Tala Awada, Ph.D.

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Tala Awada, Ph.D.

Assoc Dean/Assoc Director Agricultural Research Division University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
ACB 101
Lincoln NE 68583-0704
Phone
402-472-7088 On-campus 2-7088
Email
tawada2@unl.edu
  • Supports teams building, transdisciplinary research and high-profile teams;
  • Approves IANR internal/external applications for funding and outside activities reporting in NUgrant and NuRamp;
  • Administers the ARD Undergraduate Student Research competition grant program, the Graduate Students Fellowship program, the Larrick/Whitmore Graduate Student Travel Grants;
  • Administers the Faculty Hatch Capacity projects, the ARD Miscellaneous Strategic Funding, the ARD Bridge Funding, and IANR Faculty Travel Awards;
  • Serves as the administrative point of contact for Research in Activity Insight;
  • Serves on the UNL Federal Relations Team;
  • Serves on the UNL DEI Council;
  • Co-leads the LTAR – USDA Network in NE; and
  • Assists the Dean and Director, in conjunction with other ARD staff, in coordinating and facilitating IANR’s broad research mission and global engagement.