Alumni Corner

Jonathan Page

Jonathan Page earned his Master of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering in 2013. He is the President and Principal Engineer of River Mechanics, an engineering firm he founded in 2020. He was honored as an Outstanding Young Alumnus at the 2025 CALS Alumni Awards.

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James Lamb

James Lamb is a lifelong farmer and environmental specialist from Clinton, North Carolina. He graduated from BAE in 1996, and was honored as an Outstanding Alumnus at the 2025 CALS Alumni Awards.

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Sana Siddiqui

Siddiqui graduated from the BAE Department in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Engineering with concentration in bioprocessing. She is now an entrepreneur, owning a small business in the food manufacturing industry.

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Augusto Yuri Villa

Villa graduated from BAE with a M.S. in 2023. He currently works at Crumpler Pipe INC., where he spearheads digital transformation initiatives.

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Carly Graves

Graves received two degrees from the BAE department. She received her B.S. in Biological Engineering in Spring 2021 and her M.S. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering in Spring 2023. She now works as an assistant project engineer at Agri-Waste Technology.

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Ben Cauthen

Cauthen graduated from the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering in 2018 with a degree in biological engineering with an agricultural concentration. Currently, Cauthen is an engineer and project manager for Cavanaugh & Associates.

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Shelby Orton

Orton graduated from the BAE department’s BAET Program in 2023. She now works as a Business Representative for BASF Ag Solutions.

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Victoria Augoustides

In 2022, Augoustides completed a B.S. in biological engineering with a concentration in bioprocessing. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Charlie Stillwell

Stillwell graduated from BAE with a Ph.D. in 2019. Now, he is a hydrologist for the South Atlantic Water Science Center’s Watershed and Statistical Hydrology Team.

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Emine Fidan

In 2022 Fidan graduated with a Ph.D. from the BAE Department. She is now an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee.

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Caleb Kleven

Kleven graduated with a B.S. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering Technology in 2023. He currently works for KSI National Engineering Company as an environmental engineer-in-training.

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Natalie Chazal

In 2023, Chazal completed her M.S. in Biological and Agricultural Systems Analysis from BAE. she is now working towards her Ph.D. in Wildlife Science at Oregon State University.

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Vashti Campbell

Campbell graduated from BAE with a Ph.D. in 2022. Her adviser was Steven Hall. Her research focused on enhancing the depuration process for oysters. She is now scientist consultant in food processing, safety, quality and regulatory compliance.

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Spencer Corkins

Corkins graduated from NC State with a B.S. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering Technology in 2023. He currently works at Sage Ag Inc. as a Software Systems Integrator.

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