RESEARCH LABS
The BSE Department conducts research in a wide range of interdisciplinary areas across our four BSE Areas of Excellence: Smart and Autonomous Biological Systems, Precision Irrigation Systems, Sustainable Engineering Systems, Biomedical Engineering, Health and Safety Systems, and Educational Excellence and Integrating Competencies. Learn more about our BSE Areas of Excellence on our About Us page.
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#PrecisionAgriculture #RemoteSensing #DroneTechnology
Agricultural Intelligence Lab
The Agricultural Intelligence Lab focuses on applying artificial intelligence in agricultural applications for improved productivity and sustainability. By utilizing an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) equipped with the appropriate technology, powerful innovations and breakthroughs can emerge.
BSE AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Smart and Autonomous Biological Systems
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#nanotechnology # carbon nanotubes #nitric oxide #reactive oxygen species #in vitro #in vivo
Iverson Lab
The Iverson Lab focuses on the use of carbon nanotube sensors to determine intercellular and intracellular signaling associated with quiescent and diseased cells. Current research is focused on the delivery of the carbon nanotube sensors for long term reactive oxygen and nitrogen species quantification.
BSE AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Biomedical Engineering, Health and Safety Systems
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#vadosezone #soilphysics #waterquality #contamination #remediation #agronomy
Vadose Zone Science for Water Quality Laboratory
The Vadose Zone Science for Water Quality Laboratory at UNL performs research across a spectrum of basic fundamental science to applied engineering. Our research focus is on vadose zone hydrology and soil physics in terms of chemical fate and transport affecting water and environmental quality, agricultural systems, and public health.
BSE AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Precision Irrigation Systems, Sustainable Engineering Systems
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#nanomedicine #traumatic brain injury #magnetic resonance imaging #blood-brain barrier
Kievit Lab
The Kievit lab is utilizing engineering strategies to tackle neuroscience problems. Our research harnesses expertise in nanoscience, chemistry, biology, and medicine to create nanomaterials that interact with the body in specific ways to reduce the burden of disease.
BSE AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Biomedical Engineering, Health and Safety Systems
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#computationalbiology #soilmicrobiomes #gutmicrobiomes #humanhealth #ecosystemhealth
Song Lab
Song Lab develops innovative modeling and computational tools to tackle key challenges in biological, life, and environmental sciences. Our approach integrates a synergistic suite of complementary methods - including process-based modeling, data-driven modeling, and ecological theory - to enhance prediction capabilities and optimize data incorporation.
BSE AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Biomedical Engineering, Health and Safety Systems
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#genedelivery #tissue engineering #extracellular vesicles
Pannier Lab
The long-term goal of the Pannier Lab is to understand and design innovative biomaterials and nucleic acid delivery systems to advance gene and cell therapies, vaccination strategies, and fundamental understanding of embryology and tissue development.
BSE AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Biomedical Engineering, Health and Safety Systems
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#soilhealth #manuremanagement #EnvironmentalProtection
Schmidt Lab
The Schmidt Research and Extension Team research the best practices associated with manure management to minimize environmental, social, and human health risks, and supports implementation by farmers through extension outreach activities.
BSE AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Sustainable Engineering Systems
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#AgRobotics #PrecisionAg
MAARS Lab
The Machine Automation & Agricultural Robotics (MAAR) Lab conducts research advancing climate-smart agricultural practices through cutting-edge technology.
BSE AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Smart and Autonomous Biological Systems
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#ClimateAction #DataScience #IndigenousKnowledge #ClimateResilientInfrastructure
CAASA
The Climate Analytics, Analysis, and Synthesis for Action (CAASA) is a Research Collective that studies how naturally driven and anthropogenically modified processes affect the hydrological cycle and the biogeochemical cycle of elements, particularly those processes and their scales in relation to the resilience and sustainability of human activities and ecosystems in a changing environment.
BSE AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Sustainable Engineering Systems
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
The department conducts grant-funded research projects outside our research labs, supported by various agencies. These projects span a wide range of interdisciplinary areas across our four BSE Areas of Excellence
#AgRobotics #PrecisionAg #SpaceAgriculture
Space2
Our team’s grand vision for SPACE² is “The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will grow the first acre of corn on Mars’ soil.” UNL would like to bring the Green Revolution Moment to Mars by researching ways to create circular agriculture on the red planet.
BSE AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Smart and Autonomous Biological Systems , Precision Irrigation Systems, Sustainable Engineering Systems
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