250,000
DOE-EERE through Iowa State University
7/16/2020 – 8/31/2023
Lubben, Brad
Agricultural Economics
North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center Meat and Poultry Processing Grants Program
$600,000
USDA-NIFA
9/15/2022 – 9/14/2025
Ag Financial, Tax, and Asset Protection Program
$300,000
USDA-FSA through University of Arkansas
1/1/2023 – 10/31/2024
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
*Developing a Standardized and Integrated Living Agricultural Research Data System of Systems
$350,000
USDA-ARS
9/1/2023 – 12/31/2027
Ge, Yufeng
Biological Systems Engineering
Pan, Yu
Biological Systems Engineering
Pitla, Santosh
Biological Systems Engineering
Thorson, Nathan
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Reducing Field Worker Exposure to Pesticides via Agricultural Data Connectivity and Mobile Apps
$299,529
USDA-NIFA
4/1/2021 – 3/31/2025
Thompson, Laura
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Thorson, Nathan
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Lyons, Kate
Biological Sciences
RCN: Ecological and Evolutionary Effects of Extinction and Ecosystem Engineers (E6)
$500,131
NSF
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2026
Wagner, Peter
Biological Sciences/Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
MacDonald, Jim
Animal Science
Evaluation of Lactipro in an Acidosis Challenge Model
$579,793
Industry Sponsor
12/1/2020 – 7/31/2025
Erickson, Galen
Animal Science
Timing of Implant Use in Backgrounding Systems
$407,319
Industry Sponsor
4/1/2020 – 12/15/2024
Drewnoski, Mary
Animal Science
Characterizing Digestion Aspects of Bran
$937,342
Industry Sponsor
11/1/2020 – 5/31/2026
Erickson, Galen
Animal Science
Maharjan, Bijesh
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Soil Health School
$261,800
USDA-NRCS
9/9/2022 – 8/31/2024
Soil Health Gap
$337,586
USDA-NRCS
8/23/2022 – 8/31/2024
Stephenson, Mitchell
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Mahmood, Rezaul
Natural Resources
The Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (GRAINEX) for Understanding the Influence of Irrigation on the Planetary Boundary Layer and Weather Events
$287,636
NSF
8/15/2018 – 8/31/2023
Westra, John
Southeast Research and Extension District
Malakar, Arindam
Nebraska Water Center/ Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Identifying Reactive Nitrogen Dynamics in the Deep Vadose Zone to Protect Groundwater Quality
$749,861
USDA-NIFA
4/1/2022 – 3/31/2026
Haacker, Erin
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Daugherty Water for Food Institute
Ray, Chittaranjan
Nebraska Water Center/ Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center/ Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Markvicka, Eric
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Additive Manufacturing of Functional Emulsions: Materials and Printing for Designer Microstructrues
$354,293
NSF
8/1/2021 – 7/31/2025
McChargue, Dennis
Psychology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
Mapping the Co-evolution of Craving, Affect, Stressors, and Access to Alcohol (CASA) Using Responsive EMA
$408,187
DHHS-NIAAA
5/10/2021 – 4/30/2024
Andrews, Trey
Psychology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
Khan, Bilal
Sociology/Computer Science and Engineering/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
Tyler, Kimberly
Sociology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
McLean, Derek
Agricultural Research Division
*Data Solutions for Climate Smart and Resilient Agriculture
$629,628
USDA-ARS
8/1/2023 – 12/31/2027
Awada, Tala
Agricultural Research Division
Christofferson, Sandra
Agricultural Research Division
Das Choudhury, Sruti
Natural Resources
Giannakas, Konstantinos
Agricultural Economics
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Suyker, Andy
Natural Resources
Developing a Systems Biology Approach to Enhance Efficiency and Sustainability of Beef and Lamb Production
$250,000
USDA-ARS
5/1/2022 – 4/1/2025
Clutter, Archie
Agricultural Research Division
McQuillan, Julia
Sociology
Center for Scalable and Intelligent-Automation in Poultry Processing (CSI-APP)
$399,960
USDA-NIFA through University of Arkansas
2/1/2023 – 1/31/2027
McVey, Scott
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
*Production of Master Seed Virus for Development of Vaccine Against African Swine Fever
$776,723
USDA-ARS
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2026
Delhon, Gustavo
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Vu, Hiep
Animal Science/Nebraska Center for Virology
Menon, Deepika
Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education/Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Research on Integrated STEM Efficacy (RISE): A Study of Elementary Preservice Teachers and Noyce Scholars
$481,065
NSF
6/1/2022 – 5/31/2027
Mieno, Taro
Agricultural Economics
Improving the Economic and Ecological Sustainability of U.S. Crop Production Through On-Farm Precision Experimentation
$405,060
USDA-NRCS through University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
3/31/2021 – 3/7/2025
VanderPlas, Susan
Statistics
Mittelstet, Aaron
Biological Systems Engineering
*A Biological and Chemical Approach to Restoring Eutrophic Ponds in the Lower Platte South NRD: A 319 Phase 2 Project
$284,275
EPA through Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
7/25/2023 – 6/30/2026
Comfort, Steve
Natural Resources
Montooth, Kristi
Biological Sciences
RII-BEC: STEM-POWER Research Program: Empowering Students from the Start with Purpose, Ownership, and Well-Being as They Engage in Research Relationships
$999,125
NSF-EPSCoR
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2027
Burks, Marianna
Biological Sciences
Wonch Hill, Trish
Sociology
Moon, Alena
Chemistry
*Collaborative Research: Supporting Chemistry Students’ Science Practice Self-Efficacy
$364,595
NSF
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2026
Developing Educational Measurement Competency to Support Investigations of Students’ Conceptions of Light
$300,112
NSF
10/1/2019 – 9/30/2023
Moore, Keegan
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
YIP: Digital Engineering the Test and Modeling Process: Autonomous Methods for Reconciling Test and Model Results
$404,621
DOD-AFOSR
6/1/2022 – 5/31/2025
Morin, Stephen
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Powering Soft Actuators Directly with Small Molecule Fuels for Operational Versatility
$478,683
DOD-ARO
9/30/2022 – 9/29/2025
Mower, Jeff
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Investigating Recurrent Cooption of the Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Maturation System in Archaeplastida
$528,654
NSF
8/15/2022 – 7/31/2025
Mueller, Kala
College of Law
*University of Nebraska College of Law Wrongful Conviction Review: Collaborating to Identify, Correct, and Prevent Wrongful Convictions in Nebraska
$600,000
DOJ-NIJ
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2025
Muñoz-Arriola, Francisco
Natural Resources
Accelerating Adoption of Irrigation Scheduling with Satellite-Based Precision Evapotranspiration from OpenET
$671,980
NASA
8/18/2022 – 8/17/2025
Nacke, Beth
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 8
Community Collaborative Approach to Improving Nutrition Security and Food Access in Nebraska: Utilizing a Multi-Disciplinary Extension Team to Reach a Common Goal
$366,600
Department of the Treasury-IRS through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
11/1/2022 – 6/30/2024
Nama, Nitesh
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
*Collaborative Research: Ultrasound Driven Microbubble Clusters for Biomedical Applications
$269,028
NSF
5/1/2024 – 4/30/2027
Natarajan, Sathish Kumar
Nutrition and Health Sciences/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases/ Nebraska Center for Redox Biology/Nebraska Food for Health
Bioactive Components of Macadamia Nut Protects against Maternal Obesity-Induced Complications
$638,000
USDA-NIFA
6/1/2023 – 5/31/2028
Ramer-Tait, Amanda
Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases/ Nebraska Center for Redox Biology/Nebraska Food for Health
Wood, Jennifer
