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Institute Faculty and Staff
Seth DeBolt
Institute Director
(859) 257-8654 seth.debolt@uky.edu James B. Beam Institute for KY Spirits 1320 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40546Brad Berron
Research Director
(859) 257-2791 brad.berron@uky.edu James B. Beam Institute for KY Spirits 1320 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40546Ilka Balk
Associate Director
(859) 218-6655 ilka.balk@uky.edu James B. Beam Institute for KY Spirits 1320 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40546Glenna Joyce-Welsko
Head Distiller
glenna.joyce@uky.edu James B. Beam Institute for KY Spirits 1320 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40546Kevin Baldridge
Education Coordinator
K.B@uky.edu James B. Beam Institute for KY Spirits 1320 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40546Harmonie Bettenhausen
Lecturer
hbettenhausen@uky.edu James B. Beam Institute for KY Spirits 1320 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40546Czarena Crofcheck
Professor & DWBS Certificate Advisor
(859) 218-4349 crofcheck@uky.edu 213 C.E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Danielle Jostes
Philanthropy Director
(859) 257-1207 danielle.jostes@uky.edu Cooper House 1312 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40546Victoria Klaus
Craft Sustainability Coordinator
mxklaus@uky.edu James B. Beam Institute for KY Spirits 1320 Nicholasville Rd Lexington, KY 40546Faculty Fellows
The Institute brings together a group of 70 researchers across campus - and across the country - who are working together to tackle issues relevant to distillation, wine and brewing studies. Areas include environmental sustainability, biotechnology, packaging, business, public health and much more.
Meet our Faculty FellowsInterested in becoming a Beam Institute Faculty Fellow? Complete the application form here.
