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Professors
Name | Project Role | Institution | Discipline | |
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Rakesh Agrawal | ![]() |
Director | Purdue University | Chemical Engineering |
Mitch Tuinstra | ![]() |
Co-Director | Purdue University | Agronomy |
Peter Bermel | ![]() |
Thrust Lead | Purdue University | Electrical Engineering |
Sylvie Brouder | ![]() |
Thrust Co-Lead | Purdue University | Agronomy |
Nathalie Duval-Couetil | ![]() |
Chair, Assessment & Dev. Committee | Purdue University | Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
Margaret Gitau | ![]() |
Thrust Lead | Purdue University | Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
Michael Harris | ![]() |
Chair, DERR Board & Thrust Co-lead |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Education |
Juan Sesmero | ![]() |
Thrust Lead | Purdue University | Agricultural Economics |
Aavudai Anandhi Swamy | ![]() |
Site Leader & Thrust Co-Lead |
Florida A&M University |
Biological Systems Engineering |
Gang Chen | ![]() |
Florida A&M University |
Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Staff
Name | Project Role | Institution | |
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Melissa LaGuire | ![]() |
Program Coordinator | Purdue University |
Chris Murray | ![]() |
Project Manager | Purdue University |
Graduate Student Trainees
Name | Institution | Discipline | |
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Elizabeth Grubbs | ![]() |
Purdue University | Electrical Engineering |
Shelby Gruss | ![]() |
Purdue University | Agronomy |
Val Z. Schull | ![]() |
Purdue University | Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
David Rokke | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering |
Kyle Weideman | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering |
Jonathan Turnley | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering |
Apurva Pradhan | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering |
Anna Murray | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering |
Chloe Henson | ![]() |
Purdue University | Agricultural Economics |
Daniel Hayes | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering |
Robert Spilker | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering |
Ryan Swope | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering |
Graduate Student Associates
Name | Institution | Discipline | |
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Varsha | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering |
NRT Team Alumni
Name | Institution | Discipline | Current Activity | |
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Ryan Ellis | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering | Senior Scientist I at AbbVie |
Yiru Li | ![]() |
Purdue University | Chemical Engineering | Process Research Engineer at Sinopec |
Allison Perna | ![]() |
Purdue University | Electrical Engineering | Graduate Research Intern at National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
Advisory Boards
External Advisory Board
Naoki Abe | IBM |
Klaus Koehler | Corteva |
Timothy Hebrink | 3M |
William Tumas | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
Erick Fernandes | The World Bank |
Don Villwock | Villwock Farms |
Internal Advisory Board
Melba Crawford | Purdue University |
Tomas Diaz de la Rubia | Purdue University |
Bernie Engel | Purdue University |
Carol Handwerker | Purdue University |
Sangtae Kim | Purdue University |
Karen Plaut | Purdue University |
Ronald Turco | Purdue University |
Timothy Moore | Florida A&M University |
Robert Taylor | Florida A&M University |
David Jackson | Florida A&M University |
Carl Goodman | Florida A&M University |
Diversity, Engagement, Retention, and Recruitment Board
Michael Harris (Chair) | Purdue University |
Pamala Morris | Purdue University |
Virginia Womack | Purdue University |
Beth Holloway | Purdue University |
Audeen Fentiman | Purdue University |
Linda S. Lee | Purdue University |
Shonda Bernadin | Florida A&M University |
Charmane Caldwell | Florida A&M University |