Animal Science/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases/ Nebraska Center for Redox Biology/Nebraska Food for Health
Neale, Christopher
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Improving Agricultural Water Use and Nutrient Management to Sustain Food and Energy Crops Production in the Corn Belt
$847,117
USDA-NIFA through University of Maryland
9/1/2020 – 8/31/2025
Akasheh, Sammy
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Balboa, Guillermo Raul
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Masih, Ashish
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Ritzema, Randall
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Zution Goncalves, Ivo
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Reconfiguring Farmers’ Behavior to Reduce Irrigation Water Use Through Water Measurements and Social Norms Interventions: A Case Study in the Republican River Basin
$453,539
USDA-NIFA
5/1/2017 – 4/30/2024
Odhiambo, Lameck
Biological Systems Engineering
Olson, Kristen
Sociology
Irrigation Innovation Consortium-Base Funding
$343,000
Founfation for Food and Agriculture Research through Colorado State University-Irrigation Innovation Consortium
2/1/2018 – 12/31/2023
Masih, Ashish
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Nejati, Siamak
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
*Design, Discovery, and Synthesis Science of Porous Frameworks Using Fast and Modular Heterophase Assembly
$554,525
DOE through University of Illinois
10/15/2023 – 10/14/2024
Nelson, Carl
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Simulation-Based Surgical Training for High-Risk Low-Resourced Procedures Using a Novel Simulator with Smart Mentoring
$611,305
DHHS-NIBIB
9/23/2022 – 9/22/2024
Nelson, Timothy
Psychology/Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Household Income and Child Development in the First Three Years of Life
$501,414
Weitz Foundation through Columbia University
8/1/2022 – 7/31/2024
Nelson, Jennifer
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research/Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Ngoko Djiokap, Jean Marcel
Physics and Astronomy
Dynamics of Two-Electron Atomic and Molecular Processes
$848,984
DOE
8/1/2020 – 7/31/2025
Strong Field and Ultrafast Atomic and Molecular Processes
$548,398
NSF
9/1/2015 – 8/31/2023
Nie, Shuai
Computing
*Broadband Connectivity for Rural Communications and Smart Livestock Management
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
9/15/2023 – 9/14/2025
Xiong, Yijie
Animal Science/Biological Systems Engineering
Niu, Wei
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication
*Systems Valorization of Lignin Aromatics Through Microbial Synthesis of C6 Building Block Chemicals
$649,556
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2024 – 6/30/2027
Demirel, Yasar
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Zhang, Chi
Biological Sciences/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Obata, Toshihiro
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Elucidating the Health Beneficial Traits of Kernels of Maize Relatives Digested in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
1/15/2021 – 1/14/2025
Majumder, Kaustav
Food Science and Technology/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Yang, Jinliang
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Pannier, Angie
Biological Systems Engineering
*Streck Master Service Agreement 2023
$468,094
Industry Sponsor
1/1/2023 – 12/31/2024
*Developing Outer Membrane Vesicles from Commensal Gut Bacteria as an Oral Gene Delivery Platform
$394,365
DHHS-NCATS
4/3/2024 – 3/31/2026
Ramer-Tait, Amanda
Food Science and Technology
Influence of Maternal and Embryonic-Derived Extracellular Vesicles on the Initiation of Porcine Conceptus Elongation
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2021 – 6/30/2025
Panther, Grace
Civil and Environmental Engineering
REU Site: Unpacking the Significance and Rigor of Engineering Education Research
$392,226
NSF
5/15/2023 – 4/30/2026
Diefes-Dux, Heidi
Biological Systems Engineering
Park, Jae Sung
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Nonlinear Electrokinetics at Polarizable Soft Interfaces: Implications for Cell Membrane Characterization and Nanopore Transport
$387,356
NSF
8/15/2020 – 7/31/2024
Yang, Ruiguo
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Exploring Flow Enhancements of Hydrophobic Particles in Confined Fluid Flow
$418,120
NSF
3/1/2022 – 2/28/2025
Li, Yusong
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Paul, Megan
Center on Children, Families and the Law
National Adoption Competency Training Initiative-Evaluation
$800,000
DHHS-ACF through Center for Adoption Support and Education
9/30/2022 – 9/30/2024
Brank, Eve
Center on Children, Families and the Law
Davis, Dawn
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Center on Children, Families and the Law
Graef, Michelle
Center on Children, Families and the Law
Pedrigi, Ryan
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication
Ultrasound as a Mechanotherapy for Endothelial Cell Dysfunction
$602,769
DHHS-NIBIB
9/16/2020 – 9/15/2024
Kievit, Forrest
Biological Systems Engineering
Sun, Xinghui
Biochemistry
Turner, Joseph
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Pegg, Mark
Natural Resources
Assessing Movement and Entrainment of Walleye in Lewis and Clark Lake and Its Tailwaters
$464,400
DOI-FWS through South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks
7/1/2020 – 6/30/2025
Spatial Distribution and Population Demographics of Asian Carp in the Missouri River Basin, Nebraska
$333,994
DOI-FWS through Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
10/1/2020 – 10/1/2023
Pekarek, Katie
Natural Resources
Cover Crop and Nitrogen Application Technology Demonstration
$400,655
EPA through Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
7/27/2022 – 8/31/2024
Iqbal, Javed
Agronomy and Horticulture
Koehler-Cole, Katja
Cooperative Extension
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering/Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Nygren, Aaron
Cooperative Extension/ Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Thompson, Laura
Cooperative Extension
Evaluation and Demonstration of Broadcast Interseeded Cover Crops to Reduce Nitrogen Loss
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
4/1/2023 – 3/31/2026
Cafaro La Menza, Nicolas
Agronomy and Horticulture/ West Central Research and Extension Center
Iqbal, Javed
Agronomy and Horticulture
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Perdikaris, Sophia
Global Integrative Studies
IRES Track I: At the Frontier of Big Climate, Disaster Capitalism, and Endangered Cultural Heritage in Barbuda, Lesser Antilles
$300,000
NSF
8/1/2022 – 7/31/2025
Belcher, William
Global Integrative Studies
Pérez, Lance
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Spatial Visualization Skills and Engineering Problem Solving
$645,943
NSF
9/15/2015 – 11/4/2023
Panther, Grace
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Psota, Eric
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Perry, Brandon
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
*FY2024-WY-1-BOX: Development and Evaluation of Box-Beam Barrier Configuration for Shielding Fixed Objects and Bridge Ends in Medians
$799,998
DOT-Wyoming Department of Transportation through Nebraska Department of Transportation
2/20/2024 – 5/31/2027
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Petersen, Jessica
Animal Science
Improving the Efficiency of Beef Production by Understanding the Untapped Potential of Mitochondrial Variation
$650,000
USDA-NIFA
6/1/2023 – 5/31/2027
Yates, Dustin
Animal Science
Peterson, Julie
Entomology/West Central Research and Extension Center
Chemical Application for WBC Control
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
5/15/2023 – 5/14/2025
Golus, Jeff
West Central Research and Extension Center
Katimbo, Abia
Biological Systems Engineering/West Central Research and Extension Center
Rudnick, Daran
Biological Systems Engineering/West Central Research and Extension Center
Do Persistent Entomopathogenic Nematodes Applied for Western Corn Rootworm Control Negatively Affect the Non-Target Soil Fauna in Cornfields?
