Awards of $250,000 to $999,999
Active awards, July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025
* Indicates new in 2024–2025
Abrica, Elvira
Educational Administration
SomosSTEM! Integrated STEM Pathway Model for Improving Undergraduate STEM Education at a Rural Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)
$257,577
New Mexico Highlands University
08/01/2020 - 07/31/2025
Hatch-Tocaimaza, Deryl
Educational Administration
Adenwalla, Shireen
Physics and Astronomy
*EAGER: Torsional Piezoelectricity in Chiral Solids
$299,963
NSF
03/15/2025 - 02/28/2027
Gay, Timothy
Physics and Astronomy
Wilson, Mark
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology
Funsize Physics Version 3: Past Achievements, Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward
$365,777
NSF
04/01/2022 - 03/31/2026
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
01/01/2023 - 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
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2024
Allen, Craig
Natural Resources
DISES-RCN: Resilience in Agricultural Socio-Environmental Systems
$403,020
NSF
10/01/2021 - 09/30/2025
Awada, Tala
Natural Resources
Sundstrom, Shana
Natural Resources
Ameyaw, Lord
Natural Resources
*Alley Cropping as a Sustainable Land Use Strategy on Agricultural Lands in the US Midwest
$682,335
USDA-NRCS
09/13/2024 - 09/13/2027
Powers, Ann
Natural Resources
Anderson, Mark
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Assessment of Winter Maintenance Performance Objectives Using Maintenance Decision Support System
$253,736
Nebraska Department of Transportation
07/01/2023 - 01/31/2026
Khattak, Aemal
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Andrews, Trey
Psychology/Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
Advancing Graduate Psychology Education in Primary Care
$724,512
DHHS-HRSA
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2025
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
04/15/2022 - 03/31/2025
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
Anstreicher, Garrett
Economics
*The Economic Impacts of Substance Abuse Rehabilitation: Evidence from U.S. Drug Courts
$253,647
University of Missouri
01/21/2025 - 11/30/2027
Awada, Tala
Natural Resources
*Long Term Monitoring for Crop and Integrated Agricultural Systems Resilience
$250,000
USDA-ARS
07/20/2024 - 07/29/2028
Giannakas, Konstantinos
Agricultural Economics
Suyker, Andy
Natural Resources
Geospatial Solutions and Training for Agricultural Researchers and Practitioners
$400,000
USDA-ARS
09/01/2023 - 08/30/2024
Bahm, Jamie
Center on Children, Families and the Law
Safe and Healthy Families Initiative
$425,000
Woods Charitable Fund
09/01/2024 - 06/30/2026
Balasubramaniam, Sasitharan
Computing
Bacterial-based Biosensor Digital Twin for Microbial Community Sensing (US-Ireland-R&D Partnership)
$399,974
NSF
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
Integrated Sensing and Normally-off Computing for Edge Imaging Systems
$260,664
NSF
08/01/2022 - 07/31/2025
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
$499,093
USDA-FSA
11/07/2022 - 09/29/2026
Allen, Craig
Natural Resources
Dennis, Elliott
Agricultural Economics
Meredith, Gwendwr
Natural Resources
Stephenson, Mitchell
Agronomy and Horticulture
Stephenson, Mitchell
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Barletta, Raul
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Development and Testing of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis DIVA Vaccines in Ruminants
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2026
Barrett, Scott
Psychology
Non-opioid Anesthetic Countermeasures
$368,847
National Strategic Research Institute
08/24/2020 - 09/30/2024
Bevins, Rick
Psychology
Bartelt-Hunt, Shannon
Civil and Environmental Engineering
NDEE PFAS Monitoring
$399,915
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
06/01/2023 - 05/31/2026
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Influence of Agrochemical Mixtures on Treatment Wetland Ecosystems Services
$499,999
USDA-NIFA
05/01/2019 - 04/30/2025
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
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
Iowa State University
01/15/2022 - 01/14/2027
Schmidt, Amy
Biological Systems Engineering/Animal Science
Wang, Bing
Food Science and Technology
NWSS Laboratory Workplan
$916,123
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
08/01/2024 - 07/30/2027
Basche, Andrea
Agronomy and Horticulture
Catalyzing a Billion Dollar Cover Crop Seed Industry
$512,000
University of Missouri
04/01/2023 - 03/31/2028
Drewnoski, Mary
Animal Science
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Building Markets and Investing in America's Climate-Smart Farmers, Ranchers and Forest Owners to Strengthen U.S. Rural and Agricultural Communities
$420,725
Industry Sponsor
09/01/2023 - 09/01/2028
Enhancing the Sustainability of US Cropping Systems through Cover Crops and an Innovative Information and Technology Network
$370,607
North Carolina State University
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2024
McMechan, Justin
Entomology
Wortman, Samuel
Agronomy and Horticulture
DISES: Integrating Human and Biophysical Factors to Project Future Cropscapes under Climate Change
$285,963
Emory University
09/15/2023 - 08/31/2027
Bashford, Greg
Biological Systems Engineering
REU Site: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Biomedical Devices at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$414,979
NSF
05/01/2021 - 04/30/2026
Markvicka, Eric
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Becker, Donald
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology
Substrate Channeling and Communication in Proline Metabolic Enzymes
$700,000
University of Missouri-Columbia
06/01/2023 - 04/30/2027
Behnke, Ruben
Natural Resources
*Weather and Soil Data to Improve the USDA Conservation Reserve Program and Disaster Relief Programs for Producers in Nebraska
$489,222
USDA-FSA
07/30/2024 - 06/30/2027
Belashchenko, Kirill
Physics and Astronomy/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
First-Principles Studies of Spin-Orbit Torque and Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Nanostructures
$363,787
NSF
02/01/2020 - 07/31/2024
DMREF: GOALI: Designing Materials for Next-generation Spintronic Devices
$325,675
Purdue University
10/01/2023 - 09/30/2027
A High-Throughput Computational and Experimental Approach to the Design of Unconventional Magnets
$317,725
University of Nebraska-Omaha
08/15/2023 - 08/14/2025
Belcher, William
Global Integrative Studies
*DPAA Terrestrial Recovery 25-4FR-B RT-P, Centre-Val de Loire Province, France
$270,000
H. M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
03/01/2025 - 02/28/2026
Hoffman, Brett
Global Integrative Studies
Wandsnider, LuAnn
Global Integrative Studies
DPAA Terrestrial Recovery Mission 24-XDE RT-P, Steinfurterstrasse 159 in Munster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
$261,483
H. M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
05/14/2024 - 05/14/2025
Benson, John
Natural Resources
Elk Resource Selection, Movement, Survival, and Population Dynamics in Western Nebraska
$892,242
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
08/01/2021 - 06/30/2028
Bhardwaj, Shubhendu
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Semiconductor-based Terahertz Traveling Wave Amplifiers for Monolithic Integration
$379,921
NSF
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
Schubert, Mathias
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
FY20-WY-1-GATE: MASH 2016 TL-3 Evaluation of Drop-Arm Road Closure Gate
$299,396
Nebraska Department of Transportation
02/26/2020 - 05/09/2026
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
RPFP-FY2023-WISDOT-OVERLAY-1: MASH TL-3 Evaluation Of New Jersey Shape Parapet With 3-in. Overlay
$251,591
Nebraska Department of Transportation
04/23/2024 - 06/30/2026
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
Nebraska Department of Transportation
07/01/2022 - 07/31/2026
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Stolle, Cody
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
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
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2025
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
Blanco, Humberto
Agronomy and Horticulture
Managing Cover Crops to Enhance Soil Ecosystem Services in Soils Vulnerable to Environmental Pressures
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
05/01/2020 - 04/30/2026
Parsons, Jay
Agricultural Economics
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Yang, Haishun
Agronomy and Horticulture
Enhancing the Health of Low C, Sandy, and Sloping Soil with Biochar and Cover Crops
$499,999
USDA-NIFA
05/01/2020 - 04/30/2026
Creech, Cody
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Drijber, Rhae
Agronomy and Horticulture
Easterly, Amanda
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
08/01/2023 - 07/31/2027
Drijber, Rhae
Agronomy and Horticulture
Bloom, Ken
Physics and Astronomy
U.S. CMS Upgrades for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider
$757,880
Cornell University
04/01/2020 - 03/31/2026
Claes, Daniel
Physics and Astronomy
Kravchenko, Ilya
Physics and Astronomy
Brown-Brandl, Tami
Biological Systems Engineering
FACT-CIN: A Coordinated Innovation Network for Advancing Computer Vision in Precision Livestock Farming
$286,058
Michigan State University
03/01/2021 - 02/28/2026
Bulling, Denise
Public Policy Center
Nebraska 988 Expansion and Enhancement Project
$258,433
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
01/01/2023 - 04/29/2025
An Evidence-Based Approach to Preventing Student Suicide at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2022-2025
$666,739
DHHS-SAMHSA
09/30/2022 - 09/29/2025
Hoffman, Stacey
Public Policy Center
Johnson, Mariah
Counseling and Psychological Services
Evaluation of the Invent to Prevent Student Innovation Lab to Prevent Targeted Violence
$581,298
University of Nebraska-Omaha
09/30/2022 - 03/17/2025
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
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
02/22/2023 - 12/31/2026
Charlson, Dirk
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 10
Cooper, Stephen
J. S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Stockton, Matt
West Central Research and Extension Center/Agricultural Economics
Taghvaeian, Saleh
Biological Systems Engineering
Cahoon, Edgar
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
High-Value Oilseed Design and Optimization: Camelina- and Soybean-Based Astaxanthin Production
$450,000
USDA-NIFA
01/15/2021 - 01/14/2026
Obata, Toshihiro
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Expanding Opportunities in Agricultural Sciences: Crop-to-Food Innovation
$742,668
USDA-NIFA
01/01/2022 - 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
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
Caprez, Adam
Holland Computing Center
CC* Compute-Campus: PLUMAGE: Promoting Learning Using Mixed Advanced GPU Environments
$697,813
NSF
12/15/2024 - 11/30/2026
Attebury, Garhan
Holland Computing Center
Weitzel, Derek
Computing
Yu, Hongfeng
Holland Computing Center
Cerutti, Heriberto
Biological Sciences/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Mechanisms of Small RNA-Mediated Silencing in Chlamydomonas
$794,803
NSF
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2026
REU Site: Integrated Development of Bioenergy Systems
$323,325
NSF
03/01/2021 - 02/28/2025
Chambers, Jeff M.
