Department Personnel

All offices are in L.W. Chase Hall unless otherwise noted. Abbreviations used in the following directory:

TTL =   Tractor Test Laboratory
IAPC = Industrial Agricultural Products Center
HE =    Home Economics
FIC =   Food Industry Complex
LTM = Larsen Tractor Museum

Select publications and papers by faculty are available at the UNL Digital Commons.

Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
Courtesy Faculty
Visiting Scholars
Post-Doctoral
Staff
Emeriti Faculty
In Memorial

Faculty
	Mark Riley Department Head 223 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-1413 mriley3@unl.edu
	Greg Bashford Biomedical engineering 230 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-1745 gbashford2@unl.edu
	Dave Billesbach Ecosystem carbon and water cycle balance 157 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-7961 dbillesbach1@unl.edu
	Sohan Birla Food and bioprocess engineering 209 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-3435 sbirla2@unl.edu
	Bruce Dvorak Environmental engineering 229 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-3431 bdvorak1@unl.edu
	Dean Eisenhauer Hydrologic and irrigation engineering 238 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-1637 deisenhauer1@unl.edu
	Tom Franti Surface water quality engineering 242 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-9872 tfranti@unl.edu
	F. John Hay Energy and biofuels 250 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-0408 jhay2@unl.edu Bioenergy.unl.edu
	Derek Heeren Irrigation Engineer, Assistant Professor 241 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-8577 derek.heeren@unl.edu
	Roger Hoy Tractor performance 245 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-0956 rhoy2@unl.edu Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory
	Suat Irmak Soil and Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering; Microclimate-Surface Interactions; Evapotranspiration; Crop Water Productivity 239 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-4865 sirmak2@unl.edu
	David D. Jones Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs - UNL College of Engineering 114 Othmer Hall (402) 472-3181 djones1@unl.edu
	Deepak Keshwani Bioenergy systems and bioprocess modeling 204 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-6714 dkeshwani2@unl.edu
	Mike Kocher Sensors and controls 205 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-3949 mkocher1@unl.edu
	William Kranz Irrigation specialist 57905 866 Rd HAL Concord, NE 68728-2828 (402) 584-3857 wkranz1@unl.edu Northeast Research and Extension Center
	Adam Liska Bioenergy 203 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-8744 aliska2@unl.edu
	Joe D. Luck Precision agriculture engineering 206 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-1488 jluck2@unl.edu UNL Precision Ag
	Derrel Martin Irrigation and water 243 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-1586 dmartin2@unl.edu
	Jennifer Melander Extension Assistant Professor and Biomedical Engineer 248 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-9614 jmelander7@unl.edu
	George Meyer Sensors and machine vision 244 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-3377 gmeyer1@unl.edu
	Francisco Muñoz Arriola Hydroinformatics and integrated hydrology 246 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-0850 fmunoz@unl.edu
	Lameck Odhiambo Water resources engineering and modeling 237 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-0023 lodhiambo2@unl.edu
	Shadi Othman Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), tissue engineering 233 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-4574 sothman2@unl.edu
	Angela Pannier Biomaterials and tissue engineering 231 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-0896 apannier2@unl.edu
	Jack Schinstock Mechanized Systems Management 201 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-1629 jschinstock1@unl.edu
