Jiaxin Chen, Sarah O’Donnell, Rhea Braun, Khoa Do,Michael Leyden, Beatriz Dos Santos, Lindsay Kokal, Terrance Shoemaker, Amy Nguyen, and LeaGray
Interdisciplinary Research Experience for Undergraduates in Food Safety, Food Engineering and Nutrition:
A group of ten interns arrived on campus June 4th to begin 10-week program that provides them opportunities in mentoring, professional development training and hands-on research experiences. Student research project areas focus on nutrition, modeling & simulation, engineering design and microbiology. This experience is part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded grant received by Dr. Kathiravan Krishnamurthy, Assistant Professor Food Science and Nutrition. Dr. Satish Parulekar-Professor Chemical Engineering, Dr. Sohail Murad-Professor Chemical Engineering, Dr. Fouad Teymour-Professor Chemical Engineering, Dr. Britt Burton-FreemanAssociate Professor Food Science and Nutrition, Dr. Elizabeth Grasso-Kelley–Assistant Professor Food Science and Nutrition, and Dr. Nathan Anderson-Agricultural Engineer FDA are the student project advisors.
