BFTV Cluster News

Join us for the FST 290 seminar series

The FST 290 seminar series is underway for Spring! All seminars are in 1207 RMI South from 4:10-5 pm.

Distinguished Professor Charlie Bamforth discusses his presidency of the IBD

Dr. Bamforth recently shared his thoughts and doings in his role as president of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling

University of California hires four viticulture advisors

Viticulture and Enology

Four new viticulture farm advisors were hired in the past year by the University of California to serve in San Joaquin Valley Extension office positions. These farm advisors cover the vast wine, table and raisin grape growing region that includes the counties of Kern, Kings, Tulare, Fresno, Madera, Merced and Mariposa.

UC Davis Winery Not Immune To Drought Impacts

Viticulture and Enology

UC Davis students in the viticulture and enology program have been getting a first-hand look at how drought impacts wine grape growing.

Postharvest Education Foundation - Small-Scale Postharvest Technologies Short Course/Study Tour

Food Science and Technology

From February 23 through 27, thirty-five individuals, primarily from Tanzania, attended the 5 day program, which included presentations on the basics of postharvest handling by Drs. Lisa Kitinoja and Diane Barrett, and colleague Lizanne Wheeler.

FST mourns Emeritus Dieter Gruenwendel

Food Science and Technology

Dr. Gruenwendel had been a professor of biophysical chemistry in the department for more than 25 years. He retired in the early 1990s.

Former Food Science and Technology Ph.D. student, Dawn Chapman, will be featured on a new Television Show Called You Can't Lick Your Elbow

Food Science and Technology

Dawn studied mathematics and chemistry at DePauw University and received a Ph.D. in food science with a sensory emphasis from UC Davis. Dawn's doctoral research focused on the relationships between vineyard yield and Cabernet Sauvignon flavor.

FST Professor Carolyn Slupsky's research highlighted in UCD News

BFTV Cluster

FST biochemist Dr. Carolyn Slupsky is using nuclear magnetic resonance technology to better understand the effect of microbes on the metabolism of the organisms they inhabit - in this case, the citrus psyllid and the citrus tree.

Dr. David Mills elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.

Food Science and Technology

The academy describes itself as the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology, the worlds oldest life science organization.

ASEV Best Enology Paper 2015

Viticulture and Enology

The American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) has selected the 2015 Best Paper Awards, with the generous support of J. Lohr Vineyards. The selected authors will be recognized at the Societys 66th National Conference on June 15-19 in Portland, Oregon.
The best enology paper was awarded to University of California, Davis, researchers Nicholas L. Shrake, Rajeevan Amirtharajah, Charles Brenneman, Roger Boulton and André Knoesen for In-Line Measurement of Color and Total Phenolics During Red Wine Fermentations Using a Light-Emitting Diode Sensor.

UC Davis olive oil on sale

Food Science and Technology

The UC Davis Olive Center's Silo olive oil is featured as February's Item of the Month in the campus bookstore.

Olive oil sensor wins international competition for student inventors

Food Science and Technology

A team of UC Davis students has built a biosensor designed to quickly and easily evaluate the chemical profile of oil, providing producers, distributors, retailers and ultimately consumers with an effective, inexpensive way to ensure olive oil quality.

BFTV cluster embraces Green Workplace Initiative

BFTV Cluster

UC Davis is promoting "Green Offices" and "Green Laboratories" in the Gateway neighborhood, and each lab group and administrative unit have an opportunity to join the program. The Departments of Food Science and Viticulture & Enology, and the Administrative Offices of the BFTV Cluster are working to become certified.

The Most Read Articles of 2014

BFTV Cluster

An article published by Diane Barrett, Food Science and Technology, and Michael Delwiche, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, et. al., makes the Top 10 most read articles in E&EC Research.

Upcoming On-the-Road events

Viticulture and Enology

Another On-the-Road event is coming up, with more on the way. Keep checking back for more dates of when we'll bring our research to you!

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