Food Science and Technology Seminar Series | Nebraska Food for Health Center Seminar Series | Food Safety Seminar Series
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.
Contact: Dr. Rossana Villa Rojas (rvillarojas2@unl.edu or 402-472-0479)
Thursdays, 12:00-12:50 pm
In-Person located in FIC 277 (or Zoom upon request)
Reception to follow in FIC 275
August 31st
Jessie Morrill, Assistant Professor, Animal Science, UNL
September 7th
Elizabeth Grasso-Kelley, Chief Food Technology Branch, FDA and IFISH
September 14th
Xuehuan Feng, Post doc Yin Lab, Food Science and Technology, UNL
September 21th
Keith Vorst, Director of the Polymer and Food Protection Consortium, Associate Professor, Iowa State University
September 28th
Katherine Amato, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University
October 12th
Ruth Petran, Senior Advisor/Founder, The Acheson Group/Ruth Petran Consulting
October 19th
Dong Xu, Curators' Distinguished Professor, Paul K. and Dianne Shumaker Professor, University of Missouri
October 26th
TBA
November 2nd
Byron Chaves-Elizondo, Assistant Professor, Food Science and Technology, UNL
November 9th
Amanda Ramer-Tait, Associate Professor, Food Science and Technology, UNL
November 16th
Robert Hutkins, Professor, Food Science and Technology, UNL
Food Safety Seminar Series
The Food Safety Seminar Series is offered weekly, 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: https://unl.zoom.us/j/94306151889?pwd=M1hVL0RkenNlWmsxUXJIUEVhckl1dz09
Meeting ID: 943 0615 1889
Passcode: 554480
Fall 2023 Schedule
Monday, August 28th 12:00-1:00 PM
Dr. Carmen Cano, Supply Quality Program Manager, Dairy Farmers of America
Monday, September 11th, 12:00-1:00 PM
Dr. Dianna Bourassa, Associate Professor, Auburn University
Monday, September 25th, 12:00-1:00 PM
TBA
Monday, October 23rd 12:00-1:00 PM
Dr. Valentina Trinetta, Associate Professor, Kansas State University
Monday, November 6th, 12:00-1:00 PM
Dr. David Buckley, Director of Technical Consulting, Diversey
Monday, November 20th, 12:00-1:00 PM
Dr. Fred Breidt, Microbiologist, USDA-ARS
Monday, December 4th, 12:00-1:00 PM
Dr. Marion Shepherd Jr., Microbiologist, The Coca-Cola Company
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)
Fall 2023 Schedule
Friday, October 6, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm
Michael Pellizzon, Research Diets, Inc.
Friday, November 3, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm
Ravi Sheth, Kingdom Supercultures
Friday, December 1, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm
Marie Arrieta, University of Calgary