dˈɑːktɚ. ɹˈɪki lˈɪn bɹˈændənbˌɜːɡ bˈɔːɹn ˈeɪpɹəl fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, ɪn wˈɑːbæʃ, ˌɪndiːˈænə ɪz ɐ wˈɪljəm nˈiːl ɹˈɛnəldz pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv dɪstˈɪŋkʃən pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv ɛntəmˈɑːlədʒi æt nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
Dr. Ricky Lynn Brandenburg (born April 4, 1955, in Wabash, Indiana) is a William Neal Reynolds Professor of Distinction professor of entomology at North Carolina State University.