Our Staff
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. Whatever 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, ME
207-581-2237
General email: umaine.pdc@maine.edu
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Derek Raschke, B.S.
Fiscal & Administrative Coordinator
207-581-2237
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Nayereh Dadoo, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Intern
207-974-6067
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Jamie Hargreaves
Research Engineer III / Senior Project Manager
207-631-0633
PDC Collaborators
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Jake Ward
Vice President of Innovation and Economic Development
207-581-2201
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Hemant Pendse, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
207-581-2290
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James J. Beaupre
Director, Industrial Cooperation
207-581-1345
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Shane O'Neill, M.S.
Forest Industry Business Development Manager
207-581-2812
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Amy E. Luce, B.S.
Technology Research Center Manager, FBRI
207-581-1453
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Douglas W. Bousfield, Ph.D.
Calder Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
207-581-2300
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Mehdi Tajvidi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials, School of Forest Resources
207-581-2852
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Douglas Gardner, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Operations, Bioproducts, & Bioenergy
207-581-2846
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Stephen M. Shaler
Professor of Wood Chemistry, School of Forest Resources
207-581-4737
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Susan MacKay, Ph.D.
Senior R&D Program Manager II, ASCC
207-852-9384
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William Gramlich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
207-581-1173
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Eric N. Landis, Ph.D., P.E.
Frank M. Taylor Professor of Civil Engineering
207-581-2173
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Jinwu Wang, Ph.D.
Research Forest Products Technologist, U.S. Forest Service
207-581-2394
Learn more about our external partners / collaborators here.