Our People
Board of Directors
Mogens Bay
Chairman, Robert B. Daugherty Foundation
Hank M. Bounds
President, University of Nebraska; Board Chair
Howard W. Buffett
Management Advisory Board, Earth Institute, Columbia University
James B. Milliken
Chancellor, University of Texas
Visiting Researchers and Scholars
Carlos A. C. dos Santos
Visiting Research Professor
Interns and Students
Will Ruffalo
Intern
Nebraska 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
Associate Professor
UNL College of Business Administration; Systems Scientist and Business AnalystTala Awada
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
Associate Professor
UNL Department of Agricultural Economics Behavioral and Environmental EconomistShannon Bartelt Hunt
Professor
UNL Department of Civil Engineering Environmental EngineerAndrea Erin Bass
Associate 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
Susan J. Rosowski Professorship Associate 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 EducatorConcetta DiRusso
Professor
Department of Biochemistry, UNL Lapid BiochemistBruce Dvorak
Professor
UNL Department of Civil Engineering Environmental EngineerRoger Elmore
Professor
UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture; Heuermann Chair Cropping Systems AgronomistGalen 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
Professor and International Soil Scientist
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
Associate 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
Associate Geoscientist
UNL School of Natural Resources and National Drought Mitigation Center ClimatologistLilyan Fulginiti
Professor
UNL Department of Agricultural Economics Agricultural EconomistJohn Gamon
Professor
UNL School of Natural Resources Remote Sensing ExpertRoch Gaussoin
Professor, Department Head & Extension Turfgrass Specialist
UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture AgronomistYufeng Ge
Associate 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
Associate 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
Associate Professor
UNL Department of Agricultural Economics Behavioral EconomistMary Harner
Associate Professor
Department of Communication and Department of BiologyMichael Hayes
Professor
UNL School of Natural Resources Climatologist and Atmospheric ScientistDerek Heeren
Associate 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
Professor
UNL School of Natural Resources Remote Sensing ExpertCody Knutson
Research Professor
UNL School of Natural Resources Water Resources ScientistJesse 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
Interim Dean
College of Arts and Sciences Political ScientistJoe Luck
Associate Professor
Biological Systems Engineering, UNL Irrigation EngineerSatoshi Machida
Professor
UNK Department of Political ScienceMartha 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
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
Associate 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 EconomistSantosh Pitla
Associate Professor
Biological Systems Engineering, UNL Advanced Machinery Systems EngineerXin Qiao
Assistant Professor
Irrigation Water Management Specialist 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 EngineerTeshome 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 ClimatologistChuck Rowling
Associate Professor
UNK Department of Political ScienceDaran R. Rudnick
Assistant Professor
UNL Dept of Biological Systems Engineering Irrigation/Water Management SpecialistAshok Samal
Professor
Computer Science & Engineering, UNL Computer ScientistAmy Schmidt
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science, UNL Manure Management and Water Quality SpecialistJames Schnable
Associate 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
Research Associate Professor, Associate Director
Public Policy Center, University of Nebraska Public Policy AnalystHamid Sharif
Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering, UNL Wireless Network ExpertPat 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 EngineerAndrew Suyker
Research Professor
UNL School of Natural Resources MicrometeorologistMark Svoboda
Director
National Drought Mitigation Center; Geoscientist, UNL School of Natural Resources ClimatologistTsegaye Tadesse
Climatologist
National Drought Mitigation Center Research Full Professor UNL School of Natural Resources ClimatologistZhenghong Tang
Professor
Community & Regional Planning, UNL Community & Regional Planning SpecialistSteve Thomas
Professor
UNL School of Natural Resources River/Stream EcologistElizabeth VanWormer
Assistant Professor
UNL School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences EpidemiologistMehmet Can Vuran
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, UNL School of Natural Resources Remote Sensing ExpertKarrie Weber
Associate 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.