Our People
Board of Directors
Mogens Bay
Chairman, Robert B. Daugherty FoundationHank M. Bounds
President, University of Nebraska; Board ChairHoward W. Buffett
Management Advisory Board, Earth Institute, Columbia UniversityMike Johanns
Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and U.S. Senator of NebraskaJames B. Milliken
Chancellor, University of TexasLeadership
Peter G. McCornick
Executive DirectorNick Brozović
Director of PolicyC.K. Duryea
Director of DevelopmentRachael Herpel
Assistant DirectorMolly Nance
Public Relations & Communications DirectorChristopher Neale
Director of ResearchChittaranjan Ray
Director, Nebraska Water CenterStaff
Lacey Bodnar
Research Project ManagerNaisargi Dave
Research AssociateDean Eisenhauer
Coordinator, IHE-Delft PartnershipCraig Eiting
Web Developer and Graphic Design SpecialistEllen Emanuel
Program CoordinatorKate Gibson
Research Project ManagerIvo Zution Goncalves
Postdoctoral Research AssociateKaren Hansen
Proposal Development CoordinatorFrances Hayes
Communications SpecialistJahangeer
Postdoctoral Research AssociateJanet Means
Administrative SpecialistMesfin Mekonnen
Postdoctoral Research AssociateYulie Meneses
Water for Food Processing SpecialistCaleb Milliken
Program AssociateVivian Nguyen
Program CoordinatorLameck Odhiambo
Irrigation SpecialistAmber Poythress
Events CoordinatorBabak Safa
Postdoctoral Research AssociateNebraska Water Center
The Nebraska Water Center and the Water Sciences Laboratory are a part of the DWFI and conduct much of institute’s work within Nebraska. NWC is one of 54 national water centers in land grant universities mandated by Congress in 1964.
Faculty Fellows
Faculty Fellows are faculty within the University of Nebraska system who contribute to the Institute’s research, scholarship, engagement and education programs. Faculty Fellow status gives formal recognition of an individual’s accomplishments and expertise and includes the Fellow in a community of faculty with complementary interests. It is intended for faculty who collaborate with the Institute for a sustained period of time. Appointments are non-salaried and made for one year, beginning January 1.
Jiri Adamec
Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry at University of Nebraska – LincolnDavid Admiraal
Associate Professor UNL Department of Civil Engineering Environmental EngineerJ. David Aiken
Professor UNL Department of Agricultural Economics Water and Agricultural Law SpecialistCraig Allen
Director and Research Professor Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research UnitOzgur Araz
Assistant Professor UNL College of Business Administration Systems Scientist and Business AnalystTala Awada
Interim Associate Dean Agricultural Research DivisionLorena Baccaglini
Associate Professor UNMC College of Public Health EpidemiologistP. Stephen Baenziger
Professor UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture Agronomist and Wheat BreederSimanti Banerjee
Assistant Professor UNL Department of Agricultural Economics Behavioral and Environmental EconomistShannon Bartelt Hunt
Associate Professor UNL Department of Civil Engineering (Omaha) Environmental EngineerAndrea Erin Bass
Assistant Professor Department of Management, UNO Business StrategistJesse Bell
Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health at the University of Nebraska Medical CenterDavid Billesbach
Research Assistant Professor Biological Systems Engineering, UNL PhysicistPaul Black
Charles Bessey Professor of Biological Chemistry Chair of the Department of Biochemistry, UNL BiochemistVijendra Boken
Professor UNK Department of Geography and Earth Science Remote Sensing & Water Resources ExpertMark Burbach
Geoscientist School of Natural Resources, UNL GeoscientistJean Cahan
Senior Lecturer UNL Department of Philosophy Religious and Historical PhilosopherEdgar Cahoon
Professor UNL Department of Biochemistry Plant GeneticistJohn Carroll
Director UNL School of Natural Resources; Wildlife EcologistKen Cassman
Robert B. Daugherty Professor of Agronomy UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture AgronomistJessica Corman
Associate Professor University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the School of Natural ResourcesCody Creech
Assistant Professor Agronomy & Horticulture, UNL Cropping Systems AgronomistMohamed Dahab
Professor UNL Department of Civil Engineering Environmental EngineerCarrick Detweiler
Assistant Professor UNL Department of Computer Science & Engineering Computer Scientist and RoboticistJudy Diamond
Professor UNL Department of Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education; University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History Science Literacy EducatorBruce Dvorak
Professor UNL Department of Civil Engineering Environmental EngineerDean Eisenhauer
