Senior Investigators

Quantum Materials

Christian Binek

Co-Director
IRG 1, IRG 3
Physics, Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
cbinek@unl.edu
(402) 472-5231

Christian Binek

Algorithms and Topology

Susan Hermiller

Co-Director
IRG 3, IRG 4
Mathematics
332 Avery Hall
hermiller@unl.edu 

Susan Hermiller

Electric Control of Quantum States

Xiaoshan Xu

IRG 1 Leader, IRG 2
Physics
310M Jorgensen Hall
xiaoshan.xu@unl.edu 
402-472-6134

Xiaoshan Xu

Control Systems for Crop Management

Joe D. Luck

IRG 2 Leader
Biological Systems Engineering
204 L.W. Chase Hall
jluck2@unl.edu 
402-472-1488

Joe Luck

Quantum Sensing

Abdelghani Laraoui

IRG 3 Leader, IRG 2
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
W312 Nebraska Hall
alaraoui2@unl.edu 
402-472-7680

Abdelghani Laraoui

Social Implications of QSE Science & Technology Literacy for Society

Bryan Wang

IRG 4 Leader
Advertising and Public Relations
330 Andersen Hall
mwang10@unl.edu 
402-472-2984

Bryan Wang

Thin Film Interfaces

Shireen Adenwalla

IRG 1, IRG 4
Physics
310E Jorgensen Hall
sadenwalla1@unl.edu 
402-472-2709

Shireen Adenwalla

Theory, Spintronics

Kirill Belashchenko

IRG 1 
Physics
310 D Jorgensen Hall
belashchenko@unl.edu 
402-472-2396

Kirill Belashchenko

Emulating Quantum Mechanics with Granular Materials

Florin Bobaru

IRG 4
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
W355 Nebraska Hall
fbobaru2@unl.edu 
402-472-8348

Florin Bobaru

Precision Animal Management

Tami Brown-Brandl

IRG 2
Biological Systems Engineering
244 L.W. Chase Hall
tami.brownbrandl@unl.edu 
402-472-3377

Tami Brown-Brandl

Electronic Structure

Peter Dowben

IRG 1
Physics
310L Jorgensen Hall
pdowben1@unl.edu 
402-472-9838

Peter Dowben

Precision Agriculture

Yufeng Ge

IRG 2
Biological Systems Engineering
203 L.W. Chase Hall
yge2@unl.edu 
402-472-3435

Yufeng Ge

Nanoscale Quantum Devices

Alexei Gruverman

IRG 1
Physics
081 Jorgensen Hall
agruverman2@unl.edu 
402-472-4788

Alexei Gruverman

Elementary Excitations, Spectroscopy of Soil Nutrients

Yinsheng Guo

IRG 1, IRG 2
Chemistry
529A Hamilton Hall
yinshengguo@unl.edu 
402-472-2439

Yinsheng Guo

Quantum Materials, 2D Materials

Xia Hong

IRG 1
Physics
310J Jorgensen Hall
xhong2@unl.edu 
402-472-2779

Xia Hong

Theory QI Processing

Alexey Kovalev

IRG 3
Physics
310K Jorgensen Hall
alexey.kovalev@unl.edu 
402-472-2880

Alexey Kovalev

Wave Mechanics with Music

Tom Larson

IRG 4
Emerging Media and Digital Arts
328 Westbrook Music Building
tlarson3@unl.edu 
402-472-2503

Tom Larson

Quantum Workforce Development

Alexandra Seceleanu

IRG 3, IRG 4
Mathematics
338 Avery Hall
aseceleanu2@unl.edu 

Alexandra Seceleanu

Spectroscopy

Robert Streubel

IRG 1
Physics
310C Jorgensen Hall
streubel@unl.edu 
402-472-6933

Robert Streubel

Theory Magnetics and Ferroelectric Interfaces

Evgeny Tsymbal

IRG 1
Physics
310B Jorgensen Hall
tsymbal@unl.edu 
402-472-2586

Evgeny Tsymbal

Q-algorithm Design

Vinodchandran Variyam

IRG 3
Computer Science and Engineering
366 Avery Hall
vinod@unl.edu 
402-472-5002

Vinodchandran Variyam