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FST at IAFP and IFT FIRST July 18-21, 2021

Several of our Food Science and Technology faculty and graduate students will be participating at the upcoming Virtual & In-Person 2021 Annual IAFP Meeting, to be held July 18‐21, 2021. Check out the IAFP website for the complete program information.

New Stewart-Bamforth Educators Award Announced by Institute of Brewing and Distilling

Food Science and Technology

Background

The new award is named after Professors Graham Stewart and Charlie Bamforth. It is most appropriate that this award be named jointly as during the 1990s and 2000s both ran a very successful series of educational symposia to aspiring brewing students in Africa, Asia, India and the Americas. Both have written and edited numerous fundamental malting, brewing and distilling texts that are now routinely referred to by students.

Welcome to New FST Chair Chris Simmons

Food Science and Technology

Please join our department in welcoming our new Chair, Christopher Simmons. Chris is a Professor who joined Food Science and Technology in 2013. He earned his Ph.D. (as well as his B.S. and M.S.) in Biological Systems Engineering, UC Davis. After earning his Ph.D. in 2011, he was a postdoc at the Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville for two years.

WaPo Promotes Extension Programs: Research-based, Reliable, and Free

Food Science and Technology

In her May 31st article for The Washington Post, "Extension services are the best free cooking resource.

Viticulture and Enology Faculty Awards and Honors

Viticulture and Enology

Congratulations to Dr. Anita Oberholster, Cooperative Extension Specialist in Enology, in the Department of Viticulture & Enology at UC Davis! She has been selected by the UC Davis Academic Federation Executive Council as the recipient of the 2021 Academic Federation Distinguished Service Award. As California’s only extension enologist, Anita supports more than 4,500 wineries.

Meet Your Food Science Faculty - May 28, 2021

Food Science and Technology

Current and prospective students are invited to join our faculty panel (Drs. Julien Delarue, Luxin Wang, and Chris Simmons) for an open discussion about their research, teaching and a Q&A session. Reserve your spot and submit your questions at: bit.ly/foodscifacmay2021

Please find a PDF flyer below, or click on the picture at right.

On the "Refreshing Power of Hops" - New Research by UC Brewing

Food Science and Technology

From FST's James Bruner, Andrew Marcus, and Glen Fox of UC Brewing Program: "Our latest research shows how a set of standard brewing yeasts and some diverse yeasts respond to dry hopping. Still lots more to do but we're helping fill the knowledge gaps on the 'refreshing power of hops' "
https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/7/2/66/htm

Finding New Life for Wine-Grape Residue

Food Science and Technology

Chardonnay Pomace May Be Rich in Health-Enhancing Compounds

by Diane Nelson, April 22, 2021

(From UC Davis News)

California produces nearly 4 million tons of world-class wine each year, but with that comes thousands of tons of residue like grape skins, seeds, stems and pulp. What if scientists could harness that viticultural waste to help promote human health?

Spang authors upcycled food article in The Hill website, April 22, 2021

Food Science and Technology

Have you ever eaten a banana-peel sandwich? FST Assistant Professor Ned Spang has, and he uses what he describes as a "pleasantly surprising...palate-expanding experience" in an invited opinion piece in The Hill, April 22, 2021, "Upcycled food: A sustainable second chance for food loss and waste", in which he details how upcycling food can tackle the problems of food waste, the supply chain and, ultimately, the environment - all while keeping the “triple bott

Virtual Department Seminar Series, Spring 2021

Food Science and Technology

Here is the schedule of Food Science and Technology weekly department seminars for the remainder of the Spring 2021 quarter. (Please email Zann Gates at [email protected] to get the Zoom link if you don't already receive it via internal communication channels.) All presentations are at 4:10 pm - 5:00 pm Pacific Time.