Coordinator, IHE-Delft PartnershipRoger Elmore
Professor UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture; Heuermann Chair Cropping Systems Agronomist<br>Galen Erickson
Professor Animal Science at the University of Nebraska–LincolnMichael Farrell
Assistant Professor of Practice UNL Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication Documentary FilmmakerRichard Ferguson
Interim Department Head Agronomy & Horticulture, UNL Soil Fertility and Precision Agriculture SpecialistCorey Forbes
Associate Professor UNL School of Natural Resources Science Literacy EducatorMichael Forsberg
Assistant Professor of Practice UNL Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication Conservation PhotographerTrenton Franz
Assistant Professor UNL School of Natural Resources HydrogeophysicistGeoffrey Friesen
Associate Professor, Finance College of Business, UNL Behavioral Finance AnalystSherilyn Fritz
George Holmes University Professor UNL Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences PaleoclimatologistBrian Fuchs
Assistant Geoscientist UNL School of Natural Resources and National Drought Mitigation Center ClimatologistLilyan Fulginiti
Professor UNL Department of Agricultural Economics Agricultural EconomistJohn Gamon
Remote Sensing ExpertRoch Gaussoin
Professor, Department Head & Extension Turfgrass Specialist UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture AgronomistYufeng Ge
Assistant Professor Biological Systems Engineering, UNL Advanced Sensing Systems EngineerTroy E. Gilmore
Assistant Professor UNL Dept of Biological Systems Engineering Groundwater HydrologistJames Goedert
Professor UNL Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction Construction EngineerPatricio Grassini
Assistant Professor UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture Cropping Systems AgronomistPriscilla Grew
Professor Emeritus UNL Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences GeologistJunke Guo
Associate Professor UNL Department of Civil Engineering (Omaha) Environmental EngineerChristopher Gustafson
Assistant Professor UNL Department of Agricultural Economics Behavioral EconomistMary Harner
Associate Professor Department of Communication and Department of BiologyMichael Hayes
Director National Drought Mitigation Center Climatologist and Atmospheric ScientistDerek Heeren
Assistant Professor UNL Department of Biological Systems Engineering Irrigation EngineerA. Bryce Hoflund
Associate Professor School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha Health Care and Food Policy SpecialistDeepak Keshwani
Associate Professor Biological Systems Engineering, UNL Biomass ModelerAyse Kilic
Associate Professor UNL School of Natural Resources Remote Sensing ExpertJesse Korus
Assistant Professor UNL School of Natural Resources - Conservation and Survey Division Groundwater HydrologistYusong Li
Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering, UNL Environmental EngineerXu Li
Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering, UNL Environmental EngineerAdam J. Liska
Associate Professor Departments of Biological Systems Engineering and Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems EngineerPeter Longo
Professor UNK Department of Political Science Political ScientistJoe Luck
Associate Professor Biological Systems Engineering, UNL Irrigation EngineerSatoshi Machida
Associate Professor Political Science, UNKMartha Mamo
Professor UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture Soil ScientistDerrel Martin
Professor UNL Department of Biological Systems Engineering Irrigation and Water Resources EngineerDayle McDermitt
Adjunct Professor Department of Agronomy & Horticulture of the Institute for Agriculture and Natural ResourcesPatrice McMahon
Associate Professor UNL Department of Political Science Political ScientistPatrick McNamara
Visiting Assistant Professor UNO Department of Political Science Political ScientistTiffany Messer
Assistant Professor Biological Systems Engineering Water Quality EngineerSarah Michaels
Professor UNL Department of Political Science Political ScientistTaro Mieno
Assistant Professor UNL Department of Agricultural Economics Agricultural EconomistAaron Mittelstet
Assistant Professor UNL Dept of Biological Systems Engineering Watershed HydrologistFrancisco Munoz Ariola
Assistant Professor UNL Department of Biological Systems Engineering HydroinformaticistSiamak Nejati
Assistant Professor Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Chemical EngineerLia Nogueira- Rodriguez
Assistant Professor UNL Department of Agricultural Economics Food and Agricultural Trade EconomistJohn Kalu Osiri
Associate Professor Business AnalystPinaki Panigrahi
Director UNMC Center for Global Health and Development Epidemiologist and PediatricianRichard Perrin
