Dan Moser - UNL Research Communications Specialist

Woman holds rebar near computer — Christine Wittich, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has received a five-year, $615,387 Faculty Early Career Development Program award grant from the National Science Foundation to improve the structural engineering of steel grain bins. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing)

Wittich Aims to Strengthen Grain Bins Against Earthquakes, Wind Storms

May 23, 2024

UNL Department of Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Christine Wittich is filling a gap in research on improving the vulnerabilities of steel grain bins, which could one day lead to different construction standards.

Rajib Saha and Niaz Bahar Chowdhury beside computer — Rajib Saha (left), Richard L. and Carol S. McNeel associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Niaz Bahar Chowdhury, doctoral student. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing)

Husker Researchers Using Metabolic Model to Study Temperature Stress on Corn

February 29, 2024

Scientists involved in the study are investigating the creation of new hybrids and utilization of beneficial fungus to mitigate temperature stress in corn.

MICRA project team posing for photo — The University of Nebraska–Lincoln team working on the MICRA project includes (from left) Taro Mieno, agricultural economics; Daniel Schachtman, agronomy and horticulture; Saleh Taghvaeian, biological systems engineering; and Seunghee Kim, civil engineering. (Photo by Nick Kumpula, Research and Economic Development)

Nebraska Part of Interdisciplinary Team Examining Climate Resiliency Through Soil

September 28, 2023

The research team will experiment with soil amendments and biochar to measure their impact on soil water-holding capacity to find ways to improve preservation of soil moisture in farm fields.