Faculty Directory
David Jones
Department Head
Biological Systems Engineering
Biological Systems Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
223 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-1413
david.jones@unl.edu
Geng (Frank) Bai
Research Assistant Professor
Lincoln: East Campus
207 L.W. Chase Hall (CHA)
(402) 472-9387
gbai2@unl.edu
Greg Bashford
Professor and Biomedical Engineer
Chair, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
Chair, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
Advising Emphasis:
Biomedical Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
230 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-1745
gbashford2@unl.edu
David Billesbach
Research Assistant Professor
Lincoln: East Campus
157 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-7961
dbillesbach1@unl.edu
Tami Brown-Brandl
Professor
Dr. William E. and Eleanor L. Splinter Chair
Dr. William E. and Eleanor L. Splinter Chair
Lincoln: East Campus
244 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-3377
tami.brownbrandl@unl.edu
Heidi Diefes-Dux
Professor of Engineering Education
Lincoln: East Campus
251 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-1421
heidi.diefes-dux@unl.edu
Tom Franti
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering, Surface Water Management Engineer
Lincoln: East Campus
242 Chase Hall
(402) 472-9872
tfranti@unl.edu
Yufeng Ge
Advanced Sensing Systems Engineer, Associate Professor
Lincoln: East Campus
209 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-3435
yge2@unl.edu
Troy Gilmore
Groundwater Hydrologist/Assistant Professor
Lincoln: East Campus
Hardin Hall (HARH) 603
Lincoln NE 68583-0996
Lincoln NE 68583-0996
(402) 470-1741
gilmore@unl.edu
F. John Hay
Extension Educator, Biological Systems Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
250 Chase Hall
(402) 472-0408
jhay2@unl.edu
Derek Heeren
Associate Professor and Irrigation Engineer
Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow
Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow
Lincoln: East Campus
241 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-8577
derek.heeren@unl.edu
Roger Hoy
Professor of Biological Systems Engineering, Director of Nebraska Test Laboratory
Advising Emphasis:
Freshmen Test Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
132 Splinter Labs
(402) 472-2442
rhoy2@unl.edu
Sibel Irmak
Research Associate Professor
Lincoln: East Campus
218 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-0900
sibel.irmak@unl.edu
Suat Irmak
- Harold W. Eberhard Distinguished Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
- Courtesy Professor of Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Courtesy Professor of Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
- Courtesy Professor of Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Courtesy Professor of Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
Lincoln: East Campus
239 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-4865
sirmak2@unl.edu
Nicole M. Iverson
Assistant Professor and Biomedical Nanotechnology Specialist
Lincoln: East Campus
233 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-0884
Iverson@unl.edu
Deepak R. Keshwani
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Faculty Fellow
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Faculty Fellow
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow
Advising Emphasis:
Mechanized Systems Management
Lincoln: East Campus
212 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-6714
dkeshwani2@unl.edu
Jennifer Keshwani
Associate Professor and Biomedical Engineer
Advising Emphasis:
Biomedical Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
248 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-9614
jmelander7@unl.edu
Michael F. Kocher
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
Advising Emphasis:
Machine Design
Lincoln: East Campus
205 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-3949
mkocher1@unl.edu
Richard (Rick) Koelsch
Livestock and Bio Environmental Engineer
Lincoln: East Campus
216 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-3935
rkoelsch1@unl.edu
William Kranz
Professor and Irrigation Specialist
Associate Director of the Northeast Extension District