Center on Children, Families and the Law
HUD NE-BOS Planning Grant
$820,180
HUD
05/01/2018 - 04/30/2026
Chan, Hau
Computing/Nebraska Transportation Center
*RI: Small: Collective Decision-Making for Improving Accessibility to Public Facilities
$600,000
NSF
07/15/2024 - 06/30/2027
Huynh, Nathan
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Collaborative Research: NSF-CSIRO: Fair Sequential Collective Decision-Making
$300,000
NSF
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
Chaves-Elizondo, Byron
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
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2025
Checco, James
Chemistry
*Unraveling the Cellular Signaling of D-Amino Acid Containing Neuropeptides
$681,070
NSF
07/15/2024 - 06/30/2027
Chen, Bing
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Roof Collected Rainwater Study for Drinking Water
$350,000
Nebraska Military Department
07/01/2022 - 12/31/2026
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center
Chen, Liang
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
*Land-Atmosphere Interactions in Flash Drought Development
$582,109
NSF
08/15/2024 - 07/31/2027
Mahmood, Rezaul
Natural Resources
Roy, Tirthankar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Chizinski, Christopher
Natural Resources
Human Dimensions of Wildlife Survey Analysis
$545,594
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
06/01/2020 - 12/31/2025
Motivations, Preferences, Attitudes, and Expenditures of Kansas Anglers
$375,504
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
04/01/2021 - 03/31/2026
Exploring Links between Hunting and Conservation Organization Participation to Increase Effectiveness of R3 Programs
$315,809
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
04/01/2020 - 12/31/2025
Ciobanu, Daniel
Animal Science
Deconstructing the role of SYNGR2 in viral disease susceptibility in livestock
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2025
Vu, Hiep
Animal Science/Nebraska Center for Virology
Understanding Host X Pathogen Associations In Swine Infectious Diseases
$635,000
USDA-NIFA
05/01/2023 - 04/30/2027
Fernando, Samodha
Animal Science
Kachman, Stephen
Statistics
Loy, Dustin
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Clarke, Jennifer
Food Science and Technology
*ODF: National Agricultural Producers Data Cooperative: Expansion through Strategic Development
$958,410
USDA-NIFA
09/15/2024 - 09/14/2026
Calvert, Scout
University Libraries
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Spangler, Matthew
Animal Science
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
ODF: National Agricultural Producers Data Cooperative: A Strategic Framework for Innovation
$960,000
USDA-NIFA
09/30/2022 - 09/29/2024
Calvert, Scout
University Libraries
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Spangler, Matthew
Animal Science
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
ODF: National Ag Producer Data Cooperative: Strategic Development of a National Framework
$957,350
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
Calvert, Scout
University Libraries
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Spangler, Matthew
Animal Science
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
Cochran, Soni
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 1
*Strengthening Extensions Capacity to Provide Education and Outreach through Collaborative Networks in Response to Extreme Weather Events
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
10/15/2024 - 10/14/2025
Bearnes, Kim
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 5
Varner, David
Cooperative Extension
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
08/01/2022 - 07/31/2026
Harwood, David
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Cordova, Caro
Agronomy and Horticulture
*Climate-Smart Agriculture: Building Capacity Among Agricultural Advisors and Producers
$362,585
USDA-NRCS
09/30/2024 - 09/30/2027
Basche, Andrea
Agronomy and Horticulture
Hunt, Eric
Natural Resources
Johnson, Leslie
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 5
Koehler-Cole, Katja
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 8
Mamo, Martha
Agronomy and Horticulture
Meredith, Gwendwr
Natural Resources
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Sandall, Leah
Agronomy and Horticulture
Couch, Brian
Biological Sciences
Nebraska Research Network in Functional Genomics
$826,362
University of Nebraska Medical Center
05/01/2020 - 04/30/2025
Pannier, Angie
Biological Systems Engineering
From Community to Practice: Evaluating How Open Educational Resources Facilitate Implementation of Vision and Change Principles across Diverse Institutions
$778,131
NSF
10/01/2021 - 09/30/2026
Empowering Institutions to Develop DEIJA-Centered Systems for Teaching and Learning
$505,000
Howard Hughes Medical Institute IE3
11/01/2022 - 08/31/2025
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
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2026
Brazeal, Kati
Biological Sciences
Wheeler, Lorey
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Covarrubias, Abel
Academic Services and Enrollment Management
Personal Responsibility Education Program
$734,109
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2026
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
$385,494
USDA-ARS
08/01/2021 - 12/31/2025
Easterly, Amanda
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
Maharjan, Bijesh
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
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
University of Minnesota-SARE
11/01/2021 - 10/31/2025
Bradshaw, Jeffrey
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Entomology
Easterly, Amanda
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
Frels, Katherine
Agronomy and Horticulture
Maharjan, Bijesh
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
Stephenson, Mitchell
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
Cressler, Clay
Biological Sciences
Habitat and Coinfection as Drivers of Heterogeneity in Cross-Scale Wildlife Infectious Disease Processes
$388,732
University of Arkansas
07/15/2019 - 12/31/2025
Ecology of Expulsion: Within-Host Dynamics Driving Nematode Infection
$358,834
NSF
08/15/2022 - 07/31/2026
Cui, Bai
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Additively Manufactured Graded Composite Transition Joints for Dissimilar Metal Weldments in Advanced Ultra-Supercritical Power Plant
$300,000
West Virginia University
10/01/2021 - 11/30/2025
Nanoscale Energy Coupling and Material Behaviors in Selective Laser Sintering of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics
$600,000
DOD-AFOSR
08/01/2023 - 07/31/2026
Lu, Yongfeng
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cupp, Andrea
Animal Science
Androgen Excess Ovarian Microenvironment on Bovine Folliculogenesis
$650,000
USDA-NIFA
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027
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
09/15/2023 - 09/14/2027
Baumert, Joseph
Food Science and Technology
Majumder, Kaustav
Food Science and Technology
Sullivan, Gary
Animal Science
Collagen Characterization & Process Development
$384,322
Industry Sponsor
06/01/2024 - 05/31/2026
Majumder, Kaustav
Food Science and Technology
Sullivan, Gary
Animal Science
Dauer, Jenny
Natural Resources
*My Impact: Experiential Learning in a Large-Enrollment Introductory Science Course
$399,997
NSF
08/15/2024 - 07/31/2027
Haney, Christine
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Bridging Science Education and Psychology Perspectives to Support Science Literacy Theory & Instruction
$349,836
NSF
01/01/2020 - 12/31/2024
Supporting Students' Critical Evaluation of Evidence in Socioscientific Issues Contexts
$299,983
NSF
06/01/2022 - 05/31/2026
Dauer, Joseph
Natural Resources
ECR DBER DCL: Describing the Neurobehavioral Effects of Modeling-Based Instruction in Undergraduate Life Sciences Education
$320,878
NSF
10/01/2020 - 09/30/2025
Clark, Carrie
Educational Psychology/Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Quantitative Modeling in Undergraduate Biology Courses: Teaching Approaches and Student Outcomes
$402,926
NSF
10/01/2020 - 09/30/2025
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
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2024
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
ORCC: Evaluating the Effect of Predation on Thermal Adaptation in Response to Climate Change
$918,907
NSF
05/01/2023 - 04/30/2026
Montooth, Kristi
Biological Sciences
Dennis, Elliott
Agricultural Economics
Examining New Market Structures in Livestock Trading
$282,599
USDA-AMS
05/30/2023 - 09/09/2025
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
05/01/2023 - 04/30/2026
White, Brett
Animal Science
Deters, Jessica
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
*Collaborative Research: Intercultural Competencies In the Wild: Exploring Situated Intercultural Competency Development in Graduate Engineering Research Environments
$299,653
NSF
08/15/2024 - 07/31/2027
Dev, Dipti
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Early Care and Education Policy, System and Environment Approaches for Improving Childrens Health Behaviors: The Nebraska NAP SACC program
$592,487
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
08/01/2023 - 07/31/2026
Behrends, Donnia
Nutrition and Health Sciences/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Diefes-Dux, Heidi
Biological Systems Engineering
Research: Evidencing Epidemic Change in Engineering Education: Shedding Light on Instructor Adaptability and Course Complexity for Sustained Change
$419,039
NSF
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2025
Panther, Grace
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Engineering Student Reflection: Enhancing Metacognitive Strategies to Facilitate Transition from Pedagogy to Andragogy
$657,668
NSF
07/15/2023 - 12/31/2026
Panther, Grace
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Perry, Logan
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
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
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
06/01/2023 - 05/31/2026
Roy, Tirthankar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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
10/01/2019 - 09/30/2025
Powell, Larkin
Natural Resources
Dowben, Peter
Physics and Astronomy
*FuSe2 Topic 3: Energy-Efficient Nanoelectronics Based on CMOS-Compatible Magnetoelectric Transistors
$475,000
State University of New York-Buffalo
09/15/2024 - 08/31/2027
Binek, Christian
Physics and Astronomy/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Heteromolecular Interface Design for Better Multiferroic Molecular Spintronics
$563,690
NSF
08/15/2023 - 07/31/2026
Drijber, Rhae
Agronomy and Horticulture
Soil Response to Agricultural Intensification in the Western Corn Belt
$279,916
USDA-ARS
08/01/2019 - 07/31/2024
Duncan, Brittany
Computing
NRI: Collaborative Research: Adaptive Multi-Robot Configurable Teams Investigating Changing Ecosystem
$991,860
NSF
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2025
Detweiler, Carrick
Computing
NRI: INT: Leveraging Environmental Monitoring UAS in Rainforests
$722,804
NSF
10/01/2019 - 09/30/2024
Detweiler, Carrick
Computing
Duncan, Brittany
Computing
Dvorak, Bruce
Civil and Environmental Engineering
On-Site Source Reduction Technical Assistance for Nebraska's Food Processors, Chemical Manufacturers and Metal Manufacturers
$415,872
EPA
04/01/2023 - 03/31/2026
Dvorak, Bruce
Biological Systems Engineering
Yuill, David
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Technical Assistance Outreach to Nebraska's Food Processors, Chemical Manufacturers and Metal Manufacturers: Focus on Environmental Justice
$319,813
EPA
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2025
Dvorak, Bruce
Biological Systems Engineering
Yuill, David
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Engen-Wedin, Nancy
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
Indigenous Roots School Leaders
$481,570
ED
08/03/2021 - 08/02/2026
Holman, Shavonna
Educational Administration
Erickson, Galen
Animal Science
Integrated Crop Livestock Systems for the Western Corn Belt
$540,000
USDA-ARS
08/01/2019 - 07/31/2024
MacDonald, Jim
Animal Science
Erixson, John
Nebraska State Forest Service
*Forestry Technical Assistance Programs for Underserved Forest Landowners
$500,000
USDA-FS
01/10/2025 - 09/30/2029
*2024 Nebraska Community Wildfire Defense Grant - Base Funding
$250,000
USDA-FS
06/16/2025 - 09/30/2029
2023 Nebraska Community Wildfire Defense Grant-Base Funding
$250,000
USDA-FS
08/30/2023 - 08/14/2028
BIL - State Forest Action Plans
$565,000
USDA-FS
06/04/2024 - 09/30/2028
