| Current
Grants The following list of research grants were awarded to faculty and are currently in progress. The principal investigator is listed in bold when more than one name appears. |
| Investigators | Contract/Grant Name | Sponsor | Dollar Support | Proposed Duration |
David Jones, Yiannaka, A. |
Interdisciplinary Innovation Education to Solve Real Business & Design Problems | USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant | $599,916 | September 2007 - August 2010 |
| Kenneth Cassman, Dobermann, A., Irmak, S., Specht, J., Yang, H., Walters, D. | A User-Friendly Simulation Model & Irrigation Scheduling Tool for Nebraska Soybean Producers | Nebraska Soybean Board | $58,484 | July 2007 - June 2008 |
| Steve Melvin, Martin, D., Corr, A., van Donk, S. | Irrigation Management with Limited Water Resources | Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation | $99,182 | September 2007 - December 2010 |
| Rick Stowell, Henry, C., Billesbach, D., Schulte, D., Koelsch, R. | Use of the Odor Footprint Tool | Nebraska Pork Board | $32,000 | September 2006 - February 2008 |
| Ron Yoder | Outstanding International Student Award | NU Foundation | $500 | July 2007 - June 2008 |
| Charles Wortmann, Adamchuk, V., Ferguson, R., Varner, D., Mulliken, J., and Vybiral, A. | The Use of Spatial Information to Manage River Valley Soils: Producer/Consultant Education | UNL Extension Action Team Programming | $7,500 |
2006 - 2007 |
| Xinwei Wang, Bashford, G., Beatty, M. | Laser-Assisted High-Resolution Imaging of Bone and Dental Tissue | UNL/UNMC | $50,000 |
July 2007 - June 2008 |
| Ayse Irmak, Woldt, W., Ayers, J. (Three PIs) |
GIS Framework for Great Plains Environmental and Hydrologic Observatory Research: Development of a Pilot Hydrologic Information System in the Republıcan River Basin | UNL Water Center | $20,000 |
January 2007 - December 2008 |
Suat Irmak; CoPIs:Irmak, A., |
Mapping Spatial Distribution of Evapotranspiration and other Energy Fluxes for Key Vegetation Surfaces | Central Platte Natural Resources Districts | $350,000 |
2007 - December 2010 |
| Jeyam Subbiah | Safety of Shell Eggs & Egg Products | USDA NRICGP | $101,992 |
September 2006 - August 2009 |
| Rick Stowell | Air Quality Extension & Education | USDA NRICGP | $498,562 |
February 2007 - January 2010 |
| Derrel Martin | Enhancing Irrigation management Tools | USDA RMA FCIC | $129,913 |
September 2006 - October 2009 |
| Wayne
Woldt, Skipton, S. |
Advancing On-Site Wastewater Treatment in Nebraska | NE Department of Environmental Quality | $259,742 |
September 2006 - December 2009 |
| Christopher
Henry, Gross, J. |
Development of Alternative Technologies for Small Livestock Producers | NE Department of Environmental Duality | $221,881 |
September 2007 - December 2008 |
| Brunkhorst,
K., Cassman, K., Irmak, S., Yang, H., Tarkalson, D., Dobermann, A., Walters, D., Shapiro, C., Kranz, W. |
Demonstration/Validation of a Dynamic, Real-Time Decision Support System for Irrigation Management with Limited Water Supply in Corn-Based Cropping Systems | USDA - NRCS | $230,537 |
August 2006 - August 2009 |
| P
- Ron Yoder, P - Baquet, A. |
Nebraska AgrAbility Project | USDA | $800,000 |
May 2006 - March 2010 |
| Tom
Franti |
Blue River Basin Survey Project | USDA NRCS | $2,500 |
September 2007 |
| Rick
Stowell, Schulte, D., Koelsch, R. |
Odor Footprint Tool Demonstration Assisting Rural Communities in Maintaining Air Quality | NE Environmental Trust | $
75,500 |
July 2006 - June 2009 |
Bradley
Barker, Adamchuk, V.,
Nugent, J. |
Robotics & GPS/GIS in 4-H: Workplace Skills for 21st Century | NSF/ITEST |
$864,139 |
October 2006 - September 2009 |
| Suat
Irmak |
