The CEB includes over 50 faculty, research scientists, technicians, graduate students, and undergraduate students originating from over ten different departments across the UT and Agricultural campuses, as well as adjunct members from industry and government laboratories.
Frank Loeffler, Ph.D., Director, Governor’s Chair
UT E-mail: frank.loeffler@utk.edu
ORNL E-mail: loefflerfe@ornl.gov
Telephone: 865-974-4933
Steven Ripp, Ph.D., Research Professor
E-mail: saripp@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-9605
Theodore Henry, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Sciences
E-mail: thenry8@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8080
Art Meyers, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor
E-mail: ameyers@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8080
Susan Pfiffner, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor
E-mail: pfiffner@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8080
Gary Sayler, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
E-mail: sayler@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8080
Tatiana Vishnivetskaya, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
E-mail: tvishniv@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8080
Jie Zhuang, Ph.D., Professor, Biosystems Engineering
E-mail: jzhuang@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8080
Renee Johnson, Senior Administrative Services Assistant
E-mail: rdjohns@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8080
Dan Williams, M.S., Research Associate II
E-mail: dwilli34@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8072
Tingting Xu, Ph.D., Research Associate II
E-mail: txu2@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8369
Robert Murdoch, Ph.D., Bioinformatics Coordinator
E-mail: rmurdoch@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8075
Veronica Brown, M.S., Research Coordinator II
E-mail: vabrown@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8075
Nanna Brande-Lavridsen, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
E-mail: nbrandel@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8072
Fadime Kara Murdoch, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
E-mail: fmurdoch@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-7839
Daihan Wang
E-mail: dwang49@vols.utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8080
Fang Ji, Ph.D., Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
E-mail: fji@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8080
Xianghua Xu, Ph.D., Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
E-mail: xxu13@utk.edu
Telephone: 865-974-8080