Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 4/18/22

Carolyn Young, Ph.D., will join the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology as department head on Aug. 1, 2022.

“After a national search, we are pleased to have Carolyn Young join CALS,” Interim Dean Dole said. “She has the skills and vision to keep the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology moving forward and ensure that it continues to be one of the most successful departments in the world.”

For the past 15 years, Young, a native of New Zealand, has led a mycology lab at the Noble Research Institute. She is a principal scientist (fungal physiologist) at Nature’s Fynd, a company that makes sustainable protein source from fungi. 

“I’m thrilled to be joining the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology,” Young says. “It is such a strong and innovative department that embraces the land-grant mission to benefit local, national and global agriculture and urban environments.”

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