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Jul 5, 2023
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Martha Belury as Chair of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Department of Food Science and Technology effective July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027. This position is subject to OAA and Board of Trustees approval.
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Apr 20, 2023
Department of Food Science and Technology opens search for the Dale A. Seiberling Professorship in Food Engineering.
View the position description here.
Search Committee
Chair:
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Mar 9, 2023
Originally published in the Conversation.
by Dr. Sheryl Barringer
In the HBO series “The Last of Us,” named after the popular video game of the same name, the flour supplies of the world are contaminated with a fungus called Cordyceps. When people eat pancakes or other foods made with that flour, the fungi grow inside their bodies and turn them into zombies.
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Feb 13, 2023
Originally published in
By Sheryl Barringer
Professor of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University
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Dec 15, 2022
Congratulations to Food Science and Technology Senior Lecturer Dr. Mary Kay Pohlschneider on receiving the 2022 National Teaching and Student Engagement award, which “celebrates university faculty for their use of innovative teaching methods and service to students.” She was honored with three other awardees from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). Pohlschneider has been a lecturer in the department since 2008.
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Sep 30, 2022
Congratulations to David H. Brown who is a 2022 CFAES Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. All recipients were recognized at the recent CFAES Alumni Awards event that took place as part of the College’s FallFest Homecoming celebration.
The Distinguished Alumni Award gives public recognition to those who have brought distinction to themselves and the college at large through their participation, commitment, and leadership.
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Jul 21, 2022
Dr. Martha Belury is currently serving as the Interim Chair of the Department of Food Science and Technology.
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Jun 29, 2022
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Martha Belury as Interim Chair of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Department of Food Science and Technology effective July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Dr. Belury earned her B.S. in Nutrition in 1987 and her Ph.D. in Biological Sciences in 1992 from the University of Texas, Austin. Dr. Martha Belury joined The Ohio State University as the Carol S. Kennedy Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Human Sciences in the College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE) in 2002. Dr.
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May 17, 2022
Congratulations to Cameron Jordan for being awarded the 2022 Virginia Dare scholarship. This scholarship goes to an undergraduate student who has demonstrated a strong interest in a future career in food science and has shown exceptional scholarship and leadership as a student. The award announcement was made during the department’s spring semester graduation party.
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Apr 26, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Barbara Kowalcyk, who directs the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention (CFI) at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), has been appointed chair of the Science Board
