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Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] FBNS News Summer 2008 Volume 36, No. 2 Congratulations are in Order! We congratulate Dr. Lynn Turner on being chosen as the College of Agriculture and Life Science's (CALS') 2008 nominee winner for Excellence in Teaching. This is the second year that Dr. Turner has been chosen as the CALS' nominee. Dr. Turner was honored at the Teachers and Advisers' Award Reception held on April 21, 2008 in the David Clark Laboratories Atrium. To be nominated for this award is a high honor, and Dr. Turner is certainly deserving of this recognition. Miniayah DeBruce and Mallorye Lovett, along with the club advisor, Dr. Leon Boyd, attended the 23nd Annual Minorities in Agriculture and Natural Resources and Related Science (MANRRS) Career Fair and Training Conference held in Denver, CO on March 27-29, 2008. Mallorye Lovett participated in the Oral Research Graduate Division I Contest and placed 2nd. Her research presentation was entitled “The Effect of Calcium Chloride and Vitamin D Fortification of an Aqueous Solution: Bioavailability in Wistar Rats,” under the direction of Dr. Jon Allen. This experience gave the students the opportunity to share and discuss research with fellow graduate students from around the world and to network with professionals seeking to recruit undergraduate and graduate students for challenging careers in industry and government. Minorities in Agriculture in Natural Resources and Related Science (MANRRS) is a non-profit organization that promotes academic and professional advancement by empowering minorities in agriculture, natural resources and related sciences. Miniayah and Mallorye joined students from around the country that made the trek to the four-day extravaganza. This year’s theme, “MANRRS: Cultivating Minds for Tomorrow’s Leadership,” featured a fantastic assortment of speakers with years and years of experience in the empowerment of minorities for excellence. The conference was not only a chance to hear from those leaders and brainstorm for the future, but an opportunity for students to participate in competition and visit the career fair. Article and picture courtesy of Mallorye Lovett Mallorye Lovett Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] College Bowl Teams Sweeps Regional Title During the weekend of April 4th and 5th, NC State's Food Science Club College Bowl Team captured the Central Atlantic Regional title. This earns the team the privilege of competing for the national title during the annual IFT meeting in New Orleans on June 30, 2008. Our congratulations go out to all the members of the team – Craig Koskiniemi, Prabhat Kumar, Michelle Lloyd, Stephanie Marshall and Rachel Campbell as well as their coach, Dr. Allen Foegeding, and the College Bowl Chair, Josh Evans. We wish you the best at nationals and hope you crush the competition! College Bowl Team: Prabhat Kumar (team captain), Craig Koskiniemi, Rachel Campbell, Dr. Foegeding (coach), Stephanie Marshall, and Michelle Lloyd Article in part and picture courtesy of Michelle Lloyd The NC State University Forty-Second Annual Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences Awards Banquet was held April 25, 2008 at the McKimmon Center. This special night, set aside to honor top undergraduates, graduates, as well as faculty and staff and recognize scholarships and special awards, was sponsored by the Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies (CAPPS), Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center (SDFRC) and Food Science Club. The event was emceed by Nick Kuhlman and Laurie Steed. Various presenters assisted Nick and Laurie in recognizing the following scholarships, fellowships and awards as well as their generous donors: Undergraduate Scholarships: Scholarship Donor Recipient(s) The Dr. Frank and Rachel Kirby Thomas Food Science & Family & Consumer Sciences Scholarship Endowment Dr. & Mrs. Frank Thomas Michaela R. Bennett Harvey L. and Kathleen R. Barnes Scholarship Mr. Kenneth Kevin B. Austin Rachel E. Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Reeseman Campbell Marjorie R. Griffiths Eric T. Hinson H. Hawkins Bradley Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. H. Hawkins Bradley (Deceased) George T. Fuller Carolina/Virginia Dairy Producers Association Scholarship Ms. Stevie Hughes Leslie C. Gentry Eakes-Turner Scholarship Dr. & Mrs. Lynn Turner Samantha S. White Neil and Nancy Webb Memorial Food Science Scholarship Mrs. Jane Little Webb Michaela R. Bennett Cristie Abigail "Abby" Fleming Dairy Science Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Jack Fleming, Jr. Rachel E. Campbell National Starch & Chemical Food Science Scholarship Mr. John Mitolo Renee J. Felice Stephanie M. Marshall T. W. Garner Food Company (Texas Pete) Scholarship Ms. Ann Riddle Renee J. Felice Benjamin W. Kilgore Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin W. Kilgore, III George T. Fuller Casey L. Reynolds Yvette M. Thibault Samantha S. White Mose and Helen Kiser Scholarship Mr. Mose Kiser, Jr. Nicholas J. Armstrong Victor and Maryetta Jones Scholarship Dr. Victor and Maryetta Jones Nicholas J. Armstrong Eric T. Hinson Mid-Atlantic Food Booster's, Inc. Scholarship Mr. Don Hamlett Casey L. Reynolds J. Frank and Margaret B. Neely Scholarship Mrs. James A. King Kimberly G. Barnum Michaela R. Bennett Sara D. Cohen Renee J. Felice Marjorie R. Griffiths Jennifer S. Holcomb Jae Jun Lee Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Stephanie M. Marshall Heather N. Mendenhall Zachary P. Weiner John and Kelli Rushing Freshman Scholarship Dr. & Mrs. John Rushing Sara D. Cohen Hase H. and Lena M. Smith Scholarship Mr. & Mrs Hase H. Smith Samantha S. White Robert N. Wood Memorial - NC Dairy Producers Association Scholarship Ms. Mary Lib Wood Leslie C. Gentry Southeastern Food Processors' Association Scholarship Honoring Dr. John Rushing Mr. Al Williams Rachel E. Campbell Stephanie Christine Anderson Memorial Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Ken Anderson Stephanie M. Marshall Dr. Peggy Foegeding Memorial Scholarship Dr. Allen Foegeding Renee J. Felice Graduate Student Fellowships & Awards: NIH Biotechnology Training Fellowship: Grace Douglas, Joel Schroeter & Brooke Whitney Frito Lay Graduate Fellowship: Edith Neta Provost Fellowship: Esra Cakir & Laurie Steed IFT Scholarships & Fellowships: IFT Undergraduate Scholarship: Marjorie Griffiths, Ellen Orabone & Stephanie Marshall IFT Dogwood Section Scholarship: Marjorie Griffiths & Ellen Orabone IFT Graduate Fellowship: Kristin Bjornsdottir, Prabhat Kumar & Erika A. Pfeiler Undergraduate Awards: Award Donor Recipient Leonard & Frances Crouch Scholastic Achievement Award Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Crouch Renee J. Felice Forbes Leadership Award Benjamin F. Forbes Co. Renee J. Felice Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] B.M. Newell Award M.G. Newell Corporation Stephanie M. Marshall Food Science Club Awards: Food Science Club Outstanding Undergraduate Award: Nicholas J. Armstrong Food Science Club Outstanding Graduate Award: Holly Deal Food Science Club Outstanding Service Award: Adam Croissant Food Science Club Outstanding Instructor Award: Dr. E. Allen Foegeding Food Science Club Undergraduate Professional Development Scholarship: Nicholas J. Armstrong & George T. Fuller Congratulations to Our Spring 2008 Graduating Class! The following graduates were recognized at the annual NC State Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences spring graduation ceremony. It was held at Pittman Memorial Auditorium of St. Mary's School on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 1:30 pm. We congratulate all our graduates and wish them the very best in their future endeavors!! Bachelor of Science Food Science Bachelor of Science Nutrition Science Bachelor of Science Biological Sciences Nutrition Concentration Rachel Elizabeth Campbell Ambre Cleo Korby Jae Jun Lee Stephanie Marie Marshall Zachary Patrick Weiner Emily Myers Barwick Kelly Renee Bratcher Lauren Marie Coon Zeina Badri Hamra Ryan Patrick Emily Myers Barwick Ashley Nichole Beasley Sonya Aiyana Bullock Kaylin Marie Carson Sara Elizabeth Cummings Kerrie Allison Erickson Emma Jane Everett Regina Leigh Everett Emily J. Foley Christopher Daniel Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Hausfeld Chelsea Elizabeth Merrill Heather Sarah Winkler Cambino Megan Betsy Hayes Ashtin Kate Holder Matthew Todd Lackey Cora Beth Bridges Lanier Jenna Lynn Miller Julie Marie Montgomery Casey Farra Reed Katie Lynn Roberts Melissa Jolyn Williams Master of Science - Food Science Graduate Major Professor Tristan Kendricks Berry Kristin Michelle Price Dr. E. Allen Foegeding Dr. Christopher Daubert Doctor of Philosophy - Functional Genomics Tri Duong Dr. Todd R. Klaenhammer Picture courtesy of Dr. K.P. Sandeep and Susan Kall Graduate Notes of Interest: Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Tristan Berry is excited to keep working in the Foegeding lab as a researcher, focusing on projects investigating the microstructure of low-fat cheese and the thermal stability of a-lactalbumin. Tristan married Russell Laundon (also an NCSU alum) on May 31, 2008 and will remain at N.C. State while her new husband finishes up pharmacy school at a nearby university which shall not be named (located in Chapel Hill). We congratulate all our graduates and wish them the very best in their future endeavors!! Appointments Chancellor James L. Oblinger Receives Presidential Appointment to Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board President George W. Bush appointed North Carolina State University Chancellor James Oblinger to serve on the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB). The appointment was announced Friday, April 11. Board membership includes U.S. community leaders representing higher education, business, the arts, the philanthropic sector and others who have made contributions to the public good through previous service as elected officials. Congress created the J. William Foreign Scholarship Board in 1946, primarily to assure the independent, merit-based selection of participants in the Fulbright program for students, scholars and teachers. The Board is responsible for making the final selection of Fulbright students, teachers and scholars, and for developing the policy guidelines that maintain the program's integrity in the 150 countries where the Fulbright program operates in partnership with other governments. Hundreds of thousands of Americans and citizens from other countries have participated in the Fulbright exchanges, including Nobel laureates, government and legislative