Energy Materials and Energy Systems Faculty

Energy research at UNL’s COE spans a wide range of activities from the development of innovative materials constructed at the atomistic level, to renewable energy generation, to simulation of the electrical transmission in power grid. 

College of Engineering activities address the NAE Grand Challenge of Making Solar Energy Economical.

Energy Storage

  1. Avatar for Moe Alahmad
    Moe Alahmad
    Associate Professor Durham School Arch Engr & Const University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    PKI 105A
    Omaha NE 68182-0681
    Phone
    Work 4025543527
    Email
    malahmad2@unl.edu
  2. Avatar for Sohrab Asgarpoor
    Sohrab Asgarpoor
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290X
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    sasgarpoor1@unl.edu
  3. Avatar for Jerry L. Hudgins
    Jerry L. Hudgins
    Chairperson Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290P
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-5177 On-campus 2-5177
    Email
    jhudgins2@unl.edu
  4. Avatar for Yongfeng Lu
    Yongfeng Lu
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290H
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    ylu2@unl.edu
  5. Avatar for Siamak Nejati
    Siamak Nejati
    Associate Professor Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    OTHM B205H
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3232 On-campus 2-3232
    Email
    snejati2@unl.edu
  6. Avatar for Wei Qiao
    Wei Qiao
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290G
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    wqiao3@unl.edu
  7. Avatar for Liyan Qu
    Liyan Qu
    Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290L
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    lqu2@unl.edu

Fuel Cells

  1. Avatar for Vitaly Alexandrov
    Vitaly Alexandrov
    Richard L. McNeel Associate Professor
    Work
  2. Avatar for Christopher Cornelius
    Christopher Cornelius
    Adjunct Professor City Campus (Lincoln) University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Phone
    Work (402) 472-2750
    Email
    ccornelius2@unl.edu
  3. Avatar for Mathias Schubert
    Mathias Schubert
    J.A. Woollam Distinguished Professor of Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290S
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    mschubert4@unl.edu
  4. Avatar for Joseph Turner
    Joseph Turner
    Professor Mechanical & Materials Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    NH W354
    Lincoln NE 68588-0526
    Phone
    Work 402-472-8856 On-campus 2-8856
    Email
    jaturner@unl.edu

PV Materials and PV Systems

  1. Avatar for Moe Alahmad
    Moe Alahmad
    Associate Professor Durham School Arch Engr & Const University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    PKI 105A
    Omaha NE 68182-0681
    Phone
    Work 4025543527
    Email
    malahmad2@unl.edu
  2. Avatar for Sohrab Asgarpoor
    Sohrab Asgarpoor
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290X
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    sasgarpoor1@unl.edu
  3. Avatar for Jerry L. Hudgins
    Jerry L. Hudgins
    Chairperson Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290P
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-5177 On-campus 2-5177
    Email
    jhudgins2@unl.edu
  4. Avatar for Qing Hui
    Qing Hui
    Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290A
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    qing.hui@unl.edu
  5. Avatar for Natale Ianno
    Natale Ianno
    Lott Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C205A
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    nianno1@unl.edu
  6. Avatar for Siamak Nejati
    Siamak Nejati
    Associate Professor Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    OTHM B205H
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3232 On-campus 2-3232
    Email
    snejati2@unl.edu
  7. Avatar for Wei Qiao
    Wei Qiao
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290G
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    wqiao3@unl.edu
  8. Avatar for Liyan Qu
    Liyan Qu
    Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290L
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    lqu2@unl.edu

Renewable Energy (Bioenergy and Wind Energy)

  1. Avatar for Moe Alahmad
    Moe Alahmad
    Associate Professor Durham School Arch Engr & Const University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    PKI 105A
    Omaha NE 68182-0681
    Phone
    Work 4025543527
    Email
    malahmad2@unl.edu
  2. Avatar for Sohrab Asgarpoor
    Sohrab Asgarpoor
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290X
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    sasgarpoor1@unl.edu
  3. Avatar for Jerry L. Hudgins
    Jerry L. Hudgins
    Chairperson Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290P
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-5177 On-campus 2-5177
    Email
    jhudgins2@unl.edu
  4. Avatar for Qing Hui
    Qing Hui
    Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290A
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    qing.hui@unl.edu
  5. Avatar for Wei Niu
    Wei Niu
    Associate Professor Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    OTHM B205L
    Phone
    Work 402-472-5348 On-campus 2-5348
    Email
    wniu2@unl.edu
  6. Avatar for Wei Qiao
    Wei Qiao
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290G
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    wqiao3@unl.edu
  7. Avatar for Liyan Qu
    Liyan Qu
    Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290L
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    lqu2@unl.edu
  8. Avatar for Rajib Saha
    Rajib Saha
    Graduate Chair Richard L. and Carol S. McNeel Associate Professor Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    OTHM B217
    Phone
    Work 402-472-7531 On-campus 2-7531
    Email
    rsaha2@unl.edu

