OSU Dept. of Food Science & Technology

The food engineering instructor positions' full consideration and closing date have been extended. Submit your application by August 5th for full consideration.

The Food Science and Technology Department is accepting applications for an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Food and Beverage Manufacturing. This position is a part of the cluster hire of professorial faculty members in the areas of Resilient Food Systems. With the Resilient Food Systems Initiative, we are making a firm commitment to sustainability and cost-effective technology innovations to assure a future where food and beverages are produced more efficiently using less water and energy, while creating less waste and greenhouse gases. The overall goal of this position is to provide practical and economically viable solutions for sustainable food and beverage manufacturing.
Position Duties: 60% Research and Scholarship, 30% Teaching, 10% Service.

To see the full job posting and to apply go to: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/157209

OSU is an AA/EOE/Vets/Disabled employer.

The Department of Food Science and Technology at Oregon State University is recruiting for part-time, 9-month, Instructor. Responsibilities include teaching courses in the food engineering and sustainable food manufacturing. Teaching in other food science courses as well as instructional assessment duties may be assigned as needed.

This is a fixed-term appointment and may be reviewed for renewal on an annual basis at the discretion of the Department Head. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. See job posting for required and preferred qualifications and application instructions. https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/156986

Apply to posting .

For full consideration apply by July 28. Position closing date is August 26.
OSU is an AA/EOE/Vets/Disabled.

Read how Dr. Osborne, the director of the Oregon Wine Research Institute, is growing OWRI from a new lens.

The Doctor Is In Dr. James Osborne leads Oregon Wine Research institute

Please join us as we celebrate 25 years of OSU’s Food Innovation Center support of the food and beverage industry on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. It will be a fun evening including a tour of the FIC, food trucks, delicious beverages, vendors, music and much more. Register in the link:

https://fic.oregonstate.edu/food-innovation-center-fic/webform/celebrate-25-years-osu’s-food-innovation-center

Food science camp for high school students was nothing but FUN! Students from around Oregon joined us to learn about product development, microbiology, and chemistry, all through the application of food. Thank you so much to all the staff and faculty of FST for making this unique experience such a great one.

Congratulations to team Yo-Go Girls! For winning second place in the DMI Product Development Competition! Their lactose free, creamy orange nitro beverage was a delicious hit.

Congratulations class of 2024! Thank you so much to everyone who came to celebrate the FST graduates Friday evening. It was a wonderful event thanks to many but especially our lead advisor, Sue Queisser, who organized, baked for, and spoke at our graduation. The department is very proud of all of you and we can’t wait to see what innovative work you do in your fields. Many of our students know that our strong alumni base is part of why the educational and career forming experiences within our degree programs are so robust. If you aren’t already, please connect with the department on LinkedIn and join our mailing list by filling out your exit survey. Congrats graduates! 🎓 🦫

FST 2024 Graduation- Congratulations to all our wonderful students!

Thank you so much to everyone who attended and presented at Taste of Research this year. It's incredible to hear (and literally taste in some cases) about all the innovative research our graduate students have been working hard on all year. We look forward to Taste of Research 2025!

If you’re in the Portland area come vote for your favorite German style Pilsner. Our Brewery Pilot Plant Manager, Jeff Clawson, will be there as a professional panel judge.

Molded pulp, a material made from wood or plant-derived fibers, serves as a biodegradable alternative to plastic packaging. There is opportunity for biowaste h**p hurd fibers to be valorized as a molded pulp feedstock material. Emma’s research focuses on developing molded pulp packaging formulations from biowaste h**p hurd, optimizing hydrophobic coating application techniques, and combining these technologies to produce hydrophobic h**p hurd nursery pots at pilot scale for greenhouse planting applications.
You can learn more about Emma's research tonight at Taste of Research!

Congratulations to Ph.D. Candidate, Ron Samia, for being awarded Best Oral Presentation at the 9th European Brewing Convention Congress in Lille, France. This is a huge accomplishment for Ron, the Department of Food Science & Technology, and OSU.


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Congratulations to 2014 Alum Colton Weinstein, chosen as the 2024 Artisan Spirit Distiller of the Year! 🎉 👏

Here is a nice interview with Colton, about his work and what led him to this award:
https://issuu.com/artisanspiritmag/docs/artisanspirit_issue046_web/40

OSU Dept. of Food Science & Technology Artisan Spirit Magazine Liba Spirits

Last years Taste of Research was such a fun event, you won't want to miss this years!
Next week, Wednesday June 5th, FST graduate students will be presenting their research projects. We will start with group panel sessions and then move into a catered social where folks will be able to ask questions about the graduate students research posters.
Register by clicking the link below. Register before May 31 for early bird pricing!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-taste-of-research-osu-food-science-and-technology-tickets-809498290177

2024 TASTE of RESEARCH - OSU Food Science and Technology Experience a taste of the cutting-edge science that is shaping the sustainable future of food. Presentations by OSU Graduate Students.

DIVE4Ag originated as a USDA Rapid Relief project to create and deliver engaging, meaningful STEM content to pre-college educators and students. OSU 4H, OSU Precollege and others across campus and outside it, came together in the spirit of collaboration to support the project but also use seize the opportunity to highlight Ag systems. Leveraging Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies, the project was able to bring to life four systems including Dairy with producers represented by Three Mile Canyon Farms in Boardman, OR and processors represented by the OSU Arbuthnot Dairy Center Pilot Plant on campus. For FST, it was not only an honor to participate it was also a unique opportunity to attract potential students to a life in the dairy industry.

https://dive.oregonstate.edu/virtual-reality-field-experiences

The Department of Food Science and Technology is very excited to welcome Kierra Woekel to the team. Kierra is the Communications and Outreach Manager for the Oregon Wine Research Institute. She brings over 10 years of experience in strategic marketing, communications, and partner engagement. Welcome to the department and OSU, Kierra!

