NSRI At A Glance
$207.5 Million
Total awards
since 2012
147
Total contracts and grants
since 2012
44
NU principal investigators leading projects through NSRI since 2012
24
Current, active projects
contracted through NSRI
Celebrating a Decade
In celebration of its tenth anniversary, NSRI has updated this impact report to highlight the contributions of UNL researchers and students to its national security mission. In total, 18 UNL researchers have led 35 of these projects.
Innovation Projects
Current Work
NSRI is proudly leveraging UNL experts and capabilities to deliver on the following recent contracts.
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
$9.6 million
Contract will allow NU and NSRI to continue laboratory support, capability innovation and end-user training for timely and accurate identification and mitigation of chemical and biological threats. Learn more >
Defense Health Agency & Defense Threat Reduction Agency
This intercampus, interdisciplinary initiative continues to deliver advancements to customers.
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory
$250,000
Developing an algorithm to control drone swarms for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions.
Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration
$25 million
This five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract will allow NSRI and NU to provide nuclear weapon mission space and design parameters, iterative wargaming, warhead technical verification, policy research, wargaming knowledge management and more. Learn more >
Research effort on risk of strategic deterrence failure
U.S. Strategic Command
$375,000
Official announcement of this award is forthcoming.
Facility Spotlight
NSRI Fellows
Through the NSRI fellows program, NSRI brings UNL researchers closer to its mission space, supports their endeavors and optimizes innovation.
- Craig Allen, natural resources
- Matt Andrews, biochemistry
- Tala Awada, physiological plant ecology
- Sina Balkir, electrical & computer engineering
- Mark Bauer, electrical & computer engineering
- William Belcher, anthropology
- David Berkowitz, chemistry
- Justin Bradley, computer science & engineering
- Nicole Buan, biochemistry
- Edgar Cahoon, biochemistry
- Mehmet Can Vuran, computer science & engineering
- Carrick Detweiler, computer science & engineering
- Eric Dodds, chemistry
- Brittany Duncan, computer science & engineering
- Patrick Dussault, chemistry
- George Gogos, mechanical & materials engineering
- Ingrid Haas, political science
- Andrew Harms, electrical & computer engineering
- Tomas Helikar, biochemistry
- Michael Hempel, electrical & computer engineering
- Terry Howell, food science & technology
- Qing Hui, electrical & computer engineering
- Scott Johnson, engineering
- Rebecca Lai, chemistry
- Xu Li, civil & environmental engineering
- Dustin Loy, veterinary medicine & microbiology
- Elsbeth Magilton, law
- Scott McVey, veterinary medicine & biomedical sciences
- Eric Markvicka, mechanical & materials engineering
- Rupal Mehta, political science
- Martha Morton, chemistry
- Rod Moxley, veterinary medicine & biomedical sciences
- Carl Nelson, mechanical & materials engineering
- Jill O'Donnell, international trade & finance
- Angela Pannier, biological systems engineering
- Yi Qian, electrical & computer engineering
- Byrav Ramamurthy, computer science & engineering
- Ben Riggan, electrical & computer engineering
- Mark Riley, biological systems engineering
- Mario Scalora, psychology
- Daniel Schachtman, agronomy & horticulture
- Hamid Sharif, electrical & computer engineering
- Mark Svoboda, natural resources
- Kees Uiterwaal, physics & astronomy
- Don Umstadter, physics & astronomy
- Liz VanWormer, veterinary medicine & biomedical sciences
- Shari Veil, journalism & mass communications
- Hiep Vu, animal sciences
- Ashley Votruba, psychology
- Brian Wardlow, natural resources
- Tyler White, Political Science
- You Zhou, virology
- Craig Zuhlke, electrical & computer engineering
Students of NSRI
One of the most critical challenges in the future of national security is workforce. NSRI is intent on creating student experiences that allow aspiring national security experts to hone their skills, understand their opportunities and expand their knowledge. The following UNL students have contributed
directly to deliverables to customers and NSRI throughout the last year.
News, Features & Mentions
Work with NSRI
NSRI is NU's University Affiliated Research Center
The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska (NU) is one of just 15 University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) designated by the Department of Defense in the country. It is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) affiliated with NU and sponsored by U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM).
- As a UARC, NSRI is a trusted agent of the federal government and DOD. It's primary customer is USSTRATCOM, but it conducts research and support across the DOD and with other federal government agencies with national security missions.
- As NU's UARC, NSRI strategically engages university researchers, administrators and students to understand the university's capabilities and expertise so it can connect to current and potential DOD and federal government sponsors. These engagements are also used to bring forward specific customer challenges to solicit responses from NU experts.
NSRI receives funding primarily through task orders via an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle through USSTRATCOM. The UARC designation and IDIQ contract vehicle provide an efficient contracting process for the federal government and DOD — more than 40 federal government agencies have leveraged this process to work with NU researchers and NSRI scientists.
NU researchers choose to work through NSRI to:
- Gain access to potential funding for their work
- Build their body of work with the purpose of helping our country's warfighters
- Apply their expertise to defense challenges
In pursuit of its mission, NSRI guides its work, collaborations and partnerships through its:
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