Faculty and Staff
Get to Know our Department
At the University of Northern Iowa, your professors are scholars who put teaching first. They emphasize learning — both inside and outside the classroom — that will help you connect your education to the real world.
Get to know our department, and learn more about our faculty and staff by browsing the directory below.
Faculty
Name | Title | Program | Phone | |
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Dr. Kwame Amoah | Assoc. Professor (tenure track) | Construction Management | 319-273-2598 | kwame.amoah@uni.edu |
Dr. Ali Kashef | Professor (tenured) | Technology Management | 319-273-2596 | ali.kashef@uni.edu |
Dr. R. Srikant Revuru | Assoc. Professor (tenured) | Manufacturing Engineering Technology | 319-273-2909 | rukmini.revuru@uni.edu |
Gil Schultz | Instructor | 319-273-2561 | gil.schultz@uni.edu | |
Dr. Jin Zhu | Professor (tenured) | Electrical Engineering Technology | 319-273-2597 | jin.zhu@uni.edu |
Dr. Lee Geisinger | Assoc. Professor (tenure track) | Graphic Technology | 319-273-2584 | lg@uni.edu |
Dr. Sadik Kucuksari | Assoc. Professor (tenured) | Electrical Engineering Technology | 319-273-2753 | sadik.kucuksari@uni.edu |
Dr. Lisa Riedle | Professor (tenured) / Department Head | 319-273-2758 | lisa.riedle@uni.edu | |
Dr. Shahram VarzaVand | Professor (tenured) | Construction Management | 319-273-6428 | varzavand@uni.edu |
Dr. Scott Giese | Professor (tenured) | Manufacturing Engineering Technology | 319-273-7083 | scott.giese@uni.edu |
Austin Maginnis | Instructor | Construction Management | 319-273-2537 | austin.maginnis@uni.edu |
Dr. P.N. Rao | Professor (tenured) | Manufacturing Engineering Technology | 319-273-6429 | posinasetti.rao@uni.edu |
Dr. Julie Zhang | Professor (tenured) | Manufacturing Engineering Technology | 319-273-2590 | julie.zhang@uni.edu |
Staff
Name | Title | Location | Phone | |
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Jay Alexandres | Manager, Panther Educational Products | Industrial Technology Center | 319-273-6082 | jay.alexandres@uni.edu |
Sheri Bishop | Clerk IV | Metal Casting Center/Additive Manufacturing Center | 319-273-6894 | sheri.bishop@uni.edu |
Leo Cedomio | Lab Manager | Industrial Technology Center | 319-273-2532 | cedomiol@uni.edu |
Travis Frush | AMC Project Manager | Additive Manufacturing Center | 319-273-7087 | travis.frush@uni.edu |
Sairam Ravi | Metal Casting Center Project Manager | Industrial Technology Center | 319-273-2724 | ravis@uni.edu |
Russell Roth | Lab Manager | Industrial Technology Center | 319-273-7406 | russell.roth@uni.edu |
Brenda Rottinghaus | Secretary III | Industrial Technology Center | 319-273-2561 | brenda.rottinghaus@uni.edu |
Chris Shaw | Recruitment Coordinator/Academic Advisor | Industrial Technology Center | 319-273-3258 | christopher.shaw@uni.edu |
Jerry Thiel | AMC/MCC Director | Industrial Technology Center | 319-273-7085 | gerard.thiel@uni.edu |
Kristi Wagner | Business Manager | Metal Casting Center/Additive Manufacturing Center | 319-273-2981 | kristi.wagner@uni.edu |
Jiayi Wang | Research Associate | Additive Manufacturing Center | 319-273-6959 | jiayi.wang@uni.edu |
Emeritus Faculty
- Dr. M. Roger Betts
- Dr. Ronald D. Bro
- Dr. Ervin A. Dennis
- Dr. Stephen Eggers
- Dr. Mohammed F. Fahmy
- Dr. John T. Fecik
- Mr. Arnold J. Freitag
- Dr. Douglas Hotek
- Dr. Charles D. Johnson
- Dr. Rex W. Pershing
- Dr. Douglas T. Pine
- Mr. Willis H. Wagne
- Dr. Michael R. White