By: Elizabeth Clark Growing up, everyone has a notable figure that influenced his or her educational development. If you happen to be a nineties kid, like myself, one such figure comes to mind: Bill Nye The Science Guy. Nye...
By: Matt Teegarden So we all have that one hipster friend (or acquaintance, whatever) who talks about their eccentric hobby(ies) with so much unguided pretension that our eyeballs are literally fatigued from rolling so much. Without fail, your exchanges...
By: Kristy Vest That new food product which you have never tried before, but is still sitting there in your grocery cart, somehow caught your attention. It has not only caught your attention, but for some reason, you are...
By: Diana Maricruz Pérez Santos We are unable to talk about Mexican food without tortillas and their derivatives (tacos, tostadas, nachos, etc.). This corn-based product, which may be controversial from a nutritional standpoint, has moved from an indigenous food...
Name: Valentina Trinetta Job title: Principal Scientist – Food Safety Expert Company: ECOLAB IFT Division(s) to which you belong: FOOD MICROBIOLOGY AND FOOD PACKAGING Highest Level of Education/Degree: PhD in Food Science What does your schedule look like today?...
By: IFT Staff The week of April 14th, IFT’s Divisions are providing five 90 minute webcasts with particular emphasis on food processing, food safety, product development, and proteins. Each Webcast and onDemand Webcast is free to IFT Student Members who use...
In less than 24 hours Seafood Expo North America will be underway! The biggest seafood show in North America, which underwent rebranding this year, has formally been known as the International Boston Seafood Show. This is my favorite event...
Name: Roman Buckow Job title: Stream Leader Company: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Highest Level of Education/Degree: PhD in Engineering Science, Berlin University of Technology Roman Buckow, Chair (2013/14) of the Nonthermal Processing Division. What does...
By Allison Baker Antioxidants have the ability to react with harmful radical molecules. In a more scientific definition, one researcher further characterizes this group of chemicals by stating “an antioxidant is a redox active compound that limits oxidative stress...
By Diana Maricruz Pérez Santos “Cleanroom” is the term employed to classify workspaces which feature controlled atmosphere in order to have a specific range on the amount of particles in the environment. This results in a workspace with very...