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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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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!
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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:
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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