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Active awards, July 1, 2023\u2013June 30, 2024
* Indicates new in 2023\u20132024<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bevins, Rick<\/h2>
Psychology\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
*Rural Drug Addiction Research Center - Phase 2<\/div>
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The Rural Drug Addiction Research Center was created in 2019 as a National Institutes of Health Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, or COBRE. Under the leadership of Rick Bevins, Mildred Francis Thompson University Professor of Psychology, the center\u2019s mission is to advance understanding of causes, impacts and interventions related to rural drug use and misuse in the Midwest, a geographic area that has been historically understudied. Designed to be interdisciplinary and data-driven, the research links pre-clinical studies to field-based behavioral, neural, social, clinical and translational research and dissemination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$11,070,914<\/div>
DHHS-NIGMS<\/div>
4\/5\/2019<\/span> - 2\/28\/2029<\/span><\/div>
Chan, Hau<\/div>
Computing\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Gormley, Matthew<\/div>
Educational Psychology\/ Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Habecker, Patrick<\/div>
Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Lorenz, Tierney<\/div>
Psychology\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Nelson, Timothy<\/div>
Psychology\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Tyler, Kimberly<\/div>
Sociology\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t
Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div>
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$11,854,178<\/div>
DHHS-NIGMS<\/div>
4\/5\/2019<\/span> - 2\/28\/2025<\/span><\/div>
Chan, Hau<\/div>
Computing\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Gormley, Matthew<\/div>
Educational Psychology\/ Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Habecker, Patrick<\/div>
Sociology\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Hubbard, Nicholas<\/div>
Psychology\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Nelson, Timothy<\/div>
Psychology\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Tyler, Kimberly<\/div>
Sociology\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div>
Wakabayashi, Ken<\/div>
Psychology\/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Binek, Christian<\/h2>
Physics and Astronomy\/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
RII Track-1: Emergent Quantum Materials and Technologies (EQUATE)<\/div>
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Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Emergent Quantum Materials and Technologies collaboration was formed to put Nebraska at the forefront of research and education in quantum materials and technology, which will be a major driver of the state and national economy in the future. Christian Binek, Charles Bessey Professor of Physics, leads the EQUATE team, made up of Husker researchers and other partners. The collaboration pursues scientific discovery in quantum materials, which could revolutionize technologies in communication and information processing, medical technology and cryptography. The team also is working toward STEM workforce development, training and education, particularly in Native American and rural communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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$6,333,238<\/div>
NSF-EPSCoR<\/div>
6\/1\/2021<\/span> - 5\/31\/2026<\/span><\/div>
Bao, Wei<\/div>
Electrical and Computer Engineering\/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Dowben, Peter<\/div>
Physics and Astronomy\/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Griep, Mark<\/div>
Chemistry\/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Guo, Yinsheng<\/div>
Chemistry\/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Hong, Xia<\/div>
Physics and Astronomy\/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Kovalev, Alexey<\/div>
Physics and Astronomy\/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Lai, Rebecca<\/div>
Chemistry\/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Laraoui, Abdelghani<\/div>
Mechanical & Materials Engineering\/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Liou, Sy-Hwang<\/div>
Physics and Astronomy\/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Schubert, Eva<\/div>
Electrical and Computer Engineering\/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Schubert, Mathias<\/div>
Electrical and Computer Engineering\/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Streubel, Robert<\/div>
Physics and Astronomy\/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Tsymbal, Evgeny<\/div>
Physics and Astronomy\/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
Xu, Xiaoshan<\/div>
Physics and Astronomy\/ Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Bloom, Ken<\/h2>
Physics and Astronomy<\/div><\/div>
U.S. CMS Operations at the Large Hadron Collider<\/div>
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Ken Bloom, Willa Cather Professor of Physics and Astronomy, oversees Nebraska\u2019s leadership of the National Science Foundation-funded portion of the U.S. CMS Operations Program. The university\u2019s role in this effort is advancing cutting-edge work in subatomic physics at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland. CERN is the site of the Large Hadron Collider, the world\u2019s largest, most powerful particle accelerator.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$51,250,000<\/div>
NSF<\/div>
1\/1\/2022<\/span> - 12\/31\/2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Brank, Eve<\/h2>
Center on Children, Families and the Law<\/div><\/div>
Training on Family and Policy Services<\/div>
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\n

