Marissa Castner joined IBRL in January 2022 as a member of the fermentation team. In March of 2023, she was promoted to Pilot Plant Specialist. She has a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Previously, Marissa worked as a chemistry technician and nuclear equipment operator at Clinton Power Station and a technology transfer specialist at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. She is excited to apply her laboratory and large equipment operating experience to the bioprocessing field.

Marissa Castner
Title: Pilot Plant Specialist
Email: mcastne2@illinois.edu
Phone: (217) 333-4560