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Posted by admin in Edible fats and oils, Lab News & Discovery, Misc, Nutrition, Nutrition labelling, SENSORY PANEL, Sensory Science on 04 9th, 2009 | No Comments

Food science for healthy living !!!...

Our research laboratory specializes in the physical and chemical properties of edible fats and oils. By building scientific knowledge of edible fats and oils we can develop new food materials and processes that will lead to food products with superior nutritional and physiochemical properties. Our research facilities also include one the leading Sensory Evaluation facilities in the United States.
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Posted by smartini in Misc on 01 19th, 2012 | No Comments

Ye et al. have been featured in Inform!...

Congratulations to Yubin and Ashwini.  Their recent paper on “Using High Intensity Ultrasound as a Tool to Change the Functional Properties of Interesterified Soybean Oil” recently published in the  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry  (59:10712-10722) was featured in the Extracts & Distillates in Inform! Great job!
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Posted by smartini in Misc on 12 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Congratulations to Dr. Tippetts!!...

Congratulations to Megan Tippetts for her successful dissertation!  Well done Dr. Tippetts!
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Posted by smartini in Misc on 11 28th, 2011 | No Comments

PhD Dissertation Seminar...

Megan Tippetts will be giving a seminar for her PhD dissertation.  The title is: Increasing the retention of lipid soluble components in a curd matrix.  Please come and join us on Wednesday November 30th at 2:00 pm in the NDFS Conference Room.  
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Posted by smartini in Misc on 11 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Gandhi Scholarships available!...

There are substantial Gandhi scholarship funds available for next year (2012-2013). Undergraduate, graduate, and prospective new students (both undergraduate, transfer, and grad students) can apply. Applications are available on the department website (USU, NDFS, students, financial aid, College of Agriculture Undergraduate (and Grad) scholarships- Gandhi). Contact Professor Janet Anderson, Chair, College of Ag Scholarship Committee, for further application information. Currently, the application period is closed, but new application forms will be available on the website...
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Posted by smartini in Misc on 09 27th, 2011 | No Comments

Mark your calendar! WDC short courses ar...

The Annual Short courses offered by the Wester Dairy Center at USU are coming up soon!  From February to March you can register to attend different courses such as: Artisan Cheese Symposium Cheesemaking I Short Course Cheesemaking II Short Course Quality Control Workshop (GMP) HACCP Workshop Advanced Sanitation Workshop Employee Based Food Safety Workshop Statistical Process Control Workshop SQF Workshop For more information, click in the following link: 2012events  
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Posted by in Lab News & Discovery on 09 19th, 2011 | No Comments

Undergraduate Research Mentor for 2011 &...

Utah State University College of Agriculture 2011 Undergraduate research Mentor of the Year At the College of Agriculture awards presentation on September 15, 2011 Dr. Silvana Martini was honored as the 2011 Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year.   Since 2006 Dr. Martini has been expanding her program for undergraduate food science student to gain experience in her world class research lab.  “Students that have had practical experience starting as an undergraduate have more to offer employers and are more likely to continue with graduate studies”, say Martini. ...
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Posted by smartini in Misc on 09 1st, 2011 | No Comments

AACT-RM and IFT-Bonneville Section Openi...

Come and celebrate with us the start of a new semester!  AACT-RM and IFT-Bonneville are hosting their annual Opening Social next Thursday, September 8th at Liberty Park in SLC.  The event will start at 5:30 pm. Come and enjoy free food, and meet your colleagues in this new year.  Please RSVP by clicking on the following link by Friday September 2nd I hope to see you there!
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Posted by smartini in Misc on 09 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Chocolate may help reduce risk of heart ...

A study published by the British Medical Journal show that chocolate might help in the reduction in the risk of developing heart disease.  Chocolate’s high content of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds migh be responsible for these health benefits. Researchers from the University of Cambridge summarized results from different studies.  They found that 5 out of 7 studies showed that high levels of chocolate consumption were associated with a decrease in cardiovascular disease by 37% and a 29% reduction in stroke. Interestingly, these data includes the consumption...
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Posted by smartini in Misc on 07 29th, 2011 | No Comments

AACT-RM Section “Insights into Non...

The Rocky Mountain Section of the American Association of Candy Technolgists invites you to the seminar ” Insights into Non-English Speaking Employees and Adult Eductation in Food Safety”.  This interesting topic will be covered by Dr. Brian Nummer from Utah State University during a dinner at Spaghetti Mama’s in Sandy, UT on August 25, 2011.  The cost is $22/person ($16 for students).  Anybody related to the food industry, confectionery in particular, is invited to attend.  If you are interested, please contact Steve Bernet (sbernet@coasun.com) for more...
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Posted by smartini in Misc on 07 18th, 2011 | No Comments

Food Science Program is on Facebook!...

The Food Science Program at USU wants to stay in touch with current, past and future students.  So, if you are or were a student in the Food Science Program or if you are interested in becoming a student, please search for us in facebook (FoodScience Usu). If you don’t like using facebook as a social network tool, you can always send us an e-mail to foodscience@usu.edu.  Please stay in touch! We will like to hear from you!
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