	Amy Schmidt Animal Manure Management 213 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-0877 aschmidt@unl.edu
	Dennis Schulte Environmental engineering 216 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-3930 dschulte1@unl.edu
	David Shelton Soil conservation, with emphasis on crop residue cover 57905 866 Rd HAL Concord, NE 68728-2828 (402) 584-3849 dshelton2@unl.edu Northeast Research and Extension Center
	Rick Stowell Animal environment 218 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-3912 rstowell2@unl.edu
	Jeyamkondan (Jeyam) Subbiah Food and bioprocess engineering 212 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-4944 jsubbiah2@unl.edu
	Simon van Donk Irrigation and water resources 461 University Drive North Platte, NE 69101 (308) 696-6709 svandonk2@unl.edu West Central Research and Extension Center
	Curt Weller Food and bioprocess engineering 210 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-9337 cweller1@unl.edu
	Jeff Woldstad Whole body biomechanics; occupational safety and health 222 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-0426 jwoldstad2@unl.edu
	Wayne Woldt Environmental engineering 232 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-8656 wwoldt1@unl.edu
	Huihui Xu Biomedical imaging and instrumentation 223 L.W. Chase Hall (402) 472-0884 hxu7@unl.edu
	Yiqi Yang Biotextile engineering 221 HECO Building (402) 472-5197 yyang2@unl.edu
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Adjunct Faculty
Viacheslav Adamchuk Precision Agriculture	McGill University, Montreal, Canada	vadamchuk2@unl.edu
Alejandro Amézquita Food safety engineering	England	Alejandro.Amezquita@unilever.com
Tami Brown-Brandl Livestock environment	U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Nebraska	tami.brownbrandl@ars.usda.gov
Judith Burnfield Biomechanics, biokinesiology, and gait analysis	Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, NE	jburnfield@madonna.org
Roger Eigenberg Livestock environment	U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Nebraska	roger.eigenberg@ars.usda.gov
Qi Fang Bioprocess engineering	Banner Pharmacaps Inc.	QFang@banpharm.com
Sandun Fernando Bioenergy, biomaterials, biolubricants	Texas A&M	sfernando@tamu.edu
Girish Ganjyal Food and bioprocess engineering	Pepsico, Plano, TX	girish.ganjyal@pepsico.com
Aristippos Gennadios Food and bioprocess engineering	Cardinal Health, Inc.	arispao@aol.com
Viswasrao Ghorpade Cereal and food processing	Kellogg Company	Viswas.Ghorpade@kellogg.com
John Gilley Livestock waste management	251 LW Chase Hall, Lincoln, NE, (402) 472-2975	john.gilley@ars.usda.gov
Junjie Guan Food and bioprocess engineering	Global Project Manager Nestlé Performance Nutrition	Junjie.Guan@rd.nestle.com
G. LeRoy Hahn Livestock environment	U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Nebraska	hahn@email.marc.usda.gov
Terry Howell Irrigation engineering	USDA-ARS, Bushland, Texas	tahowell@cprl.ars.usda.gov
Keum Taek Hwang Food processing	Seoul National University, South Korea	keum@snu.ac.kr
Ajay Kumar Biomass thermochemical gasification	Oklahoma State University	ajay.kumar@okstate.edu
Daniel Miller Microbial communities in manure	123 Keim Hall, Lincoln, NE (402) 472-0741	dan.miller@ars.usda.gov
John Nienaber Livestock environment	U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Nebraska	john.nienaber@ars.usda.gov
Jason Vogel Extension Stormwater Specialist	Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University	jason.vogel@okstate.edu
Lijun Wang Bioprocess engineering	North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC	lwang@ncat.edu
Bryan Woodbury Livestock waste management	U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Nebraska	bryan.woodbury@ars.usda.gov
Yixiang Xu Novel food processing and packaging	Virginia State University	yixu@vsu.edu