Associate Director of the Northeast Extension District
Lincoln: East Campus
Haskell Agricultural Laboratory
(402) 584-3857
wkranz1@unl.edu
Adam J. Liska
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering, George Dempster Smith Chair of Industrial Ecology, Program Coordinator, Energy Science Minor
Advising Emphasis:
Environment and Water Resources
Lincoln: East Campus
203 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-8744
aliska2@unl.edu
Joe D. Luck
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering, Precision Agriculture Engineer
Advising Emphasis:
Test Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
204 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-1488
jluck2@unl.edu
David Mabie
Assistant Professor of Practice
Lincoln: East Campus
201 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-3066
david.mabie@unl.edu
Derrel L. Martin
Professor of Biological Systems Engineering, Extension Specialist in Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
243 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-1586
Derrel.martin@unl.edu
Tiffany Messer
Water Quality Engineer, Assistant Professor
Lincoln: East Campus
217 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-2232
tiffany.messer@unl.edu
Aaron Mittelstet
Watershed Hydrologist, Assistant Professor, Robert B. Daugherty Water For Food Institute Fellow
Lincoln: East Campus
245 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-1427
amittelstet2@unl.edu
Francisco Muñoz-Arriola
Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics and Integrated Hydrology
Advising Emphasis:
Environment and Water Resources
Lincoln: East Campus
246 Chase Hall
620 Hardin Hall
620 Hardin Hall
(402) 472-0850
fmunoz@unl.edu
Christopher Neale
Director of Research
2021 Transformation Dr Suite 3220
Lincoln NE 68588-6203
Lincoln NE 68588-6203
402-472-5145 On-campus 2-5145
cneale@nebraska.edu
Lameck O. Odhiambo
Research Associate Professor in Water Resources Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
237 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-0023
lodhiambo2@unl.edu
Angela K. Pannier
Biomedical Engineer and Professor William E. Brooks Engineering Leadership Fellow
Advising Emphasis:
Biomedical Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
231 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-0896
apannier2@unl.edu
Santosh Pitla
Associate Professor, Advanced Machinery Systems
Advising Emphasis:
Upper-Class Students
Lincoln: East Campus
207 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-1466
spitla2@unl.edu
Xin Qiao
Assistant Professor, Panhandle Research & Extension Center
4502 Avenue I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
(308) 632-1240
xin.qiao@unl.edu
Mark Riley
Associate Dean for Research
City Campus (Lincoln)
114G Othmer Hall
(402) 472-3386
mriley3@unl.edu
Daran Rudnick
Assistant Professor: Irrigation Management Specialist
Lincoln: East Campus
247 L.W. Chase Hall
(308) 696-6709
daran.rudnick@unl.edu
Amy Schmidt
Animal Manure Management
Lincoln: East Campus
213 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-0877
aschmidt@unl.edu
Yeyin Shi
Assistant Professor and Agricultural Information System Engineer
Lincoln: East Campus
206 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-2140
yshi18@unl.edu
Richard R. Stowell
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
Advising Emphasis:
Upper-class Students
Lincoln: East Campus
215 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-3912
rstowell2@unl.edu
Curtis Tomasevicz
Assistant Professor of Practice
Lincoln: East Campus
234 L.W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-6969
ctomasevicz2@unl.edu
Rebecca Wachs
Assistant Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
248 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-2262
rebecca.wachs@unl.edu
Mark Wilkins
Professor, Director, Industrial Ag Products Center
Lincoln: East Campus
Chase 211
(402) 472-8250
mwilkins3@unl.edu
Wayne E. Woldt
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering and Environmental Engineer
Lincoln: East Campus
232 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-8656
wwoldt1@unl.edu
Yiqi Yang
Charles Bessey Professor
Professor of Textiles; Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
