In 2021, FST's Luxin Wang and a team of colleagues developed a reusable jelly ice product that was lighter than ice, didn't melt, and could be reused multiple times and then disposed of in green waste or trash. The invention was covered widely at the time. We're pleased to see the jelly ice get a recent mention in the story "So Much Produce Comes in Plastic.

A Graduate Student Exit Seminar will be held Wednesday, April 3rd from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. 

In-person in room 1207 Robert Mondavi Institute South, or you can attend remotely by Zoom. 

The Department of Viticulture & Enology at UC Davis recently changed leadership. Professor David Block stepped down as Department Chair after 12.5 years, effective January 1, 2024, and Associate Professor Ben Montpetit was named Chair.

A Graduate Student Exit Seminar will be held Tuesday, December 12th from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm. 

In-person in room 1207 Robert Mondavi Institute South, or you can attend remotely by Zoom. 

A Visiting Scientist Exit Seminar will be held Tuesday, December 5th from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. 

In-person in room 1207 Robert Mondavi Institute South, or you can attend remotely by Zoom: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/98032142511.

Professor Weibiao Zhou, the Head of the Department of Food Science and Technology at the National University of Singapore, will be here on Friday, September 22nd. He will give a presentation on “Food Science Landscape and Career Opportunities in Singapore” at noon - 1:30 pm in the Sensory Theater.

We invite everyone in the RMI complex to join us.

Pizza and soft drinks will be offered.