$309,999
USDA-NIFA through Texas A & M University
5/1/2023 – 12/31/2025
Powers, Thomas
Plant Pathology
Insect Resistance Management: Evaluating the Impact of Blended Refuges and the Vip3A Bacillus Thuringiensis Toxin on Western Bean Cutworm
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2025
Pickard, Gary
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Alpha-Herpesvirus Transport In Axons
$325,956
DHHS-NIAID through Northwestern University School of Medicine
7/1/2020 – 6/30/2024
Sollars, Patricia
Undergraduate Studies
Virus-Host Interactions Governing Alpha-Herpesvirus Genome Delivery and Neuroinvasion
$394,837
DHHS-NIAID through Northwestern University
2/1/2020 – 1/31/2025
Sollars, Patricia
Undergraduate Studies
Piepenbrink, Kurt
Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Food for Health Center/ Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication
*Structural Mechanisms of Bacterial Extracellular DNA-Recognition
$630,746
NSF
7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026
Pierobon, Massimiliano
Computer Science and Engineering
CIF: Small: WetComm: Foundations of Wet Communication Theory
$515,528
NSF
10/1/2018 – 9/30/2023
Niu, Wei
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Pitla, Santosh
Biological Systems Engineering
In-Field Tractor Operational Load Profile Generation in Support of Advanced Tractor Testing in Mixed-Mode Power States
$472,887
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2018 – 6/30/2024
Hoy, Roger
Biological Systems Engineering
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
UGV and UAV Collaboration for Automated Seed Refilling in Row Crops (U2AGV-Refill)
$452,783
USDA-NIFA
3/1/2021 – 2/28/2025
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Shi, Yeyin
Biological Systems Engineering
Pitt, Kevin
Special Education and Communication Disorders/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*Foundations of Patient-Oriented AAC Access for Children: Evaluating Picture-Based P300-Brain-Computer Interface Control and Design Preferences
$558,593
DHHS-NIDCD
12/5/2023 – 11/30/2026
Pope, Kevin
Natural Resources
Monitoring, Mapping, Risk Assessment and Management of Invasive Species in Nebraska
$441,326
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
1/1/2020 – 12/31/2024
Rain Water Basin Joint Venture Science Coordinator
$648,028
DOI-FWS through Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
4/18/2016 – 6/6/2026
Powell, Larkin
Natural Resources
UNL/NDEE Liaison III: Coordination of Water Quality Programming in Nebraska
$291,112
EPA through Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
10/1/2022 – 9/30/2027
Carroll, John
Natural Resources
Pekarek, Katie
Natural Resources
Powers, Robert
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication
Further Development of 5-AED (Androstenediol, Neumune) for the Protection from Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)
$659,073
DOD-CDMRP through University of Nebraska Medical Center
9/19/2022 – 9/8/2025
Dussault, Pat
Chemistry
Helikar, Tomas
Biochemistry
Powers, Thomas
Plant Pathology
*Collaborative Research: PurSUiT: Aquatic Nematodes of the Nebraska Sandhills: Accelerating Taxonomic Discovery Through Experiential Learning
$388,863
NSF
7/1/2024 – 6/30/2027
Qian, Yi
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CNS Core: Small: Secure and Efficient Mobile Edge Computing in Wireless Heterogeneous Networks
$250,000
NSF
10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024
Qiao, Wei
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Learning to Adapt and Control for Complex Power Systems
$300,000
DOE through Battelle-Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
7/10/2020 – 9/30/2023
Qu, Liyan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Qiao, Xin
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Biological Systems Engineering
*DSFAS: DeepYield – Integrating Multi-Scale Sensing, Time Series, Imaging and Management Data with Artificial Intelligence for Crop Yield Prediction
$591,306
USDA-NIFA
11/15/2023 – 11/14/2026
Liang, Weizhen
Biological Systems Engineering/Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Shi, Yeyin
Biological Systems Engineering
SCC: An Integrated and Smart System for Irrigation Management in Rural Communities
$541,048
USDA-NIFA through University of Iowa
3/1/2019 – 2/28/2025
Rudnick, Daran
West Central Research and Extension Center
Yang, Haishun
Agronomy and Horticulture
Qu, Liyan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
A Hot-Swappable, Fault-Tolerant, Modular Power Converter System for Solar Photovoltaic Plants
$300,000
DOE
2/1/2022 – 7/31/2023
Qiao, Wei
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Radu, Petronela
Mathematics
Nonlocality in Continuum Mechanics, Population Dynamics, and Neural Networks
$343,085
NSF
8/15/2021 – 7/31/2025
Foss, Mikil
Mathematics
Rajca, Andrzej
Chemistry
Nitrogen-Centered Radicals
$602,004
NSF
5/1/2020 – 4/30/2025
Ramamurthy, Byrav
Computing/Computer Science and Engineering
*Data-Driven Machine Learning and AI-Based Data Transfer Strategies for High Energy Physics Experiments (HEP) on Open Science Grid (OSG)
$299,959
DOE
8/15/2023 – 8/14/2024
Weitzel, Derek
Computing
*CC* Integration-Small: Network Cyberinfrastructure Innovation with an Intelligent Real-Time Traffic Analysis Framework and Application-Aware Networking
$500,000
NSF
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2025
NeTS: Small: Intelligent Optical Networks Using Virtualization and Software-Defined Control
$665,995
NSF
10/1/2018 – 7/31/2024
Rasby, Rick
Cooperative Extension
Nebraska’s Cooperative Soil Health Initiative
$314,184
USDA-NRCS
9/21/2017 – 9/30/2023
Basche, Andrea
Agronomy and Horticulture
Redfearn, Daren
Agronomy and Horticulture
Nebraska Extension Implementation Program
$513,576
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2024
Bradshaw, Jeffrey
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Green, Jody
Cooperative Extension/ Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Jackson-Ziems, Tamra
Plant Pathology
Jhala, Amit
Agronomy and Horticulture
McMechan, Justin
Entomology
Nygren, Aaron
Cooperative Extension/ Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Stine, Emily
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Weisbrod, Jennifer
Agronomy and Horticulture
Wu-Smart, Judy
Entomology
Ray, Chittaranjan
Nebraska Water Center/ Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute/Civil and Environmental Engineering
*Release, Adsorption, and Biotransformation of Biosolid-Borne PFAAs at the Water-Sediment Interface in Agricultural Watersheds
$278,969
DOI-USGS
1/1/2024 – 12/31/2026
Aich, Nirupam
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Li, Xu
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center/ Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
*USGS Nebraska Water Resources 104B 2021-2025
$405,370
DOI-USGS
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2026
Development of Data Bases for Model Development and Field Testing of Crop Models in Mid-West Farms
$750,000
USDA-ARS
9/1/2019 – 8/31/2024
Reddy, Jay
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Trained Immunity in the Prevention of Viral Myocarditis and Pancreatitis
$398,306
DHHS-NIAID
11/1/2021 – 10/31/2024
Barletta, Raul
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Seravalli, Javier
Biochemistry
Steffen, David
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Redfearn, Daren
Agronomy and Horticulture
*Climate-Smart Advances in Ag Performance
$539,202
USDA-NRCS through Colorado State University
9/27/2023 – 9/30/2026
Burbach, Mark
Natural Resources
Burr, Chuck
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 3
Córdova, Carolina
Agronomy and Horticulture
Cafaro La Menza, Nicolas
Agronomy and Horticulture/ West Central Research and Extension Center
Charlson, Dirk
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 10
Cooper, Stephen
Computing
