Our Team | Bioeconomy Institute

Leadership

Doug Heemstra

Director of Operations

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Holland & Lansing

heemstr8@msu.edu

Holland Team

Tom Bauer

Environmental Compliance Officer

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Holland

Bob Bouwkamp

Engineering Manager

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Holland

bouwka14@msu.edu

Kurt Ritsema

Pilot Plant Manager

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Holland

ritsema8@msu.edu

Charley Taylor

Process Engineer/Analytical Chemist

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Holland

henges50@msu.edu

Lansing Team

Nathan Klintworth

Downstream Processing, Lead

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Lansing

Alaina Pardonnet

Alaina Pardonnet

Pilot Plant Fermentation, Lead

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Lansing

alpardon@msu.edu

Stefan Schwegmann

Stefan Schwegmann

Process Development and Analytical, Lead

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Lansing

sschwegm@msu.edu

Ben Haller

Senior Fermentation Specialist, SCADA Software Programmer

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Lansing

hallerbe@msu.edu

Sean Larson

Senior Fermentation Specialist, Project Manager

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Lansing

larso118@msu.edu

Karyn Steyer Sanders

Senior Fermentation Specialist, Project Manager

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Lansing

steyerka@msu.edu

Robert J. Hanchar

Robert J. Hanchar

Consultant, Organic Chemistry, Downstream Processing

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Lansing

rhanchar@msu.edu

Susanne Kleff

Consultant, Metabolic Engineering

MSU Bioeconomy Institute - Lansing