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R&amp;I is grateful for their time and dedication to this collaborative effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>First Name<\/th><th>Last Name<\/th><th>Department<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Nirupam<\/td><td>Aich<\/td><td>Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shannon<\/td><td>Bartelt-Hunt<\/td><td>Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tomasz<\/td><td>Bednarski<\/td><td>Nutrition and Health Sciences<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Christian<\/td><td>Binek*<\/td><td>Physics and Astronomy and the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ken<\/td><td>Bloom<\/td><td>Physics and Astronomy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ian<\/td><td>Borden<\/td><td>Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eve<\/td><td>Brank<\/td><td>Psychology<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stacy<\/td><td>Brechbill Asher*<\/td><td>School of Art, Art History and Design<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nicole<\/td><td>Buan<\/td><td>Biochemistry<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Michael<\/td><td>Burton<\/td><td>Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scout<\/td><td>Calvert<\/td><td>University Libraries<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mary Alice<\/td><td>Casto<\/td><td>Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>James<\/td><td>Checco*<\/td><td>Chemistry<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Yasar<\/td><td>Demirel*<\/td><td>Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anne<\/td><td>Duncan*<\/td><td>Classics and Religious Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lucia<\/td><td>Fernandez-Ballester*<\/td><td>Mechanical and Materials Engineering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>George<\/td><td>Gogos<\/td><td>Mechanical and Materials Engineering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Carrie<\/td><td>Heitman*<\/td><td>School of Global Integrative Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Meghan<\/td><td>Jackson*<\/td><td>National Strategic Research Institute \/ Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Margaret<\/td><td>Jacobs*<\/td><td>Center for Great Plains Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Andy<\/td><td>Jewell*<\/td><td>University Libraries<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aemal<\/td><td>Khattak*<\/td><td>Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ufuk<\/td><td>Kilic*<\/td><td>Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lisa<\/td><td>Knoche<\/td><td>Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stephen<\/td><td>Lahey<\/td><td>Classics and Religious Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kathleen<\/td><td>Lodl<\/td><td>4\u2011H \/ Nebraska Extension<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arindam<\/td><td>Malakar*<\/td><td>Nebraska Water Center<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eric<\/td><td>Markvicka*<\/td><td>Mechanical and Materials Engineering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alex<\/td><td>Mason*<\/td><td>Child, Youth and Family Studies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Charlene<\/td><td>Maxey\u2011Harris<\/td><td>University 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