- The Department recently hosted the Annual State FFA Food Science Career Development Event. This portion of the contest included 87 high school students from 27 schools at the state level. Serving as superintendents of this year’s contest was Food Science and Technology alumni Emily Kessler (BS '12) from The Wendy's Company, Lisa Budd (BS '14) 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, staff and faculty. The top four scoring students receive scholarships to attend OSU Food Science."
- Dr. Luis Rodriguez-Saona recently received a funding award from John Bean Technologies for his research with Fourier-transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy sensing for rapid and non-destructive screening of oil quality.
- Research from the lab of Dr. Chris Simons, led by PhD student Adam Chismar was recently published in Food Quality and Preference, introducing a novel approach for understanding the gap between stated liking and actual consumer choice. The study evaluates three takeaway conditions—scarcity, opportunity cost, and abundance—and shows how these contexts shape real purchasing behavior.
- Congratulations to Veeramani Karuppuchamy on receiving an Outstanding Graduate Research Award. This award recognizes and celebrates graduate student success in publishing high quality research in a timely manner. Veeramani is a PhD student and is advised by Dr. Osvaldo Campanella.
- Congratulations to Rinky Ghosh who placed 3rd in the CFAES 3 Minute Thesis competition. This competition challenges participants to effectively communicate the significance of a thesis/dissertation to a non-expert audience in 3 minutes or less using one static slide. Rinky is a PhD student and is advised by Dr. Yael Vodovotz.
- Veeramani Karuppuchamy has been selected to receive a 2026 Phi Tau Sigma Student Achievement Scholarship. The scholarship award is given to a student member of Phi Tau Sigma who has shown exceptional scholastic achievement and a dedication to the Food Science and Technology honor society. The scholarship consists of a plaque and a scholarship honorarium with official recognition taking place this summer. Veeramani has had several leadership roles as a member of the Buckeye chapter of Phi Tau Sigma.
Upcoming Events
February 4 FST Department Seminar
Graduate Student Presentations – Matthiew Haines and Veeramani Karuppuchamy
4-5 pm Parker Food Science Room 118
February 11 FST Department Seminar
Dr. Cris Onetto, Assistant Professor; Ohio State Food Science and Technology
4-5 pm Parker Food Science Room 118
February 18 FST Department Seminar
Autumn Schuck, Assistant Program Director; Association of Food and Drug Officials
4-5 pm Parker Food Science Room 118
February 25 FST Department Seminar
Graduate Student Presentation – Ruiya Bao and Daniel Do
4-5 pm Parker Food Science Room 118
March 3 - 6 Food Industries Center Training Course
Better Process Control School (Hybrid)
https://go.osu.edu/bpcs
March 4 FST Department Seminar
Graduate Student Presentation – Berenice Montano and Gabriella Gephart
4-5 pm Parker Food Science Room 118
March 11 FST Department Seminar
Dr. Ahmed Yousef, Virginia Hutchison Bazler and Frank E. Bazler Endowed Chair in Food Science, Ohio State Food Science and Technology
4-5 pm Parker Food Science Room 118
March 16-20 Spring Break
June 9 – 12 Food Industries Center Training Course
Food Extrusion Workshop
https://go.osu.edu/extrusion
