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Drs. Linda Reddish and Jessica Groskopf are interested in understanding family farm divorce resources, such as what (and how much) is available, who is doing this work, and training around these resources.

MERC supports this project through survey development and analysis.

This agricultural irrigation project uses low cost yet powerful sensors to record real-time weather and soil moisture, observe different techniques to improve weather and crop forecast, and to incorporate weather forecast to regulate irrigation processes.

MERC supports this project with data collection, analysis and reporting for related outreach events, and works with the Bureau of Sociological Research to conduct surveys of farmers in the targeted area.

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

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

This International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) grant provides an immersive field and laboratory experience on the Caribbean island of Barbuda. Students will assess cultural heritage sites and provide baseline measurement for an environment at risk from weather and disaster opportunists.

MERC supports this project with pre- and post-involvement data collection with the cohorts of graduate students, project leadership, and tracking of outputs and activities during the life of the grant.

Dr. Jae Sung Park works to advance energy-saving flow-control strategies, and advance workforce training around tubulence and flow control.

MERC supports Dr. Park's grant through evaluation of education and outreach activities.

This grant works to characterize multi-enzyme complexes as part of metabolic processes.

MERC supports this project by evaluating the outreach and education activities.

This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program provides an intensive research experience focused on unmanned systems applications. Each summer involves a new cohort of high performing undergraduate students who work with mentors over the course of ten weeks, as well a professional development activities organized by the Office of Graduate Studies.

The Nebraska Collegiate Prevention Alliance (NECPA) (previously known as the Nebraska Collegiate Consortium for the Prevention of High Risk Drinking) supports substance use prevention for the college-age population in Nebraska via partnerships with 26 institutions of higher ed.

This project focused on teacher training and piloting a curriculum on K-14 educators, and then offered nationally once finalized.

MERC supported this project by collecting and analyzing formative and summative data from the testing and piloting phases of the project.

Dr. Libault uses plant single-cell technologies to characterize genetic programs related to legume nodulations and biological nitrogen fixation.

MERC evaluates the summer research programs associated with this grant.