leaders, journalists, academicians, scientists, artists, businessmen and women, teachers and researchers dedicated to the program's vision of creating mutual understanding and mutual respect between the people of the U.S. and the peoples of nations around the world. Article and picture courtesy of NC State News Services Oblinger Appointed to N.C. Institute of Medicine Governor Mike Easley appointed Chancellor James Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Oblinger to serve as a member of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NC IOM) for a five-year term effective immediately. Chartered by the General Assembly in 1983, the NC IOM provides balanced, nonpartisan information on complex health issues facing the state. Membership includes individuals from government, education, business and industry, the health and legal professions, the hospital and health insurance industries, private philanthropy, the volunteer sector, faith-based organizations and the public at large. The mission of the NC IOM is to study and develop workable solutions to the major health issues facing the state, specifically the quality of care and access to health services for all North Carolinians. Article Courtesy of the Bulletin, N.C. State, June.5, 2008 Dr. David Green Dr. David Green and Greg Bolton were elected to serve as chair-elect and member-at-large for the Aquatic Food Products Division of Institute of Food Technologists. The three-year term begins September 1, 2008 and will help to ensure that the Seafood Laboratory continues to focus on issues affecting not only NC businesses but national and international seafood interests. Greg Bolton Promotions Dr. MaryAnne Drake Dr. Sophia Kathariou Dr. K.P. Sandeep Dr. Dana Hanson Congratulations are in order! Effective July 1, 2008 Dr. MaryAnne Drake, Dr. Sophia Kathariou and Dr. K.P. Sandeep are all promoted from Associate Professor to Professor and Dr. Dana Hanson is promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor. All four of these individuals have worked hard and their promotions are well-deserved! Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Honors and Recognitions Four from FBNS Students Honored as 2007/2008 Outstanding Teaching Assistants April Fogleman Suzanne Johanningsmeier Audrey Kreske Caroline Summers Four of our own students were recognized recently at the Teaching and Effectiveness Award Luncheon. The ceremony held in the the Talley Ballroom on April 18, 2008 recognized April Fogleman, Suzanne Johanningsmeier, Audrey Kreske and Caroline Summers as Outstanding Teaching Assistants for the 2007-2008 academic year. This is a very significant honor for these ladies and for our department - only 92 students were recognized and 4 were from our department! On April 23, 2008 Alison Liu and April Fogleman were inducted into Gamma Sigma Delta at its annual Banquet and Initiation held this year in the Talley Student Center Ballroom. Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society for Agriculture, is an organization having as its objectives the advancement of agriculture in all its phases, the maintenance and improvement of the relations of agriculture and related sciences to other industries, and the recognition of the responsibilities of those engaged in all aspects of agriculture to humankind. The society seeks to encourage high standards of scholarship and worthy achievements in all branches of the agricultural and related sciences as well as a high degree of excellence in the practice of agricultural pursuits. ΦΤΣ In conjunction with the 7th Donald D. Hamann Memorial Lecture, on April 25, 2008 the following individuals were inducted into the North Carolina Chapter of the Phi Tau Sigma Honorary Society: Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Undergraduate Students: Rachel Elizabeth Campbell George Thomas Fuller Heather Nadine Mendenhall Professional: Derike Smiley Yvette M. Thibault Ashlee Webber Graduate Students: James Bingham Nicholas Kuhlman Sangmi Lee Phannin Leksrisompong Alison Liu Michelle Lloyd Savitri Mullapudi Lauren Seifert Phi Tau Sigma is the honorary society of Food Science and Technology. The objectives of Phi Tau Sigma are to encourage the application of fundamental scientific principles to Food Science, to honor and recognize professional achievements in the field, and to promote fellowship, thereby stimulating the free exchange of knowledge of food science. Congratulations to all the new inductees! We congratulate and offer best wishes to the 2008-2009 elected Food Science Club Executive Committee: President: Iris Liaw Vice President: Mallory Kelly Secretary: Esra Cakir Treasurer: Mallorye Lovett Historian: Renée Felice Undergraduate Representative: Nick Armstrong (this is a new position created to foster increased participation/interaction by undergrads in the club) Activities Co-Chairs: Blake Layfield and Craig Koskiniemi Agri-Life Council Representatives: Adam Croissant & Eric Hinson Senior Advisor: Dr. Fletcher Arritt Junior Advisor: Dr. Keith Harris Welcome to the Department! We would like to extend a warm NC State Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences welcome to: New Faculty Dr. Mary Ann Lila - Professor and Director of NC State's Fruit and Vegetable Science Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Institute An internationally known scientist from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign will lead North Carolina State University's effort at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis to develop fruits and vegetables that protect and enhance human health. Dr. Mary Ann Lila, a professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois, will direct the NC State Fruit and Vegetable Science Institute. Lila, who now directs the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences international program, will assume her new duties August 1, 2008. Mary Ann received both her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Lila's 24 years of research experience with plant chemistry and animal nutritional studies will help ensure that N.C. State and the North Carolina Research Campus succeed in improving the human condition through better nutrition. In her own words - "I so much look forward to launching new programs and initiatives at Kannapolis on behalf of the Department and NCSU." Article in part courtesy of CALS Electronic Briefings - June 2008 Starting August 1, 2008, Dr. Lora Suzanne (Suzie) Goodell will join the department having recently accepted the Assistant Professor of Nutrition position. Dr. Goodell is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the USDA/ ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas. She received her PhD in 2007 from the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, where she held a USDA National Needs Fellowship. Her doctoral dissertation applied the Information- Motivation- Behavioral Skills behavioral change model to a nutrition setting and led to a currently funded USDA-NRI Integrated Obesity grant with Dr. Goodell as a consultant. She holds RD certification from her Master degree course work at Texas Tech University and Dietetic Internship at Cornell University. Dr. Goodell will develop courses in community nutrition, life cycle nutrition, the senior capstone experience, and contribute to our introductory seminar and advising. She expects to continue her research and scholarship in community nutrition and child obesity prevention. We welcome Dr. Goodell to the department to help in the growth and advancement of our programs. Article courtesy of Dr.Jon Allen Departmental and Other Events Wine and Cheese There was a great turn out at this year’s wine and cheese event held at the Raleigh City Museum downtown on Saturday, March 29, 2008. This year's theme was "Experience a World of Flavor" featuring some great wines and cheeses from around the world. Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Pictures courtesy of Yie Hui Yong Iron Chef - Faculty/Staff vs Students Faculty /Staff Menu: (Left side of table & from right to left - Jicama salad with blood oranges and a cilantro vinaigrette; Cochinita pibil (a spicy pork stew) served with red, white, and green rice with green tomatillo, pico de gallo, and red onion/habañero salsas; Chocolate mousse with chocolate gnosh, spicy chocolate cookies (they contained a bit of red pepper), and an orange reduction sauce. Student Menu: (Right side of table): Salad (middle) - Arugala and jicama salad with avocado, grapefruit, and a citrus vinaigrette; Entree (far right) - Seared duck breast with duck confit sweet potato hash, roasted vegetable tamale, and chipotle orange buerre blanc; Dessert- "Mexican" chocolate bread pudding with cinnamon anglaise. The first Annual NC State Iron Chef competition took place on April 15, 2008 thanks to the Food Science Club Activities Co-chairs' (Megan Whitson and Drew Watson) creativity. In the kitchen stadium, the esteemed guests watched in awe as the student team (Thomas Fuller, Nick Kuhlman & Brooke Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Whitney) led by Head Chef Josh Evens battled with the Faculty/Staff team (Carl Hollifield, Paige Luck & Sharon Ramsey) led by Head Chef Keith Harris. Both teams, ranging in various levels of culinary experience, were given the task of creating masterpieces. They were required to craft a three-course meal: a salad, main entree and a dessert with the secret ingredients: chocolate and citrus. With only one hour to cook, things got heated in the NC State Kitchen Stadium. Judges Joanna Foegeding, Adam Croissant, and Yie-Hui Yong scoped out the scene for good sanitation practices and proper use of the secret ingredients. The audience watched eagerly to see what could come from the array of ingredients spread on the counters of kitchen stadium. This flavorful event kept everyone engrossed. In fact, one could hear the crowd chanting for their favorite teams. The exceptional event was hosted by the duo, Mallorye Lovett with the “E” and Mallory Kelly without. This duet kept the audience updated on what was going on in the kitchen, while keeping them entertained with fun facts and questions. As they entered the last 5 minutes, the tension built as both teams tried to prepare their plates for judging. The crowd counted down the last 10 seconds. As the judges ate each entree, they told the teams and the crowd their valued opinions and they graded the teams on flavor, use of the secret ingredients, and creativity. The crowd sat on the edge of their seats waiting for the results as the sheets were tallied. No one could have predicted what happened next. The hosts stepped forward, bowed and announced the winners. By about 25 points, the culinary victory went to the faculty/staff team. Article