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CALS and CAHNRS Award Recipients from the SFS
The School of Food Science nominated several faculty, staff and students for awards at the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Washington State University’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. Here is a list of people from our department who were recipients of college awards this spring: CAHNRS Awards Winners Jake Fischer–WSU [...]
Year in Review: Student Clubs
Written by Allison Baker (WSU FS Club President) and Corbin Hohl (UI FS Club President) The WSU and UI Food Science Clubs have been very active this year! These groups operate as individual clubs on each campus but their activities are open to students at both campuses. Due to the close proximity of the universities [...]
UI Grad Chosen as SFS Outstanding Senior
Kari Jones has been selected as the University of Idaho School of Food Science Outstanding Senior. Jones came to the UI with a strong foundation in culinary arts. She received a degree in Basic and Advanced Culinary Arts, Saucier, Pastry, Confections and Showpieces at the Arizona Culinary Institute. After she earned that degree she attended [...]
Food Science Student Making Food Better
When recent Washington State University graduate senior Jake Fischer served in the United States Air Force and ate military MREs (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) day after day, it made him hungry to learn how to make military food better. While he was in Afghanistan, he decided that enrolling in the Food Science program at WSU was his [...]
May 2013 Graduates
Congratulations to all of our graduates and good luck as you take your next steps in your schooling or career! UI Undergraduates: Lynette Andersen Athena Beckwith Kari Jones Jack McClure WSU Undergraduates: Jake Fischer Yinmeng Sun Karin Thorsen Un Chen ‘Arica’ Vong WSU Graduate Students: Masters: Lauren Schopp - Master of Food Science; Thursday, March [...]
2012-2013 Student Scholarship Recipients
Spring 2013 – Congratulations to our students who have received scholarships to help pay for their education. Here’s a list of the scholarship we know our students have received: American Society for Enology and Viticulture (2013) — Taylor Oswald Charles W. and Beatrice M. Nagel Scholarship (2013) — Taylor Oswald Idaho Milk Products Association Scholarship [...]
2013 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Winners
Geyang Wu (pursuing a PhD in Food Science, major professor Byung-Kee Baik) and Chen Liu (pursuing a masters in Food Science, major professor Gulhan Unlu), both students in the School of Food Science, are the second place winners of the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) 2013 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge. Their flexible packaging prototype for the [...]
Travel Award
WSU SFS masters student, Megan Waldrop (major professor is Carolyn Ross), won a travel award to attend the USDA Agricultural Forum in Arlington, Virginia on February 21-22. She was chosen based on her essay on “The Greatest Challenge Facing Agriculture Over the Next 5 Years.” It is a sponsored trip that includes a tour of the [...]
Young Scientist Research Award
Our new faculty member Girish Ganjyal was a recent winner of the Young Scientist Research Award from the American Association of Cereal Scientists International. Congratulations to you, Girish!
Editor-in-Chief of Cereal Chemistry
Congratulations to Western Wheat Quality Lab Director Craig Morris on his recent appointment to Editor-in-Chief of Cereal Chemistry. Cereal Chemistry is the AACC’s flagship research journal. Craig will oversee significant changes to Cereal Chemistry, which is building on its fifth consecutive year of impact factor increases under the leadership of his predecessor, Carl Hoseney. In [...]
Alumni Award for Excellence
UI PhD student Nageshwar Tammineni was recently awarded an Alumni Award for Excellence. Nageshwar was one of only 15 graduate students at the university who were given this award. It is given to recognize students who have achieved outstanding academic success and have demonstrated career and professional preparation; campus and community leadership and involvement, or [...]
December 2012 Graduates
We wish the very best to all of our graduates this semester! Good luck, and keep in touch! UI Undergraduate – Kathleen Momont WSU Undergraduates – Shirley Kwan Wai Siu and Kate Sweitzer Masters: Molly Mayer – Master of Food Science; Friday, November 2, 2012 LABORATORY AND COMMERCIAL EXAMINATION OF POST-HARVEST CHLORINE AND CHLORINE DIOXIDE [...]
