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Scholarly and educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate level integrate the basic and applied sciences with outreach.
Our Mission
The School of Nutrition and Food Sciences fulfills the land grant mission through excellence in teaching, research, and outreach, improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities in Louisiana and globally.
Congratulations!
2017 Gamma Sigma Delta Faculty and Student Awards
- The Distinguished Achievement in Agriculture Award
- This award was given to Dr. Subramaniam Sathivel, Professor in School of Nutrition and Food Sciences and Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, who has made an outstanding contribution, either directly or indirectly, to agriculture in the last 5 years in the form of teaching, research, extension or other distinguished service. Such distinguished service may be in any field related to agriculture.
- The Distinguished Achievement in Agriculture International Award
- This award is given to Dr. Witoon Prinyawiwatkul, Professor in School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, who has made great achievements/contributions to agricultural and related sciences at the state, national and/or international levels in teaching, research, extension, or other distinguished service such as administration over the past five years. Such distinguished contributions may be in any field so long as it was directly or indirectly related to agriculture. Dr. Prinyawiwatkul was chosen as the recipient in the Fall of 2016 by the International Officers of Gamma Sigma Delta (GSD), the Honor Society of Agriculture.
- The Gamma Sigma Delta Research Certificate of Merit
- This award was given to Dr. Achyut Adhikari, Assistant Professor in School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, who is an active researcher and has made an outstanding contribution either directly or indirectly related to agriculture.
- The Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit Teacher Honor Roll
- This award was given to Dr. Kayanush Aryana and Dr. Witoon Prinyawiwatkul, Professors in School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, who have demonstrated excellent quality in and dedication to teaching.
- The Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding M.S. Student Award
- This award was given to Franklin Bonilla, who is enrolled in a M.S. program in the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences and has excelled in coursework and other professional and research activities.
- The Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Graduate Student Merit Honor Roll Award
- This award was given to Bennett A. Dzandu, Emmanuel Kyereh, Kennet Carabante, and Vijay Singh Chhetri, all Ph.D. students in the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, who have demonstrated quality in their graduate careers, as evidenced by their performance in classes and professional activities such as research or service.
- SPIN Poster Competition Award
- This award was given to Cameron Carson, a undergraduate student in the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, who ranked first during the Spring Invitational undergraduate research poster presentation competition.
Three NFS Students Awarded Gulf Coast
IFT Scholarships
Alexander Chouljenko (left), a Ph.D. student, was awarded the 2017 Eurofins Central Analytical Laboratories Scholarship for his abstract entitled: “Production of Oyster Flavor Powder from Byproducts of the Gulf of Mexico Oyster Industry.”
Jose Alonso (middle), a Ph.D. student, was awarded the Tom Quinn and Associates Scholarship for his abstract entitled: “Association of Brown Color and Sodium Reduction Claims on Saltiness Perception of Barbecue Sauce”.
Yupeng Gao (right), a Ph.D. student, was awarded the Gulf Coast IFT Scholarship for her abstract entitled: “Shelf Life Extension of Eggs Stored at 25C by Surface Coating with High Molecular Weight Water-Soluble Chitosan”.
Congratulations! All three students will be presenting posters or e-posters at the 2017 IFT Meeting and Expo in Las Vegas, NV during June 25-28, 2017.
The LSU Food Science Club's College Bowl Team is very proud to be the winner of the IFTSA South Central College Bowl Competition 2017!
Student participants were Ryan Ardoin - Captain, Kennet Carabonte, Cameron Caso, Aaron Dumas, and Karuna Kharel. Kari Pujols, Food Science Club President, gave a presentation about the food science club activities at the area meeting.
Since 1985, the IFTSA College Bowl Competition has tested the knowledge of student teams from across the United States in the areas of food science and technology, history of foods and food processing, food law, and general IFT/food-related trivia.
The College Bowl is designed to facilitate interaction among students from different universities, stimulate the students' desire to accumulate and retain knowledge, and provide a forum for students to engage in friendly competition. Teams for IFT Student Chapters in eight geographical areas of the Student Association compete in area competitions prior to the IFT Annual Meeting. The winning teams from the eight areas then compete in a final competition at the Annual Meeting.
