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Principal Investigator

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Joe Sagues, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Education & Academic R&D Experience:
 

  • PhD, Forest Biomaterials
    North Carolina State University
    2018 - 2020
     

  • MS, Chemical Engineering
    University of Florida 
    2015 - 2017
     

  • MS, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
    University of Florida
    2015 - 2017
     

  • BS, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
    University of Florida
    2009 - 2012

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Non-Academic R&D Experience:
 

  • Research Fellow (SCGSR)
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    US Department of Energy
    2020
     

  • Summer Scholar
    Green Chemistry Institute
    American Chemical Society
    2019
     

  • Technology-to-Market Scholar
    Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
    Department of Energy
    2018
     

  • Senior Bioprocess Engineer
    Stan Mayfield Biorefinery
    University of Florida & Georgia Pacific LLC
    2012 - 2015
    YouTube video of the biorefinery

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Postdoctoral Researchers

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Jingjing Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher 

Education:
PhD in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 2025,
NC State University
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Edgar Carrejo, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher 

Education:
PhD in Forest Biomaterials, 2025,
NC State University

Graduate Students

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Lillian Lower
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Education:
MS Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 2023
North Carolina State University
BS Civil Engineering, 2020
Gonzaga University​

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Tanvir Islam
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Education:
MS in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2024
University of Dhaka.
 
BS in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2022
University of Dhaka.

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Pablo Ortiz Paciello
MS Student & Graduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Education: 
BS in Biotechnology, 2022
Universidad Nacional de Asunción

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Ramesh Kalagnanam
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Education: 
MS in Chemical Engineering, 2025
University of Saskatchewan

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Nora Sauers
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant
Crop & Soil Sciences,
North Carolina State University
(co-advised with Dr. Alex Woodley)

Education:
BS in Biological & Agricultural Engineering, 2024
NC State University
 

Undergraduate Students

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Jason Fogelsonger
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
 

Sai Gosala
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
 

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Gray Hudson
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
 

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Grant Johnson
Undergraduate Research Assistant
 Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
 

Casey Jones
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
 

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Harrison King
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
 

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Luke Ryan
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
North Carolina State University
 

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Abby Studnek

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
 

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Lab Alumni

Nate Garland, PhD

​Postdoctoral Researcher, 2024 

Biological & Agricultural Engineering

North Carolina State University

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Current position:

Electrochemical Engineer, Biowear     

June Khongpatimakorn
MS Student and Graduate Research Assistant, 2021 - 2023
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Current position: BioMed Operations Manager, LCI

Ruochen Wu, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, 2021 - 2023
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
North Carolina State University

Current position: New Product Launch Engineer, BASF

Trevor Vook
MS Student & Graduate Research Assistant, 2021 - 2023
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University


Current position: Nuclear Engineer I, Duke Energy

Luke Szoch
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2020 - 2021
2021 REEP Scholar
 Biological Engineering
North Carolina State University

Current position: MS student, Crop & Soil Science, NCSU

Delani McKee
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2020 - 2021
Biological Engineering
North Carolina State University

Current position: Environmental Engineer, AECOM

Julianne Mahley
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2022
Biological Engineering
North Carolina State University

Current position: Environmental Health and Safety Leadership Associate, Parker Hannifin

Shomari Presswood
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2022
North Carolina State University

Current Position: Ecological Engineering Intern, Kris Bass Engineering

Paige Seibert
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2020 - 2021
Biological Engineering

Current position: MS Student in BAE, NCSU

Nicolas Clauser, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
2022 - 2023
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Current position: Research Engineer at the Idaho National Laboratory

Yaojing Qiu, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
2022 - 2025
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Current position: Assistant Professor, Biotechnology, Three Gorges University, China

Md Sumon Reza, PhD

​Postdoctoral Researcher

2023 - 2025

Biological & Agricultural Engineering

North Carolina State University

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Current Position: Environmental Engineer, NC Department of Environmental Quality

Shammya Afroze, PhD

​Postdoctoral Researcher

2024-2025

Biological & Agricultural Engineering

North Carolina State University

     

Vanessa Rondon Berrio, PhD
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant
2021 - 2025
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, National Lab of the Rockies (formerly National Renewable Energy Lab)

Julia Cunniffe, PhD
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant
2021 - 2025
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Forest Biomaterials, NC State University

Ethan Woods, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
2025
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant
2021 - 2025
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich, Switzerland​

Perry Berlin
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2022 - 2024
Biological Engineering
North Carolina State University
 
Current Position: 
Project Engineer, AgriWaste Technologies

Chloe Lum
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2023 - 2024

Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University

 

Current Position: 

Project Engineer, AgriWaste Technologies
 

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