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 2025

Time: 3:55 p.m.

Location: Room 131, Food Science Building

January 14, 2025

FST Faculty and Staff Introduction
Dr. Abhinav Mishra, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Dr. Casimir Akoh, Distinguished Research Professor 
Daniel Morris, Lab Manager
Mackenzie Bui, Lab Manager 
Austin Bryan, Research Professional
Marianne Happek, Research Professional

January 21, 2025

Library Services
Kelly Jones, STEM Librarian

January 28, 2025

Advancing Agri-Food System Sustainability through Nanomaterials and Bio-Based Product Innovations
Dr. Lingling Liu
, Assistant Professor in the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, UGA

February 4, 2025

Integrating qPCR, Metagenomics, and Machine Learning: A Systematic Approach to Study Zoonotic Pathogens in Poultry Environments
Dr. Xiang Li, Research Microbiologist, Egg and Poultry Production Safety Research Unit, U.S. National Poultry Research Center, USDA-ARES

February 11, 2025

TBD
Srikanth Gundavatapu, President, GC Ingredients Inc.

February 18, 2025

TBD - Fresh Coconut Water
Ben Minges, Co-Founder, Copra Coconuts

February 25, 2025

Student Presentations

March 4, 2025

No Class (Spring Break)

March 11, 2025

Student Presentations

March 18, 2025

Student Presentations

March 25, 2025

Student Presentations

April 1, 2025

Student Presentations

April 8, 2025

Student Presentations

April 15, 2025

Student Presentations

April 22, 2025

Student Presentations

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