The Mission
Provide novel research, technology, training and expertise to improve the U.S. capability to deter, interdict and respond to strategic threats.
NSRI carries the DOD University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) designation on behalf of the University of Nebraska System (NU) and each NU campus. This designation is sponsored by U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska. NU/NSRI is one of only 15 DOD UARCs in the country. It was established in 2012.
Active Projects
UNMC researchers can leverage the UARC IDIQ contract vehicle through NSRI to quickly get on contract with DOD agencies for projects in NSRI's mission area. They can also tap into NSRI staff expertise and networks to connect their research and ideas to DOD needs. In total, 17 UNMC researchers have led or co-led projects for customers through NSRI since 2012.
Defense Health Agency
#24.5 million
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
$5 million | Established 2023
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University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative
$97,755 | Established 2023
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
$10.3 million | Established 2020
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Targeted Aacquisition of reference materials augmenting capabilities (TARMAC) initiative
JPEO-CBD
$10 million | Established 2018
University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative
$150,000 | Established 2023
NSRI Fellows
43 UNMC researchers have joined the institute as NSRI Fellows to engage closer with NSRI's mission and staff. Fellows are nominated by their peers, confirmed by campus research offices and appointed by NSRI leadership to apply their expertise to national security challenges. In 2023, 10 working groups were formed to focus technical conversations and position expertise for opportunities. Fellows also lead and attend the annual NSRI Fellows Conference to engage with each other, current and former government sponsors and NSRI staff.
Active NSRI Fellows
- Christopher Barrett, surgery
- Ken Bayles, pathology and microbiology
- Elizabeth Beam, nursing
- Jesse Bell, environmental, agricultural and occupational health
- David Brett-Major, epidemiology
- Mara Broadhurst, microbiology and infectious disease
- Keely Buesing, surgery
- Eric Carnes, environmental, agricultural and occupation health
- Rao Chundury, ophthalmology
- Rebecca Deegan, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Edward Fehringer, orthopedic surgery & rehabilitation
- Babu Guda, genetics, cell biology and anatomy
- Mark Hamill, surgery
- Angela Hewlett, infectious disease
- Corey Hopkins, pharmaceutical sciences
- Kevin Kemp, surgery
- Victoria Kennel, industrial-organizational psychology
- Joseph Khoury, pathology & microbiology
- Chris Kratochvil, clinical research & psychiatry
- Ronald Krueger, ophthalmology
- Marilynn Larson, pathology and microbiology
- James Lawler, internal medicine
- Bethany Lowndes, neurological sciences
- Miguel Matos, surgery
- Aaron Mohs, pharmaceutical sciences
- Daniel Monaghan, pharmacology and experimental neuroscience
- Nicholas Palermo, computational chemistry
- Gurudutt Pendyala, anesthesiology
- St. Patrick Reid, pathology and microbiology
- Stephen Rennard, pulmonary, critical care & sleep medicine
- Matthew Rizzo, neurological sciences
- Eleanor Rogan, environmental, agricultural & occupational health
- Michael Rosenthal, physical therapy education
- Anthony Sambol, pathology & microbiology
- Alicia Schiller, anesthesiology
- Micah Schott, biochemistry & molecular biology
- Paul Sorgen, biochemistry & molecular biology
- Denis Svechkarev, pharmaceutical sciences
- James Talmadge, pathology and microbiology
- Dong Wang, pharmaceutical sciences
- Steven Yeh, ophthalmology and visual sciences
- Sowmya Yelamanchili, anesthesiology
Search our publications database!
Curated to feature publications from NSRI Fellows
News
Features
Mar 19, 2024
Second-year public health graduate student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jan 23, 2024
NSRI Fellow Dr. Elizabeth Beam, associate professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Mentions
Apr 10, 2024
UNMC Newsroom | NSRI Fellow Rebecca Deegan
Apr 08, 2024
Nebraska Today | NSRI Fellows Eric Markvicka & Stephen Rennard
Apr 08, 2024
UNMC Newsroom | NSRI Fellow Siddappa Byrareddy
NSRI At A Glance
Pushing the institute over the $250 million milestone in fall 2023 was its second highest-performing federal fiscal year on record — $45 million in awards secured. During the 2023 academic fiscal year, NSRI returned $3 for every $1 the University of Nebraska System invested in the institute.
$255 Million
Total awards
since 2012
172
Total contracts and grants
since 2012
44
NU principal investigators leading projects through NSRI since 2012
27
Current, active projects
contracted through NSRI
Connect With NSRI
As the DOD-designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) of U.S. Strategic Command and the University of Nebraska System, the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) delivers solutions for strategic deterrence and CWMD mission requirements gaps. Our rapid-response capabilities and efficient contracting vehicle can help federal government program managers meet critical research and development needs. Connect with us to learn more.
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