Virginia Tech Food Science & Technology Department

The Department of Food Science and Technology at Virginia Tech

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Experience a new learning environment with our study abroad program in Switzerland!

FST and HNFE students can travel to Ticino, Switzerland and spend their semester participating in place-based learning. Learn more at the link below ⤵️

https://t.co/5qEZXxbAit

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Thank you to all of our Foodies who joined us for our 5th annual OktoberFST Alumni Tailgate last week!

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We can't wait to see all of our Foodies tomorrow at OktoberFST! Parking will be available in the Steger Hall lot, click the link below to purchase your campus parking pass once you arrive ⤵️

https://t.co/u5k3VoBWfJ

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Congratulations to Haibo Huang who received the Mid-Career Excellence in Agricultural Research Innovation Award from the AgInnovation Southern Region!

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We're only a week away from our 5th annual OktoberFST Alumni Tailgate! We can't wait to kick off homecoming with all of our Foodies ☺️

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Students in our Food Chemistry Lab learned more about Chromatography using Kool-Aid to separate the artificial colors based on each their differences in polarity!

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Congratulations to Ann Sandbrook, our Food Chemistry Lab Manager, who was recently selected as the CALS Faculty Association Ut Prosim Excellence in Service Award recipient!

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FST professor Yifan Cheng and Ph.D. student Huida Duan were recently highlighted for their work exploring sustainable packaging solutions in collaboration with the department of Chemical Engineering!

Read more here ⤵️

https://t.co/ID78XymjiD

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Congratulations to Journey Yang, who has been awarded a prestigious USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture AFRI Predoctoral Fellowship!

This will support her research that is focused on transforming brewery byproducts into higher value food ingredients.

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Our Food Processing Lab students got their semester off to a sweet start by visiting Hershey!

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It's almost time for classes to start and everyone is making their way back to campus! We're so excited for this fall semester ☺️

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We had a great group of undergraduate and graduate students attend the IFT FIRST event who gave presentations!

Check out the list of participants below ⤵️

Madhvi Singh
Lihong Yang
Molly Caron
Valeria Araujo
Taylor Peele
Jackson Schatz
Alexandra Cohen
Mary Claire Mea

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Don't forget to apply to join our amazing team!

Learn more and apply here ⤵️
https://t.co/XPhNXMsp6O

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FST students Maiev McClain and Jackson Schatz are spending their summer as R&D interns for PepsiCo at their Sabra site, working with Foodie alumni Travis Nebel '10, Lindsey Ramsey '20, and Sarah Ellington '10!

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We're looking for a Biosafety Level II Facility Manager to join our team!

Learn more and apply at the link below ⤵️
https://t.co/XPhNXMsp6O

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Hey recent FST grads, check out this food safety job opportunity with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services! Learn more and apply at https://t.co/8m3zSOQqEw

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Stay food safe this holiday weekend by keeping these tips in mind for your 4th of July celebrations!

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Dr. Yifan Chen was recently recognized as one of the winners of the 3-A SSI HyGEN Excellence Award, which honors rising stars in the field of food safety and hygienic design research!

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Please join us in congratulating our amazing faculty members who received promotions earlier this week!

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Congratulations to our outstanding graduate students who received their degrees this week!