College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences / Applied Engineering & Technical Management

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

NameTitleProgramPhoneEmail
Bryan BenhamInstructorTechnology & Engineering Education319-273-2561bryan.benham@uni.edu
Jessica BoothInstructorGraphic Technology319-273-2561jessica.booth@uni.edu
Dr. Lee GeisingerAssoc. Professor (tenure track)Graphic Technology319-273-2584lg@uni.edu
Dr. Scott GieseProfessor (tenured)Manufacturing Engineering Technology319-273-7083scott.giese@uni.edu
Ben GriffenInstructorConstruction Management319-273-7321ben.griffen@uni.edu
Dr. Ali KashefProfessor (tenured)Technology Management319-273-2596ali.kashef@uni.edu
Dr. Sadik KucuksariAssoc. Professor (tenured)Electrical Engineering Technology319-273-2753sadik.kucuksari@uni.edu
Dr. P.N. RaoProfessor (tenured)Manufacturing Engineering Technology319-273-6429posinasetti.rao@uni.edu
Adam ReillyInstructorTechnology & Engineering Education319-273-2561reilada@uni.edu
Dr. R. Srikant RevuruAssoc. Professor (tenured)Manufacturing Engineering Technology319-273-2909rukmini.revuru@uni.edu
Dr. Lisa RiedleDepartment Head & ProfessorConstruction Management319-273-2758lisa.riedle@uni.edu
Brian RumseyInstructor 319-273-2561brian.rumsey@uni.edu
Gil SchultzInstructor 319-273-2561gil.schultz@uni.edu
Randy SharpInstructorConstruction Management319-273-2561randy.sharp@uni.edu
Dr. Shahram VarzaVandProfessor (tenured)Construction Management319-273-6428varzavand@uni.edu
Dr. Julie ZhangProfessor (tenured)Manufacturing Engineering Technology319-273-2590julie.zhang@uni.edu
Dr. Jin ZhuProfessor (tenured)Electrical Engineering Technology319-273-2597jin.zhu@uni.edu

Staff

NameTitleLocationPhoneEmail
Sheri BishopClerk IVMetal Casting Center/Additive Manufacturing Center319-273-6894sheri.bishop@uni.edu
Leo CedomioLab ManagerIndustrial Technology Center319-273-2532cedomiol@uni.edu
Travis FrushAMC Project ManagerAdditive Manufacturing Center319-273-7087travis.frush@uni.edu
Joshua O'DellResearch AssociateMetal Casting Center319-273-7094joshua.odell@uni.edu
Sairam RaviMetal Casting Center Project ManagerIndustrial Technology Center319-273-2724ravis@uni.edu
Russell RothLab ManagerIndustrial Technology Center319-273-7406russell.roth@uni.edu
Brenda RottinghausSecretary IIIIndustrial Technology Center319-273-2561brenda.rottinghaus@uni.edu
Chris ShawRecruitment Coordinator/Academic AdvisorIndustrial Technology Center319-273-3258christopher.shaw@uni.edu
Jerry ThielAMC/MCC DirectorIndustrial Technology Center319-273-7085gerard.thiel@uni.edu
Kristi WagnerBusiness ManagerMetal Casting Center/Additive Manufacturing Center319-273-2981kristi.wagner@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. Wagner
  • Dr. Michael R. White