Dr. Charlie Bamforth, Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences Emeritus, retired at the end of 2018 after twenty years at UC Davis.
On Wednesday, February 13, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. issued a press release titled "'Pope of Foam' Charlie Bamforth Joins Sierra Nevada Brewing Company". As the company's Senior Quality Advisor, Bamforth will evaluate all areas of production and train employees on beer quality.
Congratulations to our own Dr. Maria Marco, who has just joined the board of directors of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics!
From the ISAPP website: "ISAPP is an association of academic and industrial scientists involved in research on fundamental and applied aspects of probiotics and prebiotics, and more broadly that of human microbiomes and gut health."
The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) released it's January Produce Research Report, and featured FST's Professor Nitin Nitin's research on antimicrobial plastics which can hinder the cross-contamination of food.
Learn more about Dr. Nitin's research by clicking on the link below.
Assistant Professor Ned Spang named ASI Fellow
Andrea Thompson
December 20, 2018
Assistant Professor Ned Spang has been invited to be among the select group of “Fellows of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute.” Dr. Spang was nominated based on his service to ASI and contributions to the types of research, education, and outreach valued at ASI. Everyone invited to be designated as an ASI Fellow has made distinguished contributions in two or more of these categories.
Dr. Spang will celebrate this honor at the ASI Winter Party on Friday, January 17, 2019 at the Putah Creek Lodge after the ASI's annual External Advisory Board meeting.
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Dr. David Mills on Global List of Most-Cited Researchers
Andrea Thompson
December 09, 2018
Clarivate Analytics has released its annual Highly Cited Researchers list for 2018, and FST's own Professor David Mills is one of 19 faculty from UC Davis on the prestigious list.
All of the UC Davis researchers are listed in a UCD News article by Andy Fell. He explains, "the list identifies exceptional scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant influence by publishing multiple papers that rank in the top 1 percent by citations in a particular field and year, over a 10-year period."
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