Food Science and Technology

Ryan Dowdy

FST PhD graduate Ryan Dowdy managing ISS food systems

November 13, 2018
Food Science and Technology

Dr. Ryan Dowdy is a former PhD student in Associate Professor Chris Simmons' lab. 

Dowdy was recently hired by NASA as the Food Systems Manager for the International Space Station.  He was interviewed by the Washington Post recently for a "KidsPost" article about what astronauts eat, as part of a larger series of articles about U.S. human spaceflight.  The article is titled "Ever wondered what’s on the astronauts’ menu?"

Dr. Tara McHugh

FST Alumna named Director of the Western Regional Research Center

October 16, 2018
Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to Dr. Tara McHugh, who has been selected as the new Center Director for the Western Regional Research Center (WRRC)!  Dr. McHugh is the Research Leader of the Healthy Processed Foods Research Unit at WRRC and has been serving as Acting Center Director since last July.

Dr. McHugh, who has received her PhD from from U.C. Davis in Food Science, is an internationally recognized expert in innovative food processing, edible films and nanoscience and a leader in high impact technology transfer.

Drones monitoring crops are part of the agro-tech revolution.

NSF Grant Will Fund Food and Tech Study

October 16, 2018
Food Science and Technology

Technological innovation is transforming agriculture and a UC study funded by a $492,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will explore the booming connections between new technologies, agriculture and food. Charlotte Biltekoff, associate professor and chair of the UC Davis College of Letters and Science’s American studies program, is part of the multi-campus study team.

Professor Ben Montpetit leads study awarded $1M Keck Foundation grant
Dr. Montpetit
Andrea Thompson October 04, 2018
Food Science and Technology
 

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Alberta, Canada, have made preliminary discoveries about how Zika and hepatitis C viruses reproduce at the cellular level, providing new insight into a family of viruses that also includes West Nile and dengue. Now their cutting-edge research will be supported by a $1 million grant from the prestigious W.M. Keck Foundation. The foundation primarily focuses on pioneering efforts in the areas of medical research, science and engineering, and undergraduate education.

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Dr. Bamforth

Distinguished Professor Charlie Bamforth to be honored at College Celebration

October 03, 2018
Food Science and Technology

FST's Distinguished Professor of Brewing Sciences, Charlie Bamforth, is going to be honored with an Award of Distinction at it's 30th annual College Celebration on October 12.

The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences bestows the Awards of Distinction at College Celbration each year at harvest time to celebrate the advancement and accomplishments of our college and its impact on agriculture and the environment.  

View a write up on Charlie and the other award recipients at the link below.

Congratulations to Dr. Bamforth!

FST Professor David Mills featured in UCD News story on Bifidobacterium research
Dr. Mills
Andrea Thompson September 28, 2018
Food Science and Technology

Dr. David Mills' research on the gut microbe Bifidobacterium is featured in a recent UCD News story.  The microbe can help keep antibiotic resistant infections at bay, according to his research.

Dr. Mills was a senior author on a research article called Bifidobacterial Dominance of the Gut in Early Life and Acquisition of Antimicrobial Resistance.  He was quoted, along with Post-doc Diana Taft, who was first author of the publication.

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