Seminars
Food Science Seminar is a graduate-level course that allows current food science students to present and discuss their current research projects. Seminars are held on Mondays from 3:05 to 3:55 p.m., in person.
If you are interested in attending the seminar, please contact the instructor, Dr. Renee Threlfall at rthrelf@uark.edu
Instructor: Renee Threlfall
Email: threlf@uark.edu
Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule:
Date |
Presenter & Presentation Title |
19-Aug |
Introduction to Seminar Presenter: Dr. Renee Threlfall, Research Scientist, and Dr. Jennifer Acuff, Assistant Professor |
26-Aug |
Food Science Department Introductions Presenter: Dr. Renee Threlfall |
02-Sep |
No Class-Labor Day |
09-Sep |
Speaker: Amanda Bigando, Senior R&D Manager, Newly Weds Foods Preparing for Life after Graduation Speaker: Stephanie Pryce, Talent Acquisition Manager, Simmons Foods |
16-Sep |
Writing Research Proposals: Where to Start and How to Finish Writing Abstracts for All Seasons/ Presentation 101: Outlining, Designing, and Inquiring |
23-Sep |
Building Bridges: Cultivating Impactful Mentors |
30-Sep |
Using Improv to Become Better Communicators Speaker: Dr. Matthew Terrell, Assistant Professor of Communications, Kennesaw State University |
07-Oct |
Unveiling Factors Influencing Extract Yield from Rice in Brewing Speaker: Matthew Aitkens, MS Student, Advisor: Dr. Scott Lafontaine Improving Non-Alcoholic Beer Quaility Through Investigation of Production Methods,
Flavor, and Safety Speaker: Andrew Maust, Ph.D. Student, Advisor: Dr. Scott Lafontaine Optimizing Mycoprotein production from Rice by-products Using Neurospora crassa Speaker: Olumide Joseph Olubiyo, MS Student, Advisor: Dr. Sun Ferreira |
14-Oct |
Fall Break- No Class
|
21-Oct |
How Technology Helps Improve the Cleaning of Food Processing Plants Speaker: Clark Griscom, MS Student, Advisor: Dr. Phil Crandall Human Hands or Robotic Arms? The future of Food Industry Speaker: Kawsheha Muraleetharan, MS Student, Advisor: Dr. Phil Crandall Comparisons between Traditional and Gluten-free Cookies in Sensory Attributes, Acceptance,
and Evoked Emotions Speaker: Eniola Ola, MS Student, Advisor: Dr. Han-Seok Seo |
28-Oct |
Polyphenol-Protein Interactions in Pigmented Cereals-A Clean Label Approach to Tailor Starch Viscosity Speaker: Annegret Jannasch, Ph.D. Student, Advisor: Dr. Ya-Jane Wang Predictive Modeling of Growth of Listeria monocytogenes in Different Meat Products Speaker: Manjari Singh, MS Student, Advisor: Dr. Jeyam Subbiah |
04-Nov |
The Prospect of Rice Milling By-Products in Plant Based Food Products Speaker: Yu-Yun Wang, MS Student, Advisor: Dr. Sun-Ok Lee Impact of Quality for Vignoles Grape (Vitis Hybrid) Wine in Alternative Packing at Bottling and During Storage Speaker: Walker Bartz, MS Student, Advisor: Dr. Renee Threlfall |
11-Nov |
Efficacy of Foam hand Sanitizers for Control of Viruses Speaker: Francis Torko, MS Student, Advisor: Dr. Kristen Gibson The Impact of 3D-printed Encapsulation on the Bioavailability of Bioactive Compounds
and its Effect on Intestinal Health Speaker: Oluwatobi Amusat, Ph.D. Student, Advisor: Dr. Sun-Ok Lee |
18-Nov |
Assesing Color and Phenolics of Wines Produced from Co-fermentation of Noble (Vitis
rotundifolia) and Merlot (Vitis vinifera) Grapes During Storage Speaker: Amanda Fleming, Ph.D. Student, Advisor: Dr. Renee Threlfall Developing a Green Integrated Approach to Enchance the Utilization of Grain Sorghum
in Foods Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Speaker: Arda Tuhanioglu, Ph.D. Student, Advisor: Dr. Ali Ubeyitogullari |
25-Nov |
Blend Matters: Interactions of Rice Cultivars on Milling, Physico-chemical & End Use
Traits Speaker: Bindu Regonda, Ph.D. Student Advisor: Dr. Griffiths Atungulu Analyzing milled Rice Breakage Patterns Under Diverse Environmental Settings Speaker: Devisree Chukkapalli, MS Student, Advisor: Dr. Griffiths Atungulu |
02-Dec |
Seminar Flash Talks and Poster Reviews |