Professor of Textiles; Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
Lincoln: East Campus
221 HECO Building
(402) 472-5197
yyang2@unl.edu
Hossein Noureddini
Department Chair
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
207H OTHM
(402) 472-2751
hnoureddini1@unl.edu
Vitaly Alexandrov
Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
207E OTHM
(402) 472-5323
valexandrov2@unl.edu
Shudipto Dishari
Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
OTHM 214
(402) 472-7537
sdishari2@unl.edu
Hunter Flodman
Assistant Professor of Practice
City Campus (Lincoln)
207P OTHM
(402) 472-1128
hunter.flodman@unl.edu
Srivatsan Kidambi
Associate Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
207F OTHM
(402) 472-4443
skidambi2@unl.edu
Gustavo Larsen
Professor and Graduate Chair
City Campus (Lincoln)
207O OTHM
(402) 472-9805
glarsen1@unl.edu
Ravi Saraf
Lowell E. and Betty Anderson Distinguished Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
212 OTHM
(402) 472-8284
rsaraf2@unl.edu
William H. Velander
College of Engineering Distinguished Scholar
City Campus (Lincoln)
207M OTHM
(402) 472-3697
wvelander2@unl.edu
Hendrik J. Viljoen
Distinguished Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
211 OTHM
(402) 472-9318
hviljoen1@unl.edu
Aemal Khattak
Professor, Interim Department Chair
City Campus (Lincoln)
330E WHIT
(402) 472-8126
khattak@unl.edu
George Hunt
Assistant Professor of Practice
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 204A
(402) 554-4842
ghunt2@unl.edu
Aemal Khattak
Professor, Interim Department Chair
City Campus (Lincoln)
330E WHIT
(402) 472-8126
khattak@unl.edu
Daniel Linzell
Associate Dean for Graduate and International Programs
Professor of Civil Engineering
Professor of Civil Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
114L Othmer Hall
(402) 472-5188
dlinzell@unl.edu
Chung Song
Associate Professor
Advising Emphasis:
Geotechnical Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
362R WHIT
(402) 472-1914
csong8@unl.edu
Christine Wittich
Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
362L WHIT
(402) 472-1915
cwittich@unl.edu
Tian Zhang
Professor, Associate Department Chair
Scott Campus (Omaha)
205D PKI
(402) 554-3784
tzhang1@unl.edu
Jay Puckett
Director
Charles W. & Margre H. Durham Distinguished Professor of Engineering & Technology
The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Charles W. & Margre H. Durham Distinguished Professor of Engineering & Technology
The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
City Campus (Lincoln) / Scott Campus (Omaha)
(402) 554-3037
jay.puckett@unl.edu
Moe Alahmad
Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 206A
(402) 554-3527
malahmad2@unl.edu
Fadi Alsaleem
Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 103D
(402) 554-3283
falsaleem2@unl.edu
Jena Shafai Asgarpoor
Associate Professor of Practice;
Director, Master of Engineering Management Program
Director, Master of Engineering Management Program
107A PKI (Scott Campus, Omaha)
114 Othmer Hall (City Campus, Lincoln)
114 Othmer Hall (City Campus, Lincoln)
(402) 554-2089
jshafai@unl.edu
Philip Barutha
Assistant Professor, Construction Programs
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH 113
(402) 472-3742
phil.barutha@unl.edu
Stuart Bernstein
Associate Professor, Construction Programs
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 104A
(402) 554-3274
sbernstein2@unl.edu
John Bonsell
Associate Professor, Construction Programs
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 101B
(402) 554-2754
jbonsell1@unl.edu
Steve Bowen
Assistant Professor of Practice, Construction Programs
City Campus (Lincoln)
113 NH
(402) 472-3742
(402) 610-8880`
spb@unl.edu
Michelle Eble-Hankins
Assistant Professor of Practice, Architectural Engineering
Senior Lighting Designer, Alvine Engineering
Senior Lighting Designer, Alvine Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 104C
(402) 554-2497
mhankins@unl.edu
Ece Erdogmus
Professor, Architectural Engineering; Associate Director for Architectural Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 205A
(402) 554-2035
eerdogmus@unl.edu
Kevin Grosskopf
Professor, Construction Programs; Associate Director for Construction Programs
City Campus (Lincoln)
113 NH
