April 13, 2016

Water for Food Institute Names New Director

Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

Peter McCornick, a senior fellow at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and an internationally recognized expert in sustainable water management, will be become executive director of the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute (WFI) at the University of Nebraska, September 1. McCornick has led research and development efforts on water, agriculture, and the environment in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States, and focuses on water and food security, the water-food-energy nexus, water reuse, irrigation management, and water and climate adaptation.

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