Creech, Cody
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Daniel, Samantha
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 4
Drewnoski, Mary
Animal Science
Easterly, Amanda
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Ge, Yufeng
Biological Systems Engineering
Groskopf, Jessica
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 1
Hunt, Eric
Natural Resources
Iqbal, Javed
Agronomy and Horticulture
Jones, David
Biological Systems Engineering
Katimbo, Abia
Biological Systems Engineering/West Central Research and Extension Center
Koehler-Cole, Katja
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 8
Liang, Weizhen
Biological Systems Engineering/Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Mangel, Dylan
Plant Pathology
McMechan, Justin
Entomology
Mohammed, Ali
Biological Systems Engineering
Nygren, Aaron
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 8
Pan, Yu
Biological Systems Engineering
Parsons, Jay
Agricultural Economics
Patias Lena, Bruno
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 7
Peterson, Julie
Entomology/West Central Research and Extension Center
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Qiao, Xin
Biological Systems Engineering/Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Ray, Chittaranjan
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Water Center
Rees, Jennifer
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 7
Rudnick, Daran
Biological Systems Engineering/West Central Research and Extension Center
Sand, Shannon
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 3
Schoengold, Karina
Agricultural Economics/ Nebraska Water Center
Stockton, Matt
Agricultural Economics/ West Central Research and Extension Center
Taghvaeian, Saleh
Biological Systems Engineering
Whitney, Todd
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 4
Developing Adaptive Grazing Management Strategies for Optimizing Corn Residue Use
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
1/15/2021 – 1/14/2025
Drewnoski, Mary
Animal Science
Parsons, Jay
Agricultural Economics
VanderPlas, Susan
Statistics
Reiling, Bryan
Animal Science
Enhancement of Agricultural Literacy Through Inquiry-Based Professional Development
$291,000
USDA-NIFA
2/15/2021 – 2/14/2024
Ciobanu, Daniel
Animal Science
Conner, Nathan
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Cupp, Andrea
Animal Science
Stowell, Rick
Biological Systems Engineering
Sullivan, Gary
Animal Science
Rice, Brian
Agronomy and Horticulture
*Green Evolution Accelerating Improvement of Dryland Cereals in Africa
$400,000
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through Colorado State University
1/1/2024 – 12/31/2028
Riggan, Benjamin
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Real-Time Re-Deployable and Scalable Automatic Target Recognition (RT-RDSAT) via Optimal Dataflow and Dynamic Hashing Design Space for Domain Invariant Clustering
$293,000
University of Maryland
12/1/2021 – 5/11/2025
Roohi, Arman
Computing
*CSR: Small: Cross-Layer Solutions Enabling Instant Computing for Edge Intelligence Devices
$533,880
NSF
1/1/2024 – 12/31/2026
Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Medium: Security and Robustness for Intermittent Computing Using Cross-Layer Post-CMOS Approaches
$399,972
NSF
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2026
Integrated Sensing and Normally-off Computing for Edge Imaging Systems
$260,664
NSF
8/1/2022 – 7/31/2025
Rose, Devin
Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Food for Health Center
*Reducing Cadmium Bioavailability from Food by Protecting the Human Gut Microbiota from Cadmium Toxicity
$649,927
USDA-NIFA
6/1/2024 – 5/31/2027
Auchtung, Jennifer
Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Food for Health Center
Frels, Katherine
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Nebraska Food for Health Center
Malakar, Arindam
Nebraska Water Center/ Nebraska Food for Health Center
Ramer-Tait, Amanda
Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Food for Health Center
Rose, Devin
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Nebraska Food for Health Center
Roston, Rebecca
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Membrane Contact Site Components Enabling Biogenesis of the Photosynthetic Membrane
$400,000
DOE
8/1/2020 – 7/31/2023
Photosynthetic Membrane Lipid Transport through Chloroplast Membrane Contact Site Homologs
$632,874
DOE
8/1/2023 – 7/31/2024
Altartouri, Bara
Center for Biotechnology/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Naldrett, Michael
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Roy, Tirthankar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Impacts of Conservation Practices on the Water Quality and Quantity in the Shell Creek Watershed, Nebraska
$318,300
EPA through Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
9/1/2021 – 10/31/2024
Basche, Andrea
Agronomy and Horticulture
Improving Hydrological Drought Monitoring Capability of the U.S. Drought Monitor
$555,362
NASA
8/17/2022 – 8/16/2025
Haigh, Tonya
Natural Resources
Svoboda, Mark
Natural Resources
Rudnick, Daran
West Central Research and Extension Center
Accelerating Adoption of Water Conservation Technologies and Management Practices Through Innovative Engagement Programming
$850,000
USDA-NRCS
5/19/2020 – 2/27/2024
Burr, Chuck
West Central Research and Extension Center
Ray, Chittaranjan
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Water Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Rees, Jennifer
Southeast Research and Extension District
Stockton, Matt
West Central Research and Extension Center
Whitney, Todd
West Central Research and Extension Center
Ryherd, Erica
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Improving Engineering Student Engagement, Self-Efficacy, Diversity Awareness and Retention Using Visualization and Virtual/Augmented Reality Technologies
$493,001
NSF through Georgia Institute of Technology
11/1/2021 – 12/31/2026
Diefes-Dux, Heidi
Biological Systems Engineering
Kim, Kyungki
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Konstantzos, Iason
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Lather, Jennifer
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Lau, Josephine
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Ryu, Sangjin
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
IRES Track I: Portable Point-of-Care Testing Device for Pathogen Detection
$294,217
NSF
8/1/2023 – 7/31/2026
Saha, Rajib
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
PlantSynBio: Deciphering the Roles of Genetics and Biochemical Redundancy and Pathway Regulation via Refactoring the Protective Plant Cuticle
$313,425
NSF
8/1/2022 – 7/31/2025
Saraf, Ravi
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
*Non-Invasive Electrophysiology of Individual Microbes in a Colony in Real-Time
$360,000
DOD-ARO
2/15/2024 – 5/14/2026
Savaiano, Mackenzie
Special Education and Communication Disorders/ Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Project VIEW: Visual Impairments Education in Writing
$501,000
ED-IES through University of California-Irvine
12/13/2022 – 6/30/2025
Koziol, Natalie
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Nebraska Project for Children Who Are DeafBlind (NeDB)
$454,185
ED
10/1/2023 – 9/30/2028
Collaborative Intervention Design
$679,209
ED through University of Tennessee
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2024
Daly, Ed
Educational Psychology
Kemp, Suzanne
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Loveall-Hague, Susan
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Schachter, Rachel
Child, Youth and Family Studies
Scalora, Mario
Public Policy Center
The Role of Leadership Identity in Developing Noncommissioned Officers for the Future Force (B4)
$719,589
DOD-Army Research Institute for the Behaviorial & Social Sciences
5/21/2021 – 9/20/2024
Bulling, Denise
Public Policy Center
McElravy, L.J.
