The following list of awards includes all civil and environmental engineering grants of $100,000 or more between October 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026, as reported through NuRamp, the university’s electronic research administration system.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS-NIEHS)
Yusong Li, "Health Risks of Micro- and Nanoparticles", $1,479,178
Natl Strategic Rsch Inst (NSRI)
Joshua Steelman, "TOPR 2051 AFCEC Slipform Anti-Ram Barrier", $290,644
TrafFix Devices Inc
Joshua Steelman, Ron Faller, Qusai Alomari, Andrew Loken, Tewodros Yosef, "TrafFix Devices Inc for a project entitled Low-Cost, Sacrificial, Energy-Absorbing, Crash Cushion", $1,694,437
Nebraska Department of Transportation
Mojdeh Asadollahipajouh and Joshua Steelman, "Evaluation of Midwest High-Tension Cable Median Barrier", $336,854
Mojdeh Asadollahipajouh and Joshua Steelman, "Strength Requirements for Concrete Median Barrier Anchorages", $450,439
Mojdeh Asadollahipajouh and Joshua Steelman, "Investigation of Guardrail Modifications to Accommodate EVs", $258,900
Bruce Dvorak and David Admiral, "RHE-1 Characterization of Sediment Loads Size Road Runoff-P2", $193,213
Subaward from University of South Carolina
Nathan Huynh, "Optimizing SCDOT's Permitting, Mitigation, and Compliance Systems to Improve Project Delivery - Phase III", $109,632
Dept of Agriculture-APHIS
Xu Li, "Comprehensive HPAI Surveillance in Diverse Landscapes; Development of Holistic Sample and Testing Methodologies for Early Detection", $1,420,235