Dr. Curtis Weller
Department Head
Professor
FIC 233
402 472 9337
cweller1@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Engineering
Dr. Jennifer Auchtung
Assistant Professor
FIC 270
jauchtung2@unl.edu
Area of Research: Microbiology
Dr. Joe Baumert
Director, FARRP
Professor
FIC 282
402 472 3070
jbaumert2@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Allergens
Dr. Andrew Benson
Food for Health Presidential Chair
Director, NFHC
Professor
FIC 115
402 472 5637
abenson1@unl.edu
Area of research: Microbiology
Dr. Andreia Bianchini
Associate Professor
FIC 248
402 472 3114
abianchini2@unl.edu
Area of research: Mycotoxins/Food Safety
Dr. Byron Chaves
Assistant Professor
FIC 272
402 472 2196
byron.chaves-elizondo@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Microbiology/Food Safety
Applied Food Safety Lab
Dr. Deniz Ciftci
Assistant Professor of Practice
FIC 213
402 472 2767
deniz.ciftci@unl.edu
Area of Research: Bioresource and Food Engineering
Dr. Ozan Ciftci
Kenneth E. Morrison Distinguished Professor of Food Engineering
Associate Professor
FIC 264
402 472 5686
ciftci@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food engineering, Food Lipids, Supercritical Fluid Technology, Bioavailability, 3D Food Printing
Dr. Jennifer Clarke
Professor
FIC 253
402 472 2512
jclarke3@unl.edu
Area of research: Bioinformatics
Dr. Mary-Grace Danao
Research Associate Professor
FIC 244
402 472 1595
mdanao2@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Processing
Dr. Melanie Downs
Assistant Professor
FIC 283
402 472 5423
mdowns2@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Proteins
Dr. Richard Goodman
Research Professor
FIC 261
402 472 0452
rgoodman2@unl.edu
Area of research: Allergens
Dr. Heather Hallen-Adams
Associate Professor of Practice
Academic Program Coordinator
FIC 252
402 472 2825
hhallen-adams2@unl.edu
Area of research: Molds & Mycotoxins
Dr. Terry Howell Jr.
Executive Director, FPC
Research Professor
FIC 226
402 472 2142
terry.howell@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Engineering
Dr. Robert Hutkins
Khem Shahani Professor of Food Science
Professor
FIC 258
402 472 2820
rhutkins1@unl.edu
Area of research: Biotechnology
Dr. Jacques Izard
Associate Professor
FIC 254
402 472 3068
jizard@unl.edu
Area of Research: Microbiology
Dr. David Jackson
Vice Provost
Professor
VARH 145
402 472 0075
djackson@nebraska.edu
Area of research: Corn Processing/Products; Starch Chemistry
Dr. Philip Johnson
Assistant Professor
FIC 266
402 472 2278
philip.johnson@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Allergens
Dr. Keting Li
Lecturer
FIC 251
kli12@unl.edu
Dr. Mei Lu
Assistant Professor of Practice
402 405 8468
mlu4@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Allergens and Food Chemistry
Dr. Kaustav Majumder
Assistant Professor
FIC 256
402 472 3510
kaustav.majumder@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Proteins
Dr. Charles Nwaizu
Assistant Professor of Practice
FIC 249
531 777 3833
cnwaizu2@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Engineering
Dr. Dongjin Park
Assistant Professor of Practice
402 417 0395
djpark@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Microbiology
Dr. Kurt Piepenbrink
Assistant Professor
FIC 262
402 472 6753
kpiepenbrink2@unl.edu
Area of Research: GI Biology
Dr. Jeffrey Price
Research Assistant Professor
FIC 304
402 472 7293
jprice23@unl.edu
Area of Research: Microbiology
Dr. Amanda Ramer-Tait
Maxcy Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Director, NGMP
Associate Professor
FIC 260
402 472 7293
aramer-tait2@unl.edu
Area of research: Microbiology & Immunology
Dr. Devin Rose
Professor
FIC 268
402 472 2802
drose3@unl.edu
Area of research: Grains/Legumes
Dr. Hyun-Seob Song
Associate Professor
FIC 267
402 416 1413
hsong5@unl.edu
Area of research: Metabolic & Microbiome Modeling
Dr. Jayne Stratton
Research Professor
FIC 246
402 472 2829
jstratton1@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Microbiology
Dr. Rossana Villa Rojas
Assistant Professor of Practice
FIC 263
402 472 0479
rvillarojas2@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Engineering/Food Safety
Dr. Bing Wang
