Dr. Curtis Weller
Director
FIC 233
cweller1@unl.edu
402 472 9337
Specialties: Administration; Food Engineering
Dr. Terry Howell Jr.
Executive Director
FIC 271
terry.howell@unl.edu
402 472 2142
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
Sami Fischer
Food Safety Specialist
FIC 226
sfischer14@unl.edu
402 472 0538
Jill Gifford
National Food Entrepreneur Program Manager
FIC 228
jgifford1@unl.edu
402 472 2819
Specialties: Entrepreneurship; Business development; Contract Manufacturing; Workshops
Sarah Herzinger
Associate Pilot Plant Manager
FIC 120
sherzinger2@unl.edu
402 472 9408
Specialties: Pilot Plant Facilities
Josie Houston
Dairy Plant Technician
jhouston@unl.edu
402 472 2267
Bethany Jackson
Technical Services Manager
FIC 271
bjackson4@unl.edu
402 472 8917
Specialties: Product Development; Nutritional Labeling
Waraporn Mahlman
Research Technologist II
FIC 227
402 472 2701
wmahlman2@unl.edu
Area of research: Food Microbiology & Safety
Andrea McCain
Research Technician
FIC 207
s-amccain2@unl.edu
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
Franklin Sumargo
Research Technologist
FIC 229
fsumargo2@unl.edu
402 472 7705
Specialties: Pilot Plant
Edel Summers
Product Development Specialist
FIC 271
edel.summers@unl.edu
712 339 0071
Justin Tran
Co-Manufacturing Specialist
FIC 271
jtran9@unl.edu
402 472 0416
Mary Underwood
Specialist
FIC 271
underwoodm@huskers.unl.edu
402 472 2832
Dr. Changmou Xu
Research Associate Professor
FIC 242
cxu13@unl.edu
402 472 4635
Specialties: Functional Foods, Food Safety
Richard Zbasnik
Research Technician
FIC 207
zbasnik@unl.edu
402 472 4694