National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska

The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska (NU) has published the 2024 biennial report, Strategic Deterrence & Global Resilience: Advancing Integrated Readiness, to document the institute's mission, financial and collaborative achievements throughout the last two years and since it was established in 2012. 📘 🤝 ➡️ Experience the report at https://lnkd.in/gwY7zEY3. NSRI reports $293 million in total award value for 188 contracts since 2012 and $150 million in total executed research. During the reporting period, NSRI’s research teams worked closely with 33 DOD and federal government sponsors and 62 NU faculty and students through 65 active projects. They tackled emerging challenges, leveraging research to identify new threats, applying new concepts and technology to mitigate risks and pioneering capabilities to serve as a force multiplier for the Nation’s defense and intelligence communities. To demonstrate the effectiveness and relevance of NSRI’s capabilities and commitment, the report features 27 deliverables within four themes: 🔹 Foresight for tailored solutions 🔹 Thought leadership for actionable outcomes 🔹 Rapid response to real-time challenges 🔹 Optimized data and skills for efficient decision making #strategicdeterrence #deterrence #CWMD #defenseresearch #defenseinnovation #defensetech #CBRNE #nationalsecurity #mission #leadership #science #policy #nuclearweapons #biodefense #Nebraska #Omaha

#NSRIFellow Dr. Edgar Cahoon, biochemist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. Cahoon, George Holmes Professor of biochemistry and director of the university’s Center for Plant Science Innovation, is one of 170 new NAI fellows announced Dec. 10. Fellow status recognizes academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in developing inventions that have tangibly impacted quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society. Cahoon, an internationally recognized expert in plant lipid biotechnology, focuses his work on developing new types of oils that have improved functionalities for food, feed and industrial uses. His research to identify new genes, fatty acid structures and biochemical pathways in plants has generated 36 U.S. patents and improved crops’ nutritional and industrial value and agronomic performance. Cahoon said his success in translating discoveries to the marketplace reflects the university’s culture of innovation. “Our Center for Plant Science Innovation and our university has this philosophy of doing great science to make new discoveries and thinking about how we can apply those discoveries to benefit agriculture and society. That’s our strong point,” he said. “I’ve been very fortunate to be able to spend part of my career here at UNL, which has this spirit of innovation and the resources to do great science and make discoveries.” --- Read the full article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gNi383rC Get details about NSRI's food, agriculture and environment security focus area ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gUbvBKSZ --- Through the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska leading scientists deliver innovative national security research, technology, product and strategy development, training and exercises, and subject matter expertise to the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies. One of only 15 DOD-designated University Affiliated Research Centers in the country, NSRI is sponsored by U.S. Strategic Command and works to ensure the United States’ safety and preparedness against increasingly sophisticated threats. Read about our mission. #biotech #food #agriculture #innovation #agsecurity #nationalsecurity #homelandsecurity #CWMD #WMD

Voices from the 2024 NSRI Biennial Report — Strategic Deterrence & Global Resilience: Advancing Integrated Readiness ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gwY7zEY3. Thank you to the leadership, research collaborators and students who make our efforts towards our mission possible. Connect with those featured in this post ➡️ Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA and #NSRIFellow Tala Awada. NSRI is proud to serve as the DOD-designated University Affiliated Research Center, sponsored by the United States Strategic Command and the University of Nebraska System. #strategicdeterrence #deterrence #CWMD #CBRNE #mission #purpose #leadership #Nebraska

The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) and the University of Nebraska System (NU) collaborate with partners from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Government to convene broad expertise and knowledge for a deeper understanding of impending key national security challenges and potential solutions. Engaging in and facilitating interdisciplinary, interagency teams allows NSRI to hone in on priorities, determine forward actions and integrate resources across its mission space. Contributing to real-world strategies: Thought Leadership for Actionable Outcomes ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gYwmkjEh Featured Impacts: 🔹 Support to NNSA for Strategic Deterrence & Nuclear Threat Reduction 🔹 Medical Countermeasures Capabilities Featured at MHSRS 🔹 NSRI & MIT Partner for Student Research Program to Detect Biological Threats 🔹 Full-Scale Exercise Prepares Indiana First Responders for Worst-Case Scenarios 🔹 Biodefense Insights Inform National Defense Community 🔹 Examination of Advanced Adversarial Technology to Evolve Deterrence 🔹 Dispersing Threats Knowledge to Increase Agriculture Security Experience the full 2024 NSRI biennial report at https://lnkd.in/gwY7zEY3. #thoughtleadership #defensesolutions #defenseinnovation #military #nationalsecurity #strategicdeterrence #deterrence #integrateddeterrence #homelandsecurity #CWMD #WMD #CBRNE

👋 #AOC2024 Experienced NSRI leaders, with faculty and students from across the University of Nebraska System’s four campuses, deliver research and solutions to help ensure growth and superiority of U.S. EMSO ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g8J5xcfp Capabilities include: 🔹 Operational risk analysis 🔹 Spectrum management research 🔹 Electromagnetic environment characterization and analysis 🔹 Assessment of EMSO on deterrence Stop by our booth to talk with (from left): 🔹 Chris Luther, NSRI senior operations analyst 🔹 Al “Hitcher” Geist, NSRI director for JEMSO programs 🔹 Dr. Mehmet Can Vuran, #NSRIFellow and Dale M. Jensen Chair Professor in Computing Dr. Vuran is currently developing AI for USSTRATCOM to maximize electromagnetic spectrum. Get details ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gq3WyDGb #electromagneticspectrum #EMS #military #JEMSO #nationalsecurity #homelandsecurity #defenseresearch #artificialintelligence #strategicdeterrence #deterrence #cyber