FY 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - State Forest Action Plans
$541,000
USDA-FS
03/06/2023 - 09/30/2027
2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - State Forest Action Plans
$499,000
USDA-FS
08/31/2022 - 09/30/2026
Chadron Creek (US 385) - Deadhorse Creek Management Unit (2)
$300,000
USDA-FS
05/01/2021 - 04/30/2026
Deadman CAFA
$300,000
USDA-FS
06/23/2022 - 04/30/2025
Sawlog CAFA
$300,000
USDA-FS
05/01/2023 - 04/30/2026
CAFA Chadron Creek/Deadhorse Road Fuels Reduction
$300,000
USDA-FS
06/17/2024 - 04/30/2027
National Agroforestry Technical Assistance
$708,000
USDA-NRCS
09/29/2018 - 11/30/2024
2023 Nebraska Conservation Reserve Program Technical Assistance Reimbursement
$355,012
USDA-FS
06/04/2024 - 09/30/2026
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
10/01/2020 - 09/30/2024
Kim, Seunghee
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Fabrikant, Ilya
Physics and Astronomy
Laser-Assisted Electron and Positronium Collisions
$277,644
NSF
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
MASH TL-3 Evaluation of Illinois DOTs Steel Railing, Type SMX
$319,463
Nebraska Department of Transportation
12/02/2022 - 12/31/2026
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Rosenbaugh, Scott
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
MASH TL-2 Crash Testing and Evaluation
$277,586
Industry Sponsor
01/03/2023 - 08/31/2024
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Rosenbaugh, Scott
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Steelman, Joshua
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Development of Non-proprietary Prefabricated Solutions for Concrete Barrier Systems for Accelerated Bridge Construction
$713,126
Florida International University
10/20/2023 - 10/05/2025
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
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Crash-Tested Bridge Railings and Transitions for Wood Bridges - Phase IIB
$592,500
US Endowment for Forestry and Communities
05/01/2022 - 06/28/2026
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Rosenbaugh, Scott
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Steelman, Joshua
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stolle, Cody
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Yosef, Tewodros
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Fernando, Samodha
Animal Science
*Assessment of Environmental Impacts and Ecological Consequences Associated with Genetically Engineered Microbes in Livestock Production Systems
$649,929
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2028
Burkey, Thomas
Animal Science
Miller, Phillip
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
05/01/2023 - 03/31/2027
Burkey, Thomas
Animal Science
Miller, Phillip
Animal Science
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
08/15/2022 - 08/14/2026
Studying the Effects of a Novel Corn Milling Co-Product on Methane Production Whole Animal Energy and Nitrogen Use and Milk Production in Lactating Dairy Cows
$324,802
Industry Sponsor
01/01/2024 - 04/30/2026
Investigating the Emergence and Ecology of Antimicrobial Resistance in High Risk Beef Cattle
$332,437
Texas Tech University
05/15/2020 - 05/14/2025
Schmidt, Amy
Animal Science/Biological Systems Engineering
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Improved Processing and Delivery of Stationary and Mobile Cosmic-Ray Neutron Sensor Data
$349,822
DOI-USGS
03/23/2023 - 09/30/2025
Larios, Adam
Mathematics
Frels, Katherine
Agronomy and Horticulture
Characterization of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and its Relatives
$461,705
USDA-ARS
09/15/2021 - 09/14/2026
Breeding FHB Resistant Winter Wheat and Barley
$327,538
USDA-ARS
05/01/2022 - 07/30/2026
Wegulo, Stephen
Plant Pathology
NIFA CAP for Innovation in Genomic Technology to Accelerate Breeding: Leveraging High-Throughput Genotyping and Phenotyping Technologies to Accelerate Wheat Improvement
$672,853
University of California-Davis
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2025
Ganshert, Amanda
Bureau of Sociological Research
*Behavioral Health Consumer Survey 2025-2028
$299,211
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028
Meiergerd, Kim
Bureau of Sociological Research
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
05/08/2024 - 08/31/2025
Gardner, Scott
University of Nebraska State Museum
CSBR: Natural History: Digitizing and Conserving Specimens in the Manter Laboratory of Parasitology
$499,988
NSF
09/01/2018 - 08/31/2025
Gay, Timothy
Physics and Astronomy
*Polarized Electron Physics
$683,990
NSF
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
Polarized Electron Physics
$826,697
NSF
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2025
Ge, Yufeng
Biological Systems Engineering
A Rapid In-Field System to Measure Deep Soil C Stock and Flux
$624,997
Soil Health Institute
04/30/2021 - 12/31/2024
Ghose, Nirnimesh
Computing
SaTC: CORE: Small: Towards Robust, Scalable and Resilient Radio Fingerprinting
$299,997
NSF
02/15/2023 - 01/31/2026
Gilmore, Troy
Natural Resources
*Innovative Resources: Cyberinfrastructure and Community to Leverage Ground-Based Imagery in Ecohydrological Studies
$599,801
NSF
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2027
Akin, Heather
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Shrestha, Nawaraj
Natural Resources
Advancing Image-Based Hydrology for USGS Stream Gage Applications
$271,000
DOI-USGS
02/21/2023 - 08/20/2025
Gogos, George
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Thermal Management of Extreme Heat Fluxes; Innovative Dual-Channel Flow Boiling with Femtosecond Laser Functionalized Metallic Surfaces
$317,474
NASA
08/02/2021 - 08/01/2025
Pettit, Logan
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Zuhlke, Craig
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Golick, Douglas
Entomology
*Growing the Next Generation of STEM Professionals Using Integrated Insect-Plant Research and Extension Experiences
$489,696
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2028
Anderson, Troy
Entomology
Bingham, Georgina
Entomology
Brewer, Gary
Entomology
Louis, Joe
Entomology/Biochemistry
Lynch-O'Brien, Louise
Entomology
McMechan, Justin
Entomology
Mondal, Shaonpius
Entomology
Peterson, Julie
Entomology
Rault, Leslie
Entomology
Velez Arango, Ana Maria
Entomology
Weissling, Tom
Entomology
Wu-Smart, Judy
Entomology
Goodburn, Amy
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
*Louis Stokes New STEM Pathways Implementation-Only Alliance: Aligning STEM Trainees for Enterprising Research (ASTER) in Kansas and Nebraska
$736,996
University of Kansas
09/01/2024 - 05/02/2025
Gormley, Matthew
Educational Psychology/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Prairie Nebraska
$550,000
University of Nebraska Medical Center-Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska
01/01/2023 - 05/31/2026
Doll, Beth
Educational Psychology/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Graef, George
Agronomy and Horticulture
Winter Nursery Support for Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies
$314,192
Nebraska Soybean Board
10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies for Nebraska
$356,892
Nebraska Soybean Board
10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
Graef, Michelle
Center on Children, Families and the Law
National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
$550,000
Center for Adoption Support and Education
09/30/2023 - 09/30/2025
Davis, Dawn
Center on Children, Families and the Law
Paul, Megan
Center on Children, Families and the Law
Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth
$925,000
Spaulding for Children
09/30/2021 - 09/29/2025
Paul, Megan
Center on Children, Families and the Law
Grassini, Patricio
Agronomy and Horticulture
Niche
$685,000
Industry Sponsor
11/01/2021 - 10/31/2025
Global Assessment of Potassium Limitation to Crop Yields
$344,510
International Fertilizer Association
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2025
Identifying Pathways to Mitigate the Impact of Urbanization Trends on Croplands
$507,425
NSF
01/01/2023 - 12/31/2026
Groskopf, Jessica
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
North Central Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Center: Engaging Programs to Support Well-being
$437,193
University of Illinois
09/01/2020 - 08/31/2025
Grover, Piyush
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Dynamics and Control of Active Nematics Using Nonlinear Reduced-Order Models
$450,000
DOE
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2024
Park, Jae Sung
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
A Framework for Exploring and Controlling Non-Equilibrium Coherent States in Active Fluids Based on Global Phase Space Geometry
$970,000
DOE
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2026
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
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2025
Foundations of Defect Engineering for Dynamic Manipulation of Nonlinear Large-Amplitude Waves in Metamaterials
$599,065
DOD-AFOSR
08/15/2023 - 08/14/2026
Gruverman, Alexei
Physics and Astronomy
*Unraveling Tunable Piezoelectricity in Hafnia-based Ferroelectrics
$620,097
NSF
08/15/2024 - 07/31/2027
Xu, Xiaoshan
Physics and Astronomy
Mechanical Control of the Electronic Properties of 2D Ferroelectrics
$252,000
NSF
09/15/2022 - 02/28/2025
Guo, Yinsheng
Chemistry
*Sensing Soil Nitrogen using Enhanced Raman Technology
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
12/01/2024 - 11/30/2026
Ge, Yufeng
Biological Systems Engineering
Guretzky, John
Agronomy and Horticulture
Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems
$371,410
University of Wisconsin-Madison
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2026
Gustafson, Christopher
Agricultural Economics
Incomplete Consumer Consideration In Food Product Markets: Implications For Valuation Estimates, Research, And Policy
$500,196
USDA-NIFA
08/15/2023 - 08/14/2027
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
10/01/2023 - 09/30/2025
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
University of Michigan
09/01/2019 - 09/30/2024
Hage, David
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Ultrafast Affinity Extraction - Fundamental Studies and Use in Environmental Applications 2021-2024
$446,000
NSF
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center
Ultrafast Affinity Extraction - Fundamental Studies and Use in Environmental Applications 2024-2027
$446,000
NSF
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center
New Approaches to Catalyst Screening and Development
$798,269
NSF
08/01/2024 - 07/31/2027
Berkowitz, David
Chemistry
New Approaches to Catalyst Screening and Development
$607,249
NSF
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2024
Berkowitz, David
Chemistry
MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of SEC/FFF-MALS-DLS
$478,072
NSF
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
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
Haigh, Tonya
Natural Resources
Climate-Smart Indigenous Agriculture: Drought Planning and Adaptation with New Mexico Pueblos
$297,800
USDA-NRCS
03/31/2022 - 03/29/2025
Bathke, Deborah
Natural Resources
Knutson, Cody
Natural Resources
Hamann, Ted
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
From Diversity Strength: New Nebraska Teacher Project
$250,000
Nebraska Department of Education
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2024
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
Hanson, Paul
Natural Resources
Soil Survey Information Production and Management
$260,000
USDA-NRCS
09/05/2019 - 09/30/2024
Harris, Edward
Biochemistry
Metabolism of Antisense Oligonucleotides and Other Polyanions in Liver
$962,031
DHHS-NIGMS
09/01/2022 - 06/30/2026
Sun, Xinghui
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Hartman, Morgan
University Operations
*Expanding the All in the Hall Recycling Program at UNL
$429,286
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2025
Yeatts, Madeline
University Operations
Harwood, David
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2℃ Celsius (SWAIS 2C)
$909,225
NSF
09/15/2021 - 08/31/2026
Hasan, Mohammad Rashedul
Computing
Towards an AI to Deliver Individualized Just-in-Time Interventions that Enhance Student Performance in STEM Disciplines
$599,891
NSF
06/01/2022 - 05/31/2026
Hasan, Mohammad Rashedul
Computing
Kantamneni, Neeta
Educational Psychology
McQuillan, Julia
Sociology
Soh, Leen-Kiat
Computing
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
06/01/2023 - 05/31/2026
Emery, Mary
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Grummert Rasmussen, Jordan
NE Ext Engagement Zone 2
McElravy, L.J.
