June 2016

Protein-Trapped Sugar Compounds Nourish Infant Gut Microbes

FST researchers have shown that an enzyme produced by beneficial microbes in babies intestines is able to harvest specific sugar compounds from human breast-milk and cows milk.

Dr. Linda Harris begins term as department chair

Food Science and Technology

Cooperative Extension Specialist Dr. Linda Harris is FST's newest department chair. She began her five-year term on July 1, replacing Professor Mike McCarthy who retired on June 29.

CE Specialist Anita Oberholster's research on Red Blotch Disease

Viticulture and Enology

Research Focus Anita Oberholster The Impact of Red Blotch Disease on Grape and Wine Composition

Professor Glenn Young awarded Vietnamese Medal of Honor

Food Science and Technology

Professor Glenn Young was awarded the prestigious Medal of Honor by the government of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Course Profile: Professor Hildegarde Heymann's class on Sensory Evaluation of Wine (VEN 125 & 125L)

Viticulture and Enology

Sensory Evaluation of Wine covers the principles of sensory evaluation and application to wines. Factors influencing wine flavor, data from sensory analysis of model solutions.

FST seniors learn process of creating new food products

Food Science and Technology

Students taking Food Product Innovation and Development had the idea and set about developing "Beer Bites"

Microbiological "fingerprints" are a clue to good wine

Food Science and Technology

FST professor David Mills, expanding on his research into the role of microbes in winemaking, says individual wines can have very specific microbial "fingerprints" -- and suggests winemakers can use this information for quality control.

BAE postdoc wins UCD Award for Postdoctoral Research Excellence Bipin

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Congratulations to Bipin Kumar, a postdoc in Professor Ning Pan's lab, who won the UCD Award for Postdoctoral Research Excellence 2015-2016!

Harvest lab assistant needed for V&E winery.

Viticulture and Enology

The Lab Assistant II will assist with harvest operations for the 2016 season at the Teaching and Research Winery. Our team is focused on supporting the teaching and research needs of the faculty, staff and students of the Department of Viticulture and Enology. In any given season, we will process up to one hundred tons of fruit. There could be as many as 400 individual fermentations. The successful candidate will participate in laboratory, crush pad and general wine processing operations.

Diane Barrett wins 2016 Outstanding Research DSA Award

Food Science and Technology

Retiring professor Diane Barrett is going out with a bang! She has won yet another award, this time for outstanding research.