Eve Brank, Aaron Douglas Professor of Psychology and director of the Center on Children, Families, and the Law, and Kathryn Olson, associate director of CCFL and research assistant professor of psychology, lead this effort to develop and deliver training to child and family services specialists consistent with federal and state statutes and policy. With the support of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the program encompasses development and delivery of child protection and safety training for child protection and safety workers in Nebraska.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$13,541,118<\/div>
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services<\/div>
1\/1\/2018<\/span> - 12\/31\/2023<\/span><\/div>
Johnson, Shelly<\/div>
Center on Children, Families and the Law<\/div><\/div>
Olson, Kathryn<\/div>
Center on Children, Families and the Law<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Cahoon, Edgar<\/h2>
Biochemistry\/Center for Plant Science Innovation<\/div><\/div>
B5: Bigger Better Brassicaceae Biofuels and Bioproducts<\/div>
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Ed Cahoon, George W. Holmes University Professor of Biochemistry, leads an eight-institution team that is exploring how two oilseeds, camelina and pennycress, can help meet the escalating demand for renewable fuels, industrial chemicals and other bioproducts. With U.S. Department of Energy funding, the team will research oilseeds\u2019 metabolic circuitry, produce genetically enhanced oilseeds and develop synthetic biology tools for crop improvement that could help scientists nationwide. By tapping the full potential of oilseeds, the team\u2019s work could help pave the way for Nebraska farmers to diversify their operations and expand into new markets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$12,839,678<\/div>
DOE<\/div>
9\/1\/2022<\/span> - 8\/31\/2027<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Centurion, Martin<\/h2>
Physics and Astronomy<\/div><\/div>
*Probing Nuclear and Electronic Dynamics in Ultrafast Ring-Conversion Molecular Reactions<\/div>
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\n

Martin Centurion, Carl A. Happold Professor of Physics and Astronomy, leads a team investigating the parameters that govern electrocyclic reactions, a class of reactions that plays an important role in nature and has many commercial applications, such as pharmaceutical synthesis. Using multiple experimental techniques, including time-resolved probing methods and advanced theoretical modeling, the team aims to develop general rules that can be applied to understand and predict the outcome of these reactions. The project is advancing both basic and applied chemical research and enables students and postdoctoral researchers to gain experience with multiple experimental methods.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$7,940,000<\/div>
DOE<\/div>
8\/15\/2019<\/span> - 8\/14\/2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Clemente, Thomas<\/h2>
Agronomy and Horticulture\/ Center for Plant Science Innovation<\/div><\/div>
Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation<\/div>
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\n

Thomas Clemente and Edgar Cahoon lead Nebraska\u2019s participation in the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, a U.S. Department of Energy-funded initiative focused on development and marketing of bioenergy crops, biofuels and other bioproducts. Clemente, Eugene W. Price Distinguished Professor of Biotechnology, and Cahoon, George W. Holmes Professor of Biochemistry, pursue work to transform sorghum into a sustainable feedstock for the bioeconomy, particularly for renewable diesel and jet fuel. To accomplish this, the researchers are using biotechnology tools to develop sorghum germplasm that accumulates vegetable oils in the plant\u2019s stems and leaves. The research center is based at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and unites 20 partner institutions. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$5,423,909<\/div>
DOE through University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign<\/div>
12\/1\/2017<\/span> - 11\/30\/2024<\/span><\/div>
Cahoon, Edgar<\/div>
Biochemistry\/Center for Plant Science Innovation<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Corman, Jessica<\/h2>
Natural Resources<\/div><\/div>
RII Track-2 FEC: From Ecosystems to Evolution: Harnessing Elemental Data to Detect Stoichiometric Control-Points and their Consequences for Organismal Evolution<\/div>
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With a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation\u2019s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, Jessica Corman is leading a team in developing a first-of-its-kind national environmental database. This tool will help researchers and policymakers study, predict and manage the ever-changing balance of elements in the environment and their impact on ecosystems regionally and nationally. The database, a collection of information from streams, lakes and the organisms that reside in them, will unlock major potential in ecological stoichiometry, a framework that explores the mismatch between available environmental elements and what organisms need. Corman, associate professor of natural resources, is working with partners from the University of Wyoming, Central Arkansas University and Middlebury College.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$6,583,386<\/div>
NSF-EPSCoR<\/div>
1\/1\/2021<\/span> - 12\/31\/2024<\/span><\/div>
Anania, Katie<\/div>
Art, Art History and Design<\/div><\/div>
Clarke, Jennifer<\/div>
Food Science and Technology<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Emery, Mary<\/h2>
Rural Prosperity Nebraska<\/div><\/div>
Midwest\/Central Plains Regional Food Business Center<\/div>
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Rural Prosperity Nebraska, a university hub focused on advancing rural communities, is leading formation of the Heartland Regional Food Business Center. The center, an online platform aimed at connecting and strengthening locally grown food systems, brings together buyers, sellers, producers, processors and market managers. Funded by a $25 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture \u2013 among the largest awards ever received by the university \u2013 the center will serve Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. It is one of 12 such centers funded by the USDA, all designed to help historically underinvested communities in their respective regions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$25,000,000<\/div>
USDA-AMS<\/div>
7\/1\/2023<\/span> - 6\/30\/2027<\/span><\/div>
Hibbeler, Theodore<\/div>
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 8<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Fischer, Jean Ann<\/h2>
Nutrition and Health Sciences<\/div><\/div>
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education: Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant<\/div>
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\n