Emerging Researchers National Conference
Congratulations to WSU undergrad Pablo Corredor whose abstract has been accepted for presentation during the 2013 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM which will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Renaissance Washington DC hotel on February 28 – March 2, 2013. Pablo also has been given a travel award so he will be [...]
Service Awards for 2012
Congratulations to three of our SFS employees who earned service awards at WSU this year! Jodi Anderson for 25 years, Mike Costello for 30 years and Karen Weller for 40 years. They will be recognized at the Employee Recognition Reception on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in the CUB Senior Ballroom from 3:30-5 pm. Thanks for [...]
A Man Who Knows His Cheese
Capital Press – Nov 2012 Nial Yager knows cheese. And now he’s one of only a few people in the nation with the credentials to prove it. Yager was among 121 people in the U.S. and Canada to pass the first Certified Cheese Professionals examination administered by the American Cheese Society. Yager said the goal [...]
First Place
The WSU/UI Dairy Products Evaluation Team took FIRST PLACE in the Ice Cream Competition at the 91st Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest in Springfield, Missouri. Pictured on the left are team members, Shiloh Mangan, Lisa Piontek, and Lynette Andersen, with advisor Mike Costello and David Carpenter, President and CEO of CHR Hansen. Lisa Piontek also [...]
First Place
The WSU/UI Dairy Products Evaluation Team took first place in the Ice Cream Competition at the 91st Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest in Springfield, Missouri last week. Students on the team were Lisa Piontek (who took second place in the individuals for ice cream), Lynette Anderson and Shiloh Mangan; team advisor is Mike Costello. The [...]
Scholarship Winners
Stephanie McCauley and Kate Sweitzer received Washington Association for Food Protection (WAFFP) Scholarships for the 2013-2104 year. As a part of this scholarship, they had the chance to attend the annual WAFFP conference in Chelan, WA on Sept 19-21, 2012. Here is a feature of our student scholarship winners on their web site. Congrats!
Creamery Employee is Recognized for His Cheese Knowledge
Nial Yager, WSU Creamery employee was recently named a Certified Cheese Professional™ by the American Cheese Society (ACS). He is now a member of the inaugural class of ACS CCPs™ who have successfully demonstrated their cheese knowledge and skills by passing the rigorous Certified Cheese Professional™ Exam in North Carolina last month. Congratulations to you, [...]
Scholarship Winners
Three SFS Students, Karin Thorsen (WSU), Kate Sweitzer (WSU), and Alex Meldrum (UI) have been awarded IFT Feeding Tomorrow Scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. Congratulations on being rewarded for your hard work!
Student Team Wins First Place
Developing Solutions for Developing Countries Competition – IFT 2012 GOAL: develop new products or processes designed to improve the quality of life for people in developing nations. Student competitors were tasked with creating a mango-based product that addresses nutrient deficiencies common in Kenya. Mangoes grow abundantly in Kenya, but the harvesting season is short so [...]
IFT Poster Competition Winners
Chao-Feng Hsieh (current UI Ph.D. student in Kerry Huber’s laboratory) was the 1st place winner of the IFT Carbohydrate Division Graduate poster competition at the IFT Annual Meeting. Poster title: Impact of Degree of Swelling on Both Granular and Molecular Reaction Patterns of Chemically Modified Starches. Maria Rosales Soto took first place in the Biotechnology [...]
NW Food Processors Association Scholarships
The Northwest Food Processors Association has chosen their scholarship winners for the 2012-2013 academic year. Congratulations to our student winners, Lynette Anderson from the U of I, and Jake Fischer from WSU. Congratulations to both of you!
IFT Student Association Scholarships
Kate Sweitzer has been awarded the “Feeding Tomorrow” Junior/Senior Scholarship. Alex Meldrum received the “Feeding Tomorrow” Sophomore Scholarship. Feeding Tomorrow recognizes exceptional students who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in food science.
