Graduate Chairs and Staff
College of Engineering Graduate Contacts
Daniel Linzell
Associate Dean for Graduate and International Programs
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
114L Othmer Hall
(402) 472-5188
dlinzell@unl.edu
Kayla Person
Director of Engineering Graduate Programs
Interim MEM Coordinator
Interim MEM Coordinator
City Campus (Lincoln)
Othmer 140
(402) 472-7079
Ashley West
Administrative Associate for COE Graduate Programs
City Campus (Lincoln)
(402) 472-3181
Architectural Engineering Graduate Contacts
Josephine Lau
Associate Professor & Graduate Chair, Architectural Engineering
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 105D
(402) 554-2079
jlau3@unl.edu
Kelly Johnson
Administrative Technician
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 103B
(402) 554-5935
Biological Systems Engineering Graduate Contacts
Mark Wilkins
Professor, Director, Industrial Ag Products Center
East Campus (Lincoln)
211 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-8250
mwilkins3@unl.edu
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Contacts
Greg Bashford
Professor and Biomedical Engineer
Chair, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
Chair, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
Advising Emphasis:
Biomedical Engineering
East Campus (Lincoln)
230 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-1745
gbashford2@unl.edu
Kayla Person
Director of Engineering Graduate Programs
Interim MEM Coordinator
Interim MEM Coordinator
City Campus (Lincoln)
Othmer 140
(402) 472-7079
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Contacts
Srivatsan Kidambi
Associate Professor and Graduate Chair
City Campus (Lincoln)
207F OTHM
(402) 472-4443
skidambi2@unl.edu
Ethan Kreifels
Undergraduate/Graduate Programs Associate
City Campus (Lincoln)
OTHM 207
(402) 472-2750
Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Contacts
Xu Li
Associate Chair for Graduate Programs, Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH W150D
(402) 472-6042
xuli@unl.edu
Arlys Blakey
Administrative Technician
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 200E
(402) 554-2462
Callie Majorins
Administrative Technician
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH W181
(402) 472-2371
Computer Science & Engineering Graduate Contacts
Jitender Deogun
PROFESSOR - GRADUATE CHAIR COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
City Campus (Lincoln)
367 Avery Hall
(402) 472-5033
deogun@cse.unl.edu
LaRita Lang
Graduate Recruitment and External Relations Coordinator
City Campus (Lincoln)
SHOR 204
(402) 472-3826
Construction Engineering & Management Graduate Contacts
Kelli Herstein
Assistant Professor of Practice, Construction Programs
City Campus (Lincoln) / Scott Campus (Omaha)
NH 113 / PKI 104G
kelliherstein@unl.edu
Terry Stentz
Associate Professor & Graduate Chair, Construction Programs
City Campus (Lincoln)
113 NH
(402) 472-5078
tstentz1@unl.edu
Kelly Johnson
Administrative Technician
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 103B
(402) 554-5935
Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Contacts
Wei Qiao
Professor, Chair of Electrical Engineering Graduate Program
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH E421H
(402) 472-9619
wqiao3@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
Teresa Ryans
Graduate Program Specialist
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH E419B
(402) 472-4095
Ronda Wiebe
Administrative Technician
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 200
(402) 554-2288
Engineering Education Research Contacts
Heidi Diefes-Dux
Professor of Engineering Education
East Campus (Lincoln)
210 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-1421
heidi.diefes-dux@unl.edu
Grace Panther
Assistant Professor
Engineering Education
Engineering Education
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH W153
(402) 472-8391
grace.panther@unl.edu
Environmental Engineering Graduate Contacts
Master of Engineering Management Contacts
Jena Shafai Asgarpoor
Associate Professor of Practice;
Director and Graduate Chair, Master of Engineering Management
Director and Graduate Chair, Master of Engineering Management
Office: W170 Nebraska Hall
Mail: 114M Othmer Hall, P.O. Box 880642 (Zip:68588-0642)
Mail: 114M Othmer Hall, P.O. Box 880642 (Zip:68588-0642)
W: 402.472.3166
W: 402.554.2089
C: 402.440.2626
jshafai@unl.edu
Kayla Person
Director of Engineering Graduate Programs
Interim MEM Coordinator
Interim MEM Coordinator
City Campus (Lincoln)
Othmer 140
(402) 472-7079
Materials Engineering Graduate Contacts
Jian Wang
Professor, Interim Graduate Chair Materials Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH W342B
(402) 472-1514
jianwang@unl.edu
Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics Graduate Contacts
George Gogos
Professor, Graduate Chair Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics
City Campus (Lincoln)
W351 NH
(402) 472-3006
ggogos@unl.edu
Telecommunications Engineering Graduate Contacts
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
Teresa Ryans
Graduate Program Specialist
City Campus (Lincoln)
NH E419B
(402) 472-4095
Ronda Wiebe
Administrative Technician
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 200
(402) 554-2288