The Department of Food Science and Nutrition hosts a number of virtual events through its Seminar Series and its Virtual Food Industry Friday series.
The FDSN Seminar Series features guest lectures by invited speakers that broaden understanding and knowledge of various scientific topics and original research in food science and nutrition. Speakers include experts from academia, federal government agencies, and the food industry. These seminars are held every Thursday at 12:45 p.m. Central Time.
Our Virtual Food Industry Friday events showcase food industry professionals, board members, and alumni who are available to meet with students, providing career path insights to the broad and important field of food, science, and technology. Speakers represent a wide range of experience and roles in the food industry such as quality, product development, packaging, regulations, research and development, and more, providing a broad perspective on the food industry. Virtual Food Industry Friday events are held every third Friday of the month during the spring and fall semester from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CST. The open seminar forum lasts approximately 45 minutes with a 10-15 minute Q&A session included.
Fall 2023 Seminars
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Sept 21 |
Overview of B2B Industry and Role of Technical Service Scientists in Growing the B2B Business |
Neeraj Kamath |
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Sept 28 |
Innovations and Opportunities in Grain Science to Address Public Health Challenges |
Ram Ramakrishna, PhD |
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Oct 5 |
Devanshu Mehta |
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Oct 12 |
Analyzing Transferred Nanomaterials in Foods and Beverages Under Simulated Storage Conditions |
Laxmi Adhikari |
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Oct 19 |
Sean Swidler |
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Oct 26 |
James Skidmore |
In-Person Pritzker Science Center, Room 152 |
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Nov 2 |
Demystifying Electron Beam Food Pasteurization: Unraveling Misunderstandings |
Suresh Pillai |
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Nov 9 |
Approach to Solution and Ingredient Development in Diverse Food Applications |
Ragya Kapoor and Ravi Kiran Tadapaneni |
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Nov 16 |
The Safety of Flavor Ingredients, Using Sound Science to Confront Chemophobia |
Arthur Curran |
In-Person Pritzker Science Center, Auditorium, Room 111 |
Nov 30 |
Aronia Berry Bioactives: From Field to Function
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Bradley W. Bolling, PhD
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Spring 2023 Seminars
Date | Title | Speaker | Google Link |
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Feb 2 |
Duey Fimreite South Chicago Packing LLC |
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Feb 9 |
Capabilities of Ultraviolet Light Technologies for Food and Grain Processing |
Tatiana Koutchma | |
Feb 16 |
Isha Chadha |
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Feb 23 |
Sara Marshall Baker |
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Mar 2 | Outside In, An Entrepreneurial Journey | Shwetha Shrivatsa | |
Mar 9 |
The Expanding Area of Health Benefits of Brassica Vegetables |
Anqi Zhao
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Mar 23 |
Application of Machine Learning in Microbiological Research
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Renmao Tian
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Mar 30 |
Marilyn C Cornelis
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Apr 6 |
Characterization and Bioactivity of Small Peptides Following Ingestion of Dry Edible Beans |
Bikram Upadhyaya
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Apr 13 |
Andrew K. Benson, Ph.D.
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Apr 20 |
Approximating the Needle in the Haystack: Using Simulation Models to Improve Food Safety Controls
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Claire Zoellner
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Apr 27 |
Bacteriophage-Based Biocontrol of Salmonella: A One-health Approach
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Thomas Brenner
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Fall 2022 Seminars
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Google Link |
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Sept 15 |
Teresa Bergholz |
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Sept 22 |
An Introduction to Kosher and Halal Food Laws
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Joe Mac Regenstein
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Sept 29 | Optimizing Protein in a Carbohydrate World | Donald Layman | Watch the Video |
Oct 6 |
Sandhya Krishnankutty |
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Oct 13 |
Hao Feng |
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Oct 20 |
Urvi Shah |
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Oct 27 | Anti-inflammatory Interactions of Gallotannins with the Intestinal Microbiome |
Susanne U. Talcott |
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Nov 3 | Legal Issues for Food and Beverage Startups | Sean Swidler | |
Nov 10 | Use of Next-Generation Sequencing Methods for Surveillance and to Study Bacterial Adaptation | Séamus Fanning | |
Nov 17 | Nutrition in the News: Science Fact or Science Fiction | Melissa Joy Dobbins |
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Dec 1 | Craft Distilling–Combining History and Science |
Spring 2022 Seminars
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Jan 20 |
Chelsea Preiss |
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Jan 27 |
Interlaboratory Comparison of SARS-CoV2 Molecular Detection Assays in Use by U.S. Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories
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Kaiping Deng
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Feb 3 |
Disruption by the Pandemic: Future Proofing the Food Industry |
Kantha Shelke |
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Feb 10 |
OPEN |
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Feb 17 |
The Continued Search for Suitable Surrogates for Clostridium Botulinum |
Kristin Schill |
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Feb 24 |
Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Blackberry Phenolic and Volatile Extracts |
Dr. Luke R. Howard |
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Feb 25 | Building Career Capital in the Food Industry: How to Stand Out from the Rest |
Kantha Shelke, principal at Corvus Blue Matthew Botos, CEO of ConnectFood |
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Mar 3 |
Leading with Heart – A Career from Illinois Institute of Technology to Impossible Foods |
Ravi Tadapaneni Product Development & Commercialization Impossible Foods |
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Mar 10 |
The USDA Pesticide Monitoring Program for Foods Consumed in the United States |
Shanker Reddy Ph.D.
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Mar 23 | Building Career Capital in the Food Industry: The Three L's: Listen, Learn, Leverage |
Kantha Shelke, principal at Corvus Blue Matthew Botos, CEO of ConnectFood |
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Mar 24 |
Topic to Be Announced |
Dr. Bhaskar Janve, QA manager at the Honest Kitchen |
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Mar 25 | Research & Development and Food Safety at Hormel Foods | Kevin Myers, Senior Vice President of R&D, Hormel Foods |
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Mar 31 |
Cocoa Flavanols - The Journey from Flavor Inhibitor to Potent Nutraceutical and Beyond |
John Hammerstone
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Apr 7 |
Purnendu C. Vasavada, Ph.D. |
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Apr 14 |
Sadie Shake: An Entrepreneurs Journey to Bring Ground-breaking Nutrition to Children in Schools |
Margaret Hyde |
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Apr 21 |
Dr. Valeria Acquarone |
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Apr 28 |
Ruixi Chen PhD Candidate, |
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Apr 29 | Overview of B2B industry and role of Technical Service Scientist in growing the B2B business | Neeraj Kamath,
Sr. Technical Service Scientist Dairy Category and Certified Food Scientist, Tate & Lyle |
Fall 2021 Seminars
Spring 2021 Seminars