The Nebraska SNAP-Ed program was designed to encourage improved behavioral outcomes in nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention, with an eye toward the needs of target populations and barriers to accessing healthy foods and activity. Jean Ann Fischer, extension educator in nutrition and health sciences and human sciences program leader in Nebraska Extension, leads this effort. SNAP-Ed is focused on food systems and health equity; childhood health; and adults, families and communities. The overarching goal is to reduce the level of obesity, chronic disease and health disparities through various evidence-based interventions. The program leverages partnerships with stakeholders at the local, state, regional and national levels.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$7,580,322<\/div>
USDA-FNS through Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services<\/div>
10\/1\/2020<\/span> - 9\/30\/2024<\/span><\/div>
Behrends, Donnia<\/div>
Nutrition and Health Sciences<\/div><\/div>
Franzen-Castle, Lisa<\/div>
Nutrition and Health Sciences<\/div><\/div>
Sehi, Natalie<\/div>
Nutrition and Health Sciences<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Graef, Michelle<\/h2>
Center on Children, Families and the Law<\/div><\/div>
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development<\/div>
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln established the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families-Children\u2019s Bureau. Under the leadership of Michelle Graef, research professor in the Center on Children, Families and the Law, this multidisciplinary project studies and tests promising strategies to help child welfare agencies recruit and retain staff workers. Nebraska collaborates with three national child welfare consultants and researchers at the University of Colorado, Denver; University of Louisville; and University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The center draws on a range of expertise, including social work, industrial organizational psychology, human resource management, educational psychology, implementation science and the law.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$17,895,500<\/div>
DHHS-ACF<\/div>
9\/30\/2016<\/span> - 9\/29\/2023<\/span><\/div>
Paul, Megan<\/div>
Center on Children, Families and the Law<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Guo, Jiantao<\/h2>
Chemistry\/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div>
Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication, Phase 2<\/div>
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\n

A five-year, $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health provides continuing support for a research center focused on investigating cellular-level miscommunications that contribute to complex diseases like cancer, diabetes and chronic liver disease. The Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication serves as a hub for interdisciplinary collaborations among Nebraska\u2019s biomedical researchers and involves faculty at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The center, directed by Jiantao Guo, professor of chemistry, fosters a systems approach, combining the research activities of chemists, biochemists, engineers and bioinformaticists. It connects researchers developing new molecular probes and analytical techniques with those unraveling molecular mechanisms of diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$10,667,732<\/div>
DHHS-NIGMS<\/div>
9\/14\/2021<\/span> - 7\/31\/2026<\/span><\/div>
Crawford, Lindsey<\/div>
Biochemistry\/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div>
Huang, Yihe<\/div>
Biochemistry\/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div>
Meng, Fanben<\/div>
Mechanical & Materials Engineering\/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div>
Morton, Martha<\/div>
Chemistry\/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div>
Powers, Robert<\/div>
Chemistry\/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div>
Riethoven, Jean-Jack<\/div>
Center for Biotechnology\/ Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div>
Romero Camacho, Eduardo<\/div>
Center for Biotechnology\/ Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div>
Takacs, James<\/div>
Chemistry\/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div>
Wulser, Kurt<\/div>
Chemistry\/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div>
Zhou, You<\/div>
Center for Biotechnology\/ Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Heng-Moss, Tiffany<\/h2>
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources<\/div><\/div>
Developing the Next Generation of Rwandan Agricultural Leaders<\/div>
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\n

