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Biological Systems Engineering Department

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Faculty & Staff  
This Directory of department personnel is divided into the following groups: Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Courtesy Faculty, Visiting Scholars, Post-Doctoral, Staff, and Emerati. All offices are in L.W. Chase Hall unless otherwise noted. Abbreviations used in the following directory:

Faculty

Name
Office
Phone
Area code 402
e-mail
Ron Yoder, Department Head
223
472-3905
ryoder2@unl.edu
Viacheslav Adamchuk
Precision agriculture
203
472-8431
vadamchuk2@unl.edu
Greg Bashford
Biomedical Engineering
230
472-1745
gbashford2@unl.edu
Dave Billesbach
Gaseous emissions
25
472-7961
dbillesbach1@unl.edu
Bruce Dvorak
Environmental engineering
229
472-3431
bdvorak1@unl.edu
Dean Eisenhauer
Hydrologic and irrigation engineering
238
472-1637
deisenhauer1@unl.edu
Tom Franti
Surface water quality engineering
242
472-9872
tfranti@unl.edu
Milford Hanna
Bioprocessing engineering
211
472-1634
mhanna1@unl.edu
F. John Hay
Energy and biofuels
253
472-0408
jhay2@unl.edu
Roger Hoy
Tractor performance
245
472-0956
rhoy2@unl.edu
Suat Irmak
Agricultural water management
241
472-4865
sirmak2@unl.edu
Erkan Istanbullouglu
Watershed hydrology, ecohydrolgy, geomorphology
200 Bessey Hall or
246 LWC
472-2661
erkan2@unl.edu
David Jones
Risk assessment and modeling
215
472-6716
djones1@unl.edu
Mike Kocher
Sensors and controls
205
472-3949
mkocher1@unl.edu
Rick Koelsch
New Position: Assistant Dean of Extension
21 AGH
472-2966
rkoelsch1@unl.edu
William Kranz
Irrigation specialist
57905 866 Rd HAL
584-3857

wkranz1@unl.edu

Northeast Research and Extension Center
Concord, NE 68728-2828

Derrel Martin
Irrigation and water
243
472-1586
dmartin2@unl.edu
George Meyer
Sensors and machine vision
244

472-3377

gmeyer1@unl.edu
Angela Pannier
Biomaterials and tissue engineering

231
472-0896
apannier2@unl.edu
Jack Schinstock
Mechanized systems management
201
472-1629
jschinstock1@unl.edu
Dennis Schulte
Environmental engineering
216
472-3930
dschulte1@unl.edu
David Shelton
Soil conservation, with emphasis on crop residue cover
57905 866 Rd HAL
584-3849

dshelton2@unl.edu

Northeast Research and Extension Center
Concord, NE 68728-2828

John A. Smith
Machinery systems
4502 Ave I (308) 632-1247

jsmith5@unl.edu

Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939

Rick Stowell
Animal environment
218
472-3912
rstowell2@unl.edu
Jeyamkondan (Jeyam) Subbiah
Food and bioprocess engineering
212
472-4944
jsubbiah2@unl.edu
Simon van Donk
Irrigation and water resources

461 University Drive

(308) 696-6709

svandonk2@unl.edu

West Central Research and Extension Center
North Platte, NE 69101

Curt Weller
Food and bioprocess engineering
210
472-9337
cweller1@unl.edu
Wayne Woldt
Environmental engineering
232
472-8656
wwoldt1@unl.edu
Yiqi Yang
Biotextile engineering
226 HE
252 LWC
472-5197
yyang2@unl.edu
C. Dean Yonts
Irrigation water resources
4502 Ave I (308) 632-1146

cyonts1@unl.edu

Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939

Adjunct Faculty

Alejandro Amézquita
Food safety engineering
North Carolina State University, Food Science
Tami Brown-Brandl
Livestock environment
Judith Burnfield
Biomechanics, biokinesiology, and gait analysis
Roger Eigenberg
Livestock environment
Qi Fang
Bioprocess engineering
Banner Pharmacaps Inc.
Sandun Fernando
Bio
energy, biomaterials, biolubricants
Mississippi State
Girish Ganjyal
Food and bioprocess engineering
Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
Aristippos Gennadios
Food and bioprocess engineering
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Viswasrao Ghorpade
Cereal and food processing
Kellogg Company
John Gilley
Livestock waste management, Lincoln
251 LWC
472-2975
john.gilley@ars.usda.gov
Junjie Guan
Food and bioprocess engineering
Watson, Inc.,
Connecticut
G. LeRoy Hahn
Livestock environment
Terry Howell
Irrigation engineering
USDA-ARS,
Bushland, Texas
Keum Taek Hwang
Food processing
Seoul National University, South Korea
John Nienaber
Livestock environment
Lijun Wang
Bioprocess engineering
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
lwang@ncat.edu
Bryan Woodbury
Livestock waste management
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Courtesy Faculty

Dr. Mark Beatty
Biomaterials
UNMC Dental College mbeatty@unmc.edu  
Xun-Hong Chen
Hydrogeology

School of Natural Resource Sciences xchen2@unl.edu
Susan Cuppett
Lipid chemistry, sensory specialist

