News and Events
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 3:55 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.
Spring 2021
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Speaker |
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Jan. 19 |
Dr. Sofia Feng, Ph.D. - PhageGuard |
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| Jan. 26 |
Dr. Akhila Vasan, Ph.D. - Manager, Food Safety at the Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) | Role of private sector: Informing decisions through stakeholder consultations |
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Feb. 2 |
Ali Hill - General Manager, Specialty Products at Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts | ADM/Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts - Unlocking the power of nature, to enrich the quality of life |
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Feb. 9 |
CANCELLED | CANCELLED |
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Feb. 16 |
Dr. Marvin Moncada, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Plant Food Processing, North Carolina State University |
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Feb. 23 |
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Mar. 2 |
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TBD | ||
Mar. 9 |
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TBD | ||
| Mar. 16 |
TBD | |||
| Mar. 23 |
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TBD | ||
Mar. 30 |
TBD | TBD | ||
| Apr. 6 | TBD | TBD | ||
| Apr. 13 |
TBD |
TBD |
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| Apr. 20 |
TBD |
TBD |
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May 27 May 4 May 11
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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!