
Dr. Curtis Weller
Director
FIC 233
cweller1@unl.edu
402 472 9337
Specialties: Administration; Food Engineering

Dr. Andréia Bianchini
Associate Professor
FIC 248
abianchini2@unl.edu
402 472 3114
Specialties: Microbiological Analysis; Food Safety; Mycology and Mycotoxins

Dr. Mary-Grace Danao
Research Associate Professor
FIC 224
mdanao2@unl.edu
402 472 1595
Specialties: Food and Bioprocess Engineering
Tom Dobesh
Laboratory Mechanic
FIC 133
tdobesh1@unl.edu
402 472 2513
Specialties: Extrusion; Pilot Plant Facilities; Machinery Repair

Carolyn Hopkins
Research Technician III
FIC 202
chopkins5@unl.edu
402 472 2829
Specialities: Food Microbiology & Safety

Loren Isom
Assistant Director, Industrial Agricultural Products Center
CHASE 208
loren.Isom@unl.edu
402 472 1634
Specialties: Agricultural Product Development
Bethany Jackson
Technical Services Manager
FIC 271
bjackson4@unl.edu
402 472 8917
Specialties: Product Development; Nutritional Labeling

Bababode Kehinde
Research Technologist I
FIC 121
bkehinde2@unl.edu
402 472 9408
Specialties: Pilot Plants

Waraporn Mahlman
Research Technologist II
FIC 227
402 472 2701
wmahlman2@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Microbiology & Safety

Duy Nguyen
Dairy Store Manager
FOOD 123A
dnguyen32@unl.edu
402 472 2821

Russell Parde
Pilot Plant Manager
FIC 120
rparde2@unl.edu
402 472 9408
Specialties: Pilot Plant Facilities
Julie Reiling
Senior Consultant
FIC 271
jreiling2@unl.edu
402 472 2529
Specialties: Product development; Nutritional labeling; Sensory analysis; Spices
Dr. Jayne Stratton
Research Professor
FIC 246
jstratton1@unl.edu
402 472 2829
Specialties: Microbiological analysis; Food safety; Education; Mycology and Mycotoxins

Edel Summers
Product Development Manager
FIC 271
edel.summers@unl.edu
402-472-0753

Dr. Changmou Xu
Research Associate Professor
FIC 242
cxu13@unl.edu
402 472 4635
Specialties: Functional Foods, Food Safety

Angeline Yong
Staff
FIC 207
ayong8@unl.edu
402 472 2142
Specialties: Product Development

Richard Zbasnik
Research Technician
FIC 207
zbasnik@unl.edu
402 472 4694