in part courtesy of Miniayah DeBruce, The News & Preserver - May 2008. Pictures courtesy of Yie Hui Yong, Xin Yang &/or Michelle Lloyd Spring Dogwood IFT Meeting Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Sandy May presenting "Organic 101" On April 17th, the Dogwood section IFT meeting was held in Research Campus Cabarrus Building, Kannapolis, NC. Sandy Mays, manager of the Organic Systems Plan Division of Wolf, DiMatteo & Associates, did a presentation on organic food – “Organic 101”. She talked about what ‘organic’ means and how to manage it in food business. Topics included history of organic products, basic information on obtaining organic certification and data on market segments as well as new trends. Carol Smallwood of Cumberland Packing Corp. followed with a presentation on how “Butter Buds,” produced by Cumberland Packing, has managed both “organic” and “natural” products. The presentation focused on the “Butter Buds” product line and the journey from concept to finished product. Samples of organic cake, sauce, dip, and cheese powders were provided for sensory evaluation. Article courtesy of Xin Yang, The News & Preserver - May 2008 & Seafood Currents, Spring 2008, Vol. 1, No. 4 Picture courtesy of Xin Yang. Phi Tau Sigma (PTS) Meeting & Seventh Donald D. Hamann Memorial Lecture The annual Phi Tau Sigma meeting and reception was coupled with the Seventh Donald D. Hamann Memorial Lecture this year. The event was held in Schaub Hall Friday, April 25, 2008. Dr. Brian Farkas, PTS Secretary, emceed the event while Dr. Sophia Kathariou, PTS President, gave welcoming remarks. After a brief business meeting to elect next year's officers, new full and associate members were inducted into the society. Dr. Tyre Lanier then introduced the life and work of Dr. Donald D. Hamann as well as the guest speaker. Dr. Mohan Rao, Research Fellow with Frito-Lay, gave a very interesting and entertaining lecture entitled "Rheology You Can't Resist: Ways to Reduce Stress in Snack Food Development!" It was a pleasure and honor to have Dr. Hamann's family in attendance at his memorial lecture. Article in part & picture courtesy of Xin Yang, The News & Preserver - May 2008 Dr. Monan Rao - 7th Hamann Memorial Lecturer Faculty/Staff vs Students Softball Game & End of Year Cookout Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] This past September rain prevented the Faculty/Staff vs Student annual softball game. It was rescheduled and held Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at Pullen Park. Unfortunately with crunch time upon them to wrap up the spring semester, Faculty/Staff team did not have enough players so the students won by forfeit. Some students joined the faculty/staff to play a pick-up game but the all student team prevailed and took the victory. After the game, everyone gathered for a cookout in front of Schaub Hall. Smoked chicken was provided by the Food Science Club. Those in attendance brought side dishes and desserts to share. The cookout was well attended by faculty, staff and students alike. Article & pictures courtesy of Michelle Lloyd & Drew Watson, The News & Preserver - May 2008 Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Departmental Potpourri March 5-6, 2008, Drs. Ken Swartzel, K.P. Sandeep and Josip Simunovic conducted a short course entitled - "Conventional and Advanced Continuous Flow Thermal Processing" at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, NC. The short course was set up for individuals that wanted to understand the fundamental and practical aspects of continuous flow thermal processing with special emphasis on aseptic processing of viscous and multiphase food. The course began with fundamental principles associated with flow, heat transfer, and kinetics. Then participants looked at equipment options, thermal process design, quality issues, and advanced technologies such as microwave & ohmic heating. Participants toured the department's pilot plant facilities and had an opportunity to meet with current members of the Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies (CAPPS) at varying times during the course. Chancellor James Oblinger participated in the Higher Education Summit for Global Development, hosted by the United States Department of State on April 29-30, 2008 in Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings initiated the invitation-only event, with the goal of expanding the role and impact of higher education institutions worldwide in social and economic development. Courtesy of the Bulletin, N.C. State, May. 7, 2008 May 13-15, 2008, the department along with the Carolina/Virginia Dairy Products Association hosted a Milk Pasteurization Course in cooperation with the North Carolina Division of Environmental Health, Environmental Health Services Section, Dairy and Food Protection Branch. This course was designed for pasteurizer operators, engineers and plant supervisors as well as dairy plant quality control personnel. Individuals from the department involved with the success of this course included Dr. John Rushing and Gary Cartwright. On May 14, 2008, a few of our own faculty participated in the CALS Teaching and Advising Workshop to offer their expertise on teaching and technologies they have been using in the classroom. Dr. Sarah Ash gave the introduction to the workshop. Dr. Keith Harris (video clips) and Dr. Chris Daubert (flash cards) shared some teaching technology innovations they have used in the classroom. What an honor to have three of our faculty mentoring other CALS teachers and advisors! Dr. Yie Hui Yong, Research Associate Postdoc, recently attended the International Dairy Federation (IDF) Dairy Science and Technology Week in Quebec City, Canada. While there May 12-16, 2008, Dr. Yong presented the work that she and Dr. E. Allen Foegeding have been working on entitled "Effects of Caseins on the Thermal Stability of Beta-Lactoglobulin." Dr. Debra Clare, Senior Researcher, recently attended the annual meeting of the Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] American Oil Chemist Society (AOCS) held May 18- 21, 2008 in Seattle, Washington. While there Dr. Clare presented a talk on some work she and colleagues had collaborated on entitled "The Effect of Tranglutaminase Crosslinking Reactions on Soy Protein versus Heated Soy Protein Dispersions." Authors of this work included Debra A. Clare, Hye Mee Hwang, Prachuab Kwanyuen, & Christopher R. Daubert. Beginning July 1, 2008, Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus will be on a 12 month scholarly leave from the department. Dr. Jaykus will be the lead scientific advisor working with Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International in Research Triangle Park. RTI recently received a 5-year contract from the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) to support the agency's efforts in quantitative microbial risk assessment for foodborne pathogens. The first task order focuses on fresh produce. In the initial phases of the project, researchers will be comparing various pathogen-commodity combinations for their significance to foodborne disease using a risk ranking approach. In later phases, they will choose important pairs and perform a more quantitative risk assessment in an effort to estimate baseline risk and consider the potential impact of candidate control strategies. Even though Dr. Jaykus will not be far away, she will be missed. We wish her great success in her work with RTI. Beginning July 1, 2008, Dr. Sophia Kathariou will be on a 6 month scholarly leave from the department. Dr. Kathariou will split her time between the University of Wisconsin - Madison and the University of California - Berkeley to foster scientific collaborations and enhance the development of her program. While in Wisconsin, Dr. Kathariou will be interacting with faculty and other researchers at the Food Research Institute, the Department of Microbiology, the Department of Food Science and the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies to develop grant proposals as well as research, education and outreach initiatives. When in California, she will interact with the Listeria groups there to obtain expertise on alterative virulence model systems and new genetic tools that can be transferred effectively into her laboratory. We wish her the best in these program enhancement endeavors. At the March 12, 2008 NC Dairy Technology Society meeting held in High Point, NC, Food Science Senior Rachel Campbell was the evening's guest speaker. Rachel presented the results of her research project entitled "Shelf Life Comparison of White and Chocolate Milk Processed at HTST and Ultra- Pasteurized Levels." Her project compared milk processed through a standard HTST system and through a secondary tubular system approaching Ultra-Pasteurization temperatures. Low-fat milk and low-fat chocolate milk were processed on three separate days through each system. The milk was stored at 43ºF to simulate common storage conditions. Microbiological testing was performed every seven days until the end of shelf life. The results of Rachel’s project produced stimulating conversation as to its implication on shelf life limits and what ultimately drives spoilage in a pasteurized facility. Samples of the higher heat milk were available for taste testing. Two of our department's graduate students presented posters at the Third Annual Graduate Student Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Mallorye Lovett Research Symposium held Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at the McKimmon Center. Mallorye Lovett under the direction of Dr. Jon Allen presented her poster entitled, "Calcium Chloride and Vitamin D Fortified Beverages: Bioavailability in Wistar Rats." Amanda Stephens under the direction of Dr. Timothy Sanders presented her poster entitled, "Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors of Male Syrian Golden Hamsters as Influenced by Peanuts, Peanut Oil and Fat Free Peanut Four." Congratulations to both Mallorye and Amanda on having their posters accepted and the opportunity to present the research they have been doing. Amanda Stephens Two teams from the FS/BBS 475 - Problems and Design in Food and Bioprocessing Science course were hard at work this past spring semester on their senior projects. Both groups presented a poster at the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Monday, April 21, 2008. They then presented their projects to the department the following Wednesday, April, 23, 2008. Team one included Ambre C. Korby, Jae J. Lee, and Stephanie Marshall. Their project title was "Extraction and Supplementation of Human Milk Proteins for Improving Pre-Term Infant Nutrition. " Team two included Rachel Campbell, Thomas Fuller, Lydia Oh, and Zachary Weiner. They also had the opportunity to present their project entitled "Development and Shelf-Life Study of a Novel Whey Protein Beverage " at the April 23, 2008 evening NC Dairy Technology Meeting in High Point. NC State Seafood Laboratory News & Activities Spring/Summer 2008 Articles courtesy of Jill Fournier International Collaboration Dr. David Green recently returned from a two-week trip to China where he was invited to serve as a visiting Professor at the Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Wuhan. Green lectured on mechanisms in the uptake and removal of muddy-earthy flavors in freshwater fish and discussed methods for reducing protein denaturation during frozen storage. China is the largest producer of freshwater fish in the world with Hubei Province leading growth of over 20 percent annually. Green is participating under an international collaboration grant sponsored through Auburn University’s Biosystem Engineering Department. Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Picture courtesy of Dr. David Green & Jill Fournier CMAST Undergraduate Fellow Kirk Smith, a junior majoring in Food Science and Microbiology at NC State, joined the seafood lab as a CMAST Undergraduate Summer Fellow. This program is designed to give students an opportunity to participate in an undergraduate research experience. Kirk will source and update information on commercially available rapid test kits for histamine in fish. As part of the CMAST program, Kirk will prepare an oral report of his findings for presentation at CMAST and is strongly encouraged to prepare a poster presentation for the NC State undergraduate research symposium and possibly at regional fish technology conference planned for October in Wilmington or the National Fisheries Institute’s Innovative Technology Conference for February in Charleston, SC. Seafood Laboratory hosts Joint Conference and Marine Biotechnology Symposium The 8th Joint Conference of the Seafood Science & Technology Society of the Americas (SST) and Atlantic Fisheries Technology (AFT) Conference is to be held at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Wrightsville Beach on October 19-22, 2008. The conference is being held in conjunction with the first NC Marine Biotechnology Symposium, co-sponsored by UNC Wilmington Marine Biotech Center. The theme for this year’s event is “Food, Health, Energy: Maximizing Value from Sustainable Ocean Resources.” Event organizers are Barry Nash, Chair, NC State Seafood Laboratory and Scott Baker, Secretary/Treasurer, NC Sea Grant at UNCW. Dr. Dan Baden, director of UNCWs Center for Marine Science and Dr. David Green, former director of NC State's Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) are co-chairs for the 1st NC Marine Biotechnology Symposium. For complete information on programs and registration visit the website at www.seafoodlab.cmast.ncsu.edu/sst_aft2008/ or contact the Seafood Laboratory at 252-222-6334. GMP Internet Training Course Launched A new Internet-based training course on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) is now available. A team representing the FDA and six universities, including Barry Nash of North Carolina Sea Grant and Dr. David Green of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, developed the online training modules, managed by New York Sea Grant and Cornell Cooperative Extension. The purpose of the course is to provide a review of the requirements of Part 110 - Current Good Manufacturing Practices in the Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding of Human Food in Title 21 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. This regulation applies to all food products regulated by the FDA. Visit http://gmptraining.aem.cornell.edu for further information. Revised Seafood HACCP Guidelines & Training Materials Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] David Green is serving as a member of the Editorial Committee for the Association of Food and Drug Officials in review of the 4th edition of the Fish and Fishery Products Hazards Guide and revision of the Seafood HACCP Training Curriculum. The editorial committee has meet over the past year and anticipates release of the new hazards guide and completion of the new training program by early 2009. Dr. Jon Allen and Dr. Peter Ferket (Poultry Science) recently received funding for several new initiatives in the Interdepartmental Nutrition Program. The program will develop a Distance Education option for the Master of Nutrition degree with support from an eLearning grant from the UNC Office of the President. A Feed Science track will be developed first, utilizing the University's new state-of-the-art feedmill at the Lake Wheeler Field Labs and several new DE courses. Human Nutrition is planned as a second concentration track in the program with courses from the FBNS Department. The program is also looking to participate in the Graduate School's Professional Science Master degree offerings. These degrees combine our core science courses along with business courses and practical industry experience. The program will look to alumni and others for input about the needs of the food, nutrition, and feed industries for employees and educational opportunities resulting from these programs. Send comments to Dr. Jon Allen at nutrition_program@ncsu.edu. Article courtesy of Dr. Jon Allen Drs. Van-Den Truong, K.P. Sandeep, Ken Swartzel, Josip Simunovic as well as Gary Cartwright and Pablo Coronel were all recently featured in the Spring 2008 edition of CALS Perspectives. The article entitled "A win-win-win combination" highlights the opening of a new sweet potato processing plant in Snow Hill which will produce sweet potato puree using continuous-flow microwave heating technology that was developed here in the department. News from the FB&NS Outreach Committee The committee is working on several projects, including providing directories to assist visitors at the front and rear entrances to the building, planning to optimize the experience of tour groups and visitors to the department, and working with the Science Olympiad Regional, State and National tournaments this year. Work is progressing on the directories and tour optimization and updates will appear in future newsletters. On Friday, May 31, 2008, Sharon Ramsey, Renée Felice and Neal Rogers traveled to Washington DC for the National Science Olympiad Competition, held at George Washington University. Sharon and Renee had prepared Food Science experiments and questions for the 60 high school teams that earned the honor to attend. Neal assisted with the event and represented the IFT-Student Association, a sponsor of the National Food Science event. The teams performed protein, carbohydrate and lipid tests to identify unknown samples of milk and the products of cheese manufacture (cheese and whey) and protein purification (casein and whey protein concentrate and isolate). Cookies baked with four types of flour (three did not contain gluten) were provided for the teams to calculate moisture loss during cooking and final density, highlighting a problem food product developers face when formulating products for people with Celiac Disease. Also, for the second year in a row, a North Carolina middle school has won top honors in the National Food Science event. We're looking forward to seeing these students at N.C. State in four or five years! Committee members would like to remind everyone that outreach activities are not limited to the committee-almost all Food Science faculty, staff and students perform outreach activities for K-12 students, industry and the community throughout the year, both within their positions or as volunteers. Article courtesy of Sharon Ramsey Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] On a Personal Note... Dr. Tyre Lanier welcomed his 7th grandchild on April 26, 2008. James Anderson Lanier, weighing in at 6 pounds and 15 ounces, was the first born to Dr. Lanier's oldest son Paul and wife Meredith, currently living in San Jose, CA. We congratulate the Lanier family on this wonderful bundle of joy! Dr. Donn Ward and his wife Nora are grandparents again! Their son Brandon and his wife Ryan welcomed their new son on April 28, 2008 at 5:26 am. Benjamin Mark was 21 inches long and weighed in at close to 9 lbs. We congratulate the Ward family on their precious addition! On Sunday, April 20, 2008 Kristin Price competed for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team in Boston, MA. She was 1 of only 19 women to receive the "A" standard to qualify for the Olympic Team. Unfortunately we will not be cheering her on this summer in the Beijing games, but we are extremely proud of Kristin's accomplishments and know how prestigious it is to even be able to make the trials! Alumni News April Hix Morrison - B.S. 1997 April recently sent in the following update concerning what she has been up to since graduating from the department: "After graduating with my Bachelor’s of Science in December 1997, I continued in the food industry as a Product Development intern at Kellogg’s in Battle Creek, MI from January until August 1998. In the fall of 1998, I went to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and graduated in August 2000 with my Masters of Science in Food Microbiology. Immediately after graduation, I began “my first REAL job” at Cryovac/Sealed Air in Duncan, SC where I worked in food safety and packaging development with my main focus as poultry films and bags. I married Jonathan Morrison in 2004 and we moved to Cary, NC so I could begin work for Embrex/Pfizer Poultry Health. My function for Pfizer for the past four years has been the development and improvement of in ovo poultry vaccines. And finally, Jonathan and I were blessed with our daughter Merit in 2007. I have missed N.C. State and hope to be back in touch with my old family from Schaub more in 2008." It is always great to hear what other graduates have been doing since they left the department! Anyone wishing to do the same just send it to the newsletter editor to be included in the next edition. I would like to thank everyone that submitted information and assisted in gathering details for the publication of this edition. To list all the individuals that provided information would include just about the whole department and I would be afraid of forgetting someone. I do want to offer special thanks to Dr. Jon Allen, Sue Strong, and Michelle Lloyd for their editing and revising skills to make this edition possible. Heather Hickman, Editor heather_hickman@ncsu.edu Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM]
