Research & development for scientific solutions

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Our mission

Research & Scientific Solutions

Armed for the Future

Biennial Report 2020

Respond. Advance. Deliver.

One of only 14 DOD-designated University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) in the country,
NSRI is 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 240 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 240 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

NSRI Latest News

Oct 19, 2021

NSRI awarded $25 million NNSA contract for strategic deterrence, nuclear threat reduction support

Oct 06, 2021

Bridging defense gaps: Military-polysci perspective yields deep insights

Michelle Black, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Sep 29, 2021

Collaborative Biosecurity Laboratory opens to pursue ag defense research

NSRI partners with the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Nov 22, 2021

How Nebraska became a secret weapon in the fight against domestic terror

The Independent | NSRI Fellow Erin Kearns

Nov 18, 2021

Supercomputer bridges campus, speeds data collection

UNMC Newsroom | NSRI Fellow Babu Guda

Nov 18, 2021

University and DHS partner to grow nation’s homeland security workforce

University of Nebraska | President Ted Carter

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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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