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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Bryan Benham | Instructor | Technology & Engineering Education | 319-273-2561 | bryan.benham@uni.edu |
Jessica Booth | Instructor | Graphic Technology | 319-273-2561 | jessica.booth@uni.edu |
Dr. Lee Geisinger | Assoc. Professor (tenure track) | Graphic Technology | 319-273-2584 | lg@uni.edu |
Dr. Scott Giese | Professor (tenured) | Manufacturing Engineering Technology | 319-273-7083 | scott.giese@uni.edu |
Ben Griffen | Instructor | Construction Management | 319-273-7321 | ben.griffen@uni.edu |
Dr. Ali Kashef | Professor (tenured) | Technology Management | 319-273-2596 | ali.kashef@uni.edu |
Dr. P.N. Rao | Professor (tenured) | Manufacturing Engineering Technology | 319-273-6429 | posinasetti.rao@uni.edu |
Adam Reilly | Instructor | Technology & Engineering Education | 319-273-2561 | reilada@uni.edu |
Dr. R. Srikant Revuru | Assoc. Professor (tenured) | Manufacturing Engineering Technology | 319-273-2909 | rukmini.revuru@uni.edu |
Dr. Lisa Riedle | Department Head & Professor | Construction Management | 319-273-2758 | lisa.riedle@uni.edu |
Brian Rumsey | Instructor | 319-273-2561 | brian.rumsey@uni.edu | |
Gil Schultz | Instructor | 319-273-2561 | gil.schultz@uni.edu | |
Randy Sharp | Instructor | Construction Management | 319-273-2561 | randy.sharp@uni.edu |
Dr. Shahram VarzaVand | Professor (tenured) | Construction Management | 319-273-6428 | varzavand@uni.edu |
Dr. Julie Zhang | Professor (tenured) | Manufacturing Engineering Technology | 319-273-2590 | julie.zhang@uni.edu |
Dr. Jin Zhu | Professor (tenured) | Electrical Engineering Technology | 319-273-2597 | jin.zhu@uni.edu |
Staff
Name | Title | Location | Phone | |
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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 |
Joshua O'Dell | Research Associate | Metal Casting Center | 319-273-7094 | joshua.odell@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 |
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