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Full Text | Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] FBNS News Summer 2008 Volume 36, No. 2 Congratulations are in Order! We congratulate Dr. Lynn Turner on being chosen as the College of Agriculture and Life Science's (CALS') 2008 nominee winner for Excellence in Teaching. This is the second year that Dr. Turner has been chosen as the CALS' nominee. Dr. Turner was honored at the Teachers and Advisers' Award Reception held on April 21, 2008 in the David Clark Laboratories Atrium. To be nominated for this award is a high honor, and Dr. Turner is certainly deserving of this recognition. Miniayah DeBruce and Mallorye Lovett, along with the club advisor, Dr. Leon Boyd, attended the 23nd Annual Minorities in Agriculture and Natural Resources and Related Science (MANRRS) Career Fair and Training Conference held in Denver, CO on March 27-29, 2008. Mallorye Lovett participated in the Oral Research Graduate Division I Contest and placed 2nd. Her research presentation was entitled “The Effect of Calcium Chloride and Vitamin D Fortification of an Aqueous Solution: Bioavailability in Wistar Rats,” under the direction of Dr. Jon Allen. This experience gave the students the opportunity to share and discuss research with fellow graduate students from around the world and to network with professionals seeking to recruit undergraduate and graduate students for challenging careers in industry and government. Minorities in Agriculture in Natural Resources and Related Science (MANRRS) is a non-profit organization that promotes academic and professional advancement by empowering minorities in agriculture, natural resources and related sciences. Miniayah and Mallorye joined students from around the country that made the trek to the four-day extravaganza. This year’s theme, “MANRRS: Cultivating Minds for Tomorrow’s Leadership,” featured a fantastic assortment of speakers with years and years of experience in the empowerment of minorities for excellence. The conference was not only a chance to hear from those leaders and brainstorm for the future, but an opportunity for students to participate in competition and visit the career fair. Article and picture courtesy of Mallorye Lovett Mallorye Lovett Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] College Bowl Teams Sweeps Regional Title During the weekend of April 4th and 5th, NC State's Food Science Club College Bowl Team captured the Central Atlantic Regional title. This earns the team the privilege of competing for the national title during the annual IFT meeting in New Orleans on June 30, 2008. Our congratulations go out to all the members of the team – Craig Koskiniemi, Prabhat Kumar, Michelle Lloyd, Stephanie Marshall and Rachel Campbell as well as their coach, Dr. Allen Foegeding, and the College Bowl Chair, Josh Evans. We wish you the best at nationals and hope you crush the competition! College Bowl Team: Prabhat Kumar (team captain), Craig Koskiniemi, Rachel Campbell, Dr. Foegeding (coach), Stephanie Marshall, and Michelle Lloyd Article in part and picture courtesy of Michelle Lloyd The NC State University Forty-Second Annual Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences Awards Banquet was held April 25, 2008 at the McKimmon Center. This special night, set aside to honor top undergraduates, graduates, as well as faculty and staff and recognize scholarships and special awards, was sponsored by the Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies (CAPPS), Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center (SDFRC) and Food Science Club. The event was emceed by Nick Kuhlman and Laurie Steed. Various presenters assisted Nick and Laurie in recognizing the following scholarships, fellowships and awards as well as their generous donors: Undergraduate Scholarships: Scholarship Donor Recipient(s) The Dr. Frank and Rachel Kirby Thomas Food Science & Family & Consumer Sciences Scholarship Endowment Dr. & Mrs. Frank Thomas Michaela R. Bennett Harvey L. and Kathleen R. Barnes Scholarship Mr. Kenneth Kevin B. Austin Rachel E. Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Reeseman Campbell Marjorie R. Griffiths Eric T. Hinson H. Hawkins Bradley Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. H. Hawkins Bradley (Deceased) George T. Fuller Carolina/Virginia Dairy Producers Association Scholarship Ms. Stevie Hughes Leslie C. Gentry Eakes-Turner Scholarship Dr. & Mrs. Lynn Turner Samantha S. White Neil and Nancy Webb Memorial Food Science Scholarship Mrs. Jane Little Webb Michaela R. Bennett Cristie Abigail "Abby" Fleming Dairy Science Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Jack Fleming, Jr. Rachel E. Campbell National Starch & Chemical Food Science Scholarship Mr. John Mitolo Renee J. Felice Stephanie M. Marshall T. W. Garner Food Company (Texas Pete) Scholarship Ms. Ann Riddle Renee J. Felice Benjamin W. Kilgore Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin W. Kilgore, III George T. Fuller Casey L. Reynolds Yvette M. Thibault Samantha S. White Mose and Helen Kiser Scholarship Mr. Mose Kiser, Jr. Nicholas J. Armstrong Victor and Maryetta Jones Scholarship Dr. Victor and Maryetta Jones Nicholas J. Armstrong Eric T. Hinson Mid-Atlantic Food Booster's, Inc. Scholarship Mr. Don Hamlett Casey L. Reynolds J. Frank and Margaret B. Neely Scholarship Mrs. James A. King Kimberly G. Barnum Michaela R. Bennett Sara D. Cohen Renee J. Felice Marjorie R. Griffiths Jennifer S. Holcomb Jae Jun Lee Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Stephanie M. Marshall Heather N. Mendenhall Zachary P. Weiner John and Kelli Rushing Freshman Scholarship Dr. & Mrs. John Rushing Sara D. Cohen Hase H. and Lena M. Smith Scholarship Mr. & Mrs Hase H. Smith Samantha S. White Robert N. Wood Memorial - NC Dairy Producers Association Scholarship Ms. Mary Lib Wood Leslie C. Gentry Southeastern Food Processors' Association Scholarship Honoring Dr. John Rushing Mr. Al Williams Rachel E. Campbell Stephanie Christine Anderson Memorial Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Ken Anderson Stephanie M. Marshall Dr. Peggy Foegeding Memorial Scholarship Dr. Allen Foegeding Renee J. Felice Graduate Student Fellowships & Awards: NIH Biotechnology Training Fellowship: Grace Douglas, Joel Schroeter & Brooke Whitney Frito Lay Graduate Fellowship: Edith Neta Provost Fellowship: Esra Cakir & Laurie Steed IFT Scholarships & Fellowships: IFT Undergraduate Scholarship: Marjorie Griffiths, Ellen Orabone & Stephanie Marshall IFT Dogwood Section Scholarship: Marjorie Griffiths & Ellen Orabone IFT Graduate Fellowship: Kristin Bjornsdottir, Prabhat Kumar & Erika A. Pfeiler Undergraduate Awards: Award Donor Recipient Leonard & Frances Crouch Scholastic Achievement Award Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Crouch Renee J. Felice Forbes Leadership Award Benjamin F. Forbes Co. Renee J. Felice Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] B.M. Newell Award M.G. Newell Corporation Stephanie M. Marshall Food Science Club Awards: Food Science Club Outstanding Undergraduate Award: Nicholas J. Armstrong Food Science Club Outstanding Graduate Award: Holly Deal Food Science Club Outstanding Service Award: Adam Croissant Food Science Club Outstanding Instructor Award: Dr. E. Allen Foegeding Food Science Club Undergraduate Professional Development Scholarship: Nicholas J. Armstrong & George T. Fuller Congratulations to Our Spring 2008 Graduating Class! The following graduates were recognized at the annual NC State Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences spring graduation ceremony. It was held at Pittman Memorial Auditorium of St. Mary's School on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 1:30 pm. We congratulate all our graduates and wish them the very best in their future endeavors!! Bachelor of Science Food Science Bachelor of Science Nutrition Science Bachelor of Science Biological Sciences Nutrition Concentration Rachel Elizabeth Campbell Ambre Cleo Korby Jae Jun Lee Stephanie Marie Marshall Zachary Patrick Weiner Emily Myers Barwick Kelly Renee Bratcher Lauren Marie Coon Zeina Badri Hamra Ryan Patrick Emily Myers Barwick Ashley Nichole Beasley Sonya Aiyana Bullock Kaylin Marie Carson Sara Elizabeth Cummings Kerrie Allison Erickson Emma Jane Everett Regina Leigh Everett Emily J. Foley Christopher Daniel Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Hausfeld Chelsea Elizabeth Merrill Heather Sarah Winkler Cambino Megan Betsy Hayes Ashtin Kate Holder Matthew Todd Lackey Cora Beth Bridges Lanier Jenna Lynn Miller Julie Marie Montgomery Casey Farra Reed Katie Lynn Roberts Melissa Jolyn Williams Master of Science - Food Science Graduate Major Professor Tristan Kendricks Berry Kristin Michelle Price Dr. E. Allen Foegeding Dr. Christopher Daubert Doctor of Philosophy - Functional Genomics Tri Duong Dr. Todd R. Klaenhammer Picture courtesy of Dr. K.P. Sandeep and Susan Kall Graduate Notes of Interest: Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Tristan Berry is excited to keep working in the Foegeding lab as a researcher, focusing on projects investigating the microstructure of low-fat cheese and the thermal stability of a-lactalbumin. Tristan married Russell Laundon (also an NCSU alum) on May 31, 2008 and will remain at N.C. State while her new husband finishes up pharmacy school at a nearby university which shall not be named (located in Chapel Hill). We congratulate all our graduates and wish them the very best in their future endeavors!! Appointments Chancellor James L. Oblinger Receives Presidential Appointment to Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board President George W. Bush appointed North Carolina State University Chancellor James Oblinger to serve on the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB). The appointment was announced Friday, April 11. Board membership includes U.S. community leaders representing higher education, business, the arts, the philanthropic sector and others who have made contributions to the public good through previous service as elected officials. Congress created the J. William Foreign Scholarship Board in 1946, primarily to assure the independent, merit-based selection of participants in the Fulbright program for students, scholars and teachers. The Board is responsible for making the final selection of Fulbright students, teachers and scholars, and for developing the policy guidelines that maintain the program's integrity in the 150 countries where the Fulbright program operates in partnership with other governments. Hundreds of thousands of Americans and citizens from other countries have participated in the Fulbright exchanges, including Nobel laureates, government and legislative leaders, journalists, academicians, scientists, artists, businessmen and women, teachers and researchers