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Thompson, Eric
Economics
Hatton-Bowers, Holly
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*Knowledge Network for Early Childhood Education Workforce (KNEW)
$429,788
University of Nebraska-Kearney
07/31/2024 - 06/30/2026
Foged, Jaci
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 9/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
He, Liang
Computing
*Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Medium: Securing Interactions between Driver and Vehicle Using Batteries
$352,128
NSF
10/01/2024 - 08/31/2026
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
07/01/2022 - 12/31/2025
Heng-Moss, Tiffany
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Next Generation of Black And Hispanic Farmers
$661,327
Various Associations/Foundations
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2025
Henningsen, Christine
Center on Children, Families and the Law
*Building Local Continuums of Care to Support Youth Success
$388,545
York County
02/01/2025 - 03/31/2026
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
01/15/2021 - 01/14/2026
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
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
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
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
10/01/2021 - 09/30/2026
Hope, Debra
Psychology/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Rural Grant
$700,000
DOJ-OVW
10/01/2023 - 09/30/2026
Hopkins, Megan
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Nebraska Collegiate Prevention Alliance American Rescue Plan FY24
$500,000
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
09/01/2023 - 03/24/2025
Butler, MeLissa
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Houston, Adam
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Real-time Weather Awareness for Enhanced Safety Assurance in UTM
$805,406
Oklahoma State University
08/03/2020 - 08/02/2025
NRI: Dispersed Autonomy for Marsupial Aerial Robot Teams
$454,570
NSF
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2025
Collaborative Research: Investigation of Supercell Left-Flank Boundaries and Coherent Structures: TORUS-LItE
$385,103
NSF
05/01/2023 - 04/30/2026
Huang, Peisi
Physics and Astronomy
*Unlocking Cosmic Mysteries Through Theoretical Particle Physics Studies
$255,000
NSF
08/15/2024 - 07/31/2027
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
$350,028
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
07/03/2023 - 06/30/2025
Habecker, Patrick
Rural Drug Addiction Research Center/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Iqbal, Javed
Agronomy and Horticulture
Demonstrating an Integrated Nutrient Management Approach for Improving Drinking Groundwater Quality in Nebraska
$298,631
USDA-NIFA
02/01/2022 - 01/31/2025
Johnson, Leslie
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center/Cooperative Extension
Malakar, Arindam
Nebraska Water Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Schmidt, Amy
Biological Systems Engineering/Animal Science
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Evaluating Nitrogen Balance and Fertilizer Equivalence of Cover Crop Nitrogen Using the University Long-Term Tillage Trials
$585,340
USDA-NRCS
09/07/2022 - 08/31/2025
Basche, Andrea
Agronomy and Horticulture
Jacobs, Margaret
Center for Great Plains Studies
Expansion of Historic Resource Study on African American Homesteaders
$326,388
DOI-NPS
07/01/2021 - 12/31/2025
Jagodinsky, Katrina
History/Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
REU Site: Freedom Stories Digital Legal Research Lab
$331,568
NSF
05/01/2022 - 04/30/2026
Jhala, Amit
Agronomy and Horticulture
*Nebraska Extension Implementation Program
$845,265
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
Broderick, Kyle
Plant Pathology
Green, Jody
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 9
Jackson-Ziems, Tamra
Plant Pathology
James, Terri
Agronomy and Horticulture
Koch, Kyle
Entomology
Lai, Pin-Chu
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Entomology
Lawrence, Nevin
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
Mangel, Dylan
Plant Pathology
McMechan, Justin
Entomology
Nygren, Aaron
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 8
Prochaska, TJ
NE Ext Engagement Zone 7
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Varner, David
Cooperative Extension
Wu-Smart, Judy
Entomology
Johnson, Allison
Biological Sciences
Resolving the Drivers of Variation in Cooperative Social Groups along Environmental Gradients
$812,181
NSF
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2026
Shizuka, Dai
Biological Sciences
Johnson, Scott
Biological Process Development Facility
*Tech Transfer, Development, and Manufacturing of a Biotherapeutic
$743,170
Industry Sponsor
11/04/2024 - 06/30/2025
Tech Transfer and Production
$752,275
Industry Sponsor
05/17/2021 - 06/30/2026
Jonson, Jessica
Buros Center for Testing
*Assessment Psychometric Technical Assistance
$487,551
Rancho Santiago Community College District
07/17/2024 - 06/30/2026
Geisinger, Kurt
Buros Center for Testing
Kasabian, Alian
Social and Behavioral Science Research Consortium
IUSE: EHR: Promoting Research-Based Instructional Methods for Enhancing and Reforming STEM Education (PRIMERS) Evaluation
$294,270
University of Colorado-Boulder
10/01/2018 - 09/30/2024
Anderson-Knott, Mindy
Social and Behavioral Science Research Consortium
Rutt, Jennifer
Social and Behavioral Science Research Consortium
Kemp, Sue
Special Education and Communication Disorders
*Nebraska Grow Your Own Teacher Apprenticeship - Kemp
$600,000
Nebraska Department of Education
01/13/2025 - 06/30/2027
Keshwani, Jenny
Biological Systems Engineering
Cultivate ACCESS to Data Science in Agriculture
$749,825
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2027
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
$595,000
University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
06/01/2023 - 12/31/2025
Aman, Muhammad Naveed
Computing/Nebraska Transportation Center
Nelson, Carl
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Kim, Saet-Byul
Plant Pathology
Collaborative Research: Investigation of the Molecular and Cellular Bases of the Maize/Puccinia sorghi Interaction
$399,283
North Carolina State University
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2025
Kim, Seunghee
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Resource Assessment for Carbon Dioxide Storage via Accelerated Carbonation Reaction with Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA)
$805,138
DOE
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2026
Hu, Jiong
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thompson, Eric
Bureau of Business Research
Building Partnership with Sandia National Laboratories in Development of Novel Engineered Barrier Materials for Geological Nuclear Waste Repository
$750,000
DOE-EPSCoR
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2026
Dzenis, Yuris
Mechanical & Materials 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
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2025
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
03/01/2018 - 02/28/2025
Brandt, Molly
4-H State Office
de Guzman, Maria
Child, Youth and Family Studies
Koehler-Cole, Katja
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 8
Integrated Approach to Building Community Resilience in Organic Farming
$289,798
Organic Crop Improvement Association
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2025
Stephenson, Christian
Agronomy and Horticulture
Korus, Jesse
Natural Resources
*Elucidating Groundwater Processes in 3D for Targeted Management of Agricultural Nitrogen
$749,883
USDA-NIFA
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2028
Aboushanab, Mohamed
Natural Resources
Cameron, Kathleen
Natural Resources
Daigh, Aaron
Biological Systems Engineering/Agronomy and Horticulture
Gilmore, Troy
Biological Systems Engineering/Natural Resources
Westrop, Jeffrey
Natural Resources
Kovalev, Alexey
Physics and Astronomy
Low-Dissipation Spin Transport in Superconducting Systems and Magnetic Heterostructures
$793,465
DOE
08/15/2020 - 08/14/2025
Spin Currents in Magnetic Systems and Heterostructures
$344,671
DOE
08/15/2020 - 08/14/2024
Kravchenko, Ilya
Physics and Astronomy
RII Track-2 FEC: The IceCube EPSCoR Initiative (IEI) - IceCube and the Data Revolution
$440,983
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
09/01/2020 - 08/31/2026
Lai, Rebecca
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Detection of Toxins via Electrochemical Sensors (DTECS)
$453,280
National Strategic Research Institute
06/09/2023 - 08/30/2024
A Wireless, Closed-Loop Neural Probe for Optogenetics, Pharmacology and Neurochemical Monitoring
$339,325
University of Connecticut
09/03/2020 - 08/31/2024
Lai, Yvonne
Mathematics
Investigating the Role of Collaboration on the Development of Student Ideas Using a Learning Progression for the Function Concept
$261,053
Educational Testing Service
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2025
Laraoui, Abdelghani
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
*EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Plasmonic Cavity Nanostructures to Boost Single Photon Emission from Multilayered Hexagonal Boron Nitride
$299,999
NSF-EPSCoR
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2026
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
09/06/2021 - 06/30/2025
Bovaird, Jim
Educational Psychology/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Le Sueur, James
History
DPAA Hub and Spoke Post Doc
$500,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2026
Li, Xu
Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Transmission and Evolution of AMR in the Environment
$900,000
USDA-NIFA
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2028
Erickson, Galen
Animal Science
Hille, Matthew
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Loy, Dustin
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Schmidt, Amy
Biological Systems Engineering/Animal Science
A Multistate Study to Establish A Risk Assessment Framework for the AMR in Surface Water Attributable to Municipal Wastewater and Biosolids
$307,510
EPA
08/01/2024 - 07/31/2027
Bartelt-Hunt, Shannon
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Li, Yusong
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wang, Bing
Food Science and Technology
Liang, Weizhen
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Biological Systems Engineering
Beginnings: Experiential Learning on Digital Agriculture and Plant Phenotyping Technologies (DAPPT)
$272,597
Florida A & M University
10/01/2023 - 09/30/2026
Qiao, Xin
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Biological Systems Engineering
Partnership: Growing Precision Engineering Systems for Muscadine Grape Vineyard and Water Management
$372,333
Florida A & M University
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2026
Qiao, Xin
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Biological Systems Engineering
Lingard, Jill
4-H State Office
National 4-H Council Common Measures 2022-2024
$494,752
National 4-H Council
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2026
Linzell, Daniel
Civil and Environmental Engineering
NSF IPA Assignee
$664,548
NSF
06/05/2023 - 08/23/2025
Little, Andrew
Natural Resources
Identifying and Prioritizing Habitat for Pheasant Conservation and Management in Agriculturally Dominated Landscapes
$699,940
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
01/01/2021 - 06/30/2025
Carroll, John
Natural Resources
Powell, Larkin
Natural Resources
Twidwell, Dirac
Agronomy and Horticulture
Uden, Daniel
Natural Resources
Liu, Qiang
Computing
*CropTwin: Automatic Digital Twin for Crop Growth Modeling towards Smart Irrigation Management
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
12/01/2024 - 11/30/2026
Ge, Yufeng
Biological Systems Engineering
Guo, Hongzhi
Computing
Taghvaeian, Saleh
Biological Systems Engineering
*Collaborative Research: CSR: Small: CADaaS: Deterministic Communication and Predictive Computation for Connected Autonomous Driving as a Service
$289,374
NSF
03/01/2025 - 02/29/2028
*EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Online Hierarchical Learning for Network Autonomy in Open Radio Access Networks
$285,694
NSF-EPSCoR
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2026
*NeTS: Small: AutoSlicing: Safe Online Autonomous Network Orchestration Towards Pervasive Slicing-as-a-Service
$531,134
NSF
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
CC* Integration-Large: Husker-Net: Open Nebraska End-to-End Wireless Edge Networks
$891,000
NSF
10/01/2023 - 09/30/2026
Ge, Yufeng
Biological Systems Engineering
Ho, Chun-Hsing
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Shi, Yeyin
Biological Systems Engineering
Vuran, M. Can
Computing
Xiong, Yijie
Biological Systems Engineering/Animal Science
Lodl, Kathleen
4-H State Office
2020-22 Health Rocks! Training and Evaluation
$780,975
National 4-H Council
01/01/2020 - 09/30/2027
Lingard, Jill
4-H State Office
Walker, Maria
4-H State Office
Xia, Yan
Child, Youth and Family Studies
de Guzman, Maria
Child, Youth and Family Studies
Loken, Andrew
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
*NCHRP 22-62: Tool for Estimating the Deflection of Temporary Traffic Barriers with Reduced Impact Angles
$400,000
National Academy of Sciences-NCHRP-TRB
09/03/2024 - 03/02/2027
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Perry, Brandon
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Steelman, Joshua
