Current Faculty
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
Food Safety Microbiology 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
Director, QLSI
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. Edward Deehan
Assistant Professor
FIC 257
edeehan2@unl.edu
Area of Research: Diet, Microbiome, and Host Interactions in Human Health
Dr. Melanie Downs
Associate Professor
FIC 283
402 472 5423
mdowns2@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Proteins
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. David Jackson
Vice Provost
Professor
VARH 145
402 472 0075
djackson@nebraska.edu
Currently not taking graduate students
Dr. Philip Johnson
Associate Professor
FIC 266
402 472 2278
philip.johnson@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Allergens
Dr. Keting Li
Assistant Professor of Practice
FIC 251
kli12@unl.edu
3+1 NWAFU-UNL Instructor
Dr. Lingyi Liu
Lecturer
FIC 253
402 472 5686
lliu28@unl.edu
3+1 NWAFU-UNL Instructor
Dr. Kaustav Majumder
Associate Professor
FIC 256
402 472 3510
kaustav.majumder@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Proteins
Dr. Dongjin Park
Assistant Professor of Practice
402 417 0395
djpark@unl.edu
3+1 NWAFU-UNL Instructor
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. Junsi Yang
Lecturer
FIC 247
402 890 9497
jyang12@unl.edu
Dr. Yanbin Yin
Professor
FIC 254
402 472 4303
yyin@unl.edu
Area of research: Genomics and Bioinformatics
Emeritus Faculty
Currently not taking graduate students
Dr. Susan Cuppett
Emeritus Professor
scuppett1@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Lipids
Dr. Richard Goodman
Emeritus Professor
FIC 261
rgoodman2@unl.edu
Area of Research: Allergens
Dr. Ted Hartung
Emeritus Professor
thartung1@unl.edu
Dr. Robert Hutkins
Emeritus Professor
FIC 258
rhutkins1@unl.edu
Area of research: Fermentation
Dr. Hanna Milford
Emeritus Professor
mhanna1@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Processing
Dr. John Rupnow
Emeritus Professor
jrupnow1@unl.edu
Area of Research: Intro to Food Science
Dr. Vicki Schlegel
Emeritus Professor
vschlegel13@unl.edu
Area of research: Probiotcs, Prebiotics
Dr. Steven Taylor
Emeritus Professor
FIC 281
staylor2@@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Allergens
Dr. Randy Wehling
Emeritus Professor
FIC 284
rwehling1@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Analysis
Dr. Michael Zeece
Emeritus Professor
mzeece1@unl.edu
Area of Research: Proteins
Courtesy Faculty
Currently not taking graduate students
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 |
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 |
Adjunct Faculty
Currently not taking graduate students
Arndt, Elizabeth | PHM Brands | Whole Grain Nutrition | elizabeth.arndt@panhandlemilling.com |
Auchtung, Thomas | Synbiotic Health | Laboratory Manager | tommy@synbiotichealth.com. |
Berry, Elaine | USDA-ARS | Food Microbiology | elaine.berry@ars.usda.gov |
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 |
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 |
Lyu, Mei | meilu324@gmail.com | ||
Meneses, Yulie | PSA Extention Associate | Produce Safety | yem4@cornell.edu |
Quintero, Maria | Dairy Farmers of America | Supply Quality Manager | misabelq@gmail.com |
Ratnayake, Wajira |
Ingredion Inc. | Starch Chemistry |
wajira.ratnayake@ingredion.com |
Remington, Benjamin | Remington Consulting Group (BV) | Food Allergies | bremington2@unl.edu |
Thippareddi, Harshavardhan | University of Georgia | Poultry Science | harsha.thippareddi@uga.edu |
Vanderhoof, Jon | Boston Children's Hospital | Pediatric Gastroenterology | jon.vanderhoof@childrens.hopkins.edu |
Walter, Jens | University of College Cork | Agric, Food & Nutritional Science | jenswalter@ucc.ie |
Xie, Xiaoqing | A+ Berry, LLC | Product Development |
xxie5@unl.edu |
Yuan, Bo | Product Development |
qdily51@gmail.com | |
Zhang, Jing | Northwest A&F University | Fermented Foods | jingzhang@nwafu.edu.cn |
Zhang, Yue | Zhejiang Gongshang University | Food Chemistry | zhangyue@zigsu.edu.cn |