Research & development for scientific solutions

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Our mission

Respond. Advance. Deliver.

One of only 14 DOD-designated University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) in the country,
NSRI is a non-profit research institute sponsored by U.S. Strategic Command that works to ensure the United States’ safety and preparedness against increasingly sophisticated threats.

Mission

Through our team's knowledge, expertise and intimate understanding of the Department of Defense, NSRI helps move federal agencies toward their national security mission objectives. As a UARC, NSRI is a trusted-agent to the federal government, required to provide and maintain essential engineering, research and development capabilities demanded by the DOD.

Capabilities

NSRI deepens U.S. strategic and operational understanding of 21st-century national security implications by providing research, development, testing, evaluation and training across the threat spectrum and in multiple domains.

Workforce

Undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral scientists have the ability to participate in ground-breaking research through NSRI and its partners. Working with top researchers prepares students for internships and employment within the DOD and other agencies.

Experienced Scientists & Strategists

With more than 300 years of experience working in or in support of the DOD, NSRI's leadership team is dedicated, knowledgeable and ready to act. 

Leadership

With more than 300 years of experience working in or in support of the DOD, NSRI's leadership team is dedicated, knowledgeable and ready to act. 

NSRI collaborates with interdisciplinary, experienced University of Nebraska researchers who have unparalleled ability to investigate and solve multiple defense-related challenges.

NU Researchers

NSRI collaborates with interdisciplinary, experienced University of Nebraska researchers who have unparalleled ability to investigate and solve multiple defense-related challenges.

A University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) sponsored by U.S. Strategic Command, NSRI accesses multiple leverage points to focus on strategic deterrence requirements, advocates for paths-to-solutions for federal agencies and delivers cutting-edge research.

USSTRATCOM Sponsorship

Latest News & Features

Jul 27, 2022

Five ROTC cadets join NSRI as strategic deterrence interns

Jul 18, 2022

NSRI IRAD 2021 update — multi-actor deterrence analysis methodology and laboratory

Jul 12, 2022

UNL NIMBUS Lab developing drone swarm enhancements for U.S. Army through NSRI

Aug 04, 2022

Can drought and climate change forecast future social unrest?

ABC WJCL | NSRI Fellow Mark Svoboda

Aug 03, 2022

Research shows oilseeds' potential for bioproduct creation

PhysOrg | NSRI Fellow Ed Cahoon

Jul 28, 2022

A rare look inside the Strategic National Stockpile — and how it went wrong at the start of the pandemic

ABC News | NSRI Fellow Njoki Mwarumba

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Work With NSRI

As USSTRATCOM’s University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska provides an invaluable understanding of strategic deterrence and CBRNE-related requirements gaps. Our Institute’s rapid-response capabilities can help meet your research and solutions needs. Connect with us to find out what we can accomplish together.

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