August 2024 - Fdst-emeriti

Comings and goings
by Curtis Weller 04 Oct '24

04 Oct '24

Colleagues - I write to share about upcoming arrivals and a departure in the building. On the NIC Business Center front, Mindy Lang has been named as the NIC Business Center Manager. She is set to start on May 1. Mindy is coming from the AEM Business Center where she currently serves as a Finance Specialist. Also, the support person covering duties of departed Ben Rogers until his replacement is identified is Lisa Beethe. Lisa is part of the Nat Res Business Center and can be reached at lbeethe3(a)unl.edu. Welcome to both. On the faculty front, Catelyn Bridges has accepted the offer to assume the position of food manufacturing engineer at the rank of assistant professor in the BSE (45% Tea and 25% Res) and FST (30% Res) departments. Her anticipated start date is January 1, 2025. Catelyn holds a BS degree in BSEN from UNL and an MS degree in Bio and Ag Engineering from Texas A&M. She is ABD in her PhD journey at the University of California - Davis. She's a native of Omaha. Thoughts from Dr. Mark Stone (BSE Department Head) on the Catelyn's acceptance - "This hiring decision comes after an extensive and extended search process, dating back four years. As many of you are aware, our initial open search processes did not result in a hire after two rounds of interviews. This led us to pivot towards a targeted search approach, through which Ms. Bridges emerged as a candidate whose vision and expertise uniquely position her to contribute to our departments. I want to assure everyone that this decision was made with the utmost consideration for the long-term benefit of BSE, FST, IANR, and UNL. Throughout this process, we received outstanding support from our deans, the Vice Chancellor's office, ORED, and even the Chancellor's office, affirming the strategic importance of this appointment despite our difficult budget conditions". And finally, on the staff front with sadness, I share that Sharisa Heier, Administrative Coordinator in FST for the past five years has accepted an offer outside of UNL in Lincoln. Her last day with us will be May 2. She has been of tremendous assistance to me and others during her time in the FIC. Please join me on Tuesday, April 30 at a noon luncheon (location and other details TBA) to thank her for her patience and support, and to wish her well in her new adventure. Curt [cid:image001.png@01DA90B5.E83D1B10] Curtis L. Weller, Ph.D., P.E. Professor and Head Department of Food Science and Technology<http://foodsci.unl.edu/> Director The Food Processing Center<http://fpc.unl.edu/> University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1901 North 21st Street, FIC 233 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 68588-6205 402 472 9337<tel:4024729337> cweller1(a)unl.edu<mailto:cweller1@unl.edu> linkedin.com/in/curtis-weller-3ng1n33r

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Biohazard bags and custodian safety
by Jayne Stratton 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

Good afternoon, This note is to make sure that all labs disposing of biohazardous waste are using red (or orange) biohazard bags with the biohazard symbol. Please do not use clear, transparent bags that have the biohazard symbol. Even though the clear bags have the biohazard symbol, it is not always visible and can be confusing to the custodial staff. New custodial staff are trained on which bags are safe to empty (normal trash) and they use the color of the bag (red = do not touch; blue/clear = empty) to make that determination. If you already have clear biohazard bags, please use them up but order the red colored ones the next time. I would recommend placing additional biohazard stickers on the outside of the bin in which these clear bags are placed to let custodians know not to pick them up. Labeling regular trashcans as "trash" will help too. One faculty was also asked to add red tape to an ethidium bromide waste container lid to further indicate that it was not general trash. Therefore, you may want to scan your labs to make sure anything that may look like trash to the custodians is properly labeled so it does not accidentally end up in regular trash. Thanks, Jayne Stratton [cid:image001.gif@01D6820B.A341D4E0] Jayne Stratton Rsch Professor University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Processing Center<http://fpc.unl.edu/> 1901 N 21st St Lincoln, NE 68588-6206 mailto: jstratton1(a)unl.edu<mailto:jstratton1@unl.edu> tel: 4024722829

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Recall: Re: Are you missing 1.5 ml tubes from MidSci?
by Soojung Kwon via Fdst-all-building 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

skwon3(a)huskers.unl.edu would like to recall the message, "Re: Are you missing 1.5 ml tubes from MidSci?".

