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

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

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

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

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

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