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Ishita Shah and Matrubials win Sacramento Region Innovation Award!

Matrubials Inc., is the winner in the Biopharma category of this year's Sacramento Region Innovation Awards!

Department Seminar Series - FST 290, November 17, 2021

You are invited to attend the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology seminar on Wednesday November 17th at 4:10 PM by Zoom.

Ned Spang Featured in Podcast on Food Waste

Food Science and Technology

FST Associate Professor Ned Spang was featured in the first Red To Green podcast of Season 4, which focuses on Food Waste.

Department Seminar Series - FST 290, November 10, 2021

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology seminar on Wednesday November 10th at 4:10 PM by Zoom.

Postdoctoral Scholar Opportunities in Applied Food Safety Microbiology

Food Science and Technology

Drs. Nitin Nitin and Linda J. Harris are seeking highly motivated candidates to fill two postdoctoral scholar positions in Applied Food Safety Microbiology. The positions are open as of November 1st, 2021.

Department Seminar Series - FST 290, November 3, 2021

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology seminar on Wednesday November 3rd at 4:10 PM by Zoom.

2021 Sacramento Region Innovation Awards Finalist

Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to Drs. Ishita M. Shah, David A. Mills, J. Bruce German and Carlito B. Lebrilla for their Matrubials, Inc. being named a finalist in Sacramento Business Journal's Sacramento Region Innovation Awards for 2021!

Department Seminar Series - FST 290, October 27, 2021

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology seminar on Wednesday October 27th at 4:10 PM by Zoom.

Department Seminar Series - FST 290, October 20, 2021

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology seminar on Wednesday October 20th at 4:10 PM by Zoom. This fall, the Food Science department seminars will be presented by our own department researchers.

Barile awarded new Food Systems Innovation Grant by UC Davis Office of Research

Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to FST's Dr. Daniela Barile, who was awarded $50,000 in July 2021 for the first-ever Food Systems Innovation (FSI) grant. The grant, a newly launched collaboration between Venture Catalyst and the Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH), awards $50,000 to fund innovative technology advancements aimed at addressing global nutritional challenges.

Department Seminar Series - FST 290, October 13, 2021

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology seminar on Wednesday October 13th at 4:10 PM by Zoom. This fall, the Food Science department seminars will be presented by our own department researchers.

Department Seminar Series - FST 290, October 6, 2021

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology seminar on Wednesday October 6th at 4:10 PM by Zoom. This fall, the Food Science department seminars will be presented by our own department researchers.

Sharon Shoemaker receives 2021 CAES Award of Distinction

Food Science and Technology

A big congratulations to FST Academic Administrator Emerita Sharon Shoemaker for receiving the 2021 College of Agriculture and Environmental Science's Award of Distinction for the "Exceptional Staff" category!

Department Seminar Series - FST 290, Sept. 29, 2021

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the Department of Food Science and Technology seminar on Wednesday Sept. 29th at 4:10 PM by Zoom. This fall, the Food Science department seminars will be presented by our own department researchers.

Post-Doc Scholar, Spang Lab

Food Science and Technology

We are recruiting for a Post-Doctoral Scholar (or “Post-Doc”) to help lead and contribute to a UC Davis research project examining use of a community-scale Anaerobic Digester (AD) to convert a community’s organic food waste into renewable electricity, heat, and fertilizer. The project is in collaboration with Biodico Sustainable Biorefineries, Impact Bioenergy, and Lineage Logistics under a grant from the California Energy Commission. The UC Davis faculty leads on the project include Dr. Edward Spang (Food Science and Technology) and Dr. Chris Simmons (Food Science and Technology).

Phaff Yeast Culture Collection grows by 6,000 strains - new NSF Award

Food Science and Technology

Dr. Kyria Boundy-Mills, curator of the Phaff Yeast Culture Collection in the Food Science and Technology department at UC Davis, received an award of $579,246 from the National Science Foundation. This will fund the transfer of professor emeritus and yeast taxonomist Dr. Marc-André Lachance’s collection of 6,000 yeast strains from the University of Western Ontario to UC Davis, expanding the Phaff collection catalog by over 50%.

Department Seminar Series - FST 290, Sept. 22, 2021

Food Science and Technology

Please join us on Wednesday, September 22nd at 4:10 pm for the first FST Department Seminar Series for Fall 2021 / Seminar FST290. This fall, the Food Science department seminars will be presented by our own department researchers.

FST 198: Food Laws and Regulations offered in Winter Quarter 2022

Food Science and Technology

Food Law and Regulations (FST 198) - Winter Quarter 2022
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Junior Specialist

Food Science and Technology

APPLICATION WINDOW

Open date: November 17th, 2021

Next review date: Monday, Dec 6, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Dec 17, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

JUNIOR SPECIALIST POSITION DESCRIPTION

Bamforth featured in UC Davis Emeriti Association video interview

Food Science and Technology

FST's Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Charlie Bamforth, is interviewed by Jim Brown, UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education Director of Fermentation Science, as part of UC Davis Emeriti Association's long-running and popular Video Records Project.