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Are you missing 1.5 ml tubes from MidSci?
by Jennifer Auchtung 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

I had a package shipped to my lab of 1.5 ml tubes that I didn’t order. As one of the first in the alphabet when a company looks up our building, this happens occasionally. If these tubes happen to belong to you, let me know and I will send them your way. If it helps, the PO number is: 4800042311 and they were shipped on 8/23/24 Best wishes, Jennifer -- Jennifer Auchtung, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Food Science and Technology 1901 N 21st St, 270 FIC University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588 517-488-4990

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Thanks!
by Silvana Martini 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Thanks to all who came to the ice-cream social yesterday! It was a lot of fun! We even had Dean McLean visit! It was great to talk to all of you! I hope I had more time to talk to everybody! Silvana [University of Nebraska – Lincoln] Silvana Martini, PhD Professor, Department Head University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Science & Technology Lincoln, NE 402-472-5267 Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://aocs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15… > Fellow of the American Oil Chemists' Society Past President of the American Oil Chemists' Society (2022-2023)<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.aocs.org__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!DrQIM-… >

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Food Science and Technology seminar
by Rossana Villa Rojas 28 Aug '24

28 Aug '24

Good morning, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Food Science and Technology I hope you had a great start to your semester. On behalf of the department, I would like to invite everyone to attend any or all the seminar sessions this fall, every Thursday, starting September 12, from 12 to 1 in room 277. The reception afterward is in room 275, where you can network with the speakers, students, and faculty. I also want to recognize and appreciate Dr. Martini's support, including providing funds to bring some speakers, our faculty, and the Phi Tau Sigma society for inviting outstanding speakers, and our staff for helping with the organization and logistics. The speakers and seminar dates are below so you can mark your calendars. Information of seminars will be updated on the seminar webpage on our webpage<https://foodscience.unl.edu/seminar-series/>. Week 3 (12-Sep-24) Speaker: Nirupam Aich<https://engineering.unl.edu/cee/faculty/nirupam-aich/>, PhD. Associate Professor and McNeel Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNL Title: To Be Announced (TBA) - Week 4 (19-Sep-24) Speaker: Ashutosh Mangalam<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mangalam.lab.uiowa.edu/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB… >, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, The University of Iowa Title: Microbiome Maestro: A Dietary Approach to Harmonizing Health in Multiple Sclerosis - Week 5 (26-Sep-24) Speaker: Kurt Piepenbrink<https://foodscience.unl.edu/person/dr-kurt-piepenbrink/>, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology and Department of Biochemistry, UNL Title: TBA - Week 6 (3-Oct-24) Speaker: Jason Bush<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://solnul.com/about-us/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-… >, PhD. Chief Scientific Officer, Solnul® MSP Starch Products Inc. Title: Using Serum Metabolomics from a Resistant Starch Clinical Trial to Investigate Mechanisms of Prebiotic Activity - Week 7 (10-Oct-24) Speaker: Hyun-Seob Song<https://foodscience.unl.edu/person/dr-hyun-seob-song/>, PhD. Associate Professor and Computational Biologist, Department of Food Science and Technology and Department of Biological Systems Engineering, UNL Title: New Wineskins for New Wine: Advances in Microbiome Modeling for Omics Integration - Week 8 (17-Oct-24) Speaker: Andreia Bianchini-Huebner<https://epd.unl.edu/profile/abianchini2>, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, UNL Title: TBA - Week 9 (24-Oct-24) Speaker: Yu Wang<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://crec.ifas.ufl.edu/people/faculty/yu-wan… >, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida Title: TBA - Week 10 (31-Oct-24) Speaker: Lauren Jackson<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-s-jackson-b2… >, PhD. Supervisory Food Technologist, Department of Health and Human Services. Title: TBA - Week 11 (7-Nov-24) This is a student seminar followed by a workshop TBA Speaker: Steven Kaiser<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-kaiser-2a0b3… >, PhD student supervised by Dr. Ciftci and Principal Scientist, Conagra Title: TBA - Week 12 (14-Nov-24) Speaker: Mark Nelson<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sustbeef.com/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!D9Im… > Title: Sustainable Beef - Week 13 (21-Nov-24) Speaker: Allergens Speaker TBA Title: TBA I hope to see you all there To book an appointment with me please use the following link to see my availability and make the booking online Book time with Rossana Villa Rojas<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/62ee… > Rossana Villa-Rojas Asst Prof Practice University of Nebraska–Lincoln Food Science & Technology 1901 N 21st street room 263 Lincoln, NE 68588-6205

