Department of Food Science & Technology

Faculty Expertise

Alvarez, Valente, Professor & Director, Food Industries Center

alvarez.23@osu.edu / (614) 292-7765

Dairy extension; dairy processing and technology; HACCP; primary liaison between industry and OSU pilot plant resources

Ashman, Hollis, Adjunct Professor

Balasubramaniam, V.M., Associate Professor

balasubramaniam.1@osu.edu / (614) 292-1732

Food engineering with emphasis on food safety, high pressure processing, advanced food pasteurization and sterilization methods

Barringer, Sheryl, Professor

barringer.11@osu.edu / (614) 688-3642

Coatings: electrostatic, nonelectrostatic, liquid and powder; fruit and vegetable processing, especially tomatoes; Dielectric properties; Graduate Studies Chair

Cornelius, Bill, Adjunct Professor

HACCP Training

 

Culbertson, Jeff, Professor

culbertson.34@osu.edu / (614) 688-4219

Fat substitutes, food proteins

Giusti, M. Monica, Assistant Professor

giusti.6@osu.edu / (614) 247-8016

Phytonutrients, polyphenols, colorants, functional foods

Harper, W. James, Professor & Parker Endowed Chair

harper.9@osu.edu / (614) 292-7798

Flavor and functionality of dairy products

Harris, Ron, Adjunct Professor

harris.568@osu.edu / (614) 246-0438

R & D management, operations and project management, statistical process control and process improvement

Knipe, Lynn, Associate Professor

knipe.1@osu.edu / (614) 292-4877

Extension for the Ohio meat industry; muscle quality; ingredient functionality

Lee, Ken, Professor & Director, Food Safety & Security Center

lee.133@osu.edu / (614) 292-7797

Mineral-nutrient interactions in processed foods; food safety and security

Li, Jianrong, Assistant Professor

Li.926@osu.edu / (614) 688-5728

Food Safety, food and waterborne viruses, viral replication, mRNA processing and gene expression, vaccine and anti-viral drug development

Litchfield, John, Adjunct Professor

Litchfield.3@osu.edu / (614) 292-6281

Food product and process development, food industry waste and by-product utilization

Min, David, Professor

min.2@osu.edu / (614) 292-7801

Food lipids and flavor chemistry

Pascall, Melvin, Assistant Professor

pascall.1@osu.edu / (614) 292-0287

Food packaging with emphasis on integrity and modified atmospheric packaging

Rodriguez-Saona, Luis, Assistant Professor

Rodriguez-saona.1@osu.edu / (614) 292-3339

Analytical protocols related to nutrition and food safety; advanced detection methods

Schwartz, Steven, Professor & Haas Endowed Chair

schwartz.177@osu.edu / (614) 292-2934

Functional food components related to phytonutrients in chronic disease prevention and control; co-director, Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies (CAPPS)

Smith, Denise, Professor & Department Chair

smith.5732@osu.edu / (614) 688-3713

Food chemistry; chemistry and functionality of meat and dairy proteins, meat and poultry quality and safety

Smith, Stephanie, Lecturer

smith.5231@osu.edu / (614) 292-3867

Food safety and nutrition public policy

Vodovotz, Yael, Associate Professor

vodovotz.1@osu.edu / (614) 247-7696

Physico-chemical properties of carbohydrate systems; water mobility; functional properties of food components

Wang, Hua (Helen), Associate Professor

wang.707@osu.edu / (614) 292-0579

Rapid microbial detection, biofilms, antibiotic resistance gene transmission, Listeria monocytogenes, lactic acid bacteria

Yousef, Ahmed, Professor

yousef.1@osu.edu / (614) 292-7814

Improving food safety using novel technologies, emphasis on ozone sanitation

   

 

Department of Food Science & Technology

110 Parker Food Science & Technology Bldg.

2015 Fyffe Road

Columbus, OH 43210

Phone: (614) 292-6281 FAX: (614) 292-0218

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