Principal Investigator
Joe Sagues, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
Education & Academic R&D Experience:
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PhD, Forest Biomaterials
North Carolina State University
2018 - 2020
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MS, Chemical Engineering
University of Florida
2015 - 2017
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MS, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
University of Florida
2015 - 2017
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BS, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
University of Florida
2009 - 2012
Non-Academic R&D Experience:
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Research Fellow (SCGSR)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
US Department of Energy
2020
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Summer Scholar
Green Chemistry Institute
American Chemical Society
2019
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Technology-to-Market Scholar
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Department of Energy
2018
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Senior Bioprocess Engineer
Stan Mayfield Biorefinery
University of Florida & Georgia Pacific LLC
2012 - 2015
YouTube video of the biorefinery
Visiting Scholars
Nicolas Clauser, PhD
Visiting Scholar & Research Associate
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
Researcher, IMAM (Instituto de Materiales de Misiones)
Education:
PhD Applied Science, 2019
Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Argentina
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Ruochen Wu, PhD
Co-advised by Dr. Fanxing Li
Postdoctoral Researcher
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
North Carolina State University
Education:
PhD Chemical Engineering, 2017
Brigham Young University
Yaojing Qiu, PhD
Co-advised by Dr. Jay Cheng
Postdoctoral Researcher
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
Education:
PhD: Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University (2022)
MS: Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University (2016)
BS: Biology, Kansas State University (2012)
Graduate Students
Trevor Vook
MS Student & Graduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
Education:
BS Mechanical Engineering, 2020
North Carolina State University
Vanessa Rondon Berrio
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
Education:
MS Biotechnology, 2020
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
BS Biological Engineering, 2010
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Julia Cunniffe
Co-advised by Dr. Wayne Yuan
MS Student & Graduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
Education:
BS Biological Systems Engineering, 2019
University of California, Davis
Ethan Woods
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
Education:
BS Biosystems Engineering, 2021
Auburn University
Lilian Lower
Co-advised by Dr. Jay Cheng
MS Student & Graduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
Education:
BS Civil Engineering, 2021
Gonzaga University
Undergraduate Students
Luke Szoch
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2021 REEP Scholar
2nd Year Student, Biological Engineering
North Carolina State University
Paige Seibert
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2021 OUR Summer Research Awardee
2020 Park Scholar
2nd Year Student, Biological Engineering
North Carolina State University
Delani McKee
Undergraduate Research Assistant
4th Year Student, Biological Engineering
North Carolina State University
June Khongpatimakorn
Undergraduate Research Assistant
4th Year Student, Biological Engineering
Biomanufacturing Minor (BTEC)
North Carolina State University
Julianne Mahley
Undergraduate Research Assistant
4th Year Student, Chemical Engineering
North Carolina State University