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stolle, Cody
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Louis, Joe
Entomology/Biochemistry
Characterizing the Interplay between Sorghum and Fall Armyworm
$429,248
USDA-NIFA
08/01/2020 - 07/31/2024
Loveall-Hague, Susan
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Designing and Providing Academic Interventions
$955,034
ED
11/01/2019 - 10/31/2026
Maag, John
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Savaiano, Mackenzie
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Loy, Dustin
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
*Nebraska NAHLN Infrastructure Farm Bill 2025-2026
$378,950
USDA-APHIS
06/01/2025 - 05/31/2026
*NAHLN Level 1 Cooperative Agreement FY2024
$250,000
USDA-NIFA
08/01/2024 - 07/31/2025
NAHLN Level 1 Cooperative Agreement FY2023
$250,000
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2024
Lu, Yongfeng
Electrical and Computer Engineering
*A Hub for Broadband Laser-Plasma Science Focused on Inertial Fusion Energy
$600,000
University of Rochester
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
Fabrication and Verification of Fuel Targets for Laser Fusion Research
$612,000
University of Rochester
10/02/2023 - 09/30/2028
Multifunctional Laser Processing for Repair and Mitigation of Pitting and Cracks in Welded Stainless Steel Dry Storage Canisters
$800,000
DOE
10/01/2020 - 09/30/2024
Cui, Bai
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Huang, Xi
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lubben, Brad
Agricultural Economics
North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center Meat and Poultry Processing Grants Program
$600,000
USDA-NIFA
09/15/2022 - 09/14/2026
Ag Financial, Tax, and Asset Protection Program
$300,000
University of Arkansas
01/01/2023 - 10/31/2024
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Reducing Field Worker Exposure to Pesticides via Agricultural Data Connectivity and Mobile Apps
$299,529
USDA-NIFA
04/01/2021 - 03/31/2025
Thorson, Nathan
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Developing a Standardized and Integrated Living Agricultural Research Data System of Systems
$350,000
USDA-ARS
09/01/2023 - 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
Lyons, Kate
Biological Sciences
*Collaborative Research: The New Normal: the Continuing Influence of the Late Pleistocene Megafauna Extinction on the Structure and Function of Mammal Communities
$351,499
NSF
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027
RCN: Ecological and Evolutionary Effects of Extinction and Ecosystem Engineers (E6)
$400,219
NSF
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2026
Wagner, Peter
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Biological Sciences
MacDonald, Jim
Animal Science
Characterizing Digestion Aspects of Bran
$937,342
Industry Sponsor
11/01/2020 - 05/31/2026
Erickson, Galen
Animal Science
Maharjan, Bijesh
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
*Regenerative Dryland Agriculture: Decision Support Tool to Inform and Promote Cover Crop Adoption on Dryland Farms
$323,664
USDA-NRCS
09/15/2024 - 09/14/2027
Thapa, Vesh
Agronomy and Horticulture
Soil Health School
$261,800
USDA-NRCS
09/09/2022 - 08/31/2025
Soil Health Gap
$337,586
USDA-NRCS
08/23/2022 - 08/31/2024
Stephenson, Mitchell
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
Mahmood, Rezaul
Natural Resources
Co-LEARN: A Midwestern Community of Learning for Empowerment, Climate Adaptation and Resilience for the Next Generation
$308,933
University of Iowa
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2025
Hayes, Michael
Natural Resources
Khattak, Aemal
Civil and Environmental Engineering
PytlikZillig, Lisa
Public Policy Center
Roy, Tirthankar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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
04/01/2022 - 03/31/2026
Haacker, Erin
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Robert B. 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
Mamo, Martha
Agronomy and Horticulture
*Fostering the Next Generation of Inclusive Agricultural and Natural Resources Professionals
$597,589
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2028
Cordova, Caro
Agronomy and Horticulture
Keshwani, Jenny
Biological Systems Engineering
Sandall, Leah
Agronomy and Horticulture
Uden, Daniel
Natural Resources
Markvicka, Eric
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
*REU Site: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Biomedical Engineering Devices at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$516,794
NSF
03/01/2025 - 02/29/2028
Bashford, Greg
Biological Systems Engineering
Collaborative Research: Additive Manufacturing of Functional Emulsions: Materials and Printing for Designer Microstructrues
$354,293
NSF
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2025
Mason, Alex
Child, Youth and Family Studies/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*Collaborative to Understand Impacts of Early Preventive Interventions on Suicide and Overdose Mortality using Data Harmonization Methodology
$299,280
Johns Hopkins University
08/09/2024 - 05/31/2028
McLean, Derek
Agricultural Research Division
Developing a Systems Biology Approach to Enhance Efficiency and Sustainability of Beef and Lamb Production
$250,000
USDA-ARS
05/01/2022 - 04/01/2025
McMechan, Justin
Entomology
*Management Tactics and Tools for Insect Pests in the North Central Region
$363,711
North Central Soybean Research Prog
10/01/2024 - 12/31/2025
Graef, George
Agronomy and Horticulture
Keesey, Ian
Biological Sciences
McQuillan, Julia
Sociology
Center for Scalable and Intelligent-Automation in Poultry Processing (CSI-APP)
$399,960
University of Arkansas
02/01/2023 - 01/31/2027
Meek, Jennifer
Public Policy Center
*Evaluation of State Opioid Response IV Grant
$621,829
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
09/30/2024 - 09/29/2027
Luther, Megan
Public Policy Center
*School Mental Health Services GLOW Program Growing Guaranteed Access to Localized School Mental Health Services and Outreach to Underserved Students through a Whole Child Approach
$512,692
Educational Service Unit # 3
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2029
Miller, Ashley
Public Policy Center
Walther, Janell
Public Policy Center
Engaging Nebraska Educators in Mental Health Awareness Training
$493,225
DHHS-SAMHSA
12/31/2022 - 09/29/2026
Bulling, Denise
Public Policy Center
Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
$300,000
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
09/30/2023 - 09/29/2026
Expansion Project to Address the National Surge in Behavioral Health Needs among Children and Adolescents
$300,000
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
09/30/2022 - 09/29/2024
ESU 2 Project AWARE and Mental Health Initiatives Evaluation
$290,344
Educational Service Unit 2
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2026
Walther, Janell
Public Policy Center
Evaluation of Nebraska Opioid Response Grant
$254,363
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
09/30/2022 - 09/29/2024
Menon, Deepika
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education/Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education/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
06/01/2022 - 05/31/2027
Development and Research on Smartphone Simulations in Introductory College Astronomy
$329,315
NSF
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2026
Mieno, Taro
Agricultural Economics
Improving the Economic and Ecological Sustainability of US Crop Production through On-Farm Precision Experimentation
$405,060
University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
03/31/2021 - 03/07/2025
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
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
07/25/2023 - 06/30/2026
Comfort, Steve
Natural Resources
Mondal, Shaonpius
Entomology
Virus-Host-Vector Interactions of Barley/Cereal Yellow Dwarf Viruses
$252,300
USDA-ARS
05/01/2023 - 04/30/2028
Morin, Stephen
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Powering Soft Actuators Directly with Small Molecule Fuels for Operational Versatility
$478,683
DOD-ARO
09/30/2022 - 09/29/2026
Morton, Martha
Chemistry
*REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemical Assembly at the University of Nebraska
$272,031
NSF
06/01/2025 - 05/31/2028
Cheung, Barry
Chemistry
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
08/15/2022 - 07/31/2026
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
10/01/2023 - 09/30/2026
Muñoz-Arriola, Francisco
Natural Resources
Accelerating Adoption of Irrigation Scheduling with Satellite-Based Precision Evapotranspiration from OpenET
$671,980
NASA
08/18/2022 - 06/30/2026
Nama, Nitesh
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Collaborative Research: Ultrasound Driven Microbubble Clusters for Biomedical Applications
$269,028
NSF
05/01/2024 - 04/30/2027
Natarajan, Sathish Kumar
Nutrition and Health Sciences/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases/Nebraska Food for Health Center/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology
Bioactive Components of Macadamia Nut Protects against Maternal Obesity-induced Complications
$638,000
USDA-NIFA
06/01/2023 - 05/31/2028
Ramer-Tait, Amanda
Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases/Nebraska Food for Health Center/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology
Wood, Jennifer
Animal Science/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases/Nebraska Food for Health Center/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology
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
University of Maryland
09/01/2020 - 08/31/2025
Akasheh, Sammy
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Balboa, Guillermo
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
Nejati, Siamak
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Design, Discovery, and Synthesis Science of Porous Frameworks Using Fast and Modular Heterophase Assembly
$554,525
University of Illinois
10/15/2023 - 10/14/2025
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
09/23/2022 - 09/22/2024
Nelson, Timothy
Psychology/Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Household Income and Child Development in the First Three Years of Life
$922,648
Columbia University
08/01/2022 - 07/31/2026
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
08/01/2020 - 07/31/2026
Nie, Shuai
Computing
*Collaborative Research: NeTS: Medium: Design and Algorithms for Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for sub-THz Wireless Networks
$340,000
NSF
10/01/2024 - 09/30/2027
Broadband Connectivity For Rural Communications And Smart Livestock Management
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
09/15/2023 - 09/14/2026
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
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027
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
01/15/2021 - 01/14/2025
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
Influence of Maternal and Embryonic-Derived Extracellular Vesicles on the Initiation of Porcine Conceptus Elongation
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2026
Master Service Agreement 2023
$468,094
Industry Sponsor
01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
Developing Outer Membranes Vesicles from Commensal Gut Bacteria as an Oral Gene Delivery Platform
$376,517
DHHS-NCATS
04/03/2024 - 03/31/2026
Ramer-Tait, Amanda
Food Science and Technology
Panther, Grace
Civil and Environmental Engineering
REU Site: Unpacking the Significance and Rigor of Engineering Education Research
$392,226
NSF
05/15/2023 - 04/30/2026
Diefes-Dux, Heidi
Biological Systems Engineering
Park, Jae Sung
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Exploring Flow Enhancements of Hydrophobic Particles in Confined Fluid Flow
$418,120
NSF
03/01/2022 - 02/28/2026
Li, Yusong
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Nonlinear Electrokinetics at Polarizable Soft Interfaces: Implications for Cell Membrane Characterization and Nanopore Transport
$387,356
NSF
08/15/2020 - 07/31/2024
Paxton, Michelle
College of Law
Children's Justice Attorney Education Program
$600,000
Aviv Foundation
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2026
Pedrigi, Ryan
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication
Ultrasound as a Mechanotherapy for Endothelial Cell Dysfunction
$602,769
DHHS-NIBIB
09/16/2020 - 09/15/2024
Kievit, Forrest
Biological Systems Engineering
Sun, Xinghui
Biochemistry
Pegg, Mark
Natural Resources
Assessing Movement and Entrainment of Walleye in Lewis and Clark Lake and Its Tailwaters
$464,400
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2025
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
08/01/2022 - 07/31/2025
Belcher, William
Global Integrative Studies
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
Nebraska Department of Transportation
02/20/2024 - 05/31/2027
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
06/01/2023 - 05/31/2027
Yates, Dustin
Animal Science
Peterson, Julie
West Central Research and Extension Center/Entomology
Insect Resistance Management: Evaluating the Impact of Blended Refuges and the VIP3A Bacillus Thuringiensis Toxin on Western Bean Cutworm
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2026
Innovation Farms
$315,991
Industry Sponsor
05/01/2021 - 04/30/2026
Do Persistent Entomopathogenic Nematodes Applied for Western Corn Rootworm Control Negatively Affect the Non-Target Soil Fauna in Cornfields?
