Past Events

Examining Committee Dr. Iris Joye, Chair Dr. Massimo Marcone, Advisor Dr. Xiuming Hao, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Department Member Dr. Giedre Samuoliene, Lithuanian Research Centre, External Examiner TITLE: THE EFFECT OF LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES ON PHYTOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS IN BRASSICA MICROGREENS GROWN IN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS

Fermentation via lactic acid bacteria is critical to the manufacture of many cheese varieties. It is also one of the more complex and evolving areas of cheese making technology. This 3-week, fully online course is an overview of lactic cultures as well as secondary cultures such as white and blue molds in the context of the manufacture of cheese and other fermented dairy products. Participants will join a series of online presentations, videos, practical exercises, online discussions, quizzes and thoughtful assignments. A special guest instructor for this course is Dr.

Examining Committee Dr. Massimo Marcone, Chair Dr. Ira Mandell, Advisor Dr. Benjamin Bohrer, Co-Advisor Dr. Shai Barbut, Department Member TITLE: COMPARISON OF MULTIPLE TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE SALEABLE LEAN YIELD IN PORK CARCASSES

Examining Committee Dr. Yoshi Mine, Chair Dr. Lisa Duizer, Advisor Dr. Alison Duncan, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Donald Mercer, Department Member TITLE: PLATING PUREE: A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF THE PRESENTATION OF PUREED MEALS ON LIKING AND EMOTIONS

Examining Committee Dr. Massimo Marcone, Chair Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Advisor Dr. Jeffrey Farber, Co-Advisor Dr. Keith Warriner, Department Member TITLE: STUDIES ON THE SURVIVAL OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN FLUID MILK PRODUCTS AFTER EXPOSURE TO GASTRIC FLUIDS USING THE SHIME® AS A SIMULATOR OF THE STOMACH OF HUMAN ADULTS

Examining Committee Dr. Lisa Duizer, Chair Dr. Alejandro Marangoni, Advisor Dr. Erica Pensini, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Art Hill, Department Member TITLE: FIBER-REINFORCED PROTEIN-STARCH COMPOSITE AS THE BASIS FOR MEAT ANALOGUES ABSTRACT:

Examining Committee Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Chair Dr. Paul Spagnuolo, Advisor Dr. David Ma, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Yoshi Mine, Department Member Dr. Roy Golsteyn, External Examiner TITLE: VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID METABOLISM IS REQUIRED IN ACUTE MYELOID  LEUKEMIA

Examining Committee Dr. Massimo Marcone, Chair Dr. Alejandro Marangoni, Advisor Dr. Erica Pensini, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Donald Mercer, Department Member Dr. Patrick Ruhs, External Examiner TITLE: STRUCTURING LIPIDS THROUGH GLYCEROLYSIS

Examining Committee Dr. Massimo Marcone, Chair Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Advisor Dr. Manickavasagan Annamalai, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Douglas Goff, Department Member TITLE: EFFECT OF HIGH-PRESSURE PROCESSING ON THE EXTRACTION AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COLD BREW COFFEE

Title:  Data driven food safety management - The Dubai Model Speaker: Bobby Krishna, Senior Food Safety Specialist, Food Safety Department, Dubai Municipality