Staff Features

Oct 10, 2022

A ‘Yes’ Person: Lisa Sand Joins NCFIL as Senior Food Scientist

“I’m thrilled to be working with this team. We’re really building something here,” says Lisa Sand, new Senior Food Scientist at the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL). Joining the team in…

Aug 4, 2022

Robert Price: Committed to Food Safety 

“The job has been great. It’s a combination of two things I love the most: hands-on time in the lab and involvement with the business side of things,” says Robert…

Jul 18, 2022

Summer Interns Thrive at NCFIL

The NC State Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) is working with a new class of summer interns. Hailing from three different universities in the region, Maddie Brenner, Andrew Beaver and Ginger…

Jun 15, 2022

Senior Food Scientist Ryan Walker Strives to Make Impact

Ryan Walker considers himself lucky to have traveled the path that led to his new role as Senior Food Scientist at the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL). He describes his career progression…

Jan 26, 2022

Dede Beaver: Ready To Roll Up Her Sleeves

Dede Beaver is a mother to four grown children and enjoys the chaos of the everyday. This passion for life, especially for food, cooking, and baking, plus her enthusiastic, team-player attitude,…

Jan 12, 2022

NCFIL Intern Spotlight: Chloe Brubaker

Chloe Brubaker has been interning full time with the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) this fall semester as part of her desire to learn more about the food science industry. Currently a…

Sep 15, 2021

NCFIL + JWU Partnership: Patillo Featured in Spectrum and JWU Articles 

Chris Patillo, NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) intern, was featured in “Johnson & Wales graduate helps create new plant-based foods” on Spectrum News North Carolina. His internship was also highlighted in…

Aug 25, 2021

NCFIL Summer Intern: Chris Patillo

Chris Patillo is a recent graduate from Johnson and Wales University and one of the summer interns at NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL). While working toward his bachelor’s degree in Applied Food Science, Patillo…

Aug 11, 2021

NCFIL Summer Intern: Emilize Momplaisir

“There hasn’t been a side of food science I haven’t liked yet,” says Emilize Momplaisir, one of the interns who joined the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) this summer.  With an interest…

Jul 29, 2021

Joe Hildebrand: Certified Culinary Scientist

From knife cuts to the molecular structure of your dinner, Joe Hildebrand knows it all.  As the Pilot Plant Manager at the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL), Hildebrand manages the 3000 sq. ft. pilot…