Transportation & Heavy Equipment Electrification and Automation

  1. Avatar for Sohrab Asgarpoor
    Sohrab Asgarpoor
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290X
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    sasgarpoor1@unl.edu
  2. Avatar for Chun-Hsing Ho
    Chun-Hsing Ho
    Associate Professor Durham School Arch Engr & Const University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    KH A405G
    Lincoln NE 68588-0684
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3742 On-campus 2-3742
    Email
    chunhsing.ho@unl.edu
  3. Avatar for Jerry L. Hudgins
    Jerry L. Hudgins
    Chairperson Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290P
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-5177 On-campus 2-5177
    Email
    jhudgins2@unl.edu
  4. Avatar for Qing Hui
    Qing Hui
    Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290A
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    qing.hui@unl.edu
  5. Avatar for Yunping Liang
    Yunping Liang
    Assistant Professor Durham School Arch Engr & Const University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    KH A405E
    Lincoln NE 68588-0684
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3742 On-campus 2-3742
    Email
    yliang17@unl.edu
  6. Avatar for Wei Qiao
    Wei Qiao
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290G
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    wqiao3@unl.edu
  7. Avatar for Liyan Qu
    Liyan Qu
    Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290L
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    lqu2@unl.edu
  8. Avatar for Zhigang Shen
    Zhigang Shen
    Professor Durham School Arch Engr & Const University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    KH A405EE
    Lincoln NE 68588-0684
    Phone
    Work 402-472-9470 On-campus 2-9470
    Email
    shen@unl.edu
  9. Avatar for Jeffrey Shield
    Jeffrey Shield
    Chairperson Mechanical & Materials Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    NH W339
    Lincoln NE 68588-0526
    Phone
    Work 402-472-2378 On-campus 2-2378
    Email
    jshield@unl.edu

Nuclear Energy Systems and Materials

  1. Avatar for Bai Cui
    Bai Cui
    Professor Mechanical & Materials Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    NH W331
    Lincoln NE 68588-0526
    Phone
    Work 402-472-5740 On-campus 2-5740
    Email
    bcui@unl.edu
  2. Avatar for Yongfeng Lu
    Yongfeng Lu
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290H
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    ylu2@unl.edu
  3. Avatar for Jian Wang
    Jian Wang
    Professor Mechanical & Materials Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    NH W342C
    Lincoln NE 68588-0526
    Phone
    Work 402-472-1514 On-campus 2-1514
    Email
    jianwang@unl.edu

Smart Grid Systems and Cyber Security

  1. Avatar for Sohrab Asgarpoor
    Sohrab Asgarpoor
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290X
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    sasgarpoor1@unl.edu
  2. Avatar for Eva Franke-Schubert
    Eva Franke-Schubert
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    NH 430R
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    efranke3@unl.edu
  3. Avatar for Jerry L. Hudgins
    Jerry L. Hudgins
    Chairperson Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290P
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-5177 On-campus 2-5177
    Email
    jhudgins2@unl.edu
  4. Avatar for Qing Hui
    Qing Hui
    Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290A
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    qing.hui@unl.edu
  5. Avatar for Natale Ianno
    Natale Ianno
    Lott Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C205A
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    nianno1@unl.edu
  6. Avatar for Yongfeng Lu
    Yongfeng Lu
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290H
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    ylu2@unl.edu
  7. Avatar for Wei Qiao
    Wei Qiao
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290G
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    wqiao3@unl.edu
  8. Avatar for Liyan Qu
    Liyan Qu
    Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290L
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    lqu2@unl.edu
  9. Avatar for Mathias Schubert
    Mathias Schubert
    J.A. Woollam Distinguished Professor of Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290S
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    mschubert4@unl.edu
  10. Avatar for Peter Sutter
    Peter Sutter
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290K
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    psutter@unl.edu

Sensors and Sensor Networks

  1. Avatar for Moe Alahmad
    Moe Alahmad
    Associate Professor Durham School Arch Engr & Const University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    PKI 105A
    Omaha NE 68182-0681
    Phone
    Work 4025543527
    Email
    malahmad2@unl.edu
  2. Avatar for Fadi Alsaleem
    Fadi Alsaleem
    Associate Professor Durham School Arch Engr & Const University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    PKI 105C
    Omaha NE 68182-0816
    Phone
    Work 4025543283
    Email
    falsaleem2@unl.edu
  3. Avatar for Eva Franke-Schubert
    Eva Franke-Schubert
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    NH 430R
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    efranke3@unl.edu
  4. Avatar for Andrew Harms
    Andrew Harms
    Assistant Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    PKI 200B
    Omaha NE 68182-0682
    Phone
    Work 4025543538
    Email
    harms@unl.edu
  5. Avatar for Chun-Hsing Ho
    Chun-Hsing Ho
    Associate Professor Durham School Arch Engr & Const University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    KH A405G
    Lincoln NE 68588-0684
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3742 On-campus 2-3742
    Email
    chunhsing.ho@unl.edu
  6. Avatar for Natale Ianno
    Natale Ianno
    Lott Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C205A
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    nianno1@unl.edu
  7. Avatar for Yongfeng Lu
    Yongfeng Lu
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290H
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    ylu2@unl.edu
  8. Avatar for Mathias Schubert
    Mathias Schubert
    J.A. Woollam Distinguished Professor of Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290S
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    mschubert4@unl.edu
  9. Avatar for Peter Sutter
    Peter Sutter
    Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    SEC C290K
    Lincoln NE 68588-0511
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3771 On-campus 2-3771
    Email
    psutter@unl.edu
  10. Avatar for Lamar Yaoqing Yang
    Lamar Yaoqing Yang
    Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    PKI 201B
    Omaha NE 68182-0572
    Phone
    Work 4025543916
    Email
    yyang3@unl.edu