Our Research Programs Have Impacts on Multiple Levels...
FST Faculty conduct relevant and impactful basic and applied research that proactively address challenges important to Oregon and the world.
Undergraduate and graduate students participate alongside faculty who are leaders in their field on research that advances understanding in the food sciences.
Faculty
Zeynep Atamer, Assistant Professor Senior Research | [email protected]
Dairy science & technology, dairy microbiology, dairy bacteriophages.
Cole Cerrato, Assistant Professor Senior Research | [email protected]
Chemistry of foods and beverages with a focus on smoke-affected wine analysis
Chris Curtin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Fermentation microbiology with an emphasis on brewing yeast and microbial ecology of beer production; development of new yeast strains, biology of Brettanomyces species, and the application of genomic techniques in food science.
Younas Dadmohammadi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Food innovation Center | [email protected]
Food-Health Nexus; Dairy Innovation; Sustainability
David Dallas, Ph.D., Adjunct Faculty, Associate Professor, Milam Hall | [email protected] | The Dallas lab examines human milk and dairy bioactives, particularly milk proteins and how they are digested in humans (both infant and adult). We examine the degradation of proteins and the release of bioactive peptides via liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry-based peptidomics and proteomics. We examine milk peptide-protein function via antimicrobial, antiviral, bacterial growth and immunomodulation assays.
Christina DeWitt, Ph.D., Professor, Director Astoria Seafood Lab | [email protected]
Focus is on efforts to improve seafood quality and safety and enhance utilization of by-products generated from seafood processing.
Qiao Ding, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Food and agriculture byproduct valorization, applications in food and agriculture processing, sustainable food processing technology.
Lisbeth M. Goddik, Ph.D., Department Head*, Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Extension Dairy Processing Specialist; Extension dairy processing; dairy products safety; product and process development; optimization of product quality. *Not currently taking students.
Anna Hayes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Food chemistry and foods for health: characterization and design of foods that affect the gut-brain axis to alter food intake, metabolism, and cognition.
Paul Hughes, Ph.D., MBA, Assistant Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Beer and distilled spirit quality (taste, visual) and product stability, distilled spirits innovation including alternative methods of ethanol-water separation, accelerated- and photo-maturation of distilled spirits, and the application of ab initio computational chemistry and kinetic modeling to beer and distilled spirits problems.
Jooyeoun Jung, Ph.D., Assistant Professor | [email protected]
Agricultural waste and processing byproduct utilization, sustainable packaging and processing, active packaging, edible coating, food micro and macrostructure, encapsulation and emulsion
Jovana Kovacevic, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Food Innovation Center | [email protected] | Application of molecular methods and genomics in food safety; methods and tools to improve pathogen tracing of contamination events in the farm-to-fork food chain; stress response mechanisms, survival, and prevention of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in food processing environments.
Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety
Jung Kwon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Biological functions of natural dietary molecules derived from marine resources in health promotion and disease prevention; uncovering potential health value of seafood materials and underutilized aquatic resources to promote efficient utilization of the harvested resources.
Luyao Ma, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Wiegand Hall [email protected]
Artificial intelligence for food safety, security, and processing; Development of smart sensors and analytical instruments for pathogen detection, food traceability, and food quality assessment; Detection and mitigation of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in agri-food system.
James P. Osborne, Ph.D., Professor, Director, Oregon Wine Research Institute, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Wine microbiology with emphasis on malolactic fermentation and the microbial spoilage of wine. Influence of various wine microorganisms on wine quality.
Si Hong Park, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Detection, identification and control of foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter and E. coli from farms to forks using various molecular techniques.
Michael Qian, Ph.D., Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Flavor Chemistry, Food Analysis, and Dairy chemistry. characterization of aroma compounds, chemical and biological generation in dairy, small fruits and wines. Instrumental analysis of food components.
Andrew S. Ross, Ph.D., Professor; Crop Science (split appointment) | [email protected] | Fundamental and applied research of cereal grain components, wheat-based foods (focused on food barley, noodles, and artisan breads), and bio-products from cereal grain fractions. Located in the OSU Cereal Breeding & Cereal Genetics Program in the Crop and Soil Science Department.
Tom H. Shellhammer, Ph.D., Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Brewing science and technologies related to beer production and quality, in particular hop chemistry, flavor and quality.
Dave Stone, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean of Inernational Programs* | [email protected] | Food safety and public health, development of value-added products in agriculture, engagement with under-represented communities in the food sector, and assessment of biotoxins and metals in marine and freshwater organisms. pathogens, and process validation and surrogate development. *Not currently taking students.
Elizabeth Tomasino, Ph.D., Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected] | Relationships between wine sensory and chemical data; determination and importance of chiral aroma compounds in wine; differentiation of regional wine styles.
Joy Waite-Cusic, Ph.D., Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Food microbiology with food safety emphasis; specifically interested in pathogen prevalence studies and risk assessment, method development and validation for detection of pathogens, and process validation and surrogate development.
Qingyang Carly Wang, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist | [email protected]
Dr. Wang's work focuses on developing interdisciplinary strategies to help the fruits and vegetable industry address challenges in sustainable processing and manufacturing. She is interested in using novel technologies to improve food safety and quality, reduce waste and contamination, and conserve natural resources.
Her previous work includes non-thermal technologies such as cold atmospheric pressure plasma and UV for food and contact surface decontamination, novel sanitizers as chlorine alternatives, plasma technology to enhance hydroponic plant growth, and photodynamic techniques to improve food safety.
Yanyun Zhao, Ph.D., Distinquished Professor, Wiegand Hall | [email protected]
Development and characterization of new food processing and packaging techniques with emphasis on their applications in value-added fruit and vegetable product development.
Value-Added Food Product Development