Irrigation Management Strategies to Make a Maximum Use of Available Irrigation Water Under Limited Water Conditions | UNL Office of Research Layman Fund | $
10,000 |
December 2006 - December 2007 |
| Rick
Stowell, Henry, C., Schulte,
D., Koelsch, R. |
Use of the Odor Footprint Tool | NE Pork Producers | $32,000 |
September 2006 - March 2008 |
Suat
Irmak, |
Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Demonstration Network | USDA - NRCS | $
65,400 |
September 2006-September 2009 |
| Rick
Stowell, CP: Schulte, D. Koelsch, R. Henry, C. Billesbach, D. |
Facilitating Use of the Odor Footprint Tool by Nebraska Pork Producers | NE Pork Producers | $
32,000 |
February 2008 |
Suat
Irmak, |
Coupled Irrigation System and Management Practices to Enhance Crop Water Use Efficiency, Reduce Irrigation Application Losses, and Reduce Groundwater Contamination | Gard Fund | $31,100 |
June 2005 - June 2008 |
| Gary W. Hergert, Martin, D., Irmak, A., Irmak, S.,Verma, S.; University of Idaho Partners: Richard G. Allen and Masahiro Tasumi | Demonstrate and adapt remote sensing technology to produce and utilize consumptive water use maps for the Nebraska Panhandle | North Platte and South Platte Natural Resources Districts (NRD) | $479,902 |
August 2006 - July 2009 |
| Derrel Martin, Irmak,A., Irmak, S., Verma, S. | Estimation of Evapotranspiration from Riparian and Invasive Species Using Remote Sensing and in Situ Measurements in the Republican River Basin | Nebraska Department of Natural Resources | $946,549 |
January 2007 - December 2011 |
| Martin,
D. |
Modeling & Field Experimentation to Determine Effects of land Terracing and Non-Federal Reservoirs on Water Supplies in Republican River Basin | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation | $219,000 |
September 2009 |
| Rick
Koelsch, CP: Frank Humenik, Joe Harrison, and Mark Risse |
National Learning Center for Animal Agriculture Water Quality Issues | USDA
CSREES |
$300,000 |
October 2005 - September 2009 |
| Ayse Irmak,Martin, D., Irmak, S., Hergert, G., Yonts, D., and Melvin, S. | Developing Irrigation Management Decisions Using a Functional Crop Growth Model | Anna H. Elliot Fund; UNL-ARD | $30,000 |
June 2006 - May 2008 |
| Derrel Martin,James Koelliker (Kansas State University), Irmak, A., Eisenhauer, D. | Modeling and field experimentation to determine the effects of terracing and nonfederal reservoirs on water supplies in the Republican River Basin above Hardy, Nebraska | US Bureau of Reclamation | $680,000 |
June 2004 - June 2009 |
| Rick Koelsch and Charles Wortmann (UNL participants) | Heartland
Regional Water Quality Coordination Initiative |
USDA CSREES | $315,144 |
October 2004 - September 2008 |
| Suat
Irmak, Martin, D. |
Integration of Subsurface Drip Irrigation and Reduced Tillage Systems to Conserve Irrigation Water in South Central Nebraska | USDA/NRCS | $70,000 |
September 2005 - September 2008 |
| Suat
Irmak, Martin, D.L., Meyer, G. |
Coupled Irrigation Systems and Soil-Water Management Practices for Enhancing Water Use Efficiency for Corn and Soybean Production in Nebraska | Upper Big Blue NRD | $10,000 |
July 2005 - July 2008 |
| Suat
Irmak, Ferguson, R.B. |
Improving Water and Nutrient Management with Subsurface Drip Irrigation | Burlington Northern Endowment | $44,965 |
July 2005 - December 2007 |
| Curt
Weller |
Development of Sorghum Lipids as Nutraceuticals | USDA/ARS | $32,800 |
June 2006 - May 2009 |
| Viacheslav
Adamchuk, Samal, A., Wortmann, C., Soh, L., and Ferguson, R. |
Delineation of Differentiated Management Areas with an Agricultural Field to Optimize Crop Production | NU
Foundation (Baker Fund) |
$36,000 |
August 2006 - July 2009 |