(402) 472-3340
kevin.grosskopf@unl.edu
Wayne Jensen
Associate Professor of Construction Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
113 NH
(402) 472-3738
wayne.jensen@unl.edu
Iason Konstantzos
Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 104B
(402) 554-2284
iason.konstantzos@unl.edu
Brandon Kreiling
Assistant Professor of Practice, Construction Programs
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 105E
402.554.7285
brandon.kreiling@unl.edu
Josephine Lau
Associate Professor - Graduate Chair Architectural Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 105D
(402) 554-2079
jlau3@unl.edu
Haorong Li
Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 101F
(402) 554-3271
hli3@unl.edu
George Morcous
Professor of Construction Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 105B
(402) 554-2544
gmorcous2@unl.edu
Erica Ryherd
Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 101C
(402) 554-4146
eryherd@unl.edu
Avery Schwer
Associate Professor of Construction Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 101D
(402) 554-2777
aschwer1@unl.edu
Zhigang Shen
Associate Professor of Construction Engineering and Management
City Campus (Lincoln)
113 NH
(402) 472-9470
shen@unl.edu
Terry Stentz
Associate Professor - Graduate Chair Construction Engineering and Management
City Campus (Lincoln)
113 NH
(402) 472-5078
tstentz1@unl.edu
Lily Wang
Associate Dean for Faculty and Inclusion
Professor
Professor
City Campus (Lincoln) / Scott Campus (Omaha)
114M Othmer/PKI 100C
(402) 554-2065
(402) 472-5649 (T, Th)
lilywang@unl.edu
Clarence Waters
Aaron Douglas Professor of Architectural Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 101E
(402) 554-4958
cwaters2@unl.edu
David Yuill
Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 104E
(402) 554-4176
dyuill@unl.edu
Jerry L. Hudgins
Department Chair
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln) / Scott Campus (Omaha)
209N SEC
(402) 472-3771
jhudgins2@unl.edu
Dennis Alexander
Kingery Engineering Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
202N SEC
(402) 472-3091
dalexander1@unl.edu
Christos Argyropoulos
Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
239N SEC
(402) 472-3710
christos.argyropoulos@unl.edu
Sohrab Asgarpoor
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
114F Othmer
(402) 472-6051
sasgarpoor1@unl.edu
Sina Balkir
Professor - Electrical Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
237N SEC
(402) 472-1635
sbalkir2@unl.edu
Fred Choobineh
Blackman Distinguished Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
220N SEC
(402) 472-8946
fchoobineh1@unl.edu
Leimin Deng
Research Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
SEC 209N
(402) 472-3771
ldeng2@unl.edu
Herbert Detloff
Associate Professor of Practice
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 201C
(402) 554-4991
hdetloff2@unl.edu
Eva Franke-Schubert
Associate Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
230N SEC
(402) 472-1697
efranke3@unl.edu
Alisa Gilmore
Associate Professor of Practice
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 201D
(402) 554-2456
agilmore2@unl.edu
Michael Hempel
Research Assistant Professor
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 304
(402) 554-3521
mhempel2@unl.edu
Michael Hoffman
Professor and Undergraduate Advisor
City Campus (Lincoln)
225N SEC
(402) 472-1979
mhoffman1@unl.edu
Yongfeng Lu
Lott Distinguished University Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
217N SEC
(402) 472-8323
ylu2@unl.edu
David McCreight
Assistant Professor of Practice, Undergraduate Advisor
City Campus (Lincoln)
229N SEC
(402) 472-5352
david.mccreight@unl.edu
Lance C. Pérez
Dean, College of Engineering
Omar H. Heins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Omar H. Heins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
114 OTHM
(402) 472-5259
lcperez@unl.edu
Eric Psota
Research Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
329E WSEC
(402) 472-3771
epsota@unl.edu
Yi Qian
Professor
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Wireless Communications
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Wireless Communications
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 206B
(402) 554-4990
yqian2@unl.edu
Wei Qiao
