Faculty and Staff

Teaching Faculty

Name Position Phone Email
Dr. Susan Bernacki Research Associate, Biomedical Engineering 919-513-7710 shbernac@ncsu.edu
Dr. Ruben Carbonell Director 919-515-0177
919-515-5118		 ruben@ncsu.edu
Dr. Kirill Efimenko Research Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 919-513-0548 efimenko@ncsu.edu
Dr. Driss Elhanafi Senior Bioprocessing Scientist 919-513-8236 driss_elhanafi@ncsu.edu
Dr. Michael Flickinger Associate Director, Academic Programs 919-515-0175 michael_flickinger@ncsu.edu
Dr. Gary Gilleskie Director, Operations 919-515-0176 gary_gilleskie@ncsu.edu
Dr. Nathaniel Hentz Assistant Director, Analytical Lab 919-515-0218 nat_hentz@ncsu.edu
Dr. Henry Lamb Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 919-515-6395 lamb@ncsu.edu
Rick Lawless, CPIP Associate Director, Strategic Programs 919-515-8526 rick_lawless@ncsu.edu
Dr. Paul Mozdziak Professor, Poultry Science 919-515-5544 pemozdzi@ncsu.edu
Dr. Gisele Passador-Gurgel Teaching Assistant Professor 919-515-0222 gisele_gurgel@ncsu.edu
Dr. Baley Reeves Senior Bioprocessing Scientist 919-513-8094 baley_reeves@ncsu.edu
Dr. Jennifer Ruiz Assistant Director, Bioprocessing Services 919-515-0215 jennifer_ruiz@ncsu.edu
Dr. John Sheppard Professor, Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Science 919-513-0802 jdsheppa@ncsu.edu
Dr. John van Zanten Teaching Assistant Professor 919-515-0217 john_vz@ncsu.edu
Lucas Vann Senior Bioprocessing Scientist 919-515-0214 lucas_vann@ncsu.edu

Staff

Name Position Phone Email
Paul Adams, Jr. Finance Manager 919-513-1631 paul_adams@ncsu.edu
Ray Anover Assistant Director, Student Coordination & Industry Relations 919-513-8237 ray_anover@ncsu.edu
Korrie Blanchard University Program Associate 919-515-0225 klblanch@ncsu.edu
Steve Boone Finance 919-515-8377 sgboone@ncsu.edu
Patty Brown Senior Instructional Designer 919-513-1099 patty_brown@ncsu.edu
Ryan Garrett Bioprocess Training Associate 919-513-2000 ryan_garrett@ncsu.edu
Ricky Griffin Bioprocess Training Associate 919-515-0208 ricky_griffin@ncsu.edu
LaShonda Herndon Bioprocess Training Associate 919-515-2000 lsherndo@ncsu.edu
Brian Herring Instructional Media Developer 919-515-0212 brian_herring@ncsu.edu
Dr. Denis Jackson Manager, Professional Development Programs 919-513-8234 denis_jackson@ncsu.edu
Rebecca Kitchener Analytical Training Associate 919-515-0206 rebecca_kitchener@ncsu.edu
Maria Kostyukovskaya Bioprocess Training Associate 919-513-2000 maria_kostyu@ncsu.edu
Melody Lao Bioprocess Training Associate 919-513-2000 melody_lao@ncsu.edu
Lauren Liles Bioprocess Training Associate 919-515-0193 lauren_liles@ncsu.edu
Brian Mosley Laboratory Manager 919-515-2855 bjmosley@ncsu.edu
Dr. Amith Naik Senior Bioprocessing Scientist 919-515-7054 adnaik2@ncsu.edu
Winnell Newman Manager, Student Programs 919-515-0213 winnell_newman@ncsu.edu
Robert Niklas Maintenance Engineer 919-515-0184 robert_niklas@ncsu.edu
Michael Ray Laboratory Manager 919-515-0173 michael_ray@ncsu.edu
Michele Ray Manager, Bioprocess 919-513-0952 michele_ray@ncsu.edu
Joe Reigher Maintenance Engineer 919-513-8212 joseph_reigher@ncsu.edu
Eric Safarz Bioprocess Training Associate 919-515-0178 eric_safarz@ncsu.edu
Jennifer Sasser Technology Support Technician 919-513-0964 jennifer_sasser@ncsu.edu
Ketan Shah Manager, Bioprocess Engineering 919-513-1698 ketan_shah@ncsu.edu
Chris Smith Graduate Programs Coordinator 919-513-2195 chris_smith4@ncsu.edu
Jason Stappenbeck Maintenance Engineer 919-515-0185 j_stapp@ncsu.edu
John Taylor Bioprocess Training Associate 919-513-2000 john_taylor@ncsu.edu
Jessica Weaver Bioprocess Training Associate 919-513-2196 jessica_weaver@ncsu.edu
Melody Woodyard Assistant Director, Finance & Administration 919-513-8095 melody_woodyard@ncsu.edu
Haiwei Zhang Laboratory Manager 919-513-1699 haiwei_zhang@ncsu.edu