Nebraska Experimental Math and Outreach (NEMO) Lab

The mission of the NEMO Lab is to connect undergraduate students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with opportunites to get involved in mathematics research and outreach projects outside of the typical classroom setting.

Spring 2024 - Quantum Computing

Project on quantum computation mentored by Dr. Tefjol Pllaha with student participants Donovan Dyk, Helena Holland, Jack Murphy, Nick Starns, Ian Sutton. This project is supported by the UNL Grand Challenges catalyst award entitled Quantum Approaches addressing Global Threats.

Helena Holland wrote an honors thesis Quantum Computing and U.S. Cybersecurity, which earned highest distinction.

Fall 2024 - Quantum Machine Learning

Project on quantum machine learning mentored by Dr. Levi Heath with student participants Ben Gerdes, Caleb Holmbeck, Andrew Maas, Ally Muellner, Reva Long, Hannah Pearce, Bishop Placke, and Thy Tran. This project is supported by the UNL Grand Challenges catalyst award entitled Quantum Approaches addressing Global Threats.

See a presentation by this group.

Spring 2025 - Dynamical Systems

Project on mathematical biology mentored by Prof. Glenn Ledder and graduate student Michael Pieper with student participants James Lynch and Sophia Thompson. The goal was to give a simple model of the immune system by representing it as a system of differential equations.

See a presentation by James Lynch regarding the project.

Spring 2026 - Quantum Information Theory

Project on quantum science and its applications mentored by Dr. Román Aranda. Applications will open in December 2025.