Experiences

Dr. Abbott: Secularity and Sexuality (SECS) Lab

Dr. Abbott: Secularity and Sexuality (SECS) Lab

Lincoln, NE
Federal Work-Study: Entering Freshmen Only
FYRE Experience
Undergraduate Research Programs

Welcome to the Secularity and Sexuality (SECS) Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Our lab produces scholarship with two primary …

Dr. Wittich: Resilience of Agricultural Infrastructure and Rural Communities to Natural Hazards

Lincoln, NE
Federal Work-Study: Entering Freshmen Only
FYRE Experience
Undergraduate Research Programs

Despite the criticality of the agricultural industry to both U.S. and global sustainable food production, the resulting lack of economic …

Dr. Filina: Investigating tectonic history of the Northern Atlantic Ocean

Lincoln, NE
Federal Work-Study: Entering Freshmen Only
FYRE Experience
Undergraduate Research Programs

The Northern Atlantic Ocean is an intriguing tectonic region with a variety of unique geologic features, including a hotspot under …

Dr. Wood: AI-Enhanced Windstorm Characterization in Forests via Remote Sensing

Dr. Wood: AI-Enhanced Windstorm Characterization in Forests via Remote Sensing

Lincoln, NE
Federal Work-Study: Entering Freshmen Only
FYRE Experience
Undergraduate Research Programs

Collecting remote sensing data from uncrewed aerial systems, also known as drones, is an efficient and widely recognized method for …

Dr. Dyer: Applying Data Science to the Use of Programming Languages

Lincoln, NE
Federal Work-Study: Entering Freshmen Only
FYRE Experience
Undergraduate Research Programs

Our lab looks at how real programmers use programming languages. To do this, we analyze hundreds of thousands of open-source …

Dr. Ibrahimpasic: Refugees in Nebraska and the Great Plains

Dr. Ibrahimpasic: Refugees in Nebraska and the Great Plains

Lincoln, NE
Federal Work-Study: Entering Freshmen Only
FYRE Experience
Undergraduate Research Programs

Are you passionate about refugee experiences? Do you want to be part of a project that tells the story of …

Dr. Ramer-Tait: Understanding host-diet-microbiota interactions to improve health

Lincoln, NE
Federal Work-Study: Entering Freshmen Only
FYRE Experience
Undergraduate Research Programs

The gut microbiota—a vast community of microbes that reside in the human gastrointestinal tract—increases food digestibility, influences immune responses, and …

Dr. Bartelt-Hunt: Microplastic Occurrence in Agricultural Streams

Lincoln, NE
Federal Work-Study: Entering Freshmen Only
FYRE Experience
Undergraduate Research Programs

The occurrence of microplastics, an emerging contaminant in agricultural systems, is very poorly characterized. Plastics are a frequently observed component …

Dr. Piepenbrink: Understanding Bacterial Community Formation through Biomolecular Interactions

Dr. Piepenbrink: Understanding Bacterial Community Formation through Biomolecular Interactions

Lincoln, NE
Federal Work-Study: Entering Freshmen Only
FYRE Experience
Undergraduate Research Programs

Bacteria are microscopic single-celled organisms, but they can come together to form multi-cellular communities including biofilms, which are three-dimensional structures …