Current Faculty
![Dr. Curt Weller](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Weller-250.2.px.jpg)
Dr. Curtis Weller
Department Head
Professor
FIC 233
402 472 9337
cweller1@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Engineering
![Dr. Jennifer Auchtung](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Auchtung-250px.jpg)
Dr. Jennifer Auchtung
Assistant Professor
FIC 270
jauchtung2@unl.edu
Area of Research: Microbiology
![Dr. Joe Baumert](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Baumert-250px.jpg)
Dr. Joe Baumert
Director, FARRP
Professor
FIC 282
402 472 3070
jbaumert2@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Allergens
![Dr, Andrew Benson](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Benson-2018---250px.jpg)
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](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Bianchini-2020-250px.jpg)
Dr. Andreia Bianchini
Associate Professor
FIC 248
402 472 3114
abianchini2@unl.edu
Area of research: Mycotoxins/Food Safety
![Byron Chaves](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Chaves-2023-250px.jpg)
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
![Deniz Ciftci](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Ciftci-D-250px.jpg)
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](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Ciftci-2019-250px.jpg)
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](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Clarke-8-22-17.jpg)
Dr. Jennifer Clarke
Director, QLSI
Professor
FIC 253
402 472 2512
jclarke3@unl.edu
Area of research: Bioinformatics
![Dr. Mary-Grace Danao](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Danao-250px.jpg)
Dr. Mary-Grace Danao
Research Associate Professor
FIC 244
402 472 1595
mdanao2@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Processing
![Dr. Edward Deehan](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Deehan-250px.jpg)
Dr. Edward Deehan
Assistant Professor
FIC 257
edeehan2@unl.edu
Area of Research: Diet, Microbiome, and Host Interactions in Human Health
![Dr. Melanie Downs](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Downs---250px.jpg)
Dr. Melanie Downs
Associate Professor
FIC 283
402 472 5423
mdowns2@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Proteins
![Dr. Heather Hallen-Adams](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Hallen-Adams-2-250px.jpg)
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](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Jackson-7-16-250px.jpg)
Dr. David Jackson
Vice Provost
Professor
VARH 145
402 472 0075
djackson@nebraska.edu
Currently not taking graduate students
![Dr. Phil Johnson](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Johnson---250px.jpg)
Dr. Philip Johnson
Associate Professor
FIC 266
402 472 2278
philip.johnson@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Allergens
![Dr. Keting Li](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Keting-Li---250px.jpg)
Dr. Keting Li
Assistant Professor of Practice
FIC 251
kli12@unl.edu
3+1 NWAFU-UNL Instructor
![](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Lingyi-LiuPost-Doc.jpg)
Lingyi Liu
Lecturer
FIC 253
402 472 5686
lliu28@unl.edu
3+1 NWAFU-UNL Instructor
![Dr. Kaustav Majumder](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Majumdet-250px.jpg)
Dr. Kaustav Majumder
Associate Professor
FIC 256
402 472 3510
kaustav.majumder@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Proteins
![Dr. Dongjin Park](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Dongjin-Park-250p-2x.jpg)
Dr. Dongjin Park
Assistant Professor of Practice
402 417 0395
djpark@unl.edu
3+1 NWAFU-UNL Instructor
![Kurt Piepenbrink](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Piepenbrink-250px.jpg)
Dr. Kurt Piepenbrink
Assistant Professor
FIC 262
402 472 6753
kpiepenbrink2@unl.edu
Area of Research: GI Biology
![Jeff Price](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Price-250px.jpg)
Dr. Jeffrey Price
Research Assistant Professor
FIC 304
402 472 7293
jprice23@unl.edu
Area of Research: Microbiology
![Dr. Amanda Ramer-Tait](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Ramer-Tait-250px-3.jpg)
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](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Rose---250px-%25282%2529.jpg)
Dr. Devin Rose
Professor
FIC 268
402 472 2802
drose3@unl.edu
Area of research: Grains/Legumes
![Dr. Hyun Seob Song](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Song-250px-2.jpg)
Dr. Hyun-Seob Song
Associate Professor
FIC 267
402 416 1413
hsong5@unl.edu
Area of research: Metabolic & Microbiome Modeling
![Dr. Jayne Stratton](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/jStratton.jpg)
Dr. Jayne Stratton
Research Professor
FIC 246
402 472 2829
jstratton1@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Microbiology
![Rossana Villa Rojas](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Villa-Rojas-2021-250px.jpg)
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](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/bWang.jpg)
Dr. Bing Wang
Associate Professor
FIC 250
402 472 2517
bing.wang@unl.edu
Area of research: Risk Analysis
![Dr. Junsi Yang](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Junsi-Yang.jpg)
Dr. Junsi Yang
Lecturer
FIC 247
402 890 9497
jyang12@unl.edu
![Dr. Yanbin Yin](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Yin-250px.jpg)
Dr. Yanbin Yin
Professor
FIC 254
402 472 4303
yyin@unl.edu
Area of research: Genomics and Bioinformatics
Emeritus Faculty
![Dr. Susan Cuppet](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Cuppet.png)
Dr. Susan Cuppett
Emeritus Professor
scuppett1@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Lipids
![Dr. Richard Goodman](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Goodman-250px%2520-%2520Copy.jpg)
Dr. Richard Goodman
Emeritus Professor
FIC 261
rgoodman2@unl.edu
Area of Research: Allergens
![Dr. Ted Hartung](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Hartung.png)
Dr. Ted Hartung
Emeritus Professor
thartung1@unl.edu
![Dr. Robert Hutkins](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Hutkins-250px%2520-%2520Copy.jpg)
Dr. Robert Hutkins
Emeritus Professor
FIC 258
rhutkins1@unl.edu
Area of research: Fermentation
![Dr. Hanna Milford](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Milford.png)
Dr. Hanna Milford
Emeritus Professor
mhanna1@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Processing
![Dr. John Rupnow](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Rupnow.png)
Dr. John Rupnow
Emeritus Professor
jrupnow1@unl.edu
Area of Research: Intro to Food Science
![Dr. Vicki Schlegel](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Schlegel.png)
Dr. Vicki Schlegel
Emeritus Professor
vschlegel13@unl.edu
Area of research: Probiotcs, Prebiotics
![Dr. Steven Taylor](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Taylor.png)
Dr. Steven Taylor
Emeritus Professor
FIC 281
staylor2@@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Allergens
![Dr. Randy Wehling](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Wheling.png)
Dr. Randy Wehling
Emeritus Professor
FIC 284
rwehling1@unl.edu
Area of Research: Food Analysis
![Dr. Michael Zeece](/ianr/casnr/food-science-technology-department/sites/unl.edu.ianr.casnr.food-science-technology-department/files/media/image/Zeece.png)
Dr. Michael Zeece
Emeritus Professor
mzeece1@unl.edu
Area of Research: Proteins
Courtesy Faculty
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
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 |