N.C. PSI Leadership

Richard H. Linton
Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Steven Lommel
Associate Dean for Research, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Director, North Carolina Agricultural Research Service

Stephen Briggs
Launch Director, North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative

Platform Directors

The N.C. PSI platform directors lead and guide the initiative’s research, Extension and education activities.

Hannah Burrack in front of a corn field.

Oct 21, 2020

PSI Profile: Hannah Burrack, Director of Education and Outreach

Hannah Burrack, a professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, was recently appointed the Director of Education and Outreach for the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative.

Cranos Williams in front of Hunt Library

Nov 18, 2020

PSI Profile: Cranos Williams, Platform Director for Data-Driven Plant Sciences

Cranos Williams, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named the director of the Data-Driven Plant Sciences platform for the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative.

Man leaning against a fence post, with grain bins in the background.

Feb 9, 2021

PSI Profile: Chris Reberg-Horton, Platform Director for Resilient Agricultural Systems

The North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative’s platform director for resilient agricultural systems shares thoughts on the position, the initiative, agriculture and NC State.

Feb 8, 2021

PSI Profile: Ross Sozzani, Platform Director for Plant Improvement

The plant improvement platform director for the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative shares her vision: collaboration, innovative crop technologies and students ready for the workforce.

A man wearing a white hard hat at the construction site of the new N.C. PSI building.

One of the first people tapped with turning the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative vision into a reality was CALS alumnus Geoff Bock. Hired in 2016 as the project manager, Bock now also serves as the interim director of operations.

Geoff Bock
(919) 513-4284
grbock@ncsu.edu

A rendering of the Plant Sciences Building

Feb 8, 2021

Launch Director's Report: Progress in Challenging Times

In spite of all the challenges, the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative made great strides in 2020. Launch Director Steve Briggs shares the initiative’s progress on people and facilities in his last Launch Director’s Report.

Dean Linton at the Plant Sciences Building Groundbreaking in September.

Jan 25, 2020

Launch Director’s Report: January 2020

N.C. PSI Launch Director Steve Briggs provides an update on the Plant Sciences Building, new Initiative programs and more.

Sep 6, 2019

Launch Director's Report: Welcome to N.C. PSI

N.C. PSI is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for advancing U.S. plant science research and innovation. No other U.S. region or state is as uniquely positioned as North Carolina to drive that innovation. Join us as we accelerate innovation in the plant sciences.

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