FST Professors Nitin Nitin and Glenn Young have been working together with Professor Gang Sun of Textiles to create a barrier to protect fruit from harmful bacteria sometimes found in transport bins.
On February 5, The California Aggie featured an article about the project. Read all about it on the California Aggie's website.
Looking for a family-friendly, free activity for President’s Day weekend? On Saturday February 16, 2019 from 9AM to 1PM you can learn about the importance of microbes in research, biotechnology, and food and beverages, and about the proud history of two of the world’s prominent microbe collections. UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day features twelve biological collections, including the Phaff Yeast Culture Collection in the Food Science & Technology department, and the Viticulture & Enology Culture Collection.
Dr. Kaan Kurtural joined the faculty at University of California Davis in November 2015. His work focuses on vineyard mechanization and precision viticulture interpreting ecophysiological response of the grapevine to inherent variabilities that may exist in large landscapes. His laboratory is at the historic Oakville Experimental Vineyard in the heart of Napa Valley of California.
Find the latest publications of the department by clicking on the link below.
This past fall was a busy one for the UC Davis V and E Extension Team. On November 30, 2018, we traveled to Escondido, CA in San Diego County to meet growers and vintners in Southern California. To determine the most relevant topics to present, we worked closely with Carmen Gispert, the Viticulture Farm Advisor for Riverside, San Diego, and San Bernardino counties. We were excited to have such a great turnout, with 101 people attending. David Block gave an introduction to winery design, focusing on important considerations for quality through cleanability. Anita Oberholster spoke about
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.
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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