July 2023

Xiran Li wins first place at IFT Grad Student Oral Competition!

Graduate student Xiran Li, from Dr. Luxin Wang’s research lab, won first place at the IFT Division Graduate Student Oral Competition 2023 in Chicago. She presented at the Aquatic Food Division; her presentation was titled “Factors shaping microbial communities present on fish and fish products”. (You can read the abstract online.)

Congratulations, Xiran!

More Than a Taste Test - What It’s Like to be on a Trained Sensory Panel

Food Science and Technology

Pieces of dried mango rest on the bottom of a black opaque goblet. Next to it, another glass contains apricot jam. Leticia Cardoso Madureira Tavares, a second-year Ph.D. student in biosystems engineering, brings the glasses up to her nose one at a time to take a sniff.

FST Graduate Exit Seminar - July 12, 2023

Food Science and Technology

A Graduate Exit Seminar will be held Wednesday, July 12th from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm.

In-person in room 1207 Robert Mondavi Institute South, or attend remotely by Zoom:
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/93587108722

FST at IAFP and IFT FIRST, July 16-19, 2023

Food Science and Technology

Several of our Food Science and Technology faculty and graduate students will be participating at the upcoming In-Person IAFP Annual Meeting 2023, to be held July 16-19th, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.