PULLMAN, Wash. — Alyssa Hansten is a graduate student at the School of Food Science, focusing on understanding the antimicrobial properties of kefir. Would you mind telling me about your background – professional and/or personal? I grew up in Jerome, Idaho. I was active in 4-H and FFA growing up, and when I got close […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Katherine “Katie” Rehberger was a graduate student at the School of Food Science, focusing on sensory science and analytical analysis of mozzarella cheese, and she has since graduated after defending her thesis in July. Now, she is working at J.R. Simplot Company as a Sensory Science Intern. Can you tell me about […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Jayden Scott is a graduate student at the School of Food Science, focusing on dairy science, specifically correlating microbiome, proteolysis, and flavor during the ripening of Cougar Gold cheese. Can you tell me about your background both professionally and personally? I was born in Maryland, but I’ve lived in 11 different states […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Joshua Bernin is a doctorate student at the School of Food Science, focusing on extrusion and meat analogs. Can you tell me about your background both professionally and personally? I grew up in White Bear Lake Minnesota and I graduated high school there and then I went to Southwest Minnesota state where I […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Yuan Su is a doctorate student at the School of Food Science, focusing on microbial safety of fresh produce. He is graduating this spring with his PhD. Yuan Su was also one of the winners of the 3-Minute Thesis Competition held earlier this year. Congratulations on being one of the winners for […]
Last week was a bittersweet one for the School of Food Science, as the School said goodbye to all their graduates. The SFS family said goodbye to 21 students. While we will certainly miss all our graduates, we are excited to see all of the things that they will accomplish.
This week, students from Washington State University, Cheney High School, and Shadle Park High School all attended the annual WSU School of Food Science Industry Expo held last week on April 24 and April 25. Throughout this time, students from the four schools were able to meet with members of the Food industry. They networked, […]
After over 30 years of working as a Food Scientist at Washington State University’s School of Food Science, Dr. Charles Edwards announced that he will be retiring. Dr. Edwards began his journey to Pullman at his family vineyard in the San Joaquin Valley of California. It was at his family vineyard that he learned hard […]
After a lot of hard work developing a baked good for the American Society of Baking (ASB) competition, the Washington State School of Food Science Product Development Team saw their efforts come to fruition when it was announced that they finished second in the competition. The baked good that the team created was a brownie […]