Global Online Course Recognized
The Telly Awards has named Greg Möller and the University of Idaho as a Bronze winner in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards for their global online course titled Principles of Sustainability. With nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, this is truly an honor. Professor Möller’s course Principles of Sustainability is a global [...]
Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects
2011-2012 CAHNRS Applied Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences 1st place: Matthew Allan – Food Science Developing Micrografting Technology for Sweet Cherry Dr. Amit Dhingra, Mentor Read more about his project here.
Food Product Development Team Headed to Nationals!
“Developing Solutions for Developing Countries” Competition at IFT 2012 One of our student Product Development Competition teams received the highest preliminary score and will be competing at the national competition at the IFT Annual Meeting. You can learn more about their Developing Solutions for Developing Countries competition on the IFT web site. June 27: Final [...]
2011-2012 CAHNRS and CALS Student Awards
Congratulations to two of our students who were given awards at the recent college awards banquets. Mikaela Easter was awarded the SFS Outstanding Senior for CAHNRS on April 14. Alex Fredrickson was awarded the SFS Outstanding Senior for CALS on April 23. Also nominated by our department and recognized were the [...]
IFT’s Biotechnology Division Graduate Student Paper Competition
Ali Abghari and Maria Rosales Soto are among the finalists for the IFT’s Biotechnology Division Graduate Student Paper Competition. Ali’s paper is entitled “Enzymatic Production of Galactooligosaccharide and its purification by ethanol precipitation method.” Maria’s paper is on “Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation of protein enhanced cassava flour.”
2012 University Distinguished Professor
We want to congratulate Dr. Carolyn Bohach who was chosen to receive the top honor given by the University of Idaho to faculty. Carolyn has been selected as a 2012 University Distinguished Professor. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor!
20 Year Service Award
WSU Creamery Buyer/Planner Nial Yager just received his 20-year service award from the university. Congratulations!
President’s Award for Leadership and Service at WSU
Undergraduate WSU FS student Kate Sweitzer has been selected as a 2012 recipient for the prestigious President’s Award for Leadership and Service at WSU. She will be presented her award at the Student Leadership Awards Program on April 17. Congratulations to you, Kate!
Applied Sciences Award
Undergraduate WSU FS student Gena McKahan was awarded the novice award in Applied Sciences at SURCA. Nice work, Gena!
WSU CAHNRS Faculty Excellence in Research Award
Barb Rasco has been chosen as the year’s WSU CAHNRS Faculty Excellence in Research Award. She will be presented this award during the upcoming CAHNRS Awards Banquet on April 14. Congratulations, and great work!
UI CALS Distinguished Alumni Award
Our Product Development Lab Instructor Dwane Benson has been selected to recieve the UI CALS Distinguished Alumni Award. His exceptional career and community service have been recognized and he will be honored for his achievements at the upcoming CALS Awards Banquet. Thanks for your service to our school, Dwane!
Undergraduate Writing Competition Winner
Kate Sweitzer has won third place in the IFT Undergraduate Writing Competition. Her paper was on color additives, and she will be recognized at the Phi Tau Sigma awards ceremony at the IFT Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.
SFS Faculty Appointed Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Boon Chew has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Advanced Food Science and Technology. The American Journal of Advanced Food Science and Technology publishes reviews and research articles on a variety of topics pertaining to food science and engineering including – but not limited to – food safety, sensory, properties, nutrition, measurement, instrumentation, quality [...]
Cranberry Research
A grant has been received by Boon Chew, Bridget Mathison, Lindsey Kimble. Their research will focus on Cranberry beverage consumption on anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and glucoregulation in humans. The grant was $400,452 from Ocean Spray.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Dr. Karen Killinger! Karen has received tenure and promotion to associate professor at WSU. Thank you, Karen for your hard work for the School of Food Science.
Dr. Gulhan Unlu – Sabbatical
Dr. Gulhan Unlu has been approved for sabbatical leave in Spring 2013. With the goal of expanding the scope of her research, Prof. Unlu will work with Lactic Acid Bacteria as health-promoting probiotics. She will spend a semester as a Fulbright Scholar in Turkey to carry out research in the laboratory of Prof. Gurakan of Middle East Technical University [...]
