UNL ORCA Interview Series
Interview transcripts of selected University of Nebraska-Lincoln ORCA awardees. Interviews were conducted by UNL Professor Emeritus Mark Griep.
ORCA is the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Research and Creative Activity award, which was established to affirm the important role that significant research and creative accomplishments play in the college. Awards may be given within each of the major subdivisions of the college (natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities).
2026
Interview with ORCA Award Winner David Forsythe, UNL Political Science; International Human Rights, Mark A. Griep and David Forsythe
Interview with ORCA Winner John Hibbing, Political Science; How Political Attitudes Correlate with Physiological Traits, Mark A. Griep and John Hibbing
Interview with ORCA Award Winner Michael James, UNL Textile Clothing & Design; Abstract Quilted Fabric Artist, Mark A. Griep and Michael James
Interview with ORCA Award Winner Paul Olson, UNL English; Literature, Curricular Reform, Great Plains Studies, Mark A. Griep and Paul A. Olson
Interview with ORCA Award Winner Pill-Soon Song, UNL Chemistry; Photochemist and Photobiologist, Mark A. Griep and Pill-Soon Song
Interview with ORCA Award Winner David Hage, UNL Chemistry; Drug-Protein Interactions, Mark Griep and David Hage
Interview with ORCA Award Winner Margaret Jacobs, UNL History; Indigenous Child Removal, Mark Griep and Margaret D. Jacobs
Robert, Powers; UNL Chemistry; NMR-Assisted Drug Discovery, Mark Griep and Robert Powers
Interview with ORCA Award Winner Reuben Rieke, UNL Chemistry; Discoverer of Rieke Metals, Mark Griep and Reuben Rieke
Interview with ORCA Winner Xiao Cheng Zeng; UNL Chemistry; Computational/Theoretical; Nebraska Ice & Gold Nanocages, Mark Griep and Xiao Cheng Zeng
2025
Interview with ORCA Award Winner John J. Janovy, Jr., UNL Biological Sciences; Parasitologist and Author, Mark Griep and John J. Janovy Jr.
Interview with ORCA Award Winner Karen Kunc, UNL Art; Abstract Print Artist, Mark Griep and Karen Kunc
Interview with ORCA Award Winner James Van Etten, UNL Plant Pathology; Discoverer of Giant Viruses, Mark Griep and James Van Etten
Interview with ORCA Award Winner Donald Weeks; UNL Biochemistry; Biotechnology, Mark Griep and Donald Weeks