$309,999
Texas A & M University
05/01/2023 - 12/31/2025
Powers, Thomas
Plant Pathology
Chemical Application for WBC Control
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
05/15/2023 - 05/14/2026
Katimbo, Abia
West Central Research and Extension Center/Biological Systems Engineering
Zaric, Milos
West Central Research, Extension and Education Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
Pickard, Gary
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Alpha-Herpesvirus Transport In Axons
$407,445
Northwestern University School of Medicine
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2025
Sollars, Patricia
Undergraduate Studies
Virus-Host Interactions Governing Alpha-Herpesvirus Genome Delivery and Neuroinvasion
$394,837
Northwestern University
02/01/2020 - 01/31/2026
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
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2026
Pitla, Santosh
Biological Systems Engineering
UGV and UAV Collaboration for Automated Seed Refilling in Row Crops (U2AGV-Refill)
$452,783
USDA-NIFA
03/01/2021 - 02/28/2026
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
12/05/2023 - 11/30/2026
Powell, Larkin
Natural Resources
UNL/NDEE Liaison III: Coordination of Water Quality Programming in Nebraska
$291,112
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2027
Carroll, John
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
University of Nebraska Medical Center
09/19/2022 - 09/08/2026
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
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Evaluation and Demonstration of Broadcast Interseeded Cover Crops to Reduce Nitrogen Loss
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
04/01/2023 - 03/31/2026
Cafaro La Menza, Nicolas
Agronomy and Horticulture/West Central Research and Extension Center
Iqbal, Javed
Agronomy and Horticulture
Nelson, John
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 9
PytlikZillig, Lisa
Public Policy Center
*UNL Response: RFP 24-142 SM & BC Consultant Proposal to Divert Landfill Food & Recyclable Waste: A Community-Based and Research-Based Social Marketing Approach
$361,500
City of Lincoln
10/22/2024 - 05/31/2027
Armstrong, Cory
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Hartman, Morgan
University Operations
Mantonya, Kurt
Public Policy Center
Walther, Janell
Public Policy Center
Qiao, Xin
West Central Research and Extension Center/Biological Systems Engineering
*RII Track-2 FEC: Data-Advanced Research and Education (DARE) to Improve Weather Intelligence, Localized Climate Change Assessment and Resilience Capability in Ag-Based Communities
$449,212
University of Iowa
08/01/2024 - 07/31/2028
Charlson, Dirk
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 10
Hunt, Eric
Natural Resources
Katimbo, Abia
Biological Systems Engineering/West Central Research and Extension Center
Liang, Weizhen
Biological Systems Engineering/West Central Research and Extension Center
White, Troy
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
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
University of Iowa
03/01/2019 - 02/28/2025
Yang, Haishun
Agronomy and Horticulture
Radu, Petronela
Mathematics
Nonlocality in Continuum Mechanics, Population Dynamics, and Neural Networks
$343,085
NSF
08/15/2021 - 07/31/2025
Foss, Mikil
Mathematics
Rajca, Andrzej
Chemistry
Nitrogen-Centered Radicals
$602,004
NSF
05/01/2020 - 11/30/2028
Ramamurthy, Byrav
Computing
NeTS: Small: NSF-DST: Integrating Physical and Network Layers in the Design of Multi-Core Coherent Optical WDM Networks
$599,996
NSF
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027
CC* Integration-Small: Network Cyberinfrastructure Innovation with an Intelligent Real-Time Traffic Analysis Framework and Application-Aware Networking
$500,000
NSF
10/01/2023 - 09/30/2025
NeTS: Small: Intelligent Optical Networks Using Virtualization and Software-Defined Control
$665,995
NSF
10/01/2018 - 07/31/2024
Rasby, Rick
Cooperative Extension
Nebraska Extension Implementation Program
$513,576
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2025
Bradshaw, Jeffrey
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Green, Jody
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center/Cooperative Extension
Jackson-Ziems, Tamra
Plant Pathology
Jhala, Amit
Agronomy and Horticulture
McMechan, Justin
Entomology
Nygren, Aaron
Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center/Cooperative Extension
Proctor, Christopher
Agronomy and Horticulture
Stine, Emily
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Wu-Smart, Judy
Entomology
Ray, Chittaranjan
Nebraska Water Center/Civil and Environmental Engineering/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
*On-Farm ApplCrop and Soil Models in the Grower's Fields for Crop Management and Input Optimization
$624,000
USDA-ARS
09/25/2024 - 09/24/2028
Beegum, Sahila
Nebraska Water Center
Katimbo, Abia
West Central Research, Extension and Education Center/Biological Systems Engineering
Mitra, Alakananda
Nebraska Water Center
Qiao, Xin
Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center/Biological Systems Engineering
*Physics-based Crop, Soil, and Groundwater Modeling of Nitrate Transport to Understand and Manage Groundwater Contamination in Agricultural Regions
$288,030
DOI-USGS
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2027
Beegum, Sahila
Nebraska Water Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Katimbo, Abia
Biological Systems Engineering/West Central Research and Extension Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Malakar, Arindam
Nebraska Water Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Mitra, Alakananda
Nebraska Water Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Release, Adsorption, and Biotransformation of Biosolid-Borne PFAAs at the Water-Sediment Interface in Agricultural Watersheds
$278,969
DOI-USGS
01/01/2024 - 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
$552,265
DOI-USGS
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2026
Development of Data Bases for Model Development and Field Testing of Crop Models in Mid-West Farms
$750,000
USDA-ARS
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2024
Reddy, Jay
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Trained Immunity in the Prevention of Viral Myocarditis and Pancreatitis
$398,306
DHHS-NIAID
11/01/2021 - 10/31/2025
Barletta, Raul
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Seravalli, Javier
Biochemistry
Steffen, David
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Redfearn, Daren
Agronomy and Horticulture
Developing Adaptive Grazing Management Strategies for Optimizing Corn Residue Use
$300,000
USDA-NIFA
01/15/2021 - 01/14/2026
Drewnoski, Mary
Animal Science
Parsons, Jay
Agricultural Economics
VanderPlas, Susan
Statistics
Rice, Brian
Agronomy and Horticulture
Green Evolution Accelerating Improvement of Dryland Cereals in Africa
$400,000
Colorado State University
01/01/2024 - 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
12/01/2021 - 05/11/2025
Rojas, Clemencia
Plant Pathology/Center for Plant Science Innovation/Center for Biotechnology
*Dissecting the Antagonistic Interaction between Pseudomonas protegens PBL3 and Burkholderia glumae towards Development of Biopesticides to Control Bacterial Panicle Blight of Rice
$600,000
USDA-NIFA
08/01/2024 - 07/31/2027
Alvarez Y Albala, Sophie
Center for Biotechnology/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Riethoven, Jean-Jack
Center for Biotechnology/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Rose, Devin
Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Food for Health Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
Reducing Cadmium Bioavailability from Food by Protecting the Human Gut Microbiota from Cadmium Toxicity
$649,927
USDA-NIFA
06/01/2024 - 05/31/2027
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
Roston, Rebecca
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Photosynthetic Membrane Lipid Transport through Chloroplast Membrane Contact Site Homologs
$418,036
DOE
08/01/2023 - 07/31/2026
Altartouri, Bara
Center for Biotechnology/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Naldrett, Michael
Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Roy, Tirthankar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Improving Hydrological Drought Monitoring Capability of the US Drought Monitor
$555,362
NASA
08/17/2022 - 08/16/2026
Haigh, Tonya
Natural Resources
Svoboda, Mark
Natural Resources
Impacts of Conservation Practices on the Water Quality and Quantity in the Shell Creek Watershed, Nebraska
$318,300
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
09/01/2021 - 04/30/2025
Basche, Andrea
Agronomy and Horticulture
Rutt, Jennifer
Methodology and Evaluation Research Core Facility
Nebraska Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) 2023
$259,076
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
09/30/2023 - 09/29/2025
Block Grant Evaluation
$545,596
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2026
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
Georgia Institute of Technology
11/01/2021 - 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
Lau, Josephine
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
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
08/01/2022 - 07/31/2026
Saraf, Ravi
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Non-Invasive Electrophysiology of Individual Microbes in a Colony in Real-Time
$374,388
DOD-ARO
02/15/2023 - 05/14/2026
Savaiano, Mackenzie
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Nebraska Project for Children who are DeafBlind (NeDB)
$454,185
ED
10/01/2023 - 09/30/2028
Collaborative Intervention Design
$867,475
University of Tennessee
10/01/2021 - 09/30/2025
Kemp, Sue
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Loveall-Hague, Susan
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Maag, John
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Project VIEW: Visual Impairments Education in Writing
$501,000
University of California-Irvine
12/13/2022 - 06/30/2025
Scalora, Mario
Public Policy Center
Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management Technical Assistance
$500,000
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2025
Bulling, Denise
Public Policy Center
Incidence of Ideologically Influenced Threatening and Violent Activity in Rural Communities
$772,955
DOJ-NIJ
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2025
Bulling, Denise
Public Policy Center
Hoffman, Stacey
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
05/21/2021 - 09/20/2024
Bulling, Denise
Public Policy Center
McElravy, L.J.
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
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
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2025
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
University of Minnesota
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2025
Mote, Benny
Animal Science
Schnable, James
Agronomy and Horticulture/Center for Plant Science Innovation
*Collaborative Research: TRTech-PGR: Digital Ideotype for Optimal Canopy Architecture
$953,779
NSF
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
CORN (Crop Optimization Realized through Neuralnets) Demonstration
$649,999
DOE-ARPA-E
06/06/2024 - 06/05/2025
AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture
$490,265
Iowa State University
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2025
Schubert, Eva
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Broadband and Tunable Enhanced Chiral Light-Matter Interactions at the Visible with New Ultrathin Helical Metamaterials
$567,000
NSF
04/01/2023 - 03/31/2026
NSF-DFG: Advances in Ion-Surface Interaction-Driven Manufacturing of One-Dimensional Metal Oxide Heterostructures
$343,615
NSF
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2026
Schubert, Mathias
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Terahertz Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Ellipsometry Defect Characterization in Ultrawideband Gap Monoclinic Gallium Oxide and Related Alloys
$499,987
DOD-AFOSR
08/01/2021 - 08/31/2025
Field-Flattened Optical-Access Split-Coil Cryostat Magnet for THz EPR Ellipsometry
$901,250
DOD-AFOSR-DURIP
08/15/2023 - 08/14/2024
Seceleanu, Alexandra
Mathematics
Polynomial Interpolation, Symmetric Ideals, and the Lefschetz Properties
$332,070
NSF
06/01/2024 - 05/31/2027
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
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2026
Shadwick, Bradley
Physics and Astronomy
High Fidelity Fluid-Kinetic Hybrid Modeling of Intense, Short Pulse Laser Plasma Interactions
$480,000
NSF
08/15/2021 - 07/31/2025
Shanahan Bazis, Pam
Special Education and Communication Disorders/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Nebraska Literacy Project
$900,000
Nebraska Department of Education
10/01/2024 - 12/31/2025
Fisher, Emily
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Zuckerman, Sarah
Educational Administration/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Practice-Based Professional Development for Reading Project: Workshops on Reading Development Strategies
$322,814
Nebraska Department of Education
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
Zuckerman, Sarah
Educational Administration
Shi, Yeyin
Biological Systems Engineering
CPS: Medium: CPS-Enabled Variable Rate Technology
$935,756
USDA-NIFA
04/01/2021 - 03/31/2026
Ge, Yufeng
Biological Systems Engineering
Heeren, Derek
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
03/15/2021 - 03/14/2026
Brown-Brandl, Tami
Biological Systems Engineering
An Intelligent Unmanned Aerial Application System for Site-Specific Weed Management
$453,775
USDA-NIFA
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2026
Jhala, Amit
Agronomy and Horticulture
Knezevic, Stevan
Agronomy and Horticulture
Luck, Joe
Biological Systems Engineering
Riggan, Benjamin
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Zhang, Kuan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shield, Jeffrey
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
*NSF-MeitY: Alloy Design and Processing Science for Additive Manufacturing of Rare Earth Permanent Magnets
$619,688
NSF
08/15/2024 - 07/31/2027
Guo, Qilin
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Understanding the Thermal Physics and Metallurgy of Metal Big Area Additive Manufacturing.
