Biocarbon Utilization & Sequestration

Principal Investigator

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

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

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