Completed

This project worked to develop an educational immersive simulation game to enhance understanding of the complex interactions of the Corn-Water-Ethanol-Beef (CWEB) System nexus. Outreach activities included 4-H programs, partnerships with high school teachers, and engagement of undergraduate students and the public.

MERC supported this project by participating in team meetings, creating tool for evaluation of events and courses, and data collection, analysis, and reporting of formative and summative results.

The Color of Drinking Survey was conducted for the Nebraska Collegiate Prevention Alliance (NECPA).

The Bradshaw projects are focused on western bean cutworm in Nebraska bean farming.

MERC has supported these projects through consultation on data collection instruments, designing and fielding web surveys, and focus groups with farmers, crop consultants, and applicators.

MERC provided services to a new UNL faculty member in support of their research and teaching. MERC assisted with the design and testing of data collection instruments to measure human factors, and lead training on data collection for students in Dr. Barutha's class. 

The UNL Athletics Department wanted to better understand Husker fans' opinions on services and amenities at home games during the 2019 football season.

MERC supported this by designing a web survey, reporting on results after each home game, and providing a summary report at the end of the season.

MERC supported this project for the American Association of Physics Teachers by pulling and organizing data for analysis, so it could be analyzed by faculty. 

Dr. Stephen Morin conducted education and outreach activities that aimed to inspire the underserved Native American student population to pursue STEM education.

MERC evaluated this grant through course and event surveys, focus groups and interviews with participants and grant leadership, and tracking of outputs related to the goals of the grant.

This project aims to advance clean energy technologies by improving understanding of materials at nanoscale and developing next generation materials with improved performance and durability.

MERC evaluates the broader impact activities, assisting with instrument design and data collection, and data cleaning, analysis, and reporting of results.

Broadening Participation in Enegineering (BPE) was an NSF project focused on increasing and supporting under-represented groups in engineering.

MERC conducted exploratory qualitative interviews/ethnographies with students on the topics of their past educational experiences, their preparation for college, and ways in which they find support for academic success in the College of Engineering at UNL.