Nebraska is traditionally an agricultural state and its economy relies much on the use of our land, water, and air resources which we must use efficiently and with care for future needs. Nebraska engineers perform research on efficient irrigation and water resource systems, on monitoring land and water use, and ensuring good management of our environment. COE activities address the NAE Grand Challenges of Provide Access to Clean Water, Engineering the Tools of Scientific Discovery, and Manage the Nitrogen Cycle.
Detection of antibiotic residue and antibiotic resistant genes and removal of antibiotic residues from waste water
![Shudipto Dishari](/images/faculty/Shudipto-Dishari_0.jpg)
Shudipto Dishari
Ross McCollum Associate Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
OTHM B219
(402) 472-7537
sdishari2@unl.edu
![Professor Xu Li, Ph.D.](/images/faculty/XuLi.jpg)
Xu Li
Jacobson-Leigh Professor of Environmental Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
C190J SEC
Lincoln, NE 68588
Lincoln, NE 68588
(402) 472-6042
xuli@unl.edu
![Shannon Bartelt-Hunt](/images/faculty/230915_Bartelt-Hunt_038_reduced.jpg)
Shannon Bartelt-Hunt
Department Chair
Donald R. Voelte, Jr. and Nancy A. Keegan Chair of Engineering and Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Donald R. Voelte, Jr. and Nancy A. Keegan Chair of Engineering and Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln) / Scott Campus (Omaha)
C190A SEC / PKI 205A
(402) 472-8036
(402) 554-3868
sbartelt@unl.edu
![Thomas Franti](/images/faculty/Thomas-Franti.jpg)
Tom Franti
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering, Surface Water Management Engineer
East Campus (Lincoln)
242 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-9872
tfranti@unl.edu
![Richard (Rick) Koelsch](/images/faculty/Rick%20Koelsch.jpg)
Richard (Rick) Koelsch
Livestock and Bio Environmental Engineer
East Campus (Lincoln)
225 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-1413
rkoelsch1@unl.edu
![Professor Xu Li, Ph.D.](/images/faculty/XuLi.jpg)
Xu Li
Jacobson-Leigh Professor of Environmental Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
C190J SEC
Lincoln, NE 68588
Lincoln, NE 68588
(402) 472-6042
xuli@unl.edu
![Yusong Li](/images/faculty/Yusong-Li_0.jpg)
Yusong Li
Associate Dean for Faculty and Inclusion
Professor
Professor
City Campus (Lincoln) / Scott Campus (Omaha)
KH A641G (City Campus)
SEC C190W (City Campus)
PKI 301C (Scott Campus)
SEC C190W (City Campus)
PKI 301C (Scott Campus)
(402) 472-5649 (City Campus)
(402) 554-6052 (Scott Campus)
yli7@unl.edu
![Francisco Muñoz-Arriola](/images/faculty/Francisco-Mun%CC%83oz-Arriola.jpg)
Francisco Muñoz-Arriola
Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics and Integrated Hydrology
Advising Emphasis:
Environment and Water Resources
Environment and Water Resources
East Campus (Lincoln)
246 L.W. Chase Hall
620 Hardin Hall
620 Hardin Hall
402-472-0850
fmunoz@unl.edu
![Amy Schmidt](/images/faculty/Schmidt_Amy.jpg)
Amy Schmidt
Animal Manure Management
East Campus (Lincoln)
213 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-0877
aschmidt@unl.edu
![David Admiraal](/images/faculty/David-Admiraal.jpg)
David Admiraal
Associate Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
C190H SEC
(402) 472-2371
dadmiraal2@unl.edu
![Troy Gilmore](/images/faculty/Prof%20Photo.jpg)
Troy Gilmore
Associate Professor and Groundwater Hydrologist
East Campus (Lincoln)
Hardin Hall 603
Lincoln NE 68583-0996
Lincoln NE 68583-0996
402-470-1741
gilmore@unl.edu
![Aaron Mittelstet](/images/faculty/Aaron-Mittelstet.jpg)
Aaron Mittelstet
Watershed Hydrologist, Assistant Professor, Robert B. Daugherty Water For Food Institute Fellow
East Campus (Lincoln)
241 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-1427
amittelstet2@unl.edu
![Francisco Muñoz-Arriola](/images/faculty/Francisco-Mun%CC%83oz-Arriola.jpg)
Francisco Muñoz-Arriola
Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics and Integrated Hydrology
Advising Emphasis:
Environment and Water Resources
Environment and Water Resources
East Campus (Lincoln)
246 L.W. Chase Hall
620 Hardin Hall
620 Hardin Hall
402-472-0850
fmunoz@unl.edu
![Sorab Panday](/images/faculty/Sorab-Panday.jpg)
Sorab Panday
Research Professor, Biological Systems Engineering
By Courtesy, Civil & Environmental Engineering
By Courtesy, Civil & Environmental Engineering
East Campus (Lincoln)
237 L.W. Chase Hall
