The Research Data website provides information to support researchers across the lifecycle of research data. This starts with foundational information that informs the lifecycle, as well as steps shown in the wheel, from planning to stewarding – the decisions made at the end of a research project. These webpages include informative segments, plus links to resources at UNL and external information.
Upcoming Events
Membership
| Name | Role | Unit |
| Katherine Ankerson, Executive Vice Chancellor | Executive Sponsor | Academic Affairs |
| Sherri Jones, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development | Executive Sponsor | ORED |
| Liz Lorang, Dean of Libraries1 | Co-chair | University Libraries |
| Jen Nelson, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research | Co-chair | ORED |
| Garhan Attebury | Member, service unit | Holland Computing Center |
| Tala Awada | Member, faculty/administrator representative | IANR, ARD |
| Ken Bloom | Member, faculty representative | CAS, Physics |
| Scout Calvert | Member, service unit; faculty representative | University Libraries |
| Adam Caprez | Member, service unit | Holland Computing Center |
| John Carroll | Member, faculty representative | IANR, SNR |
| Jennifer Clarke | Member, faculty representative | IANR, Food Science and Technology |
| Samodha Fernando | Member, faculty representative | IANR, Animal Science |
| Yufeng Ge | Member, faculty representative | IANR, Biological Systems Engineering, Plant Phenomics Core Facility |
| Toolika Ghose | Member, service unit | ITS, research computing |
| John Ferrin | Member, service unit | ITS, infrastructure |
| Carrie Heitman | Member, faculty representative | CAS, School of Global Integrative Studies, Center for Digital Research in the Humanities |
| Alian Kasabian | Member, service unit | ORED, research data liaison |
| Rebecca Lai | Member, faculty representative | CAS, Chemistry, Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience |
| Matthew Long | Member, service unit | ITS, security |
| Sam Mombou | Member, service unit | ORED, Sponsored Programs |
| Kristen Olson | Member, faculty representative | CAS, Sociology, BOSR |
| Frank Ordia | Member, faculty representative | Architecture |
| Sara Quinn | Member, service unit | ORED, Research Compliance |
| Doug Schultz | Member, faculty representative | Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior |
| Chungwook Sim | Member, faculty representative | COE, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Samyam Shrestha | Member, graduate student representative | Graduate Student Association |
| Can Vuran | Member, faculty representative | COE, School of Computing |
| Bryan Wang | Member, faculty representative | CoJMC |
| Lorey Wheeler | Member, faculty representative | CEHS, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools |
| Catherine Wilson | Member, faculty representative | Law |
| Hongfeng Yu | Member, service unit; faculty representative | Holland Computing Center |
1Previous Dean of the Libraries, Claire Stewart, was among the executive sponsors at the time the Task Force was initiated. Liz Lorang, Task Force Co-Chair, is now Dean of Libraries.
Membership slots for a faculty member working in fine and performing arts, and for a faculty member working in structural biology, are currently being refilled.
References , Updates and Resources
Much of the above content is drawn from the complete charge issued by the executive sponsorship to the Task Force membership upon launch in Fall 2022.
In the first stage of the Task Force work, it focused on active research data storage, including human infrastructure factors that help researchers navigate the storage landscape.
In Fall 2022, a working group composed of some individuals who later became members of this Task Force developed a webpage to point researchers to resources relevant to developing data management and sharing plans. This effort was in part to help prepare campus researchers for the January 2023 launch of the National Institutes of Health Data Management and Sharing Policy.