Associate Professor
FIC 250
402 472 2517
bing.wang@unl.edu
Area of research: Risk Analysis
Dr. Mark Wilkins
Nebraska Corn Checkoff Presidential Chair
Director, IAPC
Professor
FIC 267
402 472 8250
mwilkins3@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Processing
Dr. Xiaoqing Xie
Lecturer
FIC 247
xxie5@unl.edu
Dr. Changmou Xu
Research Associate Professor
FIC 242
402 472 4635
cxu13@unl.edu
Area of research: Functional Foods
Dr. Yanbin Yin
Associate Professor
FIC 253
402 472 4303
yyin@unl.edu
Area of research: Genomics and Bioinformatics
Courtesy Faculty
| Calkins, Chris | Professor | Animal Science | 402 472 6314 | ccalkins1@unl.edu |
| Clayton, Jonathon | Assistant Professor | Biology | 612 626 6644 | jclayton@unomaha.edu |
| Fernando, Samodha | Associate Professor | Animal Science | 402 472 6362 | sfernando2@unl.edu |
| Jones David | Professor and Head | Biological Systems Engineering | 402 472 1413 | djones1@unl.edu |
| Moxley, Rodney | Professor | Veterinary Medicine | 402-472-8460 | rmoxley1@unl.edu |
| Rasmussen, Heather | Associate Professor | Nutrition and Health Sciences | 402 472 1373 | heather.rasmussen@unl.edu |
| Sullivan, Gary | Associate Professor | Animal Science | 402 472 6430 | gary.sullivan@unl.edu |
Emeritus Faculty
| Cuppett, Susan | Professor Emeritus | Lipids | scuppett1@unl.edu |
| Hartung, Ted | Professor Emeritus | Food Processing | - |
| Milford, Hanna | Professor Emeritus | Food Processing | mhanna1@unl.edu |
| Rupnow, John | Professor Emeritus | Intro to Food Science | jrupnow1@unl.edu |
| Schlegel, Vicki | Professor Emeritus | Prebiotics, Probiotics | vschlegel3@unl.edu |
| Taylor, Steve | Professor Emeritus | Food Allergens | staylor2@unl.edu |
| Wehling, Randy | Professor Emeritus | Food Analysis | rwehling1@unl.edu |
| Zeece, Michael | Professor Emeritus | Proteins | mzeece1@unl.edu |
Adjunct Faculty
| Auchtung, Thomas | Synbiotic Health | Laboratory Manager | tommy@synbiotichealth.com. |
| Arndt, Elizabeth | PHM Brands | Whole grain nutrition | elizabeth.arndt@panhandlemilling.com |
| Berry, Elaine | USDA-ARS | Food Microbiology | elaine.berry@ars.usda.gov |
| Cavender, George | Clemson University | Food Processing | gcavend@clemson.edu |
| Crevel, René | René Crevel Consulting | Food Safety | rene.crevel@renecrevelconsulting.com |
| David, Jairus | JRD Food Technology | Senior Scientist |
jarius.david@jrdfoodtech.com |
| Flores, Rolando | New Mexico State University | Dean & Chief Administrative Officer CES, AES | rolflo@ad.nmsu.edu |
| Frese, Steve | University of Nevada, Reno | Assistant Professor | sfrese@unr.edu |
| Gray, George | George Washington University | Environmental and Occupational Health | gmgray@gwu.edu |
| Henrick, Bethany | Evolve Biosystems | Immunology & Diagnostics | bhenrick@evolvebiosystems.com |
| Hosking, Edan | Neogen Corporation | Food Safety | cmualumni@yahoo.com |
| Irmak, Sibel | Pennsylvania State University | Agricultural and Biological Engineering | sji5137@psu.edu |
| Kaufman, Rhett | Bayer CropScience | Wheat Quality Manager | rhett.kaufman@gmail.com |
| Koppelman, Stef | HAL Allergy | Food Allergens | stefkoppelman@zonnet.nl |
| Quintero, Maria | Dairy Farmers of America | Supply Quality Manager | misabelq@gmail.com |
| Ratnayake, Wajira |
Ingredion Inc. | Starch Chemistry |
wajira.ratnayake@ingredion.com |
| Remington, Benjamin | TNO | Food Allergies | ben.remington@tno.nl |
| Meneses, Yulie | Consultant | Food Processing | |
| Subbiah, Jeyam | University of Arkansas | Food Engineering | jsubbiah@uark.edu |
| Thippareddi, Harshavardhan | University of Georgia | Poultry Science | harsha.thippareddi@uga.edu |
| Vanderhoof, Jon | Mead Johnson Nutrition | jon.vanderhoof@mjn.com | |
| Walter, Jens | University of College Clark | Agric, Food & Nutritional Science | jenswalter@ucc.ie |
| Yuan, Bo | Oatley Inc. |
Product Development |
qdily51@gmail.com |
| Zhang, Jason | Delight Farms, Inc. | Food Ingredients | delightfarm@delightfarm.com |
| Zhang, Jing | Northwest A&F University | Fermented Foods | jingzhang@nwafu.edu.cn |
| Zhang, Yue | Zhejiang Gongshang University | Food Chemistry | zhangyue@zigsu.edu.cn |