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Free Pizza in Staff Lounge, Bring your own plate
by Julie McManamey 28 Aug '24

28 Aug '24

Best Regards, Julie Mc. [cid:image001.gif@01DAF956.A8E4C6C0] Julie McManamey Graduate Program Coordinator and Course Scheduling Office Associate Department of Food Science and Technology <https://foodsci.unl.edu/> College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Innovation Center, 1901 N 21st St, Room 231 Lincoln, NE 68588-6205 402-472-5301 GALLUP StrengthFinder: Learner, Intellection, Input, Analytical, Deliberative VIA Character Strengths: Love of Learning, Judgment, Leadership, Fairness, Prudence [cid:image002.png@01DAF956.A8E4C6C0]

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Fall Welcome Ice Cream Social & Resource Fair - August 28, 2024
by Julie McManamey 28 Aug '24

28 Aug '24

All undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, and faculty invited! Please share! [cid:image003.jpg@01DAF542.53F8EC80] Fall Welcome Ice Cream Social & Resource Fair Wednesday, August 28, 2024 4:30-5:30 pm Food Innovation Center (FIC) 2nd Floor Student Lounge https://maps.unl.edu/FIC on Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC) Free UNL Dairy Store Ice Cream! Come learn about * Food Science Club * Phi Tau Sigma * Study Abroad at NWAFU in China * Food Processing Center Jobs * Nebraska Gnotobiotic Mouse Program (NGMP) Jobs * Food Allergy Research & Resource Program (FARRP) * Nebraska Food for Health Center (NFHC) * Participating in Clinical Studies * Minor in Fermentation Sciences * Minor in Food Technology for Companion Animals * Major & Minor in Food Science & Technology Best Regards, Julie Mc. [cid:image001.gif@01DAF541.0B849A90] Julie McManamey Graduate Program Coordinator and Course Scheduling Office Associate Department of Food Science and Technology <https://foodsci.unl.edu/> College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Innovation Center, 1901 N 21st St, Room 231 Lincoln, NE 68588-6205 402-472-5301 GALLUP StrengthFinder: Learner, Intellection, Input, Analytical, Deliberative VIA Character Strengths: Love of Learning, Judgment, Leadership, Fairness, Prudence [cid:image002.png@01DAF541.0B849A90]

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Ice cream social today!
by Silvana Martini 28 Aug '24

28 Aug '24

Hi all! Remember the ice-cream social today at 4:30 pm!!! Don't miss it!!! It will be fun! Silvana Get Outlook for Android<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!Bli… >

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Department Newsletter call for content
by Graye Muir-Lewis 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Hello, I am putting together the next department newsletter. If you have any news, announcements, publications, or awards that you would like to include, please send me the information by the end of the day on Tuesday, September 3rd. Thanks, Graye [cid:image001.gif@01DAF7CB.BDEA4680] Graye Muir-Lewis (they/she) Comm Support Assoc University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Science & Technology 4024722766<tel:4024722766>

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