Staff Features

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…

Jul 19, 2021

NCFIL Executive Director Aimutis Elected IFT Fellow

NC State leaders as well as the other partners opening the NC Food Innovation Lab knew without a doubt they had landed a food science unicorn when Dr. Bill Aimutis accepted their…

Dec 9, 2020

NC State Food Science Club + NCFIL Make a Sweet Team

NCFIL Pilot Plant Manager Joseph Hildebrand was recently featured in the article, “Peppermint Partnership: N.C. State’s Food Science Club Manufactures Ice Cream Toppings at Research Campus”in the Salisbury Post. This article focuses…

May 15, 2020

Joseph Hildebrand: NCFIL’s New Pilot Plant Manager

New NCFIL Team Member Joseph Hildebrand knows what it’s like to be on a hard-working team and to serve others. Joe plays rugby, a game that teaches perseverance, and he…

Dec 3, 2019

Cindy Calhoun: Enthusiastic Team Player

An avid mentor, volunteer and sports enthusiast, NCFIL Senior Food Scientist Cindy Calhoun is a bona fide team player, a spirit that bodes well for this innovative lab. As a…

Oct 21, 2019

Celeste Brogdon: Developing Change

Celeste Brogdon grew up working in her family’s large vegetable garden. Every summer she helped her mother “put up” green beans, tomatoes, apple sauce and spaghetti sauce at the Glade Hill Community…