sorab.panday@unl.edu
Derek Heeren
Associate Professor and Irrigation Engineer
Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow
Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow
East Campus (Lincoln)
239 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-8577
derek.heeren@unl.edu
![Francisco Muñoz-Arriola](/images/faculty/Francisco-Mun%CC%83oz-Arriola.jpg)
Francisco Muñoz-Arriola
Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics and Integrated Hydrology
Advising Emphasis:
Environment and Water Resources
Environment and Water Resources
East Campus (Lincoln)
246 L.W. Chase Hall
620 Hardin Hall
620 Hardin Hall
402-472-0850
fmunoz@unl.edu
![Sorab Panday](/images/faculty/Sorab-Panday.jpg)
Sorab Panday
Research Professor, Biological Systems Engineering
By Courtesy, Civil & Environmental Engineering
By Courtesy, Civil & Environmental Engineering
East Campus (Lincoln)
237 L.W. Chase Hall
sorab.panday@unl.edu
![Xin Qiao](/images/faculty/Xin_Qiao.jpg)
Xin Qiao
Assistant Professor, Panhandle Research & Extension Center
4502 Avenue I,
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
308-632-1240
xin.qiao@unl.edu
![Daran Rudnick](/images/faculty/Rudnick_3.jpg)
Daran Rudnick
Associate Professor and Irrigation Management Specialist
East Campus (Lincoln)
247 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-1413
daran.rudnick@unl.edu
![Mehmet Can Vuran](/images/faculty/Can-Vuran.jpg)
Mehmet Can Vuran
Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
214 Schorr Center
(402) 472-5019
mcvuran@cse.unl.edu
![Shudipto Dishari](/images/faculty/Shudipto-Dishari_0.jpg)
Shudipto Dishari
Ross McCollum Associate Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
OTHM B219
(402) 472-7537
sdishari2@unl.edu
![Rajib Saha](/images/faculty/Rajib-Saha_0.jpg)
Rajib Saha
Graduate Chair
Richard L. and Carol S. McNeel Associate Professor
Richard L. and Carol S. McNeel Associate Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
OTHM B217
(402) 472-7531
rsaha2@unl.edu
![Joseph Turner](/images/faculty/Joseph-Turner.jpg)
Joseph Turner
Robert W. Brightfelt Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
W354 NH
(402) 472-8856
jaturner@unl.edu
![Yufeng Ge](/images/faculty/Yufeng%20Ge.jpg)
Yufeng Ge
Associate Professor, Advanced Sensing Systems Engineer
Eberhard Professor of Agriculture
Director of Plant Phenomics
Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow
Eberhard Professor of Agriculture
Director of Plant Phenomics
Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow
East Campus (Lincoln)
203 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-3435
yge2@unl.edu
![Joe D. Luck](/images/faculty/Joe_Luck.jpg)
Joe D. Luck
Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering, Precision Agriculture Engineer
Associate Director Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center (ENREEC)
Associate Director Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center (ENREEC)
Advising Emphasis:
Test Engineering
Test Engineering
East Campus (Lincoln)
204 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-1488
jluck2@unl.edu
![Francisco Muñoz-Arriola](/images/faculty/Francisco-Mun%CC%83oz-Arriola.jpg)
Francisco Muñoz-Arriola
Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics and Integrated Hydrology
Advising Emphasis:
Environment and Water Resources
Environment and Water Resources
East Campus (Lincoln)
246 L.W. Chase Hall
620 Hardin Hall
620 Hardin Hall
402-472-0850
fmunoz@unl.edu
![](/images/faculty/WhatsApp%20Image%202021-06-22%20at%209.07.34%20PM.jpeg)
Mohammad Omar Faruk Murad
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
East Campus (Lincoln)
158 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-1413
omurad2@unl.edu
![Deepak Keshwani](/images/faculty/Deepak%20Keshwani%20DSC_0611.jpg)
Deepak R. Keshwani
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs
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
Mechanized Systems Management
East Campus (Lincoln)
222 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-6714
dkeshwani2@unl.edu
![Brittany Duncan](/images/faculty/Brittany-Duncan.jpg)
Brittany Duncan
Ross McCollum Associate Professor of Computing
City Campus (Lincoln)
365 Avery Hall
(402) 472-5073
bduncan@unl.edu
![Carl Nelson](/images/faculty/Carl-Nelson.jpg)
Carl Nelson
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
City Campus (Lincoln)
KH A641F
(402) 472-4128
cnelson5@unl.edu