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Scalora, Mario
Psychology
Incidence of Ideologically Influenced Threatening and Violent Activity in Rural Communities
$772,955
DOJ-NIJ
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2024
Bulling, Denise
Public Policy Center
Hoffman, Stacey
Public Policy Center
Schachter, Rachel
Child, Youth and Family Studies
*Practice-Based Professional Development for Reading Project: Workshops on Reading Development Strategies
$322,814
ED through Nebraska Department of Education
1/1/2024 – 12/31/2024
Bohaty, Janet
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Zuckerman, Sarah
Educational Administration
Practice-Based Professional Development for Reading Project: Workshops on Reading Development Strategies
$299,751
ED through Nebraska Department of Education
1/1/2023 – 12/31/2023
Bohaty, Janet
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Zuckerman, Sarah
Educational Administration
Language Gains During Early Childhood: Prediction of Later Outcomes and Multiple-Methods Exploration of Relevant Classroom Factors
$417,183
ED-IES through Ohio State University
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2024
Gabas, Ma Clariebelle
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Schachtman, Daniel
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Biotechnology/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
The Role of Plant Root Exudates in Shaping Soil Microbial Community Composition and the Influence That Has on Nutrient Cycling and Nitrogen Use
$749,812
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2020 – 6/30/2025
Schmidt, Ty
Animal Science
Utilization of Computer Vision as a Means to Understanding the Etiology of Tail Biting Outbreaks in Growing-Finishing Pigs
$299,423
USDA-NIFA through University of Minnesota
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2024
Mote, Benny
Animal Science
Schnable, James
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
*CORN (Crop Optimization Realized Through Neuralnets) Demonstration
$649,999
DOE-ARPA-E
6/6/2024 – 6/5/2025
High Intensity Phenotyping Sites: A Multi-Scale, Multi-Modal Sensing and Sense-Making Cyber-Ecosystem for Genomes to Fields
$389,320
USDA-NIFA through Iowa State University
6/1/2020 – 5/31/2024
Crops In Silico: Increasing Crop Production by Connecting Models from the Microscale to the Macroscale
$644,057
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research through University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
1/1/2019 – 6/30/2024
AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture
$364,559
USDA-NIFA through Iowa State University
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2024
Schubert, Eva
Electrical and Computer Engineering
NSF-DFG: Advances in Ion-Surface Interaction-Driven Manufacturing of One-Dimensional Metal Oxide Heterostructures
$343,615
NSF
7/1/2022 – 6/30/2025
Broadband and Tunable Enhanced Chiral Light-Matter Interactions at the Visible with New Ultrathin Helical Metamaterials
$567,000
NSF
4/1/2023 – 3/31/2026
Schubert, Mathias
Electrical and Computer Engineering
*Field-Flattened Optical Access Split-Coil Cryostat Magnet for THz EPR Ellipsometry
$901,250
DOD-AFOSR-DURIP
8/15/2023 – 8/14/2024
Terahertz Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Ellipsometry Defect Characterization in Ultrawideband Gap Monoclinic Gallium Oxide and Related Alloys
$499,987
DOD-AFOSR
8/1/2021 – 8/31/2025
Secord, Ross
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/University of Nebraska State Museum
Paleoenvironmental and Paleoecological Responses to Climate Change in the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum
$337,950
NSF
8/1/2021 – 7/31/2025
Shadwick, Bradley
Physics and Astronomy
High Fidelity Fluid-Kinetic Hybrid Modeling of Intense, Short Pulse Laser Plasma Interactions
$480,000
NSF
8/15/2021 – 7/31/2025
Sharif-Kashani, Hamid
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wireless Digital Train Line for Passenger Trains: Exploring Railroad Requirements, Achieving Synergy, and Designing WiDTL for Next-Generation Passenger Rail Services
$801,023
DOT-FRA
7/30/2020 – 12/31/2023
Hempel, Michael
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shi, Yeyin
Biological Systems Engineering
An Intelligent Unmanned Aerial Application System for Site-Specific Weed Management
$453,775
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2021 – 6/30/2025
Jhala, Amit
Agronomy and Horticulture
Knezevic, Stevan
Agronomy and Horticulture
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Psota, Eric
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Riggan, Benjamin
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Zhang, Kuan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CPS: Medium: CPS-Enabled Variable Rate Technology
$935,756
USDA-NIFA
4/1/2021 – 3/31/2025
Ge, Yufeng
Biological Systems Engineering
Heeren, Derek
Biological Systems Engineering
Rudnick, Daran
Biological Systems Engineering
Zhang, Kuan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
FACT-AI: Cyberinformatic Tools for Exploring and Validating Sow Posture and Piglet Activity
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
3/15/2021 – 3/14/2025
Brown-Brandl, Tami
Biological Systems Engineering
Shield, Jeffrey
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Non-Equilibrium Phase Discovery in Finite-Sized Systems
$451,624
NSF
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2025
Understanding the Thermal Physics and Metallurgy of Metal Big Area Additive Manufacturing
$670,000
DOE
9/1/2020 – 8/31/2024
Cole, Kevin
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Shizuka, Dai
Biological Sciences
*Collaborative Research: Feedback Between Physiological Performance and Social Foraging in Multi-Species Social Network of Wintering Birds
$856,412
NSF
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2027
Sim, Chungwook
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Spokes: MEDIUM: MIDWEST: Smart Big Data Pipeline for Aging Rural Bridge Transportation Infrastructure (SMARTI)
$476,933
NSF through University of Nebraska-Omaha
9/1/2018 – 8/31/2023
Detweiler, Carrick
Computer Science and Engineering
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Linzell, Daniel
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sharif-Kashani, Hamid
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Song, Chung
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wittich, Christine
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wood, Richard
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Zhu, Jinying
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sinitskii, Alexander
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Topological Spin Qubits Based on Graphene Nanoribbons
$777,328
DOD-ONR through University of Pittsburgh
6/15/2021 – 6/14/2024
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center
Vadose Zone Nitrate Accumulation Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District, Relation to Fertilizer Management and Groundwater Nitrate Concentrations
$297,104
Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District
7/1/2021 – 6/30/2025
Malakar, Arindam
Nebraska Water Center
Ray, Chittaranjan
Nebraska Water Center
Sampling and Laboratory Support for Nebraska Groundwater Monitoring Network
$256,100
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
7/20/2021 – 10/30/2025
Growing Groundwater Science, Proposal to the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District NET Project
$661,819
Nebraska Environmental Trust through Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District
7/1/2022 – 6/30/2025
Soh, Leen-Kiat
Computing/Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
*Collaborative Research: RI: Medium: RUI: Automated Decision Making for Open Multiagent Systems
$424,916
NSF
8/1/2023 – 7/31/2027
Song, Hyun-Seob
Biological Systems Engineering/Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Food for Health Center
*Computational Identification of Bioavailable Organic Matter and Their Traits for Predictive Biogeochemical and Ecosystem Modeling
$360,000
DOE
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024
Influences of Hydrologic Exchange Flows on River Corridor and Watershed Biogeochemical Function
$399,893
DOE through Battelle-Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
4/16/2021 – 9/30/2024
Phenotypic Response of the Soil Microbiome to Environmental Perturbations
$480,000
DOE through Battelle-Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
1/11/2022 – 11/30/2024
MIM: Microbial Division of Labor in Polysaccharide-Degrading Communities
$648,819
NSF through Purdue University
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2026
Sonsthagen, Sarah
Natural Resources
Effects of Woody Encroachment and Management on Grassland Birds in Nebraska’s Sandhills
$335,330
DOI-USGS
6/22/2023 – 7/31/2028
Spurgeon, Jonathan
Natural Resources
Sampling Efficiency Assessment for Silver Carp and Bighead Carp in Nebraska Mid-Order Streams and Rivers
$261,786
DOI-FWS through Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
