- Our department was well represented at the 2025 Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum. Xinyue Fan, Matthiew Haines, and Audrey Kuei were selected for the oral competition. Mostafa Ali Abdelbary, Yukta Gharat, Allison Howell, and Veeramani Karuppuchamy were selected for the poster competition. Congratulations to Matthiew Haines (2nd place) and Xinyue Fan (Honorable Mention) who placed in the oral competition and to Mostafa Ali Abdelbary (3rd place) and Allison Howell (Honorable Mention) who placed in the poster competition. Dr. Sheryl Barringer, Dr. Aishwarya Badiger, and Dr. Goksel Tirpanci served as judges for the forum.
- Congratulations to PhD student Veeramani Karuppuchamy who has been award the Phi Tau Sigma Gideon ‘Guy’ Livingston scholarship. This award is given to students with high scholastic achievement and active dedication to Phi Tau Sigma. Veeramani was also selected to receive a scholarship from the Ohio Soybean Council Foundation Scholarship Program. Veeramani is advised by Dr. Osvaldo Campanella.
- Congratulations to Xinyue Fan who placed 2nd in The Ohio State University Graduate School’s 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Xinyue’s first place finish in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) 3MT® competition made her a finalist to represent CFAES at the University level. Xinyue is a PhD student and is advised by CFAES Distinguished Professor and FST Associate Chair Dr. Monica Giusti.
- Dr. Ahmed Yousef was interviewed for an Ohio State News article about eggs and safe storage practices.
- The Ohio State Lantern talked with Dr. Monica Giusti about her research with anthocyanins and its potential as a safe alternative to the recently banned Red No. 3. Dr. Giusti also spoke to NBC4 Columbus about her anthocyanin research.
- Nominations are open for the 2025 FST Hall of Distinction. Established in 2013, the Hall of Distinction seeks to recognize graduates and friends of the Department of Food Science and Technology at The Ohio State University who have made significant contributions to the food science and technology profession. Click here for more information and the nomination form. Click here to see the 2024 Hall of Distinction celebration.
- The department's 2025 Spring Seminar Series (revised) schedule can be found here. The seminars take place from 4:00 -5:00 pm in the Parker Food Science and Technology Building room 118 each week and are open to the public. Any questions can be directed to the seminar chair Dr. VM Balasubramaniam.
Upcoming Events
March 4-7 Food Industries Center Training Course
Better Process Control School (Hybrid)
https://go.osu.edu/bpcs
March 5 FST Department Seminar
Dr. Tonya Orchard, Associate Professor, OSU Department of Human Sciences
4-5 pm, Parker Food Science Room 118
March 10-14 Spring Break (no classes or department seminar, offices open)
March 19 FST Department Seminar – Student Presentations
Haona Bao
4-5 pm Parker Food Science Room 118
March 21 FoodSURE Poster Forum
12 – 3 pm Parker Food Science Lobby
March 26 Harris Award Lecture
Dr. Bruce Hamaker, Professor and Director of the Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Purdue University
4-5 pm Parker Food Science 118, reception immediately afterwards
April 2 FST Department Seminar – Student Presentations
Ashley Li, Cameron Rich
4-5 pm Parker Food Science Room 118
April 9 FST Department Seminar – Student Presentations
Manpreet Kaur, Maria Sholola
4-5 pm Parker Food Science Room 118
April 16 FST Department Seminar – Student Presentations
Stephanie Almquist, Malek El Mir
4-5 pm Parker Food Science Room 118
May 13-16 Food Industries Center Training Course
Food Extrusion Workshop
https://go.osu.edu/extrusion
June 10-12 Food Industries Center Training Course
FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Participant Course Version 2.0
https://go.osu.edu/fspca
