People

Our staff here at the Process Development Center are experts in the fields of chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical synthesis, chemical analysis, and product innovation. No matter the nature of your project, our team of specialists will support you from start to finish.

If you have any questions or would like to find out more about working with the PDC, contact Colleen Walker.

Main PDC Office Room 107, Jenness Hall University of Maine Orono, Maine (207) 581-2237

General Email: umaine.pdc@maine.edu

PDC Staff

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Colleen Walker, Ph.D.

Director
colleen.walker@maine.edu

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Donna Johnson, Ph.D.

Research Manager
donna.johnson@maine.edu

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Haixuan Zou, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist
haixuan.zou@maine.edu

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Derek Raschke, B.S.

Fiscal & Administrative Coordinator
derek.raschke@maine.edu

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Seongkyung Park, M.S.

Senior Scientist
seongkyung.park@maine.edu

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Nathan O.A. Hill ll

Engineering Assistant l
nohill@maine.edu

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Nayereh Dadoo, Ph.D.

Research Scientist ll
nayereh.dadoo@maine.edu

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Kevin Doyle, B.A.

Project Technician
Kevin.doyle@maine.edu

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Jamie Hargreaves

Research Engineer lll / Senior Project Manager
james.hargreaves@maine.edu

PDC Collaborators

Jake Ward

Vice President of Innovation and Economic Development
jsward@maine.edu

James J. Beaupre

Director, Industrial Cooperation
james.beaupre@maine.edu

Shane O’Neill, M.S.

Forest Industry Business Development Manager
shane.r.oneill@maine.edu

Amy E. Luce, B.S.

Technology Research Center Manager, FBRI
amy.e.luce@maine.edu

Douglas Bousfield

Douglas W. Bousfield, Ph.D.

Calder Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
bousfld@maine.edu

Mehdi Tajvidi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials, School of Forest Resources
mehdi.tajvidi@maine.edu

Susan MacKay, Ph.D.

Senior R&D Program Manager ll, ASCC
susan.mackay@maine.edu

William Gramlich, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry
william.gramlich@maine.edu

Carl Tripp, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
ctripp@maine.edu

Eric Landis

Eric N. Landis, Ph.D., PE

Frank M. Taylor Professor of Civil Engineering
landis@maine.edu

Jinwu Wang, Ph.D.

Research Forest Products Technologist, U.S. Forest Service
jinwu.wang@maine.edu

Learn more about our external partners / collaborators here.