1/1/2023 – 3/31/2025
Pegg, Mark
Natural Resources
Assessment of Silver Carp and Bighead Carp in the Platte River, Nebraska: Emphasis on Population Distribution, Population Demographics and Reproduction
$301,498
DOI-FWS through Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
1/1/2022 – 6/30/2024
Pegg, Mark
Natural Resources
Srisa-an, Witty
Computing
Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII)
$311,662
DOE through University of Texas-San Antonio
12/1/2020 – 2/29/2024
Qian, Yi
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Riley, Mark
College of Engineering
Steelman, Joshua
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/ Nebraska Transportation Center
*Development, Testing, and MASH Evaluation of Single Column Sign Supports Phase II (Florida, FDOT)
$750,000
DOT-FL DOT through Nebraska Department of Transportation
4/23/2024 – 6/30/2027
Asadollahipajouh, Mojdeh
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Fang, Chen
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Lechtenberg, Karla
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
*Traffic Calming Elements for Entry Control Facility Threat Delay and Containment – Phase 6 Development of Passive Safety Devices (TOPR 2307)
$258,182
DOD-Offutt Air Force Base-STRATCOM through National Strategic Research Institute
9/18/2023 – 3/17/2025
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Stolle, Cody
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
MASH Testing of Single Sign Supports (Florida)
$750,000
DOT-FL DOT through Nebraska Department of Transportation
7/15/2019 – 8/31/2023
Asadollahipajouh, Mojdeh
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Fang, Chen
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Lechtenberg, Karla
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Stephenson, Mitchell
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Promoting Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices to Reduce Risk and Impacts of Drought, Wildfire and Woody Encroachment on Livestock Production in Great Plains Rangelands
$253,295
USDA-NIFA through Texas A & M University
5/1/2023 – 4/30/2027
Dunn, Cheryl
Agronomy and Horticulture
Meredith, Gwendwr
Natural Resources/ Agronomy and Horticulture
Uden, Daniel
Natural Resources/ Agronomy and Horticulture
Volesky, Jerry
Agronomy and Horticulture/ West Central Research and Extension Center
Stolle, Cody
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
UARC III TOPR 2209 Midwest Guardrail System
$804,166
DOD-Offutt Air Force Base-STRATCOM through National Strategic Research Institute
8/31/2022 – 11/25/2024
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Steelman, Joshua
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/ Nebraska Transportation Center
Implementation of MASH Surrogate Test Vehicles for Sign Supports, Breakaway Poles, and Work Zone Traffic Control Devices
$750,000
DOT through National Academy of Sciences-NCHRP-TRB
8/19/2022 – 10/19/2026
Asadollahipajouh, Mojdeh
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Lechtenberg, Karla
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Steelman, Joshua
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/ Nebraska Transportation Center
Storz, Jay
Biological Sciences
Physiology of Hypoxia Adaptation in the World’s Highest-Dwelling Mammal
$827,312
NSF
8/1/2021 – 7/31/2025
Stowell, Rick
Biological Systems Engineering
Water and Nutrient Recycling: A Decision Tool and Synergistic Innovative Technology
$496,646
USDA-NIFA through University of Arkansas
8/1/2018 – 7/31/2024
Schmidt, Amy
Biological Systems Engineering
Streubel, Robert
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Magnetic Order in Disordered Dipolar Nanostructures
$517,069
NSF
6/1/2022 – 5/31/2025
Sukumaran, Sunil
Nutrition and Health Sciences/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Mucosal Immune Surveillance at the Taste Papillae
$311,000
DHHS-NIDCR
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2025
Sutter, Eli
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
*Atomistic Control over Functional Defects in van der Waals Nanostructures
$542,870
NSF
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2026
Sutter, Peter
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ultrafast Shift-Current Photodetection Using Polar Group IV Chalcogenide van der Waals Semiconductors and Heterostructures
$512,976
DOD-ARO
3/1/2023 – 2/28/2025
Sutter, Peter
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sutter, Peter
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tunable Few-Layer van der Waals Crystals and Heterostructures as Emerging Energy and Quantum Materials
$747,387
DOE-EPSCoR
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2024
Sutter, Eli
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Nanowires from Layered van der Waals Crystals: Opportunities for Tuning Structure and Function in 1D-2D Hybrid Nanostructures
$520,000
NSF
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2024
Sutter, Eli
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Suyker, Andy
Natural Resources
Long-Term Maize-Based Agro-Ecosystem Core Sites as Part of the AmeriFlux Management Project Network
$565,000
DOE through University of California-Berkeley National Lab
10/1/2020 – 9/30/2025
Arkebauer, Timothy
Agronomy and Horticulture
Blanco, Humberto
Agronomy and Horticulture
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Gamon, John
Natural Resources
Liska, Adam
Biological Systems Engineering/Agronomy and Horticulture
Yang, Haishun
Agronomy and Horticulture
Taghvaeian, Saleh
Biological Systems Engineering
*Demonstrating Best Irrigation Practices in Small-Scale Agriculture
$259,142
USDA-NRCS
9/13/2023 – 9/29/2026
Teixeira, Jamilla
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Effect of Antioxidant Additives and Recycling Agents on Performance of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures Phase I
$397,788
DOT-FHWA through Nebraska Department of Transportation
2/7/2020 – 5/31/2024
Haghshenas Fatmehsari, Hamzeh
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Todd, Kim
Agronomy and Horticulture
*Backyard Farmer: The Hub of Urban Gardening and Conservation
$489,467
USDA-NRCS
9/11/2023 – 9/29/2026
James, Terri
Agronomy and Horticulture
Stephenson, Christian
Agronomy and Horticulture
Torquati, Julia
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Responsive Equitable System for Preparing Early Childhood Teachers (RESPECT) Across Nebraska
$503,774
Early Educator Investment Collaborative
7/1/2022 – 6/30/2025
Buchheister, Kelley
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Corr Kiewra, Christine
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Engen-Wedin, Nancy
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Hong, Soo-Young
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Knoche, Lisa
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Morales, Amanda
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Schachter, Rachel
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Tran, Dung Hoang
Computing
*Collaborative Research: SLES: Foundations for Qualitative and Quantitative Safety Assessment of Learning-Enabled Autonomous Systems
$529,041
NSF
12/1/2023 – 11/30/2026
Tsymbal, Evgeny
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Quantum Phenomena in Two-dimensional Ferroelectrics
$486,189
DOE
8/1/2022 – 7/31/2024
Engineered Quantum Heterostructures with Epitaxial Antiperovskites
$300,004
DOD-ONR through University of Wisconsin
9/1/2020 – 8/31/2024
Partnership for Research and Education in Multiferroic Polymer Nanocomposites Between Tuskegee University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$627,217
NSF through Tuskegee University
9/1/2018 – 7/31/2025
Dowben, Peter
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Ducharme, Stephen
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Shield, Jeffrey
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Collaborative Research: Spin Transport in Nonrelativistically Spin-split Antiferromagnets
$339,579
NSF
8/1/2023 – 7/31/2026
Turner, Joseph
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
*Collaborative Research: Cellular and Biomechanical Mechanisms of Rapid Stomatal Dynamics in Grasses
$352,565
NSF
8/15/2023 – 7/31/2026
PCC-3: Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Microstructural Response Characterization and Impact
$457,273
DOD-AFRL through Rolls Royce Corporation
6/7/2019 – 10/1/2024
Integrated Analysis of the Cell Biological, Biomechanical, and Physiological Dynamics of Stomatal Guard Cells in Plants
$307,395
NSF
7/15/2020 – 6/30/2024
Twidwell, Dirac
Agronomy and Horticulture
Technical Support to Address Biome Threats in the Great Plains
$394,677
USDA-NRCS through Pheasants Forever
6/15/2022 – 9/15/2024
Fogarty, Dillon
Agronomy and Horticulture
Uden, Daniel
Natural Resources/ Agronomy and Horticulture
Science Support for Ramping up Conservation in the Great Plains
$668,461
USDA-NRCS
9/30/2020 – 9/30/2025
Enhancing Livestock Production from Rangelands in the Great Plains
$745,202
USDA-NIFA through Texas A & M University-Texas AgriLife
