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Interview with Carl Winter, Professor of Cooperative Extension Emeritus in Food Science and Technology

This interview is with Carl Winter, Professor of Cooperative Extension Emeritus in the Department of Food Science and Technology. He was appointed in 1991 and retired in 2019.

Poll Zhang received Dean's Circle Award; an "Exceptional Graduate"

Food Science and Technology

A big congratulations to Poll Zhang (she/her), who is earning a bachelor’s degree in food science with a minor in statistics and will start the Ph.D. program in food chemistry at UC Davis. She was honored with a Dean's Circle Award for outstanding academics and community service.

Zhuo Chen selected for CPS Professional Development Program 2026

Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to Zhuo Chen, Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Luxin Wang's lab, who has been selected along with six others to be in the Center for Produce Safety's Professional Development Program for 2026.

The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) congratulates the recipients selected for the 2026 Professional Development Program Awards. On behalf of the CPS Board of Directors, Vice Chair Charles Leftwich (Sysco Corporation) recognizes these emerging professionals for their commitment to produce safety, scientific excellence, and future industry leadership.

Sheryl Long wins NCIFT grad student poster competition

Food Science and Technology

Sheryl Long, a Ph.D. student co-advised by Drs. Luxin Wang and Erin DiCaprio, won the graduate student poster competition organized by the Northern California Section of the Institute of Food Technologists. Her research, titled “Survival of Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli in Hydroponic Nutrient Solution,” assessed the behavior of common foodborne pathogens in fresh and recirculating nutrient solutions and provided scientific data for the risk assessment of fresh produce cultivated in controlled environment agriculture.

Farzaneh Khorsandi Receives ASABE Major Award in Ergonomics, Safety, and Health

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Farzaneh Khorsandi, associate professor of Cooperative Extension in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of California, Davis, has been named the 2026 recipient of the SMV Technologies Ergonomics, Safety, and Health Award, a major award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).

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.

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Interview with Carl Winter, Professor of Cooperative Extension Emeritus in Food Science and Technology

Poll Zhang received Dean's Circle Award; an "Exceptional Graduate"

Zhuo Chen selected for CPS Professional Development Program 2026

Sheryl Long wins NCIFT grad student poster competition

Farzaneh Khorsandi Receives ASABE Major Award in Ergonomics, Safety, and Health

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