BBEP Team Site Directors

• Director: Corinne Rutzke Ph.D.
• Purpose: Gathering at 9 sites (and growing) in the Northeastern US, our high-energy team of experts bring a passion for Sustainability, Education, and Bioenergy & Bioproducts to the workshops and learning tools we create.

Overview

Meet our team. Gathering at 9 sites (and growing) in the Northeastern US, our high-energy team of experts bring a passion for Sustainability, Education, and Bioenergy & Bioproducts to the workshops and learning tools we create. In addition to our Site Directors and Site Teams, our Program Participants (Teaching Partners and Teaching Fellows) become members of the team. Teaching Partners and Teaching Fellows serve as advisors to the program and also carry the message to our nation’s future workforce and to other teachers in their school, about the potential of bioenergy and bioproducts industries and the critical importance of preparation for these emerging multidiciplinary industries with courses in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Agriculture!

Corinne Rutzke, Ph.D.

Director, Bioenergy & Bioproducts Education Programs Job Title: Senior Research Associate, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering Affiliation: Cornell University Phone: 607-254-1530 Email: cfj4@cornell.edu...

Mingxin Guo, Ph.D.

Site Director, BBEP at Delaware State University Job Title: Associate Professor of Soil and Water Sciences Affiliation: Delaware State University Phone: 302-857-6479 Email: mguo@desu.edu My expertise is of soil, water,...

Tiffany Fleming

Site Director, BBEP at Boyce Thompson Institute Job Title: Director of Education and Outreach Affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute Phone: 607-254-6732 Email: tcf7@cornell.edu Website: http://bti.cornell.edu/education/...

Dennis Hall

Site Director, BBEP at Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center Job Title: Interim Director of the Ohio Bioproduct Innovation Center (OBIC) Affiliation: Ohio Bioproduct Innovation Center (OBIC) at OSU Phone: 614-292-4188 Email: ...

Zywia Wojnar

BBEP Co-program manager and Co-Site Director at Wings of Eagles Discovery Center Job Title: BBEP Program Manager and Co-Site Director Affiliation: Wings of Eagles Discovery Center Phone: 845-797-9765 Email: zwojnar@wingsofeagles.com...

Madhumi Mitra, Ph.D.

Site Director, BBEP at University of Maryland Eastern Shore Job Title: Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Department of Natural Sciences Affiliation: University of Maryland Eastern Shore Phone: 410-651-6049...

Serpil Guran, Ph.D.

Site Director, BBEP at Rutgers EcoComplex, New Jersey Job Title: Director, Rutgers EcoComplex, Alternative Energy Innovation Center Affiliation: Rutgers EcoComplex, Alternative Energy Innovation Center Phone: 609-499-3600 x 4225...

Leah Bug, M.Ed., NBCT

Site Director, BBEP at Pennsylvania State University Job Title: Assistant Director, Center for Science and the Schools Affiliation: Pennsylvania State University Phone: 814-865-8397 Email: leahbug@psu.edu Website: http://csats.psu.edu...

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, Ph.D.

Co-Site Director, BBEP at University of Maryland Eastern Shore Job Title: Professor of Engineering, Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences Affiliation: University of Maryland Eastern Shore Phone: 410-651-6479 Email:...

David DeVallance, Ph.D.

Site Director, BBEP at West Virginia University Job Title: Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Wood Science and Technology Affiliation: West Virginia University Phone: 304-293-0029 Email: david.devallance@mail.wvu.edu...