Four CAS faculty members named NSRI fellows

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Fri, 05/06/2022 - 09:46

A cohort of 21 faculty and an administrator from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, including four faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named fellows with the National Strategic Research Institute.

They will use their individual expertise to contribute toward NSRI’s strategic deterrence and countering weapons of mass destruction missions. In total, 49 researchers from across the NU system were selected. They join the more than 70 NSRI fellows who launched the program in May 2021.

  • William Belcher, anthropology
  • Ingrid Haas, political science
  • Ashley Votruba, psychology
  • You Zhou, biological sciences (virology)

“Our objective is to bring the might of the University of Nebraska System’s intellectual and physical research capability and capacity to the DOD and the Nation,” said Maj. Gen., USAF (Ret.) Rick Evans, NSRI executive director. “We know from current events that the strategic threats our nation faces are constantly developing and converging. NSRI and the university have been and remain ready to help solve problems and innovate.”