Information Technology Division Leadership Team
Marc Wallman
Vice President for Information Technology
Marc Wallman is the Vice President for IT and CIO at NDSU. His responsibilities include managing the IT Division, coordinating the provision of centralized IT services, advising the university president, and working with campus leadership on IT-related issues.
Before his current role, Marc served in several positions at NDSU, such as Assistant Vice President for Enterprise Computing & Infrastructure and Director of IT Infrastructure Services. He managed various IT units, oversaw significant budgets, and represented the university in regional IT initiatives. His work involved project management, strategic planning, and improving campus-wide IT governance.
In addition to his professional roles, Marc is a regular speaker at national conferences and has served on various committees. Notably, he has been a member of the InCommon Steering Committee and the Internet2 Network Architecture, Operations, and Policy Program Advisory Group (NAOPpag). He holds master's degrees in Computer Science (NDSU) and philosophical theoogy (Luther Seminary) as well as a bachelor's degree in physics (Luther College).
Phone: (701) 231-8640
Email: marc.wallman@ndsu.edu
Jason Blosser
Assistant Vice President for Information Technology Services
As the assistant vice president for Information Technology Services, Jason leads a talented group of professionals in the areas of Desktop Support, the IT Help Desk, and Learning and Applied Innovation. ITS supports NDSU's mission as a student-focused, land grant, research university in an environment of collaboration, teamwork and individual initiative. Jason serves North Dakota State University, the N.D. University System, and the state of N.D. with more than 20 years of experience in higher education, leading IT organizations, teams and initiatives involving a broad range of enterprise services and technologies. His diversity of expertise spans the southwest, east coast and northern plains.
Phone: (701) 231-5585
Email: jason.blosser@ndsu.edu
Steve Sobiech
Assistant Vice President for Enterprise Computing & Infrastructure
Steve provides leadership, planning, implementation and support for a wide range of IT services and resources – including networks, servers, applications, databases, storage and end-user experience – to effectively meet the overall research and business needs of the university.
Phone: (701) 231-6150
Email: s.sobiech@ndsu.edu
Khang Hoang
Executive Director of the Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology (CCAST)
Khang received his Ph.D. in physics from Michigan State University. He is an accomplished researcher in physics, chemistry, and materials science and has over two decades of experience with high-performance computing. Before joining NDSU, he was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California–Santa Barbara and then a postdoctoral fellow at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. His research interests include computational modeling, theory, and design of materials for energy storage and conversion, photonics, optoelectronics, and quantum information applications. As a research computing professional, he advises and trains other researchers on the applications of high-performance computing in various research fields and works to develop computing resources to meet the needs of the research community. At CCAST, he leads a diverse team of professionals responsible for developing, managing, and delivering efficient, high-performance compute and research data storage resources and services to researchers at NDSU and beyond.
Phone: (701) 231-8374
Email: khang.hoang@ndsu.edu