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
Susan Hallbeck Ergonomics with emphasis on surgical tools	Industrial & Management Systems Engineering	shallbeck1@unl.edu
Kenneth Hubbard Bio-atmospheric interactions	School of Natural Resource Sciences	khubbard1@unl.edu
Ayse Irmak Application of remote sensing/satellite technology and GIS in soil and water resources engineering	Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies (CALMIT) School of Natural Resource Sciences	airmak2@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

Former Faculty in Administration
Ron Yoder	Associate Vice Chancellor, IANR	ryoder2@unl.edu
Richard Koelsch	Assistant Dean, Extension	rkoelsch1@unl.edu
David Jones	Associate Dean, College of Engineering	djones1@unl.edu

Visiting Scholars

Post-Doctoral
Sumantra Chatterjee, Ph.D. Physics of micro-meteorology	218	402-472-0900	schatterjee3@unl.edu
Koffi Djaman, Ph.D. Soil and Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering	228	402-472-4865	koffi.djaman@unl.edu
Denis Mutiibwa Post Doc Research Associate	218	402-472-0900	dmutiibwa2@unl.edu
Karin Wartella, Ph. D. Tissue engineering bioreactor design	228	402-472-9393	karin.wartella@unl.edu

Staff
Terry Bartels Research Technician III, IAPC	150	402-472-1647	tbartels3@unl.edu
Alan Boldt Research Engineer, soil and water	138	402-472-9032	aboldt1@unl.edu
Ella Carson Business Center	220	402-472-0891	ecarson2@unl.edu
Garret Coffman Computer Specialist	102	402-472-4629	gcoffman2@unl.edu
Eileen Curtis Department Secretary	223	402-472-3905	ecurtis1@unl.edu
Evan Curtis Student Services Coordinator	247	402-472-9387	ecurtis2@unl.edu
Gary DeBerg Electronics Technician	140	402-472-6710	gdeberg1@unl.edu
Bonita Delhay Project Assistant	253	402-472-9390	bdelhay2@unl.edu
Justin Geyer Research Engineer 2	TTL	402-472-2442	jgeyer2@unl.edu
Jason Gross Vegetative Strip technology	UNK	308-865-1594	jgross3@unl.edu
Stuart Hoff Rogers Memorial Farm Manager	229	402-472-6332	shoff1@unl.edu
Loren Isom Technical Assistance Coordinator, IAPC	209	402-472-8187	lisom2@unl.edu
Paul Jasa Extension Research Engineer	202	402-472-6715	pjasa1@unl.edu
Austin Lammers Research Engineer II	TTL	402-472-2442	alammers2@unl.edu
David Mabie Lecturer	217	402-472-3066	david.mabie@unl.edu
Lauren Madsen Business Center Manager	FYH	402-472-2301	lmadsen2@unl.edu
Scott Minchow Instrument Maker	BSE Lab	402-472-3916	sminchow1@unl.edu
Amber Patterson Office Associate	212	402-472-1646	apatterson6@unl.edu
Sarah Plautz Reserach Technician II	32	402-472-0848	splautz3@unl.edu
Crystal Powers Extension Engineer	155	402-472-6340	cpowers2@unl.edu
Bill Rathje Agricultural research technician	SCAL	402-762-4417	wrathje2@unl.edu
Rodney Rohrer Research Engineer II	TTL	402-472-2442	rrohrer2@unl.edu
Teresa Ryans Secretary, Water Resources	241	402-472-9391	tryans2@unl.edu
Brent Sampson Tractor Test Engineer	TTL	402-472-2442	bsampson1@unl.edu
Kari Skaggs Research Technologist II	237	402-472-0879	kari.skaggs@unl.edu
Sheila Smith Illustrator	103	402-472-3179	ssmith1@unl.edu
Tyler Smith Research Technologist II	107	402-472-1637	tyler.smith@unl.edu
Julie Thomson Office Associate	TTL	402-472-2442	jthomson2@unl.edu
Lance Todd Manager, Larsen Tractor Museum	LTM	402-472-8389	ltodd6@unl.edu
Michael Van Liew Watershed modeling specialist	229	402-472-0839	mvanliew2@unl.edu
Sara Weixelman Business Center	221	402-472-3432	sweixelman2@unl.edu
Diann Young Department Receptionist	223	402-472-1413	dyoung5@unl.edu

Emeriti Faculty

Leonard Bashford	Tractor and machine performance
Don Edwards	Retired January 2001
Milford Hanna	Retired June 2011
DeLynn Hay	Retired December 2007
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
Thomas Silletto	Retired July 1998
John Smith	Retired June 2011
LaVerne Stetson	Rural electrical management
Ken Von Bargen	Retired February 1996
Darrell Watts	Irrigation management & water quality
Elbert Dickey	Retireed June 2012, Dean, Extension

In Memorial

We remember faculty and staff who have recently passed:

C. Dean Yonts- 2012 (Irrgation Water Resources)

William Splinter- 2012 (Retired Department Head)

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