Professor, Chair of Electrical Engineering Graduate Program
City Campus (Lincoln)
223N SEC
(402) 472-9619
wqiao3@unl.edu
Roger Sash
Associate Chair, Associate Professor
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 201E
(402) 554-2926
rsash1@unl.edu
Khalid Sayood
Henson Professor of Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
235N SEC
(402) 472-6688
ksayood@unl.edu
Hamid Sharif
IEEE Fellow
Charles J Vranek Professor
ECE Graduate Committee Chair
Telecommunications
Computer Engineering
Charles J Vranek Professor
ECE Graduate Committee Chair
Telecommunications
Computer Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 200C
(402) 554-3628
hsharif@unl.edu
Jerald Varner
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Advisor
City Campus (Lincoln)
215N SEC
(402) 472-1982
jvarner1@unl.edu
John Woollam
George Holmes Distinguished University Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
240N SEC
(402) 477-7501
jwoollam1@unl.edu
Lamar Yaoqing Yang
Associate Professor
Scott Campus (Omaha)
Peter Kiewit Institute - PKI 201B
(402) 554-3916
yyang3@unl.edu
Craig Zuhlke
Research Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
SEC 248
(402) 472-3771
czuhlke@unl.edu
Jeffrey Shield
Department Chair
Robert W. Brightfelt Professor
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Robert W. Brightfelt Professor
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
W339 NH
(402) 472-2378
jshield@unl.edu
Florin Bobaru
Professor
Hergenrader Distinguished Scholar
Hergenrader Distinguished Scholar
City Campus (Lincoln)
W355 NH
(402) 472-8348
fbobaru2@unl.edu
Karen Coen-Brown
Associate Professor of Practice
City Campus (Lincoln)
W338 NH
(402) 472-4507
kcoenbrown3@unl.edu
Yuris Dzenis
R. Vernon McBroom Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
W315 NH
(402) 472-0713
ydzenis@unl.edu
Lucia Fernandez-Ballester
Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH W332
(402) 472-3994
(402) 472-8292 (Fax)
lucia.fernandez@unl.edu
George Gogos
Professor, Graduate Chair Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics
City Campus (Lincoln)
W351 NH
(402) 472-3006
ggogos@unl.edu
Linxia Gu
Associate Professor - Graduate Chair Biomedical Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
W312 NH
(402) 472-7680
lgu2@unl.edu
Eric Markvicka
Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
Nebraska Hall W335
(402) 472-1617
eric.markvicka@unl.edu
Keegan Moore
Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
Nebraska Hall W336
(402) 472-5969
kmoore@unl.edu
Michael Nastasi
Professor and Director of Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research (NCESR)
City Campus (Lincoln)
230 WHIT
(402) 472-3852
mnastasi2@unl.edu
Mehrdad Negahban
Professor - U.S. Director of Advanced Mechanics and Materials Engineering International Laboratory (AMME-International)
City Campus (Lincoln)
W311 NH
(402) 472-2397
mnegahban@unl.edu
Jae Sung Park
Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH W317.2
(402) 472-1671
jaesung.park@unl.edu
Wen Qian
Research Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
N213, NANO
(402) 472-1668
wqian2@unl.edu
K.P. Rajurkar
College of Engineering Distinguished Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
W303 NH
(402) 472-0454
krajurkar1@unl.edu
Michael P. Sealy
Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
W306 Nebraska Hall
(402) 472-1659
sealy@unl.edu
Karen Stelling
Professor of Practice
City Campus (Lincoln)
W356 NH
(402) 472-5253
kstelling2@unl.edu
Cody Stolle
Research Assistant Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
WHIT 130K
(402) 472-4233
cstolle2@unl.edu
Joseph Turner
Robert W. Brightfelt Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
W354 NH
(402) 472-8856
jaturner@unl.edu
Jian Wang
Professor, Interim Graduate Chair Materials Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH W342B
(402) 472-1514
jianwang@unl.edu
Timothy Wei
Richard L. McNeel Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
W317.4 D NH / Lincoln NE 68588-0526
(402) 472-1527
twei3@unl.edu
Robert Williams
Associate Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
W317.6 NH
(402) 472-4755
rwilliams2@unl.edu
Zhaoyan Zhang
Associate Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
W350 NH
(402) 472-4993
zhaoyan.zhang@unl.edu