With grants totaling more than $47,000,000, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is partnering with various associations and foundations to provide educational opportunities for Rwandan students to participate in the CASNR Undergraduate Scholars Program. In support of a Practical Agriculture Institute in Rwanda, Rwandan students are identified and selected to participate in CUSP to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in integrated science \u2013 an individualized program of study focused on conservation agriculture, entrepreneurship, leadership and innovative thinking. The students\u2019 degree programs are specifically designed to be relevant to Rwandan agricultural production and the country\u2019s goal of building resilience into its agricultural ecosystems. CASNR dean Tiffany Heng-Moss leads this effort.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$47,492,836<\/div>
Various Associations\/Foundations<\/div>
7\/1\/2015<\/span> - 5\/31\/2024<\/span><\/div>
Davis, Josh<\/div>
Global Engagement<\/div><\/div>
Waller, Steven<\/div>
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Jones, Sherri<\/h2>
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research\/Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research<\/div><\/div>
Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research<\/div>
<\/div>
\n

The Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research is a collaboration between the university and the Nebraska Public Power District. The center was established in 2006 to support energy research that produces new technologies, processes and systems that provide new or significantly enhanced renewable energy sources, improves the quality of life and boosts economic opportunity. The center fosters interdisciplinary collaboration among Nebraska faculty and with other research institutions, public-sector agencies and private-sector companies with similar interests. The center supports both basic and applied research and has a broad mandate to explore a range of renewable energy opportunities, including biofuels and wind\/solar energy, as well as opportunities for energy conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$7,500,000<\/div>
Industry Sponsor<\/div>
4\/1\/2021<\/span> - 3\/31\/2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Khattak, Aemal<\/h2>
Civil and Environmental Engineering\/Nebraska Transportation Center<\/div><\/div>
University Transportation Centers Open Competition 2016<\/div>
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The Mid-America Transportation Center, a consortium of academic institutions led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, received a $15 million grant in 2023 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to continue its efforts to improve transportation safety in Nebraska and neighboring states. The center, which emphasizes challenges facing rural areas and underserved communities, was designated the University Transportation Center of its four-state region after a competitive review. Aemal Khattak, professor of civil and environmental engineering, leads MATC\u2019s research and education efforts in the four Region 7 states: Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. MATC, housed in UNL\u2019s College of Engineering, partners with other universities and colleges in the region, as well as private- and public-sector entities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$15,584,200<\/div>
DOT<\/div>
12\/5\/2016<\/span> - 9\/30\/2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Kononoff, Paul<\/h2>
Animal Science<\/div><\/div>
*Understanding Host, Microbial, Environmental, and Management Factors Towards Methane Mitigation in Ruminants<\/div>
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With funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Nebraska researchers are studying ways to reduce methane emissions from livestock, with the goal of developing tools and management practices for beef and dairy producers. Kononoff, professor of animal science, is leading the multidisciplinary team as it tackles the problem from multiple angles. One method explores the composition of cows\u2019 microbiomes, since methane \u2013 a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change \u2013 is produced in the stomach. Analyzing the complement of microbes in cows with lower emissions will provide direction in reducing methane emissions. The team also aims to pinpoint genes that may contribute to lower methane emissions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$5,000,000<\/div>
USDA-NIFA<\/div>
1\/1\/2024<\/span> - 12\/31\/2028<\/span><\/div>
Brown-Brandl, Tami<\/div>
Biological Systems Engineering<\/div><\/div>
Erickson, Galen<\/div>
Animal Science<\/div><\/div>
Fernando, Samodha<\/div>
Animal Science<\/div><\/div>
Spangler, Matthew<\/div>
Animal Science<\/div><\/div>
Sperber, Jessica<\/div>
Animal Science<\/div><\/div>
Stowell, Rick<\/div>
Biological Systems Engineering\/Animal Science<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Lubben, Brad<\/h2>
Agricultural Economics<\/div><\/div>
*North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center<\/div>
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\n

The North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center, established in 2001, aims to help America\u2019s farmers and ranchers manage the unique risks of producing food for the world\u2019s table. With funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the center administers a regional competitive grants program that supports producer-focused, outcomes-based risk management education programs. The goal is to help producers navigate the increasingly complex range of risks in the field of agriculture, including evolving market fundamentals, farm policy reforms, crop insurance developments, climate change, global conflicts and more. Brad Lubben, extension associate professor of agricultural economics, directs the center, which serves 12 states in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$6,365,250<\/div>
USDA-NIFA<\/div>
9\/1\/2024<\/span> - 8\/31\/2027<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Pinneo, Hanna<\/h2>
Nebraska State Forest Service<\/div><\/div>
*Strengthening Nebraska's Urban Forest Infrastructure<\/div>
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\n