$670,000
DOE
09/01/2020 - 08/31/2025
Cole, Kevin
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Non-equilibrium Phase Discovery in Finite-sized Systems
$451,624
NSF
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2026
Shizuka, Dai
Biological Sciences
Collaborative Research: Feedback between Physiological Performance and Social Foraging in Multi-Species Social Network of Wintering Birds
$856,412
NSF
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2027
Sinitskii, Alexander
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Topological Spin Qubits Based on Graphene Nanoribbons
$796,121
University of Pittsburgh
06/15/2021 - 06/14/2026
Skretta, Sara
College of Education and Human Sciences
2024-2025 LPS Apprenticeship Program
$440,000
Nebraska Department of Education
01/02/2024 - 06/30/2025
Kemp, Sue
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Smidt, Dori
College of Education and Human Sciences
Occupational Health, Wastewater Surveillance, and Syndromic Surveillance Epidemiologists
$327,375
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
01/31/2022 - 08/31/2024
Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation Business Analysts
$842,835
Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2025
Smith, Wendy
Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education/Mathematics
Practices and Research on Student Pathways in Education from Community College and Transfer Students in STEM (PROSPECT S-STEM)
$842,037
NSF
04/01/2022 - 03/31/2027
Duncan, Brittany
Computing
Funk, Rachel
Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education
Searls, Mindi
Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education/Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Soh, Leen-Kiat
Computing
Snow, Daniel
Nebraska Water Center/Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Growing Groundwater Science, Proposal to the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District NET Project
$661,819
Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2025
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
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2025
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
07/20/2021 - 10/30/2025
Soh, Leen-Kiat
Computing/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
*Computer Science: Focusing on Undergraduate Pre-Service Teachers, with Unified Research, Ecosystems, and Structures (CS Futures)
$524,290
NSF
09/15/2024 - 08/31/2028
Nugent, Gwen
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Smith, Wendy
Mathematics/Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Trainin, Guy
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Collaborative Research: RI: Medium: RUI: Automated Decision Making for Open Multiagent Systems
$424,916
NSF
08/01/2023 - 07/31/2027
Song, Hyun-Seob
Biological Systems Engineering/Food Science and Technology
*ECO-CBET: Bioelectrochemical Manufacturing of High-Value Chemicals using CO2 as Feedstock
$600,000
University of Virginia
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2028
Niu, Wei
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Phenotypic Response of the Soil Microbiome to Environmental Perturbations
$530,000
Industry Sponsor
01/11/2022 - 09/30/2025
Computational Identification of Bioavailable Organic Matter and Their Traits for Predictive Biogeochemical and Ecosystem Modeling
$360,000
DOE
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
MIM: Microbial Division of Labor in Polysaccharide-Degrading Communities
$648,819
Purdue University
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2026
Sonsthagen, Sarah
Natural Resources
*Influence of the CRP on Population Structure, Demography, and Space Use by Greater Prairie-Chickens in Kansas and Nebraska
$998,494
Kansas State University
09/30/2024 - 09/28/2028
*Greater Prairie-Chicken Ecology in Relation to Restored Grasslands in Northeastern Nebraska
$692,178
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
02/01/2025 - 12/31/2028
*The Influence of Population Declines on Genomic Diversity in Monarch Butterflies
$264,200
DOI-USGS
09/16/2024 - 07/31/2027
Effects of Woody Encroachment and Management on Grassland Birds in Nebraska's Sandhills
$335,330
DOI-USGS
06/22/2023 - 07/31/2028
Spurgeon, Jonathan
Natural Resources
*Invasive Carp Movement and Habitat Use in Nebraska's Interior Rivers
$277,534
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2027
Martin, Rene
Natural Resources
Pegg, Mark
Natural Resources
Sampling Efficiency Assessment for Silver Carp and Bighead Carp in Nebraska Mid-Order Streams and Rivers
$261,786
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
01/01/2023 - 03/31/2025
Pegg, Mark
Natural Resources
Rain Water Basin Joint Venture Science Coordinator
$648,028
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
04/18/2016 - 06/06/2026
Monitoring, Mapping, Risk Assessment and Management of Invasive Species in Nebraska
$445,413
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
01/01/2020 - 12/31/2025
Smith, Shannon
Natural Resources
Steelman, Joshua
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Development, Testing, and MASH Evaluation of Single Column Sign Supports: Phase II (Florida, FDOT)
$750,000
Nebraska Department of Transportation
04/23/2024 - 06/30/2027
Bielenberg, Robert
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Lechtenberg, Karla
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Stephenson, Mitchell
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
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
Texas A & M University
05/01/2023 - 04/30/2027
Dunn, Cheryl
Agronomy and Horticulture
Meredith, Gwendwr
Natural Resources/Agronomy and Horticulture
Uden, Daniel
Natural Resources/Agronomy and Horticulture
Volesky, Jerry
Panhandle Research and Extension Center/Agronomy and Horticulture
Improving Livestock Production through the Development of Precision Rangeland Management Technologies
$450,000
USDA-ARS
06/17/2024 - 06/15/2029
Drewnoski, Mary
Animal Science
McCarthy, Kacie
Animal Science
Shi, Yeyin
Biological Systems Engineering
Xiong, Yijie
Animal Science
Stokes, Katharina
Center on Children, Families and the Law
Expanding Free Access to Nebraskas Underserved Taxpayers in Rural and Native American Communities
$299,641
Department of the Treasury-IRS
10/01/2023 - 09/30/2025
Stolle, Cody
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
UARC III TOPR 2209 Midwest Guardrail System
$804,166
National Strategic Research Institute
08/31/2022 - 05/25/2025
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Steelman, Joshua
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Implementation of MASH Surrogate Test Vehicles for Sign Supports, Breakaway Poles, and Work Zone Traffic Control Devices
$750,000
National Academy of Sciences-NCHRP-TRB
08/19/2022 - 10/19/2026
Faller, Ronald
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center
Lechtenberg, Karla
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
Steelman, Joshua
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility/Nebraska Transportation Center/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Storz, Jay
Biological Sciences
Physiology of Hypoxia Adaptation in the Worlds Highest-Dwelling Mammal
$827,312
NSF
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2026
Stowell, Rick
Biological Systems Engineering
Water and Nutrient Recycling: A Decision Tool and Synergistic Innovative Technology
$496,646
University of Arkansas
08/01/2018 - 07/31/2025
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
06/01/2022 - 05/31/2026
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
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2025
Sullivan, Ryan
College of Law
City of Lincoln - Rental Assistance Project
$257,733
City of Lincoln
05/01/2023 - 05/31/2025
Sutter, Eli
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Atomistic Control over Functional Defects in van der Waals Nanostructures
$542,870
NSF
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
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
03/01/2023 - 02/28/2026
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
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2025
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
University of California-Berkeley National Lab
10/01/2020 - 12/31/2025
Blanco, Humberto
Agronomy and Horticulture
Franz, Trenton
Natural Resources
Gamon, John
Natural Resources
Liska, Adam
Biological Systems Engineering/Agronomy and Horticulture
Neale, Christopher
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Yang, Haishun
Agronomy and Horticulture
Taghvaeian, Saleh
Biological Systems Engineering
Demonstrating Best Irrigation Practices in Small-Scale Agriculture
$259,142
USDA-NRCS
09/13/2023 - 09/29/2026
Todd, Kim
Agronomy and Horticulture
Backyard Farmer: The Hub of Urban Gardening and Conservation
$489,467
USDA-NRCS
09/11/2023 - 09/29/2026
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
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2026
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
Trainin, Guy
Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education
Code.org
$296,282
Code.org
06/01/2020 - 05/31/2025
Bergland-Riese, Michael
Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education
Tsymbal, Evgeny
Physics and Astronomy/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
*FuSe: Ultrafast Energy Efficient Antiferromagnetic Tunnel Junctions
$375,000
University of Arizona
09/15/2024 - 08/31/2027
Engineered Quantum Heterostructures with Epitaxial Antiperovskites
$375,005
University of Wisconsin
09/01/2020 - 08/31/2025
Collaborative Research: Spin Transport in Nonrelativistically Spin-split Antiferromagnets
$339,579
NSF
08/01/2023 - 07/31/2026
Quantum Phenomena in Two-dimensional Ferroelectrics
$486,189
DOE
08/01/2022 - 06/30/2026
Partnership for Research and Education in Multiferroic Polymer Nanocomposites Between Tuskegee University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$692,897
Tuskegee University
09/01/2018 - 07/31/2025
Dowben, Peter
Physics and Astronomy/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Lai, Rebecca
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Shield, Jeffrey
Mechanical & Materials Engineering/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Tucker, Shane
University of Nebraska State Museum
Highway Paleontology Program
$250,110
Nebraska Department of Transportation
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Poust, Ashley
University of Nebraska State Museum
Twidwell, Dirac
Agronomy and Horticulture
Technical Support to Address Biome Threats in the Great Plains
$394,677
Pheasants Forever
06/15/2022 - 09/15/2024
Uden, Daniel
Agronomy and Horticulture/Natural Resources
Enhancing Livestock Production from Rangelands in the Great Plains
$745,202
Texas A & M University-Texas AgriLife
07/01/2019 - 06/30/2026
Keshwani, Jenny
Biological Systems Engineering
Science Outcomes Support for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
$717,720
USDA-NRCS
09/21/2022 - 12/31/2027
Science Support for Ramping Up Conservation in the Great Plains
$668,461
USDA-NRCS
09/30/2020 - 09/30/2025
Uiterwaal, Kees
Physics and Astronomy
REU Site: Lasers and Optics
$310,555
NSF
03/15/2021 - 02/28/2025
Van Den Broeke, Matthew
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
*Collaborative Research: Polarimetric Radar and Modeling Perspectives of Updraft, Cold Pool, and Mesovortex Evolution in Quasi-Linear Convective Systems
$368,983
NSF
08/01/2025 - 07/31/2028
Developing a Structural, Morphological, and Microphysical Understanding of Left-moving Supercells
$473,485
NSF
08/01/2022 - 07/31/2026
VanWormer, Elizabeth
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/Natural Resources
*AccelNet Design: Integrating Global Networks to Advance Parasite Ecology and Transmission Research at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface
$299,347
NSF
08/01/2025 - 07/31/2026
Environmental Forces Shape the Ecology of Virulent Parasites in Coastal Ecosystems
$345,956
University of California-Davis
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2028
Asher, Stacy
Art, Art History and Design
Variyam, Vinod
Computing
*Collaborative Research: AF: Small: NSF-DST: New Directions in Data Streaming: Models and Algorithms
$324,999
NSF
10/01/2024 - 09/30/2027
AF: Small: Weak Derandomizations in Time and Space Complexity
$279,995
NSF
10/01/2021 - 09/30/2025
Collaborative Research: AF: Small: New Directions in Algorithmic Replicability
$337,697
NSF
03/01/2024 - 02/28/2027
Varner, David
Nebraska Local Technical Assistance Program
*Nebraska Local Technical Assistance Program FY26
$877,298
Nebraska Department of Transportation
07/01/2025 - 06/30/2026
Velez Arango, Ana Maria
Entomology
Exosomes As Intercellular Delivery Vehicles In Insects
$340,270
Kansas State University
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2026
Villazana, Joshua
Agronomy and Horticulture
Annual Chemigation Training
$482,496
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
01/01/2019 - 12/31/2028
Vrtiska, Mark
Natural Resources
Southeast Kansas Mallard Wintering Ecology Study
$362,619
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
