Top Sponsored Awards, August 2026

October 12, 2026

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The following list includes awards from public entities of $200,000 or more between July 16 and Aug. 15, 2026, as reported through NuRamp, the university’s electronic research administration system.   

Dean’s Office, College of Engineering/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering 
L. Perez, T. Daher, J. Deters, Yusong Li, L. Perry 
$949,999 
National Science Foundation 
Center: From Pathways to Workforce: Building Rural Engineering Futures in Nebraska and the Nation

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 
Vitaly Alexandrov 
$457,500 
NSF 
Collaborative Research: Coupling between Interfacial Electrostatics and Surface Structures at Transition-Metal Oxide/Liquid Interfaces

Nebraska Water Center/Department of Chemistry 
A. Malakar, David Hage, D. Snow 
$496,722 
NSF 
Collaborative Research: Vadose Zone Nitrogen Continuum: Impacts of Organic Nitrogen Dynamics on Groundwater Quality 

School of Natural Resources/Dean’s Office, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 12 
M. Andrews, J. Barrett, Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, T. Mittelstet 
$10,000,000 
NSF 
E-CORE: Nebraska Strengthening Partnerships for Innovation, Research, and Education (NSPIRE)

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