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Teaching Faculty

Name Position Phone Email
Susan Bernacki, Ph.D. Research Associate, Biomedical Engineering 919-513-7710 shbernac@ncsu.edu
Krisstina Burgess, Ph.D. Senior Scientist 919-515-0222 ksburges@ncsu.edu
Ruben Carbonell, Ph.D. Executive Director (On Leave) 919-515-5118 ruben@ncsu.edu
Kirill Efimenko, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 919-513-0548 efimenko@ncsu.edu
Driss Elhanafi, Ph.D. Senior Scientist 919-513-8236 delhana@ncsu.edu
Michael Flickinger, Ph.D. Director, Academic Programs 919-515-0175 michael_flickinger@ncsu.edu
Gary Gilleskie, Ph.D. Acting Executive Director & Director, Operations 919-515-0176 gary_gilleskie@ncsu.edu
Nathaniel Hentz, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Analytical Lab 919-515-0218 nat_hentz@ncsu.edu
Rick Lawless Director, Industry Programs 919-515-8526 rick_lawless@ncsu.edu
Paul Mozdziak, Ph.D. Professor, Poultry Science 919-515-5544 pemozdzi@ncsu.edu
Laurie Overton Senior Scientist 919-513-8237 lkovert2@ncsu.edu
Jennifer Pancorbo, Ph.D. Assistant Director,
Bioprocess Services		 919-515-0215
919-513-8234		 jennifer_pancorbo@ncsu.edu
Charles Rutter, Ph.D. Senior Scientist 919-513-1698 cdrutter@ncsu.edu
John Sheppard, Ph.D. Professor, Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences 919-513-0802 jdsheppa@ncsu.edu
Caroline Smith-Moore, Ph.D. Senior Scientist 919-513-8094 cmsmith5@ncsu.edu
John van Zanten, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor 919-515-0217 john_vz@ncsu.edu
Lucas Vann, Ph.D. Manager, Bioprocess Engineering 919-515-0214 lucas_vann@ncsu.edu

BTEC Teaching Fellows

Name Title
Decebal Bora, Pharm. D., MPH Director of Regulatory Affairs, ActoGeniX N.V., Ghent, Belgium
Bruce K. Burnett, Ph.D., RAC (US, EU) Director of Regulatory Affairs, Duke Translational Medicine Institute, Duke University
Lucia Clontz, MS, D. H.Sc. Site Quality Head, Xellia Pharmaceuticals
Marcello Fidaleo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems, University of Tuscia, Italy
Richard E. Kouri, Ph.D. Professor of Practice, Poole College of Management, NC State University
Pierre Leveau, Pharm. D. Head of the Quality, Safety and Environment Unit, European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) – Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France
Jeff Odum, MS, CPIP Director of Operations, Integrated Project Services, North Carolina
Baley Reeves, Ph.D.  
Saly Romero-Torres, Ph.D. Senior Manager of Process Data Analytics, Biogen RTP
Abhinav A. Shukla, Ph.D. Vice President of Process Development and Manufacturing, KBI Biopharma

Staff

Name Position Phone Email
John Balchunas Assistant Director, Professional Development Programs 919-515-0550 john_balchunas@ncsu.edu
Steve Boone Finance Manager 919-513-1631 steven_boone@ncsu.edu
Patty Brown Instructional Designer 919-513-1099 patty_brown@ncsu.edu
Chris Cummings Bioprocess Training Associate   clcummi2@ncsu.edu
Elizabeth Dustin Bioprocess Training Associate   edustin@ncsu.edu
Brian Herring Instructional Media Developer 919-515-0212 brian_herring@ncsu.edu
Zach Hetzler Bioprocess Training Associate   zjhetzle@ncsu.edu
Melody Lao Scientist II 919-515-4239 mklao@ncsu.edu
Lauren Liles Bioprocess Training Associate   lauren_liles@ncsu.edu
Brian Mosley Scientist II 919-515-2855 brian_mosley@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
Alan Overton Maintenance Engineer 919-515-4797 jaoverto@ncsu.edu
Michael Ray Bioprocess Training Associate   michael_ray@ncsu.edu
Michele Ray-Davis Manager, Planning, Supply Chain and Central Services 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
Arjun Shastry Bioprocess Training Associate   sshastr2@ncsu.edu
Jason Stappenbeck Maintenance Engineer 919-515-0185 j_stapp@ncsu.edu
Suleiman Sweilem Bioprocess Training Associate   smabuswe@ncsu.edu
John Taylor Bioprocess Training Associate   john_taylor@ncsu.edu
Matt Teten Scientist II 919-515-2644 mateten@ncsu.edu
Erica Vilsaint Bioprocess Training Associate   embrown4@ncsu.edu
Melody Woodyard Assistant Director, Finance & Administration 919-513-8095 melody_woodyard@ncsu.edu
Greg Worsley Scientist I   gtworsle@ncsu.edu
Haiwei Zhang Scientist II 919-513-1699 haiwei_zhang@ncsu.edu
Xinyu "Catherine" Zhang, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar 919-515-0166 xzhang5@ncsu.edu