09/23/2022 - 06/30/2026
Vu, Hiep
Animal Science/Nebraska Center for Virology
*A Versatile Noninfectious Platform for the Rapid Development and Updating of Vaccines Against Influenza A Virus of Swine
$649,943
USDA-NIFA
04/15/2025 - 04/14/2028
Sillman, Sarah
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/Nebraska Center for Virology
Partnership: Systemic Screening of ASFV Proteome for Identification of Immunogenic Antigens
$770,000
USDA-NIFA
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2026
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
05/01/2023 - 04/30/2026
Sillman, Sarah
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/Nebraska Center for Virology
Vuran, M. Can
Computing
SWIFT: LARGE: DYNAmmWIC: Dynamic mmWave Spectrum Sharing Techniques for Public Safety Communications
$500,000
NSF
01/01/2021 - 12/31/2025
Batur, Demet
Supply Chain Management and Analytics
Deep Complex-valued Convolutional Neural Networks (DCCNN) for Joint Spectrum Sensing and Channel Estimation
$429,998
DOD-Naval Surface Warfare Center
05/02/2023 - 05/01/2026
Artificial Intelligence Enabled Transceivers for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Applications
$647,353
National Strategic Research Institute
08/29/2024 - 08/28/2027
Srisa-an, Witty
Computing
Wagner, Peter
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Associations between Climate Shifts and Ammonoid Turnover across Second-Tier Extinctions during the Early Late Cretaceous Greenhouse
$296,242
NSF
04/01/2022 - 03/31/2026
Wagner, Peter
Biological Sciences
Walia, Harkamal
Agronomy and Horticulture
Rice Grain Yield And Quality Under Warmer Nights
$649,997
USDA-NIFA
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
Zhang, Chi
Biological Sciences/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Bringing Nutrition Back into Rice Yield Gains
$371,466
International Rice Research Institute
09/01/2022 - 07/31/2025
Walker, Mark
Mathematics
Multiplicities of Modules and Complexes, and the NC Hodge Conjecture
$282,638
NSF
06/01/2022 - 05/31/2026
Walters, Cory
Agricultural Economics
Northern Plains Regional Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Partnership
$499,354
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2026
Banerjee, Simanti
Agricultural Economics
Yiannaka, Emie
Agricultural Economics
Northern Plains Regional Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Partnership
$499,343
USDA-NIFA
09/15/2023 - 09/14/2026
Banerjee, Simanti
Agricultural Economics
Yiannaka, Emie
Agricultural Economics
Northern Plains Regional Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Partnership 2022
$492,580
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2024
Banerjee, Simanti
Agricultural Economics
Yiannaka, Emie
Agricultural Economics
Walther, Janell
Public Policy Center
City of Lincoln Workforce Development: Evaluation & Technical Assistance
$280,229
City of Lincoln
05/05/2022 - 12/31/2026
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants 2.0
$400,000
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2026
2022 CCBHC Implementation Pilot
$400,000
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2026
Wang, Jian
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Collaborative Research: A Metamodeling Framework for Multiscale Mechanical Modeling of Nano-Architectural Crystalline-Amorphous Composites
$333,267
NSF
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2025
Plasticity of High-Strength Multiphase Metallic Composites
$885,018
University of Michigan
12/15/2016 - 03/14/2026
Wang, Jun
Electrical and Computer Engineering
*MOSFET Modules
$316,365
Industry Sponsor
07/01/2024 - 09/01/2025
*Multicell Electrical-Transient-Accelerated Press-PAcK Modules (METAPAK)
$500,000
DOE-ARPA-E
07/18/2024 - 07/17/2026
Wang, Laura
Electrical and Computer Engineering/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
*EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Integrated Photonic Platforms Empowered by Solution-Processed Wide-Bandgap Perovskites
$300,000
NSF-EPSCoR
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2026
Weaver, Eric
Biological Sciences/Nebraska Center for Virology
*Vaccines for the Prevention of Swine Influenza Pandemics
$649,455
USDA-NIFA
04/15/2025 - 04/14/2028
One Health Universal Swine Influenza Vaccines
$452,442
USDA-NIFA
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2025
Weitzel, Derek
Computing
CCRI-ENS: Cognitive Hardware and Software Ecosystem Community Infrastructure (CHASE-CI)
$450,000
University of California-San Diego
10/01/2021 - 09/30/2025
Weitzel, Derek
Computing
Category II: A Prototype National Research Platform
$500,000
University of California-San Diego
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2026
CC* Data Storage: NRDStor: Nebraska Research Data Storage
$496,207
NSF
01/01/2023 - 12/31/2025
Caprez, Adam
Holland Computing Center
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High Energy Physics (IRIS-HEP)
$783,289
Princeton University
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2025
Bloom, Ken
Physics and Astronomy
Werum, Regina
Sociology
Collaborative Research: Trajectories and Transitions: Military Service as a Gendered Pathway into STEM?
$273,297
NSF
09/01/2023 - 04/25/2025
White, Troy
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Agricultural Automation in the Heartland
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
06/01/2023 - 05/31/2027
Conner, Nathan
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Wicks, Jordan
Animal Science
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Meat and Poultry Processing Targeted Workforce Credentialing Pilot
$650,000
USDA-NIFA
04/15/2023 - 04/14/2026
Chaves-Elizondo, Byron
Food Science and Technology
Garcia, Bo
Animal Science/4-H State Office
Sullivan, Gary
Animal Science
Woiwode, Ruth
Animal Science
Wilson, Mark
Biochemistry/Nebraska Center for Redox Biology
Engineering Enzymes for New Stereoselective and Stereodynamic Processes: An Integrated Chemistry -Bioengineering- X-Ray Crystallography-Molecular Dynamics Approach
$603,881
NSF
05/15/2020 - 04/30/2025
Berkowitz, David
Chemistry
Niu, Wei
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Understanding and Improving the Oxygen-Tolerance of Thi4 Metalloenzymes
$291,607
University of Florida
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2025
Wilson, Richard
Plant Pathology
From Agricultural Waste to Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes: Deciphering the Feedstock-Processing-Property-Performance Relationship
$320,000
USDA-NIFA
05/01/2022 - 04/30/2026
Clarke, Bertrand
Statistics
On the Nature and Regulation of the Plant-Fungal Biotrophic Interface
$700,000
NSF
06/01/2022 - 05/31/2026
Witte, Amanda
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Retaining Special Education Teachers in Nebraska: A Comprehensive Retention Program (NCRP).
$307,843
Nebraska Department of Education
08/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
Yoon, HyeonJin
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Wittich, Christine
Civil and Environmental Engineering
*REU Site: Sustainability and Resilience of Civil and Environmental Infrastructure in Rural Areas
$490,344
NSF
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
Bartelt-Hunt, Shannon
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wolf, Marilyn
Computing
SHF: Small: System-Level Design of Attack-Resistant Safety-Critical Systems
$343,061
NSF
10/01/2019 - 09/30/2024
Wood, Richard
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
*Next Generation of Railroaders: Attracting and Retaining Talent with Leveraging Emerging Technology
$887,634
University of South Florida
09/01/2024 - 08/16/2025
Duncan, Brittany
Computing/Nebraska Transportation Center
Huynh, Nathan
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Khattak, Aemal
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Perry, Logan
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing/Nebraska Transportation Center
Wortman, Samuel
Agronomy and Horticulture
Nebraska Urban Soil Health Initiative
$476,737
USDA-NRCS
08/04/2022 - 09/25/2026
Kaiser, Michael
Agronomy and Horticulture
A Biobased Mulch Innovation For Organic Spinach And Carrots
$475,000
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2020 - 08/31/2024
Wragge, Annette
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network, State Coordinator Project 2023-24
$357,995
Nebraska Department of Education
09/01/2024 - 08/31/2025
Kemp, Sue
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Wu-Smart, Judy
Entomology
Great Plains Master Beekeeping Farmer Open Apiaries and Educational Training Kits
$453,486
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2025
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
01/01/2021 - 12/31/2024
Xu, Lisong
Computing
CNS Core: Small: Efficient Interoperability Testing of Heterogeneous Network Protocol Implementations
$515,998
NSF
10/01/2021 - 09/30/2025
Srisa-an, Witty
Computing
FMitF: Track 1: Flow Modeling Meets Software Verification: Redesign Internet Congestion Control for Performance and Verifiability
$766,000
NSF
10/01/2021 - 09/30/2026
Bagheri, Hamid
Computing
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
09/01/2018 - 08/31/2024
Yang, Haishun
Agronomy and Horticulture
NSF Convergence Accelerator Track J: CropSmart - a Digital Twin for Making Wiser Cropping Decisions Nationwide
$320,000
George Mason University
12/15/2023 - 11/30/2026
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
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2025
Schachtman, Daniel
Agronomy and Horticulture/Center for Plant Science Innovation/Center for Biotechnology
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
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2025
Yates, Dustin
Animal Science
Inflammatory Mediation of Poor Welfare in Heat-stressed Feedlot Animals
$650,000
USDA-NIFA
06/01/2024 - 05/31/2028
Petersen, Jessica
Animal Science
Schmidt, Ty
Animal Science
Yin, Yanbin
Food Science and Technology/Nebraska Food for Health Center
*Glycan Utilization Profiling in Human Gut Microbiomes of Common Fund Data
$294,432
DHHS-NIH
06/10/2025 - 05/31/2026
Developing Genomics Resources for Tropical Perennial Crops Economically Important to the United States
$260,000
USDA-ARS
09/01/2023 - 08/26/2028
Bioinformatics Discovery of Anti-CRISPR Operons in Human Gut Microbiome
$400,833
DHHS-NIAID
06/07/2022 - 05/31/2025
Yoder, Aaron
Biological Systems Engineering
Nebraska AgrAbility 2022-2026
$551,520
USDA-NIFA
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2026
Ahrens, Ashley
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 1
Cochran, Soni
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 1
Ruff, Jada
Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 3
Young, Aaron
Natural Resources
Nebraska Groundwater Quality Clearinghouse
$431,549
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
10/01/2022 - 09/30/2027
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
08/01/2018 - 07/31/2024
Zhang, Chi
Biological Sciences/Center for Plant Science Innovation
Yu, Hongfeng
Computing
Implicit Continuous Representations for Visualization of Complex Data
$450,000
DOE
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2026
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
02/01/2022 - 01/31/2026
Guo, Jiantao
Chemistry/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Kievit, Forrest
Biological Systems Engineering/Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Milk Exosome-Driven Evolution Of Antibiotic-Resistant Gut Pathogens
$500,000
USDA-NIFA
03/15/2020 - 03/14/2025
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
03/01/2023 - 02/28/2027
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
$399,170
DOE
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
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
11/01/2023 - 10/31/2026
Zhao, Li
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
*Exploring Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Perceptions of and Compliance with the Electronic Logging Devices Mandates with an Emphasis on Equity Considerations
$433,592
DOT-FMCSA
09/01/2024 - 09/30/2026
Huynh, Nathan
Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Transportation Center
Zhu, Jinying
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Nondestructive Diagnosis and Probabilistic Prognosis of Aging Plastic Pipe
$250,000
DOT-PHMSA
09/01/2020 - 12/31/2024
Dual External Leak Sensing and Monitoring for Dry Storage Canister
$800,000
DOE
10/01/2021 - 09/30/2025
Alsaleem, Fadi
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Zuhlke, Craig
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Controlling the Wetting Properties of Surfaces to Liquid Propellants using Femtosecond Laser Surface Processing with Applications to Fuel Tanks
$553,821
University of Nebraska-Omaha
08/01/2022 - 07/31/2026
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
02/05/2024 - 02/04/2027
Zupan, Alexander
Mathematics
The Topology of 3- and 4-Manifolds
$317,407
NSF
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027
Interactions of 3- and 4-Dimensional Topology
$299,346
NSF
07/01/2020 - 08/31/2024