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Food Science Seminars
The Food Science seminars are scheduled every Thursday during fall semester and every Tuesday during spring semester. Unless otherwise noted, seminars are held at 3:35 pm in Room 131, Food Science building, Athens. Varied topics of interest are presented by speakers from academia, government and industry. The schedule below is updated as information becomes available. In addition to regularly scheduled seminars, special seminars and Food Science graduate student defenses are listed. All seminars are open to the public. Degree award dates of alumni from our department are noted in parentheses.
Fall 2018
Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
Aug 16 |
Dr. Rakesh Singh, University of Georgia |
Welcome and Departmental Policy Review |
Aug 23 |
Chandler Christoffel, UGA Library Liaison |
Library Resources at UGA |
Aug 30 |
John Shields | Microscopy instrumentation and sample preparation for food science |
Sept 6 |
Jun Jin, Visiting Scholar |
Mango kernel fat as a cocoa butter improver |
Sept 13 |
Tim McKeon, Thermalope | Extreme Microbial Technologies- using technology to help maintain a cleaner environment |
Sept 20 |
Tim Oliver, OSI Jobs | Pursuing a Career in the Food Industry |
Sept 27 |
Daniel Parrish | Practical Applications of Food Science |
Oct 4 |
Dr. Laurel Dunn | Prevalence and Concentration of Salmonella in Chicken Litter in the Southern United States. |
Oct 11 |
Universal Pure | High Pressure Processing industry overview and Universal Pure's Business Strategy |
Oct 18 |
Dr. Kevin Mis Solval | Optimization of spray drying operations using computational fluid dynamics |
Oct 25 |
Jaideep Sidhu | Careers in Scientific and Regulatory Affairs |
Nov 1 |
Dr. Hongxiang Liu, MD, PhD, University of Georgia |
For a better sense of taste - understanding the development and maintenance of taste buds" |
Nov 8 |
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DW Brooks Lecture Mahler Hall - Georgia Center |
Nov 15 |
Student Seminars |
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Dr. Mark Harrison has been selected as the 2017 Frozen Food Foundation Freezing Research Award recipient from International Association of Food Protection (IAFP). The award is in recognition of his many years of outstanding service to the public, IAFP, and the Food Industry. Congratulations, Dr. Harrison!