The Food Science and Technology Seminar Series is offered weekly, every fall semester with invited speakers and UNL faculty to highlight current research and industry advances in food science and technology. All seminars are free and open to the public.
Join the Seminar:
Thursdays at 12 pm U.S. Central Time
Meeting URL: https://unl.zoom.us/j/93413358774?from=addon
Meeting ID: 934 1335 8774
September 12
Speaker: Nirupam Aich, PhD. Associate Professor and McNeel Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNL
Title: To Be Announced (TBA)
September 19
Speaker: Ashutosh Mangalam, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, The University of Iowa
Title: Microbiome Maestro: A Dietary Approach to Harmonizing Health in Multiple Sclerosis
September 26
Speaker: Kurt Piepenbrink, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology and Department of Biochemistry, UNL
Title: TBA
October 3
Speaker: Jason Bush, PhD. Chief Scientific Officer, Solnul® MSP Starch Products Inc.
Title: Using Serum Metabolomics from a Resistant Starch Clinical Trial to Investigate Mechanisms of Prebiotic Activity
October 7
Speaker: Hyun-Seob Song, PhD. Associate Professor and Computational Biologist, Department of Food Science and Technology and Department of Biological Systems Engineering, UNL
Title: New Wineskins for New Wine: Advances in Microbiome Modeling for Omics Integration
October 17
Speaker: Andreia Bianchini-Huebner, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, UNL
Title: TBA
October 24
Speaker: Yu Wang, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida
Title: TBA
October 31
Speaker: Lauren Jackson, PhD. Supervisory Food Technologist, Department of Health and Human Services.
Title: TBA
November 7
This is a student seminar followed by a workshop TBA
Speaker: Steven Kaiser, PhD student supervised by Dr. Ciftci and Principal Scientist, Conagra
Title: TBA
November 14
Speaker: Mark Nelson
Title: Sustainable Beef
November 21
Speaker: Allergens Speaker TBA
Title: TBA
Food Safety Seminar Series
The Food Safety Seminar Series is offered monthly, every fall and spring semesters with invited speakers to highlight current research and industry advances in food safety. All seminars are free and open to the public.
Contact: Dr. Byron Chaves (byron.chaves-elizondo@unl.edu or 402-472-2196)
Join the Seminar:
Wednesdays at 12 pm U.S. Central Time
https://unl.zoom.us/j/91887770447
Meeting ID: 918 8777 0447
September 4 – Dr. Sefa Isik
Lecturer, Department of Food Processing at Mus Alparslan University [Türkiye]
October 9 – Meredith Carothers
Public Affairs Specialist at USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
November 6 – Dr. Edward Dudley
Professor at Penn State University
December 11 – Dr. Donna Garren
Executive Vice President, Science & Policy at American Frozen Food Institute
Food for Health Seminar Series
The Food for Health Seminar Series is offered monthly, every fall and spring semesters with invited speakers to highlight research advances in microbiome research to improve human health.
Contact: Michaela Tonack (https://foodforhealth.unl.edu/seminar-series)
In-Person located in FIC 277 (or Zoom upon request)
Spring 2024 Schedule
September 20, 12:00-1:00 pm
Dr. Sabita Roy, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
September 27, 12:00-1:00 pm
Dr. Mark Brown: Cleveland Clinic
October, 18, 12:00-1:00 pm
Dr. Kelly Swanson, University of Illinois
More to be announced