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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fadi Alsaleem | Durham School of Architectural Engineering | falsaleem2@unl.edu | 8/31/2029 |
| Andrea Basche | Agronomy and Horticulture | abasche2@unl.edu | 8/31/2027 |
| Ken Bloom | Physics; IBB | kenbloom@unl.edu | 8/31/2029 |
| Tony Buschard | Glenn Korff School of Music | abushard2@unl.edu | 8/31/2029 |
| Edgar Cahoon | Biochemistry; Plant Science Innovation | ecahoon2@unl.edu | 8/31/2028 |
| James Checco | Chemistry | checco@unl.edu | 8/31/2029 |
| Jessica Corman | School of Natural Resources | jcorman3@unl.edu | 8/31/2028 |
| Dipti Dev | Child, Youth and Family Studies | ddev2@unl.edu | 8/31/2029 |
| Brittany Duncan | School of Computing | bduncan@unl.edu | 8/31/2029 |
| Ron Faller | Midwest Roadside Safety; Civil and Environmental Engineering | rfaller1@unl.edu | 8/31/2029 |
| Shane Farritor | Virtual Incisions; Mechanical and Materials Engineering | sfarritor@unl.edu | 8/31/2028 |
| Samodha Fernando | Animal Science | samodha@unl.edu | 8/31/2028 |
| Dana Fritz | Art, Art History and Design | dana.fritz@unl.edu | 8/31/2027 |
| Sarah Karle | Landscape Architecture Program | skarle@unl.edu | 8/31/2028 |
| Abia Katimbo | Biological Systems Engineering, West Central Research and Extension Center | abia.katimbo@unl.edu | 8/31/2028 |
| Ciera Kirkpatrick | Journalism | ciera.kirkpatrick@unl.edu | 8/31/2028 |
| Adam Larios | Mathematics | alarios@unl.edu | 8/31/2028 |
| Julia McQuillan | Sociology | jmcquillan2@unl.edu | 8/31/2029 |
| Timothy Schaffert | English | tschaffert2@unl.edu | 8/31/2028 |
| Mark Stone | Biological Systems Engineering | mark.stone@unl.edu | 8/31/2029 |
| Daniel Tannenbaum | Economics | dtannenbaum@unl.edu | 8/31/2028 |
| 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 |