Jim Roberts Professor UNL Department of Agricultural Economics Agricultural EconomistXin Qiao
Irrigation Water Management Specialist Panhandle Research & Extension Center Irrigation EngineerHelen Raikes
Willa Cather Professor UNL Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies Child Development and Early Education SpecialistDaren Redfearn
Associate Professor Agronomy & Horticulture, UNL Irrigation EngineerChristine Reed
Professor UNO School of Public Administration Policy & Social ScienceTeshome Regassa
Research Assistant Professor UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture AgronomistEleanor Rogan
Professor and Chair UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health; Professor, UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases Public and Environmental Health ExpertClinton Rowe
Professor and Graduate Chair Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, UNL Meteorologist and ClimatologistDaran R. Rudnick
Assistant Professor UNL Dept of Biological Systems Engineering Irrigation/Water Management SpecialistAshok Samal
Professor Computer Science & Engineering, UNL Computer ScientistDaniel Schatman
Professor Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, UNL Plant Molecular PhysiologistAmy Schmidt
Assistant Professor Department of Animal Science, UNL Manure Management and Water Quality SpecialistJames Schnable
Assistant Professor UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture Plant GeneticistKarina Schoengold
Assistant Professor UNL School of Natural Resources Environmental and Resource EconomistAnthony Schutz
Associate Professor Nebraska College of Law Agricultural and Environmental Law SpecialistNancy Shank
Acting Director Public Policy Center, University of Nebraska Public Policy AnalystHamid Sharif
Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering, UNL Wireless Network ExpertTim Shaver
Associate Professor Agronomy & Horticulture, West Central Research & Extension Center, UNL Nutrient Management SpecialistPat Shea
Professor UNL School of Natural Resources Environmental ChemistJohn (Jack) Shroder
Geologist Emeritus Professor GeologistMartha Shulski
Director Nebraska State Climate Office ClimatologistJayne Stratton
Research Associate Professor Food Processing Center Food MicrobiologistAmy Struthers
Professor of Advertising College of Journalism and Mass Communications Science and Public Health CommunicatorDejun Su
Associate Professor Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health Public Health AnalystJeyam Subbiah
Professor Food Science & Technology, UNL Food Quality and Safety EngineerMark Svoboda
Climatologist National Drought Mitigation Center; Geoscientist, UNL School of Natural Resources ClimatologistTsegaye Tadesse
Climatologist National Drought Mitigation Center ClimatologistZhenghong Tang
Associate Professor Community & Regional Planning, UNL Community & Regional Planning SpecialistSteve Thomas
Associate Professor UNL School of Natural Resources River/Stream EcologistElizabeth VanWormer
Adjunct Assistant Professor UNL School of Natural Resources EpidemiologistMehmet Can Vuran
Associate Professor UNL Department of Computer Science & Engineering Computer Scientist and Electrical EngineerHarkamal Walia
Assistant Professor UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture Plant Molecular PhysiologistBing Wang
Assistant Professor Department of Food Science and Technology, UNL Human Health Risk AnalystBrian Wardlow
Director Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies Remote Sensing ExpertKarrie Weber
Assistant Professor UNL School of Biological Sciences MicrobiologistDon Wilhite
Professor UNL School of Natural Resources ClimatologistMary Willis
Professor UNL Department of Nutrition & Health Sciences AnthropologistWayne E. Woldt
Associate Professor UNL School of Biological Systems Engineering Environmental EngineerCharles Wortmann
Professor UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture AgronomistHaishun Yang
Associate Professor UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture Crop and Ecosystem ModelerSandra Zellmer
Robert B. Daugherty Professor University of Nebraska College of Law Natural Resources Legal ScholarVitaly Zlotnik
Professor UNL Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences EnvironmentGlobal Fellows
Global Fellows are faculty members and researchers external to the University of Nebraska who provide significant and sustained contributions to the Institute’s global research, scholarship, engagement and education programs. Global Fellows substantively and geographically complement the Institute Leaders hip’s and Faculty Fellows’ areas of expertise, thereby expanding the Institute’s capacity to implement projects internationally. Appointments are non salaried and made for one year.