{"id":50,"date":"2024-09-20T08:35:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T12:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-03-04T10:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:56:54","slug":"weu-leadership-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/weu-leadership-team\/","title":{"rendered":"WEU Leadership Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2025\/08\/Joel-Ducoste-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"man smiling, wearing glasses, suit and tie\" class=\"wp-image-238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2025\/08\/Joel-Ducoste-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2025\/08\/Joel-Ducoste-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2025\/08\/Joel-Ducoste.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Joel Ducoste<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Success<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering<br>College of Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone:<\/strong> (919) 515-8150<br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jducoste@ncsu.edu\">jducoste@ncsu.edu<\/a><br><strong>Office:<\/strong> Fitts-Woolard Hall 3250<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2024\/09\/Anna-Howard-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"woman smiling, wering glasses and charcoal grey beaded necklace\" class=\"wp-image-53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2024\/09\/Anna-Howard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2024\/09\/Anna-Howard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2024\/09\/Anna-Howard.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anna Howard<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teaching Professor<br><\/strong>Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<br>College of Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone:<\/strong> (919) 513-4019<br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:akhowar5@ncsu.edu\">akhowar5@ncsu.edu<\/a><br><strong>Office:<\/strong> Engineering Building III (EB3) 3405<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2024\/09\/Nathalie-Lavoine-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"woman with neck-length hair poses for a photo portrait\" class=\"wp-image-54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2024\/09\/Nathalie-Lavoine-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2024\/09\/Nathalie-Lavoine-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nathalie Lavoine<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Department of Forest Biomaterials<br>College of Natural Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 919 513 3235<br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nmlavoin@ncsu.edu\">nmlavoin@ncsu.edu<\/a><br><strong>Office:<\/strong> Biltmore Hall (Robertson Wing) 1022F<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2024\/09\/Katherine-Saul-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"woman with shoulder-length curly hair wearing glasses and smiling\" class=\"wp-image-55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2024\/09\/Katherine-Saul-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2024\/09\/Katherine-Saul-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Katherine Saul<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<br>College of Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone:<\/strong> (919) 515-1273<br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ksaul@ncsu.edu\">ksaul@ncsu.edu<\/a><br><strong>Office:<\/strong> Engineering Building III (EB3) 3162<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2025\/08\/Megan-Morin-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"woman with brown shoulder-length hair smiling while posing for photo portrait\" class=\"wp-image-239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2025\/08\/Megan-Morin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2025\/08\/Megan-Morin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/weu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2025\/08\/Megan-Morin.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Megan Morin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associate Director for Faculty Development and Success<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>College of Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:megan_morin@ncsu.edu\">megan_morin@ncsu.edu<\/a><br><strong>Office:<\/strong>&nbsp; Engineering Building II (EB2) 2016C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Madilynn Smith<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Textile Engineering, Chemistry, and Science<br>College of Textiles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:mmccoll@ncsu.edu\">mmccoll@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joel Ducoste Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development and SuccessCivil, Construction and Environmental EngineeringCollege of Engineering Phone: (919) 515-8150Email: jducoste@ncsu.eduOffice: Fitts-Woolard Hall 3250 Anna Howard Teaching ProfessorMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringCollege of Engineering Phone: (919) 513-4019Email: akhowar5@ncsu.eduOffice: Engineering Building III (EB3) 3405 Nathalie Lavoine Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Forest BiomaterialsCollege of Natural 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