The FY2025 NSRI Field Operations & Training CBRNE Course Catalog is now available ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ecZ2vbci. The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska (NU) proudly offers real-world, multi-disciplinary training scenarios for responding to and preventing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive weapons incidents. Courses can be brought to your ideal location or offered at the NSRI National Capital Region Laboratory and Conference Center, a state-of-the-art, 12,000-square-foot facility in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. In addition to the courses listed in the catalog, NSRI offers tailored courses to suit individual team needs. Custom courses are delivered based on unique client capabilities, mission requirements or parameters. Get all details about our training at https://lnkd.in/gZQ9vuT6. #CWMD #CBRNE #nationalsecurity #homelandsecurity #firstresponders #lawenforcement #highered #defensetraining #militarytraining #nationalguard

Growing up in Honolulu, Hawaii, and later in Tucson, Arizona, #NSRIFellow Dr. Nicole Buan experienced how dependent human beings are on clean soil, clean water and healthy crops and animals to survive. As a child, she observed firsthand how pollution harms coral reefs and the marine life people depend on for food. She watched the famous tropical beach, Hanauma Bay, once crystal-clear and filled with colorful fish that could be fed by hand, become so choked with pollution that the authorities had to strictly limit access to allow the bay and the wildlife to recover. Today, Hanauma Bay is once again a thriving shallow reef ecosystem, although feeding the animals is no longer permitted. As a teenager in Tucson, she regularly hiked desert trails amongst the cactus, creosote and rattlesnakes and celebrated every monsoon season when intense thunderstorms drench the cracked, dusty soil, bringing precious rain that plants, animals and humans ration all year to be able to survive. These experiences engrained her desire to develop environmentally friendly technologies as well as faith that humans can find sustainable ways to coexist with nature. "It’s the same in Nebraska," Dr. Buan explained. "It’s just baked into growing up in these places — you understand how we have to steward the environment. If we want to continue as a species, we have to work to protect our natural resources. It’s a fundamental driving factor for me. We need our products to rest on a sustainable bio-based economy." Since she joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2010, Dr. Buan’s lab has contributed practical solutions toward her long-time goal, earning two patents for technologies that can enhance the production of renewable methane and isoprene, which could lead to the production of fuels such as natural gas and jet fuel. Two other pending patents focus on increasing crop growth for feed and fuel production. If these technologies can be developed further, they could help support the Nation’s energy independence and safe environment. --- Read the full feature ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gw5xbQgF --- #biology #biofuels #agriculture #nebraska #CWMD #WMD #CBRNE #nationalsecurity #highereducation #deterrence #mitigation #response #defenseresearch #defenseinnovation

In a world where adversaries enthusiastically develop technologically advanced devices and strategies, it is critical for the defense enterprise to proactively formulate solutions now to mitigate future attacks. Researchers embedded in the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) and the University of Nebraska System’s (NU) four campuses continue to elevate capabilities toward new agile solutions — and new uses for existing solutions. During this period, projects launched through NSRI fit this need and delivered promising products to end users. Countering Nascent Threats: Foresight for Tailored Solutions ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gNcwgRJW Featured Impacts 🔹 Developing Small Molecule Prophylactic Treatments to Protect U.S. Troops from Radiation 🔹 Innovation Creates Faster, Safer Medical Equipment Sterilization 🔹 Testing Medical Countermeasures for Emerging Chemical Threats 🔹 Underway Infectious Aerosol Risk Study Contributes to Key Insights 🔹 Strategic Deterrence Experts Stretch Knowledge for Policy 🔹 Unique Service Model Advances CBRNE First Responder Skills 🔹 Determining Future Colorimetric Indicator Requirements 🔹 NSRI, NU Launch Initiative to Build Resilience for Food, Agriculture & Environment Defenses Experience the full 2024 NSRI biennial report at https://lnkd.in/g_6vzZBj. #solutions #defensesolutions #strategicdeterrence #deterrence #CWMD #WMD #CBRNE #military #firstresponders #research #highereducation #highered #UNL #UNLresearch

In the newest episode of "Shaping the Future," Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., president of the University of Nebraska System, interviewed #NSRIFellow Dr. Carrick Detweiler, professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Computing. The discussion explored Detweiler's startup, Drone Amplified, and how his research is helping fight and prevent wildfires. Detweiler, Drone Amplified’s co-founder and chief executive officer, discussed the background, inspiration and uses of the company’s signature product, IGNIS; a drone-based system that allows firefighters to control wildfires while staying out of harm’s way. He also talks about the critical role commercialization plays in bringing university research and discoveries from the lab to the marketplace. --- Tune in 📺 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gMKSbCXp --- #drones #UAVs #wildfires #nationalsecurity #homelandsecurity #ISTAR #defenseinnovation #defensetech #military #UNL #UNLresearch

The Nebraska Deterrence Lab (NDL) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) has partnered with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to help run a series of space deterrence wargames. As part of the team of nine NATO nations, NDL has assisted in developing and testing a deterrence framework that would anticipate and address future security challenges. The first wargame took place in the Netherlands on April 29-May 2, 2024. #NSRIFellows Dr. Michelle Black, professor of political science, and Dr. Deanna House, professor of information systems and quantitative analysis, co-lead NDL. Black’s experience working at the Department of Defense and House’s expertise in cybersecurity bring significant value to their own work as well as more comprehensive ideas in shared research. “NATO has invited academics before as individual experts, but this is the first time that they’ve partnered with a whole lab,” Black said. “And I do think that we’re the right lab for the job. We’re really open to understanding and thinking about concepts differently and have a history with them. It made sense.” --- Read the article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gN2VFXJw --- #wargame #deterrence #strategicdeterrence #NATO #nuclearweapons #nationalsecurity #homelandsecurity #Omaha