The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum will use a five-year, $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Forest Service to strengthen Nebraska\u2019s urban forest infrastructure in disadvantaged communities across the state. Made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act, the award will support tree planting, maintenance and removal, which will help combat extreme heat and climate change and increase equitable access to trees and their benefits. The funding will also spark workforce development by increasing the number of certified arborists and other tree care professionals in Nebraska. The arboretum has more than 45 years of experience providing green infrastructure, technical, educational and grant assistance to rural and urban communities. Hanna Pinneo is executive director of the arboretum.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$10,000,000<\/div>
USDA-FS<\/div>
4\/19\/2024<\/span> - 3\/31\/2029<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Riley, Mark<\/h2>
College of Engineering<\/div><\/div>
Heartland Robotics Cluster: COE<\/div>
<\/div>
\n

The university plays a leading role in a multi-million-dollar federal award from the U.S. Department of Commerce to advance robotics innovation, industry partnerships and training for Husker students to become next-level robotics entrepreneurs. Mark Riley, associate dean for research in the College of Engineering, is the principal investigator. The university\u2019s portion of the award will benefit multiple research and teaching spaces on campus; the Nebraska Manufacturing Extension Partnership; and Nebraska Innovation Studio and The Combine, both located at Nebraska Innovation Campus. The overarching goal is to bolster Nebraska\u2019s automation infrastructure and grow the talent pipeline in robotics, automation, computer vision and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$9,360,538<\/div>
DOC-EDA<\/div>
8\/29\/2022<\/span> - 2\/28\/2026<\/span><\/div>
Duncan, Brittany<\/div>
Computing<\/div><\/div>
Nelson, Carl<\/div>
Mechanical & Materials Engineering<\/div><\/div>
Pitla, Santosh<\/div>
Biological Systems Engineering<\/div><\/div>
Qiao, Wei<\/div>
Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Sinitskii, Alexander<\/h2>
Chemistry\/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/div><\/div>
DNA-Enabled Hierarchical Assembly of Graphene Electronics<\/div>
<\/div>
\n

Alexander Sinitskii, professor of chemistry, leads a team aiming to unlock the potential of graphene nanoribbons, narrow strips of graphene that are only a few carbon atoms wide. Because of their miniscule size and tunable electronic properties, these nanoribbons are considered promising components for the miniature electronic devices of the future. To realize this potential, researchers are exploring methods for assembling graphene nanoribbons into electronic circuits \u2013 a challenging task. With Department of Defense funding, Sinitskii\u2019s team is investigating approaches using DNA nanotechnology, which could facilitate controlled self-assembly of graphene nanoribbons up to macroscopic scales.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

$7,499,996<\/div>
DOD-ONR-MURI<\/div>
8\/1\/2019<\/span> - 7\/31\/2025<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t

Zempleni, Janos<\/h2>
Nutrition and Health Sciences\/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases<\/div><\/div>
Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases Through Dietary Molecules<\/div>
<\/div>
\n

With the support of a $12.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health\u2019s Center of Biomedical Research Excellence program, the university has established the Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases Through Dietary Molecules. The center, under the leadership of Janos Zempleni, Willa Cather Professor of Molecular Nutrition, focuses on understanding nutrition and obesity at the molecular level, a crucial first step toward curbing this national epidemic. The University of Nebraska Medical Center collaborates on the center, which aims to establish a community of nationally recognized researchers in nutrition, genetics, biochemistry, food science, immunology and computer science. The long-term goal is to become a leader in nutrient signaling and the prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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$12,711,656<\/div>
DHHS-NIGMS<\/div>
8\/5\/2014<\/span> - 5\/31\/2025<\/span><\/div>
Bednarski, Tomasz<\/div>
Nutrition and Health Sciences\/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases<\/div><\/div>
Desaulniers, Amy<\/div>
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences\/ Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases<\/div><\/div>
Dev, Dipti<\/div>
Child, Youth and Family Studies\/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases<\/div><\/div>
Kachman, Stephen<\/div>
Statistics\/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases<\/div><\/div>
Sukumaran, Sunil<\/div>
Nutrition and Health Sciences\/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases<\/div><\/div>
Yamada, Tatsuya<\/div>
Biochemistry\/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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