Three NCMN faculty earn promotion, tenure

April 14, 2026

Portraits of three individuals, from left to right: Lucia Fernandez-Ballester, Ozan Ciftci, and Robert Streubel.
Lucia Fernandez Ballester (L), Ozan Ciftci (C), and Robert Streubel (R) earned promotions in 2026.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will award promotion and/or tenure to 95 faculty in 2026. NCMN faculty receiving honors are listed below. View the 2026 Promotion and Tenure page for a complete list of faculty earning promotion and/or tenure in 2026. 

  • Promoted to associate professor and granted tenure
    • Lucia Fernandez Ballester, mechanical and materials engineering
    • Robert Streubel, physics and astronomy
  • Promoted to professor
    • Ozan Ciftci, food science and technology

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