Faculty & Staff

Amogh Ambardekar.

Dr. Amogh Ambardekar

Director of LSU AgCenter FOODii
297D Knapp Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-4448
Email: AAmbardekar@agcenter.lsu.edu

Ashley Gutierrez.

Ashley Gutierrez

Asst. Director of LSU AgCenter FOODii
216 Animal and Food Sciences Laboratories
39 Forestry Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-5423
Email: AGutierrez@agcenter.lsu.edu

Yupeng Gaojpg.

Dr. Yupeng Gao

R&D Food Scientist, Sensory Scientist
149 Ingram Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-6762
Email: YGao@agcenter.lsu.edu

Tony Barber.

Tony Barber

LSU AgCenter FOODii Maintenance Superintendent, Facilities Planning
4161 Gourrier Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Email: TBarber@agcenter.lsu.edu

Andrea Armstrong.

Andrea Armstrong

Facility Coordinator-FOODii
149 Ingram Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-3713
Email: aarmstrong@agcenter.lsu.edu

Jenny Marceaux.

Jennifer Marceaux

Assistant to the Director
School of Nutrition and Food Sciences
297B Knapp Hall - LSU
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-578-1509
Email: JMarceaux@agcenter.lsu.edu

Research & Faculty Partners


Shannon Coleman.

Dr. Shannon Coleman

Dr. Coleman partners with FOODii to develop food safety curricula, educational resources, and technical assistance for food entrepreneurs and small processors. Her work focuses on helping businesses understand and implement Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Preventive Controls for Human Food requirements, and other food safety regulations.

Achyut Adhikari.

Dr. Achyut Adhikari

Dr. Adhikari partners and serves with FOODii to collaborate on shelf-life projects and serves as a process authority to FOODii tenants.

Dr. Adhikari’s Food Safety Lab studies foodborne pathogens in agricultural products and develops practical strategies to reduce food safety risks from farm to consumer.

Chuck Boeneke.

Dr. Charles Boeneke

Dr. Boeneke partners and supports FOODii from a dairy research and bottling line expertise perspective along with multiple trainings.

Witoon Prinyawiwatkul.

Witoon Prinyawiwatkul

Dr. Witoon is Professor of Product Development and Sensory.

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