dedicated to the program's vision of creating mutual understanding and mutual respect between the people of the U.S. and the peoples of nations around the world. Article and picture courtesy of NC State News Services Oblinger Appointed to N.C. Institute of Medicine Governor Mike Easley appointed Chancellor James Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Oblinger to serve as a member of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NC IOM) for a five-year term effective immediately. Chartered by the General Assembly in 1983, the NC IOM provides balanced, nonpartisan information on complex health issues facing the state. Membership includes individuals from government, education, business and industry, the health and legal professions, the hospital and health insurance industries, private philanthropy, the volunteer sector, faith-based organizations and the public at large. The mission of the NC IOM is to study and develop workable solutions to the major health issues facing the state, specifically the quality of care and access to health services for all North Carolinians. Article Courtesy of the Bulletin, N.C. State, June.5, 2008 Dr. David Green Dr. David Green and Greg Bolton were elected to serve as chair-elect and member-at-large for the Aquatic Food Products Division of Institute of Food Technologists. The three-year term begins September 1, 2008 and will help to ensure that the Seafood Laboratory continues to focus on issues affecting not only NC businesses but national and international seafood interests. Greg Bolton Promotions Dr. MaryAnne Drake Dr. Sophia Kathariou Dr. K.P. Sandeep Dr. Dana Hanson Congratulations are in order! Effective July 1, 2008 Dr. MaryAnne Drake, Dr. Sophia Kathariou and Dr. K.P. Sandeep are all promoted from Associate Professor to Professor and Dr. Dana Hanson is promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor. All four of these individuals have worked hard and their promotions are well-deserved! Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Honors and Recognitions Four from FBNS Students Honored as 2007/2008 Outstanding Teaching Assistants April Fogleman Suzanne Johanningsmeier Audrey Kreske Caroline Summers Four of our own students were recognized recently at the Teaching and Effectiveness Award Luncheon. The ceremony held in the the Talley Ballroom on April 18, 2008 recognized April Fogleman, Suzanne Johanningsmeier, Audrey Kreske and Caroline Summers as Outstanding Teaching Assistants for the 2007-2008 academic year. This is a very significant honor for these ladies and for our department - only 92 students were recognized and 4 were from our department! On April 23, 2008 Alison Liu and April Fogleman were inducted into Gamma Sigma Delta at its annual Banquet and Initiation held this year in the Talley Student Center Ballroom. Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society for Agriculture, is an organization having as its objectives the advancement of agriculture in all its phases, the maintenance and improvement of the relations of agriculture and related sciences to other industries, and the recognition of the responsibilities of those engaged in all aspects of agriculture to humankind. The society seeks to encourage high standards of scholarship and worthy achievements in all branches of the agricultural and related sciences as well as a high degree of excellence in the practice of agricultural pursuits. ΦΤΣ In conjunction with the 7th Donald D. Hamann Memorial Lecture, on April 25, 2008 the following individuals were inducted into the North Carolina Chapter of the Phi Tau Sigma Honorary Society: Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Undergraduate Students: Rachel Elizabeth Campbell George Thomas Fuller Heather Nadine Mendenhall Professional: Derike Smiley Yvette M. Thibault Ashlee Webber Graduate Students: James Bingham Nicholas Kuhlman Sangmi Lee Phannin Leksrisompong Alison Liu Michelle Lloyd Savitri Mullapudi Lauren Seifert Phi Tau Sigma is the honorary society of Food Science and Technology. The objectives of Phi Tau Sigma are to encourage the application of fundamental scientific principles to Food Science, to honor and recognize professional achievements in the field, and to promote fellowship, thereby stimulating the free exchange of knowledge of food science. Congratulations to all the new inductees! We congratulate and offer best wishes to the 2008-2009 elected Food Science Club Executive Committee: President: Iris Liaw Vice President: Mallory Kelly Secretary: Esra Cakir Treasurer: Mallorye Lovett Historian: Renée Felice Undergraduate Representative: Nick Armstrong (this is a new position created to foster increased participation/interaction by undergrads in the club) Activities Co-Chairs: Blake Layfield and Craig Koskiniemi Agri-Life Council Representatives: Adam Croissant & Eric Hinson Senior Advisor: Dr. Fletcher Arritt Junior Advisor: Dr. Keith Harris Welcome to the Department! We would like to extend a warm NC State Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences welcome to: New Faculty Dr. Mary Ann Lila - Professor and Director of NC State's Fruit and Vegetable Science Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Institute An internationally known scientist from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign will lead North Carolina State University's effort at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis to develop fruits and vegetables that protect and enhance human health. Dr. Mary Ann Lila, a professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois, will direct the NC State Fruit and Vegetable Science Institute. Lila, who now directs the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences international program, will assume her new duties August 1, 2008. Mary Ann received both her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Lila's 24 years of research experience with plant chemistry and animal nutritional studies will help ensure that N.C. State and the North Carolina Research Campus succeed in improving the human condition through better nutrition. In her own words - "I so much look forward to launching new programs and initiatives at Kannapolis on behalf of the Department and NCSU." Article in part courtesy of CALS Electronic Briefings - June 2008 Starting August 1, 2008, Dr. Lora Suzanne (Suzie) Goodell will join the department having recently accepted the Assistant Professor of Nutrition position. Dr. Goodell is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the USDA/ ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas. She received her PhD in 2007 from the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, where she held a USDA National Needs Fellowship. Her doctoral dissertation applied the Information- Motivation- Behavioral Skills behavioral change model to a nutrition setting and led to a currently funded USDA-NRI Integrated Obesity grant with Dr. Goodell as a consultant. She holds RD certification from her Master degree course work at Texas Tech University and Dietetic Internship at Cornell University. Dr. Goodell will develop courses in community nutrition, life cycle nutrition, the senior capstone experience, and contribute to our introductory seminar and advising. She expects to continue her research and scholarship in community nutrition and child obesity prevention. We welcome Dr. Goodell to the department to help in the growth and advancement of our programs. Article courtesy of Dr.Jon Allen Departmental and Other Events Wine and Cheese There was a great turn out at this year’s wine and cheese event held at the Raleigh City Museum downtown on Saturday, March 29, 2008. This year's theme was "Experience a World of Flavor" featuring some great wines and cheeses from around the world. Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Pictures courtesy of Yie Hui Yong Iron Chef - Faculty/Staff vs Students Faculty /Staff Menu: (Left side of table & from right to left - Jicama salad with blood oranges and a cilantro vinaigrette; Cochinita pibil (a spicy pork stew) served with red, white, and green rice with green tomatillo, pico de gallo, and red onion/habañero salsas; Chocolate mousse with chocolate gnosh, spicy chocolate cookies (they contained a bit of red pepper), and an orange reduction sauce. Student Menu: (Right side of table): Salad (middle) - Arugala and jicama salad with avocado, grapefruit, and a citrus vinaigrette; Entree (far right) - Seared duck breast with duck confit sweet potato hash, roasted vegetable tamale, and chipotle orange buerre blanc; Dessert- "Mexican" chocolate bread pudding with cinnamon anglaise. The first Annual NC State Iron Chef competition took place on April 15, 2008 thanks to the Food Science Club Activities Co-chairs' (Megan Whitson and Drew Watson) creativity. In the kitchen stadium, the esteemed guests watched in awe as the student team (Thomas Fuller, Nick Kuhlman & Brooke Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Whitney) led by Head Chef Josh Evens battled with the Faculty/Staff team (Carl Hollifield, Paige Luck & Sharon Ramsey) led by Head Chef Keith Harris. Both teams, ranging in various levels of culinary experience, were given the task of creating masterpieces. They were required to craft a three-course meal: a salad, main entree and a dessert with the secret ingredients: chocolate and citrus. With only one hour to cook, things got heated in the NC State Kitchen Stadium. Judges Joanna Foegeding, Adam Croissant, and Yie-Hui Yong scoped out the scene for good sanitation practices and proper use of the secret ingredients. The audience watched eagerly to see what could come from the array of ingredients spread on the counters of kitchen stadium. This flavorful event kept everyone engrossed. In fact, one could hear the crowd chanting for their favorite teams. The exceptional event was hosted by the duo, Mallorye Lovett with the “E” and Mallory Kelly without. This duet kept the audience updated on what was going on in the kitchen, while keeping them entertained with fun facts and questions. As they entered the last 5 minutes, the tension built as both teams tried to prepare their plates for judging. The crowd counted down the last 10 seconds. As the judges ate each entree, they told the teams and the crowd their valued opinions and they graded the teams on flavor, use of the secret ingredients, and creativity. The crowd sat on the edge of their seats waiting for the results as the sheets were tallied. No one could have predicted what happened next. The hosts stepped forward, bowed and announced the winners. By about 25 points, the culinary victory went to the faculty/staff team. Article in part courtesy of Miniayah DeBruce, The News & Preserver - May 2008. Pictures courtesy