Sensory science and sensory testing are just one of the many ways scientists gather data on foods and beverages they're testing. OSU Department of Food Science and Technology regularly asks the public for volunteers to taste samples for research purposes. If you have interest in being on sensory panel email us at [email protected]. Taste tests take place in Wiegand Hall on the OSU campus in Corvallis.

Congratulations to food science and sustainable technologies undergraduate students Lian and Hayden who are on the Registry of Distinguished Students within the College of Agricultural Sciences. Pictured from left to right is Department Head Lisbeth Goddik, FSST student Lian, and Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences Staci Simonich. Unfortunately, Hayden was not able to attend the celebration. Congratulations to our distinguished students!

Don't miss out on the exciting opportunity to learn about the fascinating research food science and technology graduate students are working on. We will start with three Q&A panel discussions based on three broader topics. After the panel discussions, there will be a catered reception and student poster presentations where you will have the opportunity to have in depth conversations about their research. Register in the link!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-taste-of-research-osu-food-science-and-technology-tickets-809498290177

Join us next Friday for an interesting discussion about the findings of Oregon's Statewide Food and Beverage Co- Packing Assessment. Presented by Erick Garman and Hannah Kullberg. Erick serves as a Trade Development Manager at the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Hannah Kullberg is a food startup connector and project catalyst with the mission to collectively build an equitable, regenerative, resilient, regional food system. Together through regional outreach, interviews and an online survey they put together this very much needed report. Find out more by registering in the link:

https://foodsci.oregonstate.edu/foodsci/f2f-may

Forever chemicals: A never-ending nightmare On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear from two nationally known scientists from Oregon State University, professors Jamie DeWitt and Jennifer Field, who are leading researchers on PFAS, or forever chemicals, and their impact on our environment. They discuss the dangerous balancing a...

Congratulations to team Yo-Go Girls for being selected as one of three top contestants in the 2024 DMI New Product Competition for outstanding student development teams. Students have the opportunity to attend the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Annual Meeting in West Palm Beach, Florida where the first, second, and third place winners will be announced at a reception. Their lactose free nitro yogurt drink, "Yo-Go on Nitro!" is the product they expertly designed and submitted. Well done!

Words cannot describe our deep appreciation to our FST community who rallied together on Dam Proud Day to help us raise over $37,000 in donations, over 160 gifts, and unlock challenges that donated even more to our campaign.

A special thank you to CHO Wines for donating 36 bottles of wine to our give away and to our Core Advocates who took time out of their busy days to help spread the word about our campaign.

We truly did achieve something incredible, your donations will help us furnish the new Dan Smith - Food and Beverage Teaching Lab. A food grade lab (which we currently do not have) that will be used solely for food science classes. Now faculty will be able to go farther in the classroom, where in some classes students will be able to eat what they made or tested in lab. Thank you so much again for donating, spreading the word, and coming together to help the department.

*WINE GIVEAWAY UPDATE: We are still waiting on a time stamped list of each donor from the Foundation. They are working hard to get these lists to everyone who need them in the University, we should hopefully have it later this week or early next week. Once we have the list we will send out emails to the first 36 people who donated at 10 am PST on April 24th 2024. You will have 24 hours to accept or decline your prize before being passed on to the next person.*

It's Dam Proud Day! 🦫🎉

The Department of Food Science & Technology is here to achieve something incredible for our students and the mission of OSU.

Thank you so much to the folks who have donated already. You have already helped us unlock three challenges giving an extra $3,350 to our campaign.

Don’t miss out on making a direct impact on the causes you care about within the OSU community share our campaign our donate in the link. https://www.damproudday.org/campaigns/fst-unrestricted-fund-for-dan-smith-fs-teaching-lab

TOMORROW is April 24th, and the Department of Food Science and Technology has an exciting challenge...
for those who are 21+ and able to pickup wine at Wiegand Hall have the chance to win a bottle from CHO Wines.

To enter, give a gift to the FST Dam Proud Day campaign tomorrow at 10 AM Pacific Time. If you are one of the first 36 people you will be contacted to accept your prize or pass it on to the next person you will have 24hrs to respond.

Thank you so much to Cho Wines for donating 36 bottles to our Dam Proud Day campaign. Cho Wines was founded by Dave and Lois Cho in 2020, since then they have been making waves in the wine industry with several of their bottles earning scores from excellent to superb from Wine Enthusiast. Dave is proud alum of OSU earning a degree in Enology and Viticulture from the department.

Our students, like Dave, go on to do groundbreaking work in their fields and your donation to our campaign on only helps our students go farther in their educational experiences.
Donate tomorrow by clicking on the link below. Go Beavs!



https://www.damproudday.org/campaigns/fst-unrestricted-fund-for-dan-smith-fs-teaching-lab

Join us in congratulating the FST Baking Team who has been chosen to go on to the final competition for the American Society of Baking - Product Development Competition. They will go on to attend BakingTECH in February to present their product and have the potential to win part of a $20,000 scholarship. Thank you for representing the Department and OSU in this competition! Good Luck!

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