Food Science and Technology scuppett1@unl.edu
Mohamed Dahab
Water resources

Civil Engineering mdahab1@unl.edu
Rolando Flores
Grain processing engineer
Food Science and Technology rflores2@unl.edu
Kenneth Hubbard
Bio-atmospheric interactions

School of Natural Resource Sciences khubbard1@unl.edu
Sharon Skipton
Water quality
Southeast Research and Extension Center sskipton1@unl.edu
Joseph Skopp
Soil physics
School of Natural Resource Sciences jskopp1@unl.edu
Anuradha Subramanian
Tissue engineering
Chemical Engineering asubramanian2@unl.edu
Shashi Verma
Micrometeorology
School of Natural Resource Sciences sverma1@unl.edu
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Visiting Scholars

No Visiting Scholars at this time
 

Post-Doctoral

Yixiang Xu
Industrial Agricultural Products Center
15
472-1647
yxu3@unlnotes.unl.edu
Tanya Gachovska
Food engineering
239
472-3453
tgachovska2@unl.edu
Chris Hay
Water resources engineering
237
472-4932
chay2@unl.edu
Vikas Kumar
Heat transfer modeling for food
239
472-3453
vkumar2@unl.edu
Sohan Birla
Food engineering
233
472-4574
sbirla2@unl.edu

Staff

Terry Bartels
Research Technician III, IAPC
150
472-1647
Gina Boanca
Research Technician II
237
472-0023
gboance2@unl.edu
Alan Boldt
Research Engineer, soil and water
138
472-9032
aboldt1@unl.edu
Ella Carson
VBI Business Center
220
472-0891
ecarson2@unl.edu
Garret Coffman
Computer Specialist
114B
472-4629
gcoffman2@unl.edu
Eileen Curtis
Department Secretary
223
472-3905
ecurtis1@unl.edu
Gary DeBerg
Electronics Technician
140
472-6710
gdeberg1@unl.edu
Bonita Delhay
Project Assistant
253
472-9390
bdelhay2@unl.edu
Jason Gross
Vegetative Strip technology
UNK
308-865-1594
jgross3@unl.edu
Stacey Hawkey
P3 Program Coordinator
234
472-2838
shawkey2@unl.edu
Laura Hayes
Secretary, IAPC
209
472- 1647
lhayes2@unl.edu
Chris Henry
Extension Engineer, environmental
217
472- 6529
chenry1@unl.edu
Nancy Hepburn
Research Technician III, IAPC
150
472-1647
nhepburn3@unl.edu
Stuart Hoff
Rogers Memorial Farm Manager
229
472-6332
shoff1@unl.edu
Jan Hygnstrom
Project Manager
247
472-9614
jhygnstrom1@unl.edu
Loren Isom
Technical Assistance Coordinator, IAPC
209
472-8187
lisom2@unl.edu
Paul Jasa
Extension Research Engineer
202
472-6715
pjasa1@unl.edu
Ray Kubert
Tractor Test Technician
TTL
472-2442
rkubert1@unl.edu
Scott Minchow
Instrument Maker
BSE Lab
472-3916
sminchow1@unl.edu
Dave Morgan
Assistant Director, Tractor Testing Lab
and Extension Safety Engineer
TTL
472-2442
472-3951 Ext. Safety
dmorgan1@unl.edu
Valdeen Nelsen
P3 Program Technician
234
472-1627
vnelsen2@unl.edu
Govindarajan Konda Naganathan (K.N.)
Research Engineer
230 FIC
472-8074
gkondanaganathan2@unl.edu
Gail Ogden
Communications Associate
249
472-3953
gogden1@unl.edu
Crystal Powers
Extension Engineer
155
472-6340
cpowers2@unl.edu
Bill Rathje
Agricultural research technician
SCAL
762-4417
wrathje2@unl.edu
Teshome Regassa
Extension Water Quality Specialist
229
472-0409
tregassa2@unl.edu
Teresa Ryans
Secretary, Water Resources
241
472-9391
tryans2@unl.edu
Brent Sampson
Tractor Test Engineer
TTL
472-2442
bsampson1@unl.edu
Sheila Smith
Illustrator
250
472-3179
ssmith1@unl.edu
Monte Shomaker
Secretary, Environmental and Bioprocessing
212
472-1646
mshomaker2@unl.edu
Shana Thomas
Program Specialist
107
472-6722
 
Robert Weber
Research Coordinator, IAPC
107
472-9322
rweber2@unl.edu

Diann Young
Department Receptionist

223
472-1413
dyoung5@unl.edu
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Emeriti Faculty

Leonard Bashford Tractor and machine performance
Don Edwards Retired January 2001
Glenn Hoffman Salinity and irrigation consulting, retired Department Head
Robert W. Kleis International programs, consulting
Louis Leviticus Retired January 1998; Curator, L. L. Tractor Test Museum
Rollie Schnieder Retired July 1992
Thomas Silletto Retired July 1998
William Splinter Director, L. L. Tractor Test Museum; retired Department Head
LaVerne Stetson Rural electrical management
Ken Von Bargen Retired February 1996
Darrell Watts Irrigation management & water quality