Staff

• Gene Griffin (View Bio)
  Director
  Phone: (701)231-8343
  Cell: (701)793-1081
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  gene.griffin@ndsu.edu
• Denver Tolliver (View Bio)
  Associate Director
  Phone: (701)231-7190
  Cell: (701)799-1279
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  denver.tolliver@ndsu.edu
• Carl Alyea
  Senior Software Engineer
  Phone: (720)238-0075
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  carl.alyea@ndsu.edu
• Jason Baker (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-1086
  Fax: (701)231-6265
  jason.baker@ndsu.edu
• Doug Benson (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-8388
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  doug.benson@ndsu.edu
• Gary Berreth (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)328-9856
  Fax: (701)328-9866
  gary.berreth@ndsu.edu
• Mark Berwick (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-9594
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  mark.berwick@ndsu.edu
• Shawn Birst (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-1063
  Fax: (701)231-6265
  shawn.birst@ndsu.edu
• Jody Bohn (View Bio)
  Academic Program Coordinator
  Phone: (701)231-7938
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  jody.bohn@ndsu.edu
• Tim Brown
  Senior Software Engineer
  Phone: (720)238-0077
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  timothy.brown@ndsu.edu
• Denise Brown (View Bio)
  Administrative Support
  Phone: (701)328-9855
  Fax: (701)328-9866
  denise.brown.1@ndsu.edu
• Daniel Carroll
  Senior Software Engineer
  Phone: (720)238-0078
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  daniel.carroll@ndsu.edu
• Tracey Dahl
  Accounts / Grants Technician
  Phone: (701)231-9595
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  tracey.dahl@ndsu.edu
• Alan Dybing (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-5988
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  alan.dybing@ndsu.edu
• Kathryn Harrington-Hughes (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)793-4345
  kathryn.harrington-hughes@ndsu.edu
• Gary Hegland (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-6436
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  gary.hegland@ndsu.edu
• Sue Hendrickson
  Administrative Assistant
  Phone: (701)231-7766
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  susan.hendrickson@ndsu.edu
• Mitch Hoffart
  Telecommunications Technician
  Phone: (701)231-8074
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  mitch.hoffart@ndsu.edu
• Jill Hough (View Bio)
  Advanced Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-8082
  Cell: (701)793-1364
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  jill.hough@ndsu.edu
• Tom Jirik
  Communications Coordinator
  Phone: (701)231-9629
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  thomas.jirik@ndsu.edu
• Kurt Johnson (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-7230
  Cell: (701)799-2037
  Fax: (701)231-6265
  kurt.d.johnson@ndsu.edu
• Peggy Kaiser-Mahardy
  Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineer
  Phone: (720)238-0082
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  peggy.kaiser.mahardy@ndsu.edu
• Brian Kalk (View Bio)
  MML Program Manager
  Phone: (701)231-6447
  Cell: (701)261-0373
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  brian.kalk@ndsu.edu
• Kevin Ketcher (View Bio)
  Research Assistant
  Phone: (701)231-6263
  Fax: (701)231-6265
  kevin.ketcher@gmail.com
• Brenda Lantz (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (720)238-0070
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  brenda.lantz@ndsu.edu
• Dave Levi (View Bio)
  NDLTAP Program Manager
  Phone: (701)328-9857
  Fax: (701)328-9866
  dave.levi@ndsu.edu
• Joan Lobato
  Project Coordinator
  Phone: (720)238-0076
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  joan.lobato@ndsu.edu
• Mark Lofgren (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-6428
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  mark.lofgren@ndsu.edu
• Charles John MacGowan (View Bio)
  Research Assistant
  Phone: (301)387-7862
  Fax: (301)387-7862
  jmacgowan@gcnetmail.net
• Mary Marquart
  Administrative Assistant
  Phone: (701)231-8058
  Fax: (701)231-6265
  mary.marquart@ndsu.edu
• Jeremy Mattson (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-5496
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  jeremy.w.mattson@ndsu.edu
• Kathy McCarthy
  Administrative Assistant
  Phone: (701)231-7767
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  kathy.mccarthy@ndsu.edu
• Jon Mielke (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)328-9865
  Fax: (701)328-9866
  jon.mielke@ndsu.edu
• Paul Miller
  Systems Administrator
  Phone: (720)238-0079
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  paul.j.miller.1@ndsu.edu
• Patrick Nichols (View Bio)
  Web Communications Manager
  Phone: (701)231-7718
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  patrick.nichols@ndsu.edu
• Del Peterson (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-5908
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  del.peterson@ndsu.edu
• Susan Peterson
  Administrative Secretary
  Phone: (701)231-8793
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  susan.peterson@ndsu.edu
• Dave Ripplinger (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-5265
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  david.ripplinger@ndsu.edu
• Sue Roberts
  Senior Technical Writer and Test Engineer
  Phone: (720)238-0081
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  susan.roberts@ndsu.edu
• Julie Rodriguez (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-7999
  Cell: (701)799-0674
  Fax: (701)231-7296
  julie.rodriguez@ndsu.edu
• Kathy Short
  Web Developer/Production Artist
  Phone: (720)238-0080
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  kathy.short@ndsu.edu
• Ayman Smadi (View Bio)
  Advanced Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-8101
  Cell: (701)799-2095
  Fax: (701)231-6265
  ayman.smadi@ndsu.edu
• Mohammad Smadi
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-8085
  Fax: (701)231-6265
  m.smadi@ndsu.edu
• Gary Talpers
  Senior Software Engineer
  Phone: (720)238-0071
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  gary.talpers@ndsu.edu
• Bev Trittin
  Visual Communication Specialist
  Phone: (701)231-7137
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  bev.trittin@ndsu.edu
• Esther Tumuhairwe (View Bio)
  Research Assistant
  Phone: (701)231-7349
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  esther.tumuhairwe@ndsu.edu
• Dustin Ulmer
  Web Technician
  Phone: (701)231-6191
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  dustin.ulmer@ndsu.edu
• Kimberly Vachal (View Bio)
  Advanced Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-6425
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  kimberly.vachal@ndsu.edu
• Tamara VanWechel (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-6427
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  tamara.vanwechel@ndsu.edu
• Dottie West
  Senior Software Engineer
  Phone: (720)238-0073
  Fax: (720)238-0064
  dorothy.west@ndsu.edu
• Carol Wright (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-8231
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  carol.wright@ndsu.edu

Affiliated Staff

• John Bitzan (View Bio)
  Advanced Research Fellow
  Phone: (701)231-8949
  Fax: (701)231-7508
  john.bitzan@ndsu.edu
• James Caron (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  jimdotcaron@aol.com
• Ken Casavant (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (509)335-1608
  casavantk@wsu.edu
• Lynn Kalnbach (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (262)376-9835
  lkalnbach@hotmail.com
• James Miller (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (814)692-8405
  Fax: (701)231-1945
  jmiller45@mindspring.com
• William Thoms (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (720)338-1931
  Fax: (303)623-8223
  bthoms@mindspring.com
• Wes Wilson (View Bio)
  Associate Research Fellow
  Phone: (541)346-4690
  wwilson@uoregon.edu