The Research and Innovation Advisory Board’s charge is advising the Office of Research and Innovation in the emergence of new and existing initiatives that will energize Nebraska’s research culture and enhance competitiveness for sponsored funding, along with maximizing societal impacts of interdisciplinary research, scholarship, creative works and entrepreneurial activities.
Research and Innovation Advisory Board Members
| Name | Department/s | Email address | Term end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Basche | Agronomy & Horticulture | abasche2@unl.edu | 8/31/2027 |
| Ken Bloom | Physics; IBB | kenbloom@unl.edu | 8/31/2025 |
| Edgar Cahoon | Biochemistry; Plant Science Innovation | ecahoon2@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Joy Castro | English; Institute of Ethnic Studies | jcastro2@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Jessica Corman | School of Natural Resources | jcorman3@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Brittany Duncan | School of Computing | bduncan@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Ron Faller | Midwest Roadside Safety; Civil and Environmental Engineering | rfaller1@unl.edu | 8/31/2025 |
| Shane Farritor | Virtual Incisions; Mechanical and Materials Engineering | sfarritor@unl.edu | 8/31/2025 |
| Dana Fritz | Art, Art History & Design | dana.fritz@unl.edu | 8/31/2027 |
| Yufeng Ge | Biological Systems Engineering | yge2@unl.edu | 8/31/2025 |
| Margaret Jacobs | Center for Great Plains Studies; History | mjacobs3@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Walter (Alex) Mason | Child, Youth & Family Studies | wmason2@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Julia McQuillan | Sociology | jmcquillan2@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Angie Pannier | Biological Systems Engineering | apannier2@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Julie Peterson | WCREC; Entomology | julie.peterson@unl.edu | 8/31/2025 |
| Eloisa Rebelo Grifo Pires | Mathematics | grifo@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Jody Redepenning | Chemistry | jredepen@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Ryan Sullivan | College of Law | sullivan@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Tsegaye Tadesse | National Drought Mitigation Center | ttadesse2@unl.edu | 8/31/2025 |
| Zhenghong Tang | Community and Regional Planning | ztang2@unl.edu | 8/31/2027 |
| Karrie Weber | School of Biological Sciences; Earth & Atmospheric Sciences | kweber@unl.edu | 8/31/2025 |
| Jinying Zhu | Civil & Environmental Engineering – Omaha | jyzhu@unl.edu | 8/31/2026 |
| Deb Hamernik | Office of Research and Innovation | dhamernik2@unl.edu | |
| Sherri Jones | Office of Research and Innovation | sherri.jones@unl.edu | |
| Nathan Meier | Office of Research and Innovation | nlm@unl.edu | |
| Jen Nelson | Office of Research and Innovation | jnelson18@unl.edu | |
| Becky Zavala | Office of Research and Innovation | rzavala2@unl.edu |