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2025
Keshwani, Jenny
Biological Systems Engineering
Science Outcomes Support for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
$717,720
USDA-NRCS
9/21/2022 – 12/31/2027
Uiterwaal, Kees
Physics and Astronomy
REU Site: Lasers and Optics
$310,555
NSF
3/15/2021 – 2/28/2025
Van Den Broeke, Matthew
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Developing a Structural, Morphological, and Microphysical Understanding of Left-Moving Supercells
$473,485
NSF
8/1/2022 – 7/31/2025
VanderPlas, Susan
Statistics
Center for Statistics and Forensic Evidence
$456,930
DOC-NIST through Iowa State University
6/1/2020 – 6/30/2024
Reil, Molly
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics
$380,405
DOJ-NIJ
1/1/2020 – 6/30/2024
Variyam, Vinod
Computing/Computer Science and Engineering
*Collaborative Research: AF: Small: New Directions in Algorithmic Replicability
$337,697
NSF
3/1/2024 – 2/28/2027
AF: Small: Weak Derandomizations in Time and Space Complexity
$279,995
NSF
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2024
Velez Arango, Ana Maria
Entomology
Exosomes as Intercellular Delivery Vehicles in Insects
$340,270
USDA-NIFA through Kansas State University
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2026
Vrtiska, Mark
Natural Resources
Southeast Kansas Mallard Wintering Ecology Study
$362,619
DOI-FWS through Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
9/23/2022 – 6/30/2026
Vu, Hiep
Animal Science/Nebraska Center for Virology
Partnership: Systemic Screening of ASFV Proteome for Identification of Immunogenic Antigens
$770,000
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2022 – 6/30/2025
McVey, Scott
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/ Nebraska Center for Virology
Molecular Determinants of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Cell Tropism
$627,000
USDA-NIFA
5/1/2023 – 4/30/2026
Sillman, Sarah
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/ Nebraska Center for Virology
Development of a Broadly Protective Vaccine Against Swine Influenza Virus
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2020 – 6/30/2024
Vuran, Mehmet Can
Computer Science and Engineering
SWIFT: LARGE: DYNAmmWIC: Dynamic mmWave Spectrum Sharing Techniques for Public Safety Communications
$500,000
NSF
1/1/2021 – 12/31/2024
Batur, Demet
Supply Chain Management and Analytics
Ryan, Jennifer
Supply Chain Management and Analytics
Deep Complex-valued Convolutional Neural Networks (DCCNN) for Joint Spectrum Sensing and Channel Estimation
$429,998
DOD-NAVSEA through DOD-Naval Surface Warfare Center
5/2/2023 – 5/1/2026
Wachs, Rebecca
Biological Systems Engineering
Engineering Models of Neuroimmune Sensitization to Elucidate Mechanisms of Pain Resolution
$339,062
NSF
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2025
Wagner, Peter
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Biological Sciences
Associations Between Climate Shifts and Ammonoid Turnover Across Second-Tier Extinctions During the Early Late Cretaceous Greenhouse
$296,242
NSF
4/1/2022 – 3/31/2025
Walia, Harkamal
Agronomy and Horticulture
*Rice Grain Yield and Quality Under Warmer Nights
$649,997
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2024 – 6/30/2027
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
Zhang, Chi
Biological Sciences/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Bringing Nutrition Back into Rice Yield Gains
$371,466
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research through International Rice Research Institute
9/1/2022 – 7/31/2025
UNL-VBC Collaboration: Using Plant Phenomics to Capture Dynamic Growth Responses in Maize
$599,009
Industry Sponsor
1/1/2016 – 7/31/2023
Walker, Mark
Mathematics
Multiplicities of Modules and Complexes, and the NC Hodge Conjecture
$282,638
NSF
6/1/2022 – 5/31/2025
Free Resolutions, K-Theory and dg-Categories
$257,571
NSF
6/1/2019 – 5/31/2024
Walters, Cory
Agricultural Economics
*Northern Plains Regional Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Partnership
$499,343
USDA-NIFA
9/15/2023 – 9/14/2024
Banerjee, Simanti
Agricultural Economics
Yiannaka, Emie
Agricultural Economics
Northern Plains Regional Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Partnership 2021
$498,262
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2023
Banerjee, Simanti
Agricultural Economics
Yiannaka, Emie
Agricultural Economics
Northern Plains Regional Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Partnership 2022
$492,580
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2024
Banerjee, Simanti
Agricultural Economics
Yiannaka, Emie
Agricultural Economics
Walther, Janell
Public Policy Center
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants 2.0
$400,000
DHHS-SAMHSA through Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
10/1/2022 – 9/30/2026
2022 CCBHC Implementation Pilot
$400,000
DHHS-SAMHSA through Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
10/1/2022 – 9/30/2026
City of Lincoln Workforce Development: Evaluation & Technical Assistance
$257,529
Department of the Treasury-IRS through City of Lincoln
5/5/2022 – 12/31/2024
Wang, Jian
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Collaborative Research: A Metamodeling Framework for Multiscale Mechanical Modeling of Nano-Architectural Crystalline-Amorphous Composites
$333,267
NSF
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2024
Plasticity of High-Strength Multiphase Metallic Composites
$765,019
DOE through University of Michigan
12/15/2016 – 3/14/2025
Wang, Yingying
Special Education and Communication Disorders/ Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Neural Predictors of Speech Perception Outcomes in Adults with Cochlear Implants
$460,356
DHHS-NIDCD
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2024
Hughes, Michelle
Special Education and Communication Disorders/ Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Weaver, Eric
Biological Sciences/ Nebraska Center for Virology
One Health Universal Swine Influenza Vaccines
$452,442
USDA-NIFA
7/1/2021 – 6/30/2024
Weisbrod, Jennifer
Agronomy and Horticulture
Annual Chemigation Training
$482,496
EPA through Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
1/1/2019 – 12/31/2028
Weitzel, Derek
Computing/Computer Science and Engineering
Partnership to Advance Throughput Computing (PATh)
$930,896
NSF through University of Wisconsin
10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024
CCRI-ENS: Cognitive Hardware and Software Ecosystem Community Infrastructure (CHASE-CI)
$450,000
NSF through University of California-San Diego
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2025
CC* Data Storage: NRDStor: Nebraska Research Data Storage
$496,207
NSF
1/1/2023 – 12/31/2024
Caprez, Adam
Holland Computing Center
Ghose, Toolika
Information Services
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High Energy Physics (IRIS-HEP)
$414,558
NSF through Princeton University
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024
Bloom, Ken
Physics and Astronomy
Category II: A Prototype National Research Platform
$500,000
NSF through University of California-San Diego
7/1/2022 – 2/28/2025
Werum, Regina
Sociology
*Collaborative Research: Trajectories and Transitions: Military Service as a Gendered Pathway into STEM?
$273,297
NSF
9/1/2023 – 10/31/2025
White, Troy
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Agricultural Automation in the Heartland
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
6/1/2023 – 5/31/2027
Conner, Nathan
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Wiebe, Matthew
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/ Nebraska Center for Virology
Engagement of Cellular Mitotic and Antiviral Signaling by Poxviral Kinases
$425,778
DHHS-NIAID
8/12/2021 – 7/31/2023
Wilson, Mark
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology
*Understanding and Improving the Oxygen-Tolerance of Thi4 Metalloenzymes
$291,607
DOE through University of Florida
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024
Engineering Enzymes for New Stereoselective and Stereodynamic Processes: An Integrated Chemistry-Bioengineering-X-Ray Crystallography-Molecular Dynamics Approach
$603,881
NSF
5/15/2020 – 4/30/2025
Berkowitz, David
Chemistry
Niu, Wei
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Wilson, Richard
Plant Pathology
On the Nature and Regulation of the Plant-Fungal Biotrophic Interface
$700,000
NSF
6/1/2022 – 5/31/2025
From Agricultural Waste to Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes: Deciphering the Feedstock-Processing-Property-Performance Relationship
$320,000
USDA-NIFA
5/1/2022 – 4/30/2025
Clarke, Bertrand
Statistics
Jin, Congrui
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Creating a Synthetic Lichen: Mutualistic Co-Culturing of Cyanobacteria and Filamentous Fungi for Concrete Repair
$250,000
DOD-DARPA
8/30/2022 – 5/31/2024
Jin, Congrui
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Witte, Amanda
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Retaining Special Education Teachers in Nebraska: A Comprehensive Retention Program (NCRP).
