The Advisory Board's purpose is to advise and strengthen the Nebraska Water Center as it carries out its mission of supporting water-related research, education and outreach, and to share information with constituent groups. This Advisory Board combines many existing advisory functions into one board. Examples of issues on which advice may be sought include research needs, particularly in Nebraska; events and programs for facilitating interdisciplinary research; shaping of academic programs; seed grant awards; and outreach event topics.

Advisory Board Minutes



John Bender
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ)


Valery Forbes
UNL School of Biological Sciences


John Gates
UNL Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences


Steve Gaul
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (DNR)


Rick Holland
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC)


Alan Kolok
UNO Department of Biology and Environmental Health and Toxicology Center at UNMC


John Miyoshi
Lower Platte North NRD


Tim Shaver
UNL WCREC and Department of Agronomy and Horticulture


Ron Zelt
USGS Nebraska Water Science Center


Sarah Michaels
UNL Department of Political Science


Steve Thomas
UNL School of Natural Resources


Dean Eisenhauer
UNL Department of Biological Systems Engineering