A Superhero in Our Midst!
October 2011– Kerry Huber won the Idaho Innovator of the Year Award, Early Stage Development Category, for his work with resistant starch. CALS food scientist Kerry Huber’s research on all things starch drew him to potatoes like a bee to nectar. Huber’s innovative work with potatoes has yielded a discovery that may make fans of [...]
Hall of Honored Alumni
In November of 2011, SFS Alumna Pam Vaillancourt was one of four CAHNRS alums inducted into the Hall of Honored Alumni. Here’s what the college wrote of Pamela: “Pamela Vaillancourt completed a master’s degree in food science at WSU in 1979. “She has been a leader in our professional community at the national and regional [...]
IFT scholarships for 2011-12
Washington State University Sumeet Dhawan (BSYSE student) – Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists Ph.D. Scholarship, $2,000 Maria Rosales – Graduate Scholarship, $2,000 Kate Sweitzer – Junior/Senior Scholarship, $1,000 Roopesh Syamaladevi (BSYSE student) -Graduate Scholarship, $2,000 University of Idaho Anne Millard – Freshman Scholarship, $1000 Kathleen Moment – Junior/Senior Scholarship, $1000
Scholarship Winners
2011-2012 Northwest Food Processors Association Scholarship Congratulations to Jenny Lim, of the University of Idaho, and Matt Allan, from Washington State University.
Ambassador Spotlight
Two of our SFS students were featured in the recent issue of Ambassador Spotlight at the UI. Corbin Hohl and Amanda Wilder have some great write ups that you can check out here. Just click on the October 2011 issue link.
2011 AACC International Best Student Research Paper Competition
Daniel D. Ramseyer, recent M.S. graduate of the SFS, was chosen as one of the six finalists who will advance to the next round of the 2011 AACC International Best Student Research Paper Competition for his paper titled ” Arabinoxylan distribution and functionality in selected flour mill streams and effect on flour blending.” The competition [...]
IFT William V. Cruess Award
Jeff Culbertson will be awarded the 2011 IFT William V. Cruess Award for excellence in teaching food science and technology. He’ll be recognized at the Awards Celebration during the IFT Annual Meeting on Saturday, June 11, 2011 in New Orleans. Congratulations, Jeff!
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Innovation awards are given to recognize individuals who have moved technologies from their research labs into the marketplace via licenses or have been issued U.S. patents. Greg Moller was honored on April 29, 2011 at the University of Idaho Entrepreneurship and Innovation Celebration hosted by the UI president. He received an Innovations Impacting Society Award [...]
2010-2011 CALS Banquet
The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences honored its outstanding students, faculty and staff Monday, April 25, at its annual banquet. more Outstanding Academic Advisor – Dr. Jeff Bohlscheid, School of Food Science Outstanding Staff – Gayle Gleason, School of Food Science Outstanding Freshman – Amanda Wilder, School of Food Science Outstanding [...]
2010-2011 CAHNRS Banquet Awards
Saturday, April 9, 2011 Congratulations to Jake Fischer who was selected from other CAHNRS Freshman as the Outstanding Freshman. Also recognized at the CAHNRS Banquet were: Stephanie Martinez was selected by the Food Science Faculty as the Outstanding Senior in Food Science. Mikaela Easter was nominated by Food Science as Outstanding Junior in CAHNRS. Bridget [...]
We’ve Got Spirit Yes We Do!
Barbara Smith, Administrative Manager for Entomology and the School of Food Science, was selected as the February 2011 WSU Crimson Spirit Award recipient, for her superior quality of service and noteworthy extra effort. The Crimson Spirit Award is a monthly recognition for individual employees who perform in an exemplary manner and make outstanding contributions to [...]
Accomplishment Archive
We’re proud of our students, faculty, and staff here at the School of Food Science. We work hard together and likewise, enjoy celebrating together!