![Hamid Sharif](/images/faculty/Hamid_Sharif.jpg)
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
![](/images/faculty/Zhigang-Shen.jpeg)
Zhigang Shen
Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
Kiewit Hall - A405EE
1700 Vine St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0684
1700 Vine St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0684
(402) 472-9470
shen@unl.edu
![Mehmet Can Vuran](/images/faculty/Can-Vuran.jpg)
Mehmet Can Vuran
Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
214 Schorr Center
(402) 472-5019
mcvuran@cse.unl.edu
![Yufeng Ge](/images/faculty/Yufeng%20Ge.jpg)
Yufeng Ge
Associate Professor, Advanced Sensing Systems Engineer
Eberhard Professor of Agriculture
Director of Plant Phenomics
Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow
Eberhard Professor of Agriculture
Director of Plant Phenomics
Water for Food Global Institute Faculty Fellow
East Campus (Lincoln)
203 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-3435
yge2@unl.edu
![Seunghee Kim](/images/faculty/Seunghee-Kim_0.jpg)
Seunghee Kim
Charles J. Vranek Associate Professor
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 203G
(402) 554-3547
seunghee.kim@unl.edu
![Francisco Muñoz-Arriola](/images/faculty/Francisco-Mun%CC%83oz-Arriola.jpg)
Francisco Muñoz-Arriola
Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics and Integrated Hydrology
Advising Emphasis:
Environment and Water Resources
Environment and Water Resources
East Campus (Lincoln)
246 L.W. Chase Hall
620 Hardin Hall
620 Hardin Hall
402-472-0850
fmunoz@unl.edu
![](/images/faculty/WhatsApp%20Image%202021-06-22%20at%209.07.34%20PM.jpeg)
Mohammad Omar Faruk Murad
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
East Campus (Lincoln)
158 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-1413
omurad2@unl.edu
![Chung Song](/images/faculty/Chung_Song.jpg)
Chung Song
Associate Professor
Advising Emphasis:
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
C190G SEC
(402) 472-1914
csong8@unl.edu
![Mehmet Can Vuran](/images/faculty/Can-Vuran.jpg)
Mehmet Can Vuran
Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
214 Schorr Center
(402) 472-5019
mcvuran@cse.unl.edu
![David Admiraal](/images/faculty/David-Admiraal.jpg)
David Admiraal
Associate Professor
City Campus (Lincoln)
C190H SEC
(402) 472-2371
dadmiraal2@unl.edu
![Seunghee Kim](/images/faculty/Seunghee-Kim_0.jpg)
Seunghee Kim
Charles J. Vranek Associate Professor
Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 203G
(402) 554-3547
seunghee.kim@unl.edu
![Professor Xu Li, Ph.D.](/images/faculty/XuLi.jpg)
Xu Li
Jacobson-Leigh Professor of Environmental Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
C190J SEC
Lincoln, NE 68588
Lincoln, NE 68588
(402) 472-6042
xuli@unl.edu
![Yusong Li](/images/faculty/Yusong-Li_0.jpg)
Yusong Li
Associate Dean for Faculty and Inclusion
Professor
Professor
City Campus (Lincoln) / Scott Campus (Omaha)
KH A641G (City Campus)
SEC C190W (City Campus)
PKI 301C (Scott Campus)
SEC C190W (City Campus)
PKI 301C (Scott Campus)
(402) 472-5649 (City Campus)
(402) 554-6052 (Scott Campus)
yli7@unl.edu
![Francisco Muñoz-Arriola](/images/faculty/Francisco-Mun%CC%83oz-Arriola.jpg)
Francisco Muñoz-Arriola
Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics and Integrated Hydrology
Advising Emphasis:
Environment and Water Resources
Environment and Water Resources
East Campus (Lincoln)
246 L.W. Chase Hall
620 Hardin Hall
620 Hardin Hall
402-472-0850
fmunoz@unl.edu
![](/images/faculty/WhatsApp%20Image%202021-06-22%20at%209.07.34%20PM.jpeg)
Mohammad Omar Faruk Murad
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
East Campus (Lincoln)
158 L.W. Chase Hall
402-472-1413
omurad2@unl.edu
![Sorab Panday](/images/faculty/Sorab-Panday.jpg)
Sorab Panday
Research Professor, Biological Systems Engineering
By Courtesy, Civil & Environmental Engineering
By Courtesy, Civil & Environmental Engineering
East Campus (Lincoln)
237 L.W. Chase Hall
sorab.panday@unl.edu
![Chittaranjan Ray](/images/faculty/Chittaranjan-Ray_1.jpg)
Chittaranjan Ray
Professor and Director of Nebraska Water Center
Lincoln: City/Innovation Campus
2021 Transformation Dr Ste 3220
(402) 472-8427
cray@nebraska.edu
![Chung Song](/images/faculty/Chung_Song.jpg)
Chung Song
Associate Professor
Advising Emphasis:
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
City Campus (Lincoln)
C190G SEC
(402) 472-1914
csong8@unl.edu