FSTC e-newsletter May 2023
June 1st, 2023
Don’t miss out on the latest news from the Food Science Department- Here is our May 2023 e-newsletter!
Department Updates
Graduate Student Spotlight
May 30th, 2023
Yanjun (Cecilia) Guo [email protected] Research focus:Ornamental Plant Post Production What degree are you seeking?Ph.D. When did you begin your degree?Fall 2015 Where do you call home?China Who is your major advisor?Dr. Charles Hall and Dr. Terri Starman What is one of your favorite restaurants in College Station?Shun De Mom Express Please explain your research in… Read More →
Best Maid Products helps TAMU FSTC high-impact learning processing equipment get back on track!
May 15th, 2023
The Hot-Fill/High-Acid Processing Line is a Food Science departmental facility whose key research and teaching mission include high impact learning for scaled food processing, system modeling, outreach and entrepreneurship. It provides an excellent opportunity for students to engage in hands-on activity and manage food safety and operations on production size equipment. Unfortunately, due to the… Read More →
You are Invited-FSTC’s Annual Alumni Dinner on July 18th, 2023
April 11th, 2023
Register for Texas A&M’s FSTC Alumni Dinner during the IFT First event on Tuesday July 18, 2023. Come and join your fellow Aggies and the faculty of The Department of Food Science and Technology for an informal dinner on Tuesday, July 18th, 6:30 pm at The Dawson. This is a wonderful chance to reconnect with… Read More →
Congratulations- South Central Regional College Bowl Winners!
April 3rd, 2023
The team from Texas A&M Food Science department competed in South Central Regional College Bowl and won “FIRST” place! Team members: Allison Brenner, Shreya Veeravelli, Gabrielle Scott, Seyra McCullough, Colton Cheever, Andrew Maust, Haeley Tercek,Grace Spencer, Katie Mullen, Moni Fadamiro, JP Arevalo and Maddie Shults. Dr. Rebecca Creasy – Advisor. Congratulations team! We are so… Read More →
Two FSTC faculty receive 2023 IFT Achievement Awards
March 16th, 2023
View the AgriLife Today article by Paul Schattenberg Mian Nadeem Riaz, PhD, receives the International Food Security Award in honor of Bor S. Luh. Rebecca A. Creasy, PhD, receives the Excellence in Education Award in honor of William V. Cruess. The IFT Achievement Awards recognize an individual or team for remarkable contributions in research, applications, and… Read More →
IFANCA-FDIP symposium Nov.17, 2022
November 29th, 2022
The IFANCA-Food Diversity Innovation Program Symposium on “Current Trends in Food Industry- Challenges and Strategies” was held in Frisco, Texas on Nov.17th, 2022, in conjunction with the Longhorn IFT Suppliers Night.
2022 TFPA scholarship recipients
November 16th, 2022
Please congratulate this year’s scholarship recipients: Andrew Maust, Haeley Tercek , Abbey Pollok, Jacob Mitchell, Alisha Patterson, Juan Pablo Arevalo, Allison Brenner, Mallory Morelli, My Le, Jessika Schulze, Noeli Pineda, Moni Fadamiro, and Hannah Jeffrey. The Texas Food Processors Association (TFPA) is a non-profit trade association representing companies engaged in the production of food products…. Read More →
Future of Food @ SXSW 2022
November 10th, 2022
The SXSW event in March 2022 brought together “a diverse group of experts, leaders, and visionaries challenging us to think about how our food and agricultural systems will need to adapt to new pressures, and what technologies and innovations will help us feed the world while combating climate change and conserving the earth’s precious natural resources.”
Dr. Susanne Talcott, chief PI on study to reduce intestinal inflammation using dietary phenols
October 27th, 2022
Dr. Susanne Talcott, AgriLife Research associate professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology is one of the principal investigators for the study, called ’Anti-inflammatory microbiome-substrate-host interactions”. Texas A&M AgriLife Research has received a $632,593 one-year grant for this study from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NCCIH.