of Yie Hui Yong, Xin Yang &/or Michelle Lloyd Spring Dogwood IFT Meeting Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Sandy May presenting "Organic 101" On April 17th, the Dogwood section IFT meeting was held in Research Campus Cabarrus Building, Kannapolis, NC. Sandy Mays, manager of the Organic Systems Plan Division of Wolf, DiMatteo & Associates, did a presentation on organic food – “Organic 101”. She talked about what ‘organic’ means and how to manage it in food business. Topics included history of organic products, basic information on obtaining organic certification and data on market segments as well as new trends. Carol Smallwood of Cumberland Packing Corp. followed with a presentation on how “Butter Buds,” produced by Cumberland Packing, has managed both “organic” and “natural” products. The presentation focused on the “Butter Buds” product line and the journey from concept to finished product. Samples of organic cake, sauce, dip, and cheese powders were provided for sensory evaluation. Article courtesy of Xin Yang, The News & Preserver - May 2008 & Seafood Currents, Spring 2008, Vol. 1, No. 4 Picture courtesy of Xin Yang. Phi Tau Sigma (PTS) Meeting & Seventh Donald D. Hamann Memorial Lecture The annual Phi Tau Sigma meeting and reception was coupled with the Seventh Donald D. Hamann Memorial Lecture this year. The event was held in Schaub Hall Friday, April 25, 2008. Dr. Brian Farkas, PTS Secretary, emceed the event while Dr. Sophia Kathariou, PTS President, gave welcoming remarks. After a brief business meeting to elect next year's officers, new full and associate members were inducted into the society. Dr. Tyre Lanier then introduced the life and work of Dr. Donald D. Hamann as well as the guest speaker. Dr. Mohan Rao, Research Fellow with Frito-Lay, gave a very interesting and entertaining lecture entitled "Rheology You Can't Resist: Ways to Reduce Stress in Snack Food Development!" It was a pleasure and honor to have Dr. Hamann's family in attendance at his memorial lecture. Article in part & picture courtesy of Xin Yang, The News & Preserver - May 2008 Dr. Monan Rao - 7th Hamann Memorial Lecturer Faculty/Staff vs Students Softball Game & End of Year Cookout Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] This past September rain prevented the Faculty/Staff vs Student annual softball game. It was rescheduled and held Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at Pullen Park. Unfortunately with crunch time upon them to wrap up the spring semester, Faculty/Staff team did not have enough players so the students won by forfeit. Some students joined the faculty/staff to play a pick-up game but the all student team prevailed and took the victory. After the game, everyone gathered for a cookout in front of Schaub Hall. Smoked chicken was provided by the Food Science Club. Those in attendance brought side dishes and desserts to share. The cookout was well attended by faculty, staff and students alike. Article & pictures courtesy of Michelle Lloyd & Drew Watson, The News & Preserver - May 2008 Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Departmental Potpourri March 5-6, 2008, Drs. Ken Swartzel, K.P. Sandeep and Josip Simunovic conducted a short course entitled - "Conventional and Advanced Continuous Flow Thermal Processing" at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, NC. The short course was set up for individuals that wanted to understand the fundamental and practical aspects of continuous flow thermal processing with special emphasis on aseptic processing of viscous and multiphase food. The course began with fundamental principles associated with flow, heat transfer, and kinetics. Then participants looked at equipment options, thermal process design, quality issues, and advanced technologies such as microwave & ohmic heating. Participants toured the department's pilot plant facilities and had an opportunity to meet with current members of the Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies (CAPPS) at varying times during the course. Chancellor James Oblinger participated in the Higher Education Summit for Global Development, hosted by the United States Department of State on April 29-30, 2008 in Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings initiated the invitation-only event, with the goal of expanding the role and impact of higher education institutions worldwide in social and economic development. Courtesy of the Bulletin, N.C. State, May. 7, 2008 May 13-15, 2008, the department along with the Carolina/Virginia Dairy Products Association hosted a Milk Pasteurization Course in cooperation with the North Carolina Division of Environmental Health, Environmental Health Services Section, Dairy and Food Protection Branch. This course was designed for pasteurizer operators, engineers and plant supervisors as well as dairy plant quality control personnel. Individuals from the department involved with the success of this course included Dr. John Rushing and Gary Cartwright. On May 14, 2008, a few of our own faculty participated in the CALS Teaching and Advising Workshop to offer their expertise on teaching and technologies they have been using in the classroom. Dr. Sarah Ash gave the introduction to the workshop. Dr. Keith Harris (video clips) and Dr. Chris Daubert (flash cards) shared some teaching technology innovations they have used in the classroom. What an honor to have three of our faculty mentoring other CALS teachers and advisors! Dr. Yie Hui Yong, Research Associate Postdoc, recently attended the International Dairy Federation (IDF) Dairy Science and Technology Week in Quebec City, Canada. While there May 12-16, 2008, Dr. Yong presented the work that she and Dr. E. Allen Foegeding have been working on entitled "Effects of Caseins on the Thermal Stability of Beta-Lactoglobulin." Dr. Debra Clare, Senior Researcher, recently attended the annual meeting of the Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] American Oil Chemist Society (AOCS) held May 18- 21, 2008 in Seattle, Washington. While there Dr. Clare presented a talk on some work she and colleagues had collaborated on entitled "The Effect of Tranglutaminase Crosslinking Reactions on Soy Protein versus Heated Soy Protein Dispersions." Authors of this work included Debra A. Clare, Hye Mee Hwang, Prachuab Kwanyuen, & Christopher R. Daubert. Beginning July 1, 2008, Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus will be on a 12 month scholarly leave from the department. Dr. Jaykus will be the lead scientific advisor working with Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International in Research Triangle Park. RTI recently received a 5-year contract from the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) to support the agency's efforts in quantitative microbial risk assessment for foodborne pathogens. The first task order focuses on fresh produce. In the initial phases of the project, researchers will be comparing various pathogen-commodity combinations for their significance to foodborne disease using a risk ranking approach. In later phases, they will choose important pairs and perform a more quantitative risk assessment in an effort to estimate baseline risk and consider the potential impact of candidate control strategies. Even though Dr. Jaykus will not be far away, she will be missed. We wish her great success in her work with RTI. Beginning July 1, 2008, Dr. Sophia Kathariou will be on a 6 month scholarly leave from the department. Dr. Kathariou will split her time between the University of Wisconsin - Madison and the University of California - Berkeley to foster scientific collaborations and enhance the development of her program. While in Wisconsin, Dr. Kathariou will be interacting with faculty and other researchers at the Food Research Institute, the Department of Microbiology, the Department of Food Science and the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies to develop grant proposals as well as research, education and outreach initiatives. When in California, she will interact with the Listeria groups there to obtain expertise on alterative virulence model systems and new genetic tools that can be transferred effectively into her laboratory. We wish her the best in these program enhancement endeavors. At the March 12, 2008 NC Dairy Technology Society meeting held in High Point, NC, Food Science Senior Rachel Campbell was the evening's guest speaker. Rachel presented the results of her research project entitled "Shelf Life Comparison of White and Chocolate Milk Processed at HTST and Ultra- Pasteurized Levels." Her project compared milk processed through a standard HTST system and through a secondary tubular system approaching Ultra-Pasteurization temperatures. Low-fat milk and low-fat chocolate milk were processed on three separate days through each system. The milk was stored at 43ºF to simulate common storage conditions. Microbiological testing was performed every seven days until the end of shelf life. The results of Rachel’s project produced stimulating conversation as to its implication on shelf life limits and what ultimately drives spoilage in a pasteurized facility. Samples of the higher heat milk were available for taste testing. Two of our department's graduate students presented posters at the Third Annual Graduate Student Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Mallorye Lovett Research Symposium held Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at the McKimmon Center. Mallorye Lovett under the direction of Dr. Jon Allen presented her poster entitled, "Calcium Chloride and Vitamin D Fortified Beverages: Bioavailability in Wistar Rats." Amanda Stephens under the direction of Dr. Timothy Sanders presented her poster entitled, "Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors of Male Syrian Golden Hamsters as Influenced by Peanuts, Peanut Oil and Fat Free Peanut Four." Congratulations to both Mallorye and Amanda on having their posters accepted and the opportunity to present the research they have been doing. Amanda Stephens Two teams from the FS/BBS 475 - Problems and Design in Food and Bioprocessing Science course were hard at work this past spring semester on their senior projects. Both groups presented a poster at the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Monday, April 21, 2008. They then presented their projects to the department the following Wednesday, April, 23, 2008. Team one included Ambre C. Korby, Jae J. Lee, and Stephanie Marshall. Their project title was "Extraction and Supplementation of Human Milk Proteins for Improving Pre-Term Infant Nutrition. " Team two included Rachel Campbell, Thomas Fuller, Lydia Oh, and Zachary Weiner. They also had the opportunity to present their project entitled "Development and Shelf-Life Study of a Novel Whey Protein Beverage " at the April 23, 2008 evening NC Dairy Technology Meeting in High Point. NC State Seafood Laboratory News & Activities Spring/Summer 2008 Articles courtesy of Jill Fournier International Collaboration Dr. David Green recently returned from a two-week trip to China where he was invited to serve as a visiting Professor at the Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Wuhan. Green lectured on mechanisms in the uptake and removal of muddy-earthy flavors in freshwater fish and discussed methods for reducing protein denaturation during frozen storage. China is the largest producer of freshwater fish in the world with Hubei Province leading growth of over 20 percent annually. Green is participating under an international collaboration grant sponsored through Auburn University’s Biosystem Engineering Department. Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] Picture courtesy of Dr. David Green & Jill Fournier CMAST Undergraduate Fellow Kirk Smith, a junior majoring in Food Science and Microbiology at NC State, joined the seafood lab as a CMAST Undergraduate Summer Fellow. This program is designed to give students an opportunity to participate in an undergraduate research experience. Kirk will source and update information on commercially available rapid test kits for histamine in fish. As part of the CMAST program, Kirk will prepare an oral report of his findings for presentation at CMAST and is strongly encouraged to prepare a poster presentation for the NC State undergraduate research symposium and possibly at regional fish technology conference planned for October in Wilmington or the National Fisheries Institute’s Innovative Technology Conference for February in Charleston, SC. Seafood Laboratory hosts Joint Conference and Marine Biotechnology Symposium The 8th Joint Conference of the Seafood Science & Technology Society of the Americas (SST) and Atlantic Fisheries Technology (AFT) Conference is to be held at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Wrightsville Beach on October 19-22, 2008. The conference is being held in conjunction with the first NC Marine Biotechnology Symposium, co-sponsored by UNC Wilmington Marine Biotech Center. The theme for this year’s event is “Food, Health, Energy: Maximizing Value from Sustainable Ocean Resources.” Event organizers are Barry Nash, Chair, NC State Seafood Laboratory and Scott Baker, Secretary/Treasurer, NC Sea Grant at UNCW. Dr. Dan Baden, director of UNCWs Center for Marine Science and Dr. David Green, former director of NC State's Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) are co-chairs for the 1st NC Marine Biotechnology Symposium. For complete information on programs and registration visit the website at www.seafoodlab.cmast.ncsu.edu/sst_aft2008/ or contact the Seafood Laboratory at 252-222-6334. GMP Internet Training Course Launched A new Internet-based training course on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) is now available. A team representing the FDA and six universities, including Barry Nash of North Carolina Sea Grant and Dr. David Green of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, developed the online training modules, managed by New York Sea Grant and Cornell Cooperative Extension. The purpose of the course is to provide a review of the requirements of Part 110 - Current Good Manufacturing Practices in the Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding of Human Food in Title 21 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. This regulation applies to all food products regulated by the FDA. Visit http://gmptraining.aem.cornell.edu for further information. Revised Seafood HACCP Guidelines & Training Materials Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] David Green is serving as a member of the Editorial Committee for the Association of Food and Drug Officials in review of the 4th edition of the Fish and Fishery Products Hazards Guide and revision of the Seafood HACCP Training Curriculum. The editorial committee has meet over the past year and anticipates release of the new hazards guide and completion of the new training program by early 2009. Dr. Jon Allen and Dr. Peter Ferket (Poultry Science) recently received funding for several new initiatives in the Interdepartmental Nutrition Program. The program will develop a Distance Education option for the Master of Nutrition degree with support from an eLearning grant from the UNC Office of the President. A Feed Science track will be developed first, utilizing the University's new state-of-the-art feedmill at the Lake Wheeler Field Labs and several new DE courses. Human Nutrition is planned as a second concentration track in the program with courses from the FBNS Department. The program is also looking to participate in the Graduate School's Professional Science Master degree offerings. These degrees combine our core science courses along with business courses and practical industry experience. The program will look to alumni and others for input about the needs of the food, nutrition, and feed industries for employees and educational opportunities resulting from these programs. Send comments to Dr. Jon Allen at nutrition_program@ncsu.edu. Article courtesy of Dr. Jon Allen Drs. Van-Den Truong, K.P. Sandeep, Ken Swartzel, Josip Simunovic as well as Gary Cartwright and Pablo Coronel were all recently featured in the Spring 2008 edition of CALS Perspectives. The article entitled "A win-win-win combination" highlights the opening of a new sweet potato processing plant in Snow Hill which will produce sweet potato puree using continuous-flow microwave heating technology that was developed here in the department. News from the FB&NS Outreach Committee The committee is working on several projects, including providing directories to assist visitors at the front and rear entrances to the building, planning to optimize the experience of tour groups and visitors to the department, and working with the Science Olympiad Regional, State and National tournaments this year. Work is progressing on the directories and tour optimization and updates will appear in future newsletters. On Friday, May 31, 2008, Sharon Ramsey, Renée Felice and Neal Rogers traveled to Washington DC for the National Science Olympiad Competition, held at George Washington University. Sharon and Renee had prepared Food Science experiments and questions for the 60 high school teams that earned the honor to attend. Neal assisted with the event and represented the IFT-Student Association, a sponsor of the National Food Science event. The teams performed protein, carbohydrate and lipid tests to identify unknown samples of milk and the products of cheese manufacture (cheese and whey) and protein purification (casein and whey protein concentrate and isolate). Cookies baked with four types of flour (three did not contain gluten) were provided for the teams to calculate moisture loss during cooking and final density, highlighting a problem food product developers face when formulating products for people with Celiac Disease. Also, for the second year in a row, a North Carolina middle school has won top honors in the National Food Science event. We're looking forward to seeing these students at N.C. State in four or five years! Committee members would like to remind everyone that outreach activities are not limited to the committee-almost all Food Science faculty, staff and students perform outreach activities for K-12 students, industry and the community throughout the year, both within their positions or as volunteers. Article courtesy of Sharon Ramsey Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] On a Personal Note... Dr. Tyre Lanier welcomed his 7th grandchild on April 26, 2008. James Anderson Lanier, weighing in at 6 pounds and 15 ounces, was the first born to Dr. Lanier's oldest son Paul and wife Meredith, currently living in San Jose, CA. We congratulate the Lanier family on this wonderful bundle of joy! Dr. Donn Ward and his wife Nora are grandparents again! Their son Brandon and his wife Ryan welcomed their new son on April 28, 2008 at 5:26 am. Benjamin Mark was 21 inches long and weighed in at close to 9 lbs. We congratulate the Ward family on their precious addition! On Sunday, April 20, 2008 Kristin Price competed for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team in Boston, MA. She was 1 of only 19 women to receive the "A" standard to qualify for the Olympic Team. Unfortunately we will not be cheering her on this summer in the Beijing games, but we are extremely proud of Kristin's accomplishments and know how prestigious it is to even be able to make the trials! Alumni News April Hix Morrison - B.S. 1997 April recently sent in the following update concerning what she has been up to since graduating from the department: "After graduating with my Bachelor’s of Science in December 1997, I continued in the food industry as a Product Development intern at Kellogg’s in Battle Creek, MI from January until August 1998. In the fall of 1998, I went to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and graduated in August 2000 with my Masters of Science in Food Microbiology. Immediately after graduation, I began “my first REAL job” at Cryovac/Sealed Air in Duncan, SC where I worked in food safety and packaging development with my main focus as poultry films and bags. I married Jonathan Morrison in 2004 and we moved to Cary, NC so I could begin work for Embrex/Pfizer Poultry Health. My function for Pfizer for the past four years has been the development and improvement of in ovo poultry vaccines. And finally, Jonathan and I were blessed with our daughter Merit in 2007. I have missed N.C. State and hope to be back in touch with my old family from Schaub more in 2008." It is always great to hear what other graduates have been doing since they left the department! Anyone wishing to do the same just send it to the newsletter editor to be included in the next edition. I would like to thank everyone that submitted information and assisted in gathering details for the publication of this edition. To list all the individuals that provided information would include just about the whole department and I would be afraid of forgetting someone. I do want to offer special thanks to Dr. Jon Allen, Sue Strong, and Michelle Lloyd for their editing and revising skills to make this edition possible. Heather Hickman, Editor heather_hickman@ncsu.edu Departmental Newsletter Summer 2008 file:///K|/Documents/Erin's%20documentation/Erin/desktop%20digital%20docs/digitaldocs/food%20science%20news/summer08.html[12/13/2011 12:57:49 PM] |
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