$301,521
ED through Nebraska Department of Education
8/1/2023 – 8/31/2024
Yoon, HyeonJin
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Nebraska Multi-Tiered System of Support Implementation Support Team
$782,664
ED through Nebraska Department of Education
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024
Yoon, HyeonJin
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Wolf, Marilyn
Computer Science and Engineering
SHF: Small: System-Level Design of Attack-Resistant Safety-Critical Systems
$343,061
NSF
10/1/2019 – 9/30/2024
Wortman, Samuel
Agronomy and Horticulture
A Biobased Mulch Innovation for Organic Spinach and Carrots
$475,000
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2020 – 8/31/2024
Nebraska Urban Soil Health Initiative
$476,737
USDA-NRCS
8/4/2022 – 9/25/2025
Kaiser, Michael
Agronomy and Horticulture
Wragge, Annette
Special Education and Communication Disorders
*Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network, State Coordinator Project 2023-24
$357,995
ED through Nebraska Department of Education
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024
Kemp, Suzanne
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network, State Coordinator Project 2022-23
$357,995
ED through Nebraska Department of Education
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2023
Wu-Smart, Judy
Entomology
Great Plains Master Beekeeping Farmer Open Apiaries and Educational Training Kits
$453,486
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2021 – 8/31/2025
Xiang, Shi-Hua
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/ Nebraska Center for Virology
Structure-Based Design of Peptide Entry Inhibitors Against Ebola Virus Infection
$468,183
DHHS-NIAID
1/1/2021 – 12/31/2024
Xu, Lisong
Computer Science and Engineering
FMitF: Track 1: Flow Modeling Meets Software Verification: Redesign Internet Congestion Control for Performance and Verifiability
$766,000
NSF
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2025
CNS Core: Small: Efficient Interoperability Testing of Heterogeneous Network Protocol Implementations
$515,998
NSF
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2025
Srisa-an, Witty
Computer Science and Engineering
Xu, Xiaoshan
Physics and Astronomy/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Non-Volatile Active Control of Spin Transport Using Interfaces with Molecular Ferroelectrics
$750,000
DOE
9/1/2018 – 8/31/2024
Yang, Haishun
Agronomy and Horticulture
*NSF Convergence Accelerator Track J: CropSmart – A Digital Twin for Making Wiser Cropping Decisions Nationwide
$320,000
NSF through George Mason University
12/15/2023 – 11/30/2026
WaterSmart: A Cyberinfrastructure-Based Integrated Agro-Geoinformatic Decision-Support Web Service System to Facilitate Informed Decision-Making
$378,342
NSF through George Mason University
10/1/2017 – 9/30/2023
Kranz, William
Northeast Research and Extension District
Yang, Jinliang
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Leveraging the Naturally Occurring Maize-Microbe Symbiotic Partnership to Improve Maize NUE
$849,000
USDA-NIFA
1/1/2022 – 12/31/2024
Schachtman, Daniel
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Biotechnology/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Yang, Yiqi
Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design/Biological Systems Engineering
Protein Fibers from Chicken Feathers for Textile Applications via Engineered Pilot-Scale Production
$464,434
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2019 – 8/31/2025
Yates, Dustin
Animal Science
*Inflammatory Mediation of Poor Welfare in Heat-Stressed Feedlot Animals
$650,000
USDA-NIFA
6/1/2024 – 5/31/2028
Petersen, Jessica
Animal Science
Schmidt, Ty
Animal Science
Abatement of Inflammation as a Means to Combat Heat Stress in Finishing Livestock
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
6/1/2020 – 5/31/2024
Petersen, Jessica
Animal Science
Schmidt, Ty
Animal Science
Yin, Yanbin
Food Science and Technology
Developing Genomics Resources for Tropical Perennial Crops Economically Important to the United States
$401,112
USDA-ARS
2/27/2019 – 2/26/2024
Bioinformatics Discovery of Anti-CRISPR Operons in Human Gut Microbiome
$400,833
DHHS-NIAID
6/7/2022 – 5/31/2025
Yoder, Aaron
Biological Systems Engineering
Nebraska AgrAbility 2022-2026
$367,680
USDA-NIFA
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2026
Cochran, Soni
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 1
Frecks, Nancy
West Central Research and Extension Center
Young, Aaron
Natural Resources
Nebraska Groundwater Quality Clearinghouse
$431,549
EPA through Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
10/1/2022 – 9/30/2027
Yu, Bin
Biological Sciences/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Understand the Functional Mechanism of the DSP1 Complex in the 3′ Maturation of Plant Small Nuclear RNAs
$682,608
NSF
8/1/2018 – 7/31/2024
Zhang, Chi
Biological Sciences/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
Implicit Continuous Representations for Visualization of Complex Data
$450,000
DOE
9/1/2022 – 8/31/2024
Yu, Jiujiu
Nutrition and Health Sciences/ Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Dietary Exosome-Like Nanoparticles and Their Impact on the Gut Microbiome in Obesity
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
2/1/2021 – 1/31/2026
Auchtung, Jennifer
Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Yuill, David
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
A Field Study to Characterize Fault Prevalence in Residential Comfort Systems
$824,792
DOE
6/1/2019 – 5/31/2024
Zempleni, Janos
Nutrition and Health Sciences/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Biopharming: Engineering Nanoparticles in Milk for Use in Drug Delivery
$630,000
USDA-NIFA
2/1/2022 – 1/31/2025
Guo, Jiantao
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Kievit, Forrest
Biological Systems Engineering/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Development of an Exosome and Cargo Tracking Mouse
$408,375
DHHS-NIH
6/15/2020 – 5/31/2024
Milk Exosome-Driven Evolution of Antibiotic-Resistant Gut Pathogens
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
3/15/2020 – 3/14/2025
Auchtung, Jennifer
Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
The Milk Exosome – Bacterial Vesicle – Host Health Triad
$638,000
USDA-NIFA
3/1/2023 – 2/28/2027
Zhang, Chi
Biological Sciences/Center for Plant Science Innovation
*Develop Software Tools for the Integration of Genotype-Specific RNA-Splicing Variants, Microexon Alternative Splicing, and Phenotypic Variation in Plant Populations
$598,339
DOE
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024
Walia, Harkamal
Agronomy and Horticulture/ Center for Plant Science Innovation
Yu, Bin
Biological Sciences/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Zhang, Jing
Biochemistry
*BCSER: Faculty Professional Identity in Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs): A Framework in Communities of Practice
$349,789
NSF
11/1/2023 – 10/31/2026
Zhu, Jinying
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Nondestructive Diagnosis and Probabilistic Prognosis of Aging Plastic Pipe
$250,000
DOT-PHMSA
9/1/2020 – 8/31/2024
Jin, Congrui
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dual External Leak Sensing and Monitoring for Dry Storage Canister
$800,000
DOE
10/1/2021 – 9/30/2024
Alsaleem, Fadi
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Zuhlke, Craig
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Next Generation of High-Power Ultrashort Pulse Laser for Transformative Surface Functionalization
$667,240
DOD-ONR-DURIP
2/1/2023 – 1/31/2024
Gogos, George
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Ianno, Natale
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shield, Jeffrey
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Controlling the Wetting Properties of Surfaces to Liquid Propellants Using Femtosecond Laser Surface Processing with Applications to Fuel Tanks
$553,821
NASA-EPSCoR through University of Nebraska-Omaha
8/1/2022 – 7/31/2025
Gogos, George
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Nejati, Siamak
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Shield, Jeffrey
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Rapid Sterilization of Spacecraft Hardware Using High Photon Fluxes from the Newest Generation of High Power, High Repetition Rate Femtosecond Lasers
$304,389
NASA
2/5/2024 – 2/4/2027
Zupan, Alexander
Mathematics
*The Topology of 3- and 4-Manifolds
$317,407
NSF
7/1/2024 – 6/30/2027
Interactions of 3- and 4-Dimensional Topology
$299,346
NSF
7/1/2020 – 8/31/2024