Meet Our People

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.

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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.

Distinguished Fellows

Roberto Lenton

Former Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

E. Robert Meaney

Former Chairman International, Valmont Industries, Inc; Riverside, Connecticut

International Advisory Panel

Margaret Catley Carlson

Vice Chair, Canadian Water Network, Vancouver, Canada

Colin Chartres

Director of Training and Master Classes, Crawford Fund, Australia; Adjunct Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Australia

Marcos Folegatti

Professor of Biosystems Engineering, University of São Paulo, Brazil

Bashir Jama

Division Manager, Agriculture and Food Security Division, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Uma Lele

Independent Scholar and Development Economist, Washington, D.C.

Letitia Obeng

Independent Scholar, Washington, D.C., USA

Martin Pasman

President, Valmont Industries de Argentina, Buenos Aires

Pasquale Steduto

Deputy Regional Representative for the Near East & North Africa Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Cairo, Egypt