Penn State Food Science is a tight-knit, welcoming community of learners united by their passion to bring safe, nutritious, delicious, sustainable food to the public.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Adair | Undergraduate Program Support | bja168@psu.edu | 814-863-8667 |
| Devin Allison | Pilot Plant Research Technologist | dba5475@psu.edu | |
| Noah Boliek | Creamery Storeroom Assistant - Grade 10 | nzb5445@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Julie Bowie | Retail Store Manager | jab385@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Veronica Brown | Retail Store Manager | vjb5@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Jeffery Bucha | Creamery Stock Assistant | jeb6521@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Gary Butlin | Special Relief Utility Operator - Grade 5 | glb127@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Darrell W. Cockburn, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Food Science | dwc30@psu.edu | 814-863-2950 |
| Mitch Colpetzer | Special Relief Utility Operator | mac1323@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| John Coupland, Ph.D. | Professor of Food Science | coupland@psu.edu | 814-865-2636 |
| Tracy Crestani | Assistant Ecommerce Manager | tal5028@psu.edu | 814-863-8843 |
| Catherine Nettles Cutter, Ph.D. | Professor of Food Science | cnc3@psu.edu | 814-865-8862 |
| Thomas Dimick | Outreach Coordinator and Computer Support | tsd3@psu.edu | 814-865-3360 |
| Edward G. Dudley, Ph.D. | Director of E. coli Reference Center | egd100@psu.edu | 814-867-0439 |
| Ryan J. Elias, Ph.D. | Professor and Associate Head of Food Science | elias@psu.edu | |
| Morgan Failla, Ph.D. | Sensory Evaluation Coordinator | mef5910@psu.edu | 863-4698 |
| Ken Fultz | Special Relief Utility Operator | krf17@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Michael Gibboney | Creamery Stock Assistant | mlg30@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Nick Grove | Dairy Products Processor (Milk Pasteurization) | