Students & technicians

 

Ph.D. and Masters Program

If you are interested in post-graduate work in food science, specifically in the rapidly developing science of fats and oils please feel free to contact me.  Utah State University is a leader in food science and nutrition.  Our modern laboratory facilities combined with an exceptional atmosphere for advanced thought and powerful science are among only a couple of the many reasons to consider USU.

Current Ph.D Candidates.

2008-2011: Megan Tippetts 

Current Masters Candidates 

2008-2010:  Curtis Maughan

2010-2012: Yubin Ye

Masters Graduates:

2006-2008: Megan Tippetts: Seely-Hinckley Recipient (2006-2007)

2007-2009: Jennifer Thurgood: Seely-Hinckley Recipient (2008-2009)

Undergraduate Program

USU offers a comprehensive Nutrition and Food Sciences program which is among the best in the North America.  Graduates of this program almost always find employment in their area or advance their academic career in post graduate studies.

Undergraduate Research Fellows:

2006-2007: Jennifer Thurgood: URCO Recipient (Summer 2006)

2007 (summer): Lance Andreasen: URCO Recipient (Summer 2007)

2007-2008: Richard Steiner

2007-2009: Andreia Suzuki

2007-2009: Jiwon Lee

2007: Joy Merket

2009-2010: Richard Potter

2007-present: Rebekah Hulse

2009-present: Suyapa Padilla

2009-present: Ricardo Tejeda

Technicians

2009-present:  Curtis Maughan

Photos

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Jiwon Lee (2007-2009): Oiginally from Korea, she is one of our "fat girls". She has been working on DSC and ultrasound experiments. We want to welcome back Jiwon from her internship in Nestle.

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Richard Steiner (2007): Richard spent a summer with us working of waxes' isolation and purification. He did a very good job! Thank you Richard!

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Andreia Suzuki (2007-2009): Andreia is originally from Brazil. She was the first student working in Ultrasound. She went back to Brazil to finish her undergraduate degree and hopefully will be back for her graduate degree at USU.

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Jennifer Thurgood (2006-2008): Jennifer graduated with a MS degree from USU. She was our first descriptive panel personnel. She was the one that trained all those taste buds to taste some good (and sometimes bad) cheese!

 

Megan Tippetts (2009)

Megan Tippetts (2006-present): Megan did her MS in the lab in emulsions. She is currently doing her PhD in the same topic. We are very proud of her since she received the prestigiuos AOCS Honored Student Award. Great job Megan! If you are a regular consumer taster, you problably met Megan at the door of the sensory booths. Thanks Megan!

Curtis Maughan (2009): Curtis is our busy Sensory Coordinator and a MS student in the Department. He is the one that prepares all those good samples that you guys enjoy when you participate in out sensory tests...

Curtis Maughan (2008-present): Curtis is our busy Sensory Coordinator and a MS student in the Department. He is the one that prepares all those good samples that you guys enjoy when you participate in out sensory tests... Thanks Curtis for all those ice-cream coupons!

Richard Potter (2009): Richard is our "sonic boy". His job is to blast whey solutions with high intensity ultrasound. Cool eh? thanks you Richard for those "exciting sounds" in the lab...

Richard Potter (2009-2010): Richard is our "sonic boy". His job is to blast whey proteins with high intensity ultrasound. Cool eh? Thanks Richard for those "exciting sounds" in the lab...

Rebekah Hulse (2009): Rebekah is working (fighting?) with our laser turbidimeter. Good luck Rebekah!

Rebekah Hulse (2009-present): Rebekah is working (fighting?) with our laser turbidimeter. Good luck Rebekah!

Suyapa Padilla (2009): Suyapa is originally from Honduras. We are very happy to have her in the lab. She is currently working on a very waxy project... Yes, very waxy... she is following up on richard Steiner's project.

Suyapa Padilla (2009-present): Suyapa is originally from Honduras. We are very happy to have her in the lab. She is currently working on a very waxy project... Yes, very waxy... she is following up on Richard Steiner's project.

Ricardo Tejeda (2009-present): Ricardo is from the Dominican Republic! He is a computer science major and he is working on low- and high-intensity ultrasound. He is optimizing the use of our recently acquired SIA-7. Thanks Ricardo for your patience!

Yubin Ye (2010-present): Yubin just arrived from China. This is his first time in the US and he came directly to Cache Valley! Welcome Yubin! Yubin is working on our USDA-funded research that involves high intensity ultrasound and shortenings... Another "sonic" guy in the lab!