He is serves as the department’s industry liaison and placement coordinator and support Extension in distance learning training. He co-instructs the Senior Design Capstone course and co-coordinates this study abroad along with Food, Environment and Social Systems in Australia and Renewable Bioenergy Systems in Germany and Sweden. Luke earns a BS degree in Technological Biological Engineering from North Carolina State University, a Masters in Agriculture from Clemson University and a PhD in Agricultural Engineering Technology from Michigan State University.