The study of the sciences involves a preparation of the mind to think analytically, to respond critically and to reason rationally. We start off in school with orderly experiments that have little chance of going wrong – remember the...
Name: Travis Kudron Job title: Dairy Analytical Chemist Company: Chobani IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Food Law and Regulation Division How did you go about finding your current job? A recruiter for Chobani called me unsolicited and we...
By: Ty Wagoner Foods can be really strange. Have you ever spent time thinking about how some of your favorite foods came to be? Or, who though it was a good idea to eat that? I can grasp the...
Name: Craig Sherwin, CFS Job title: Head of Ingredients R&D Company: Agropur IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Protein Division and Dairy Foods Division How did you go about finding your current job? Davisco (which was recently acquired by...
By: Amelia Chen As a freshman, I started every day the same way. Two hardboiled eggs and two Morningstar sausage patties with a healthy drizzle of Sriracha. At the time I was still a vegetarian. I had a friend...
By: Alex Pierce-Feldmeyer Do you regularly perceive sweetness when listening to Beethoven? And does it happen every time? You may be a Synesthete! So you probably do not experience tastes or flavors directly from Beethoven, but a Synesthete may....
By: Danielle Robertson You’re a food scientist, and proud of it! You know that some people have misconceptions about the food industry, and you’re not afraid to pipe up and set the record straight. Then you see the eye-rolls, notice...
Name: Kathiravan Krishnamurthy Job title: Assistant Professor Company: Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) & Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA IFT Divisions to which you belong: Nonthermal Processing, Education, Extension & Outreach, Food Chemistry, food Engineering,...
By: Elizabeth Clark Valentine’s Day is a holiday notorious for evoking strong emotions in people. Now for some, these emotions include disgust, depression, and a downright loathing for all things romantic or associated with February 14th. For most people, this...
BY: MORGAN REASE My final quarter at UC Davis I tried something I hadn’t done before, but had heard about. People were always talking about how good it was, but I had never actually had it myself. College is...