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 ManagerDean 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 SpecialistJanet 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.
Global 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.