For more information on the IFT and the Quiz Bowl Competions see: IFT College Bowl
NFS Training & Certification
Better Process Control School. Registration is now open.
The Better Process Control Schools (BPCS) certify supervisors of thermal processing systems, acidification, and container closure evaluation programs for low-acid and acidified canned foods. According to the FDA/USDA guidelines, each processor of low-acid or acidified foods must operate with a certified supervisor on hand at all times during processing.
For more information, and a link to registration, go the Better Process Control School (BPCS) training page.
News
The LSU AgCenter New Faculty Profile: Wenqing Xu Finds Fulfillment in Food Safety. With a three-way appointment at the AgCenter and College of Agriculture – Dr. Xu does extension work, conducts research, and teaches in the classroom. Her first priority when joining the AgCenter was to identify food safety needs in the state and work with agents and educators to create a food safety culture. Read more about Dr. Xu's passion for food-saftey issues and her reasearh interests that can help protect consumers in all walks of life from food-borne illness.
Congratulations to Dr. Marlene Janes, professor in the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences. She received the LSU Alumni Faculty Excellence Award.
Alexander Chouljenko is used to accolades. The food science graduate student placed first, not once, but twice in the Institute of Food Technologists Conference’s graduate student research paper competition. IFT has more than 17,000 members worldwide, so this is a prestigious honor for a student. Chouljenko is a rising seafood technologist and pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Food Science at Louisiana State University under the direction of Dr.Subramaniam Sathivel, Professor of the Food Processing and Engineering lab. Alexander successfully completed his master's degree in Food Science and Technology from LSU. Chouljenko’s master's research focused on evaluating the effects of vacuum tumbling shrimp with chitosan nanoparticles and with water-soluble chitosan on the quality of cryogenically frozen shrimp. Chitosan, a polysaccharide derived from the processed shrimp shells, has beneficial properties. The LSU AgCenter has produced a short YouTube video about Alexander's work. Additional details about his career, and his research are available on our News page.
Presentations from the Louisiana Food Processors' Conference from 16-17 February 2017 are now available to view, or download as a PDF, on the Louisiana Food Processors' Conference webpage. The link to the page also appears under the [OUTREACH] tab in the menu.
In a series of food-safety clips "Food Safety Bites" by Dr. Wennie Xu, one new installment is posted. This episode is a video segment that focuses on using a thermometer as the only safe means to determine doneness in ground beef patties.
This episode, and previous files are on our Food-Safety page. Have a look and listen, and check back often for updates.
In a series of food-safety audio clips: "Food Safety Bites" by Dr. Wennie Xu, one new installment is posted. These two-to-three minute segments focus on various areas of food-safety. Keeping with our resolutions to embrace a healthier lifestyle, fresh fruits and vegetables are an important component. The latest Bite considers common-sense guidelines for safe handling of fresh produce at home.
This episode, and previous files are on our Food-Safety page. Have a listen, and check back often for updates.
Luis Alonso Alfaro Sanabria to join Tate & Lyle Company
Mr. Luis Alonso Alfaro Sanabria has joined in Tate & Lyle Company’s Corn Milling plant, Lafayette, Indiana as a Food and Bioprocess Engineer in the Microbiologist-Sanitation section of the plant. This position is related to his Ph.D. dissertation research. Dr. Subramaniam Sathivel (major advisor), School of Nutrition and Food Sciences & Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering and Dr. Jin-Woo Choi (co-advisor), Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science had the pleasure of advising Luis’s Ph.D. study.
Luis successfully obtained his Ph.D. degree in Engineering Science in Fall 2016. Luis’s Ph.D. dissertation research was to develop a
bio-senor that was capable of rapidly detecting specific bacteria in food. The study is applicable to both engineering and food science and it was a joint collaborative project between LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Engineering.
Luis’s findings are novel and could be quite applicable and beneficial to the local, national, and international food and bioprocessing industries. The study was well designed and the findings are expected to contribute to the fields of biology, engineering, and science and to the scientific community. The findings have been disclosed to the LSU AgCenter Intellectual Property Office. Dr. Sathivel and Dr. Choi and their groups congratulate Luis’s effort and wish him and his family well.
