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Christian Butzke, PhD

Christian Butzke, PhD Senior University Fellow for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Professor of Food Science & Enology, Department of Food Science
Phone: (765) 494-6500
E-mail: cbutzke@purdue.edu

College of Agriculture


Dr. Christian Butzke is a professor of enology (the science of wine) and food science in Purdue?s College of Agriculture.  An award-winning faculty entrepreneur, he is also Purdue's first SUFIE, the Senior University Fellow for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and leads faculty teams of seasoned collegiate I&E Fellows and departmental I&E Ambassadors across the university system to systematically foster an academic culture of innovation and entrepreneurship that elevates the societal impact of Purdue's use-inspired research.

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