- Congratulations to FST undergraduate students Liddie Ainsworth, Rachel Barrett, Noah Dameron, and Talia Katz, who have been named 2024 CFAES Distinguished Seniors. They are four of the twenty-three seniors selected to receive the most prestigious undergraduate award at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). The Distinguished Senior Award honors top graduating seniors on the Ohio State Columbus campus who exemplify the CFAES mission in areas such as academics and scholarship, research and innovation, service and involvement, and influence and leadership.
- The Department recently hosted the 2023 Annual State FFA Food Science Contest. This portion of the contest included 87 high school students from 26 schools at the state level. Serving as superintendents of this year’s contest was FST alumni Megan Schimmoeller (’17 BS, ’19 MS) from Abbott, Lisa Budd (’14 BS) from T. Marzetti and Dr. Srilatha Kolluri from the Department of Food Science and Technology. Volunteer efforts were spearheaded by Dr. Kolluri and included FST students and faculty. The top four scoring students receive scholarships to attend OSU.
- New Scientist featured the research of Dr. Hua Wang in a story about the possibility of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in some fermented foods like kimchi and artisan cheeses.
- Dr. Devin Peterson is slated to be the keynote speaker at the Fred Kavli Innovations in Chemistry as a part of the Kavli Lecture Series which is supported by the Kavli Foundation.
- Dr. Yael Vodovotz helped lead a webinar that included researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and investors to brainstorm novel ways of making materials more sustainable. Plastics Today provided a recap.
- Dr. Sheryl Barringer’s research in flavor volatiles was part of a story with First For Women.
- Dr. Monica Giusti and FST alumnus Dr. Taylor Wallace (MS ’07, PhD ’10) were featured in a recent story from Ohio State Impact about mentoring students.
- Dr. Lynn Knipe conducted an Introductory HACCP class for Ohio meat and poultry processors on January 25 & 26, 2024. Allyssa Hedges, Training Development Analyst with ODA’s Division of Meat Inspection and Paul Daniels, retired USDA FSIS meat inspector, helped facilitate the HACCP workshops.
- Congratulations to Manpreet Kaur who has recently been inducted into Phi Tau Sigma, the honor society of food science and technology. Manpreet is a PhD student and is advised by Dr. Sheryl Barringer.
- Dr. Nicole Arnold talked about food safety with regards to leftover rice in a Washington Post article.
- The department continues to gain publicity with the production of ice cream within the department. Ohio State News recently featured the College’s story about it.
- Congratulations to our Culinary Science, Food Business Management, and Food Science and Technology students who were named to the 2023 Autumn Semester Dean's List. Click here to see the list of students.
- Nominations are open for the 2024 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 2023 Hall of Distinction celebration.
Upcoming Events
February 7 FST Seminar Series – Student Presentations
Shoshana Ginsburg, Matt Chrusciel
4-5 pm Parker Food Science 118
February 14 FST Seminar Series – Student Presentations
Theresa Parr, Charles Bakin
4-5 pm Parker Food Science 118
February 21 FST Seminar Series – Student Presentations
Dan Zhang, Elizabeth Rogers
4-5 pm Parker Food Science 118
March 5-8 Food Industries Center Training Course
Better Process Control School (hybrid)
https://www.go.osu.edu/bpcs
March 6 FST Seminar Series – Student Presentations
Danielle Voss, Celeste Matos
4-5 pm Parker Food Science 118
March 11 – 15 Spring Break
March 20 FST Seminar Series – Student Presentations
Allison Howell, Minseung Kim
4-5 pm Parker Food Science 118
March 27 FST Seminar Series – Student Presentations
Carlos Porras Guardado, Kevin Kim, Shreya Nuguri
4-5 pm Parker Food Science 118
April 3 Harris Award Lecture and Reception
Dr. Wamwari Waichungo, Vice President, Global Safety Assessment and Regulatory Affairs at SC Johnson
4-5 pm Parker Food Science 118
5-5:45 pm public reception, Parker Food Science Lobby
April 10 FST Seminar Series – Student Presentations
Devin LaPolt, Ankur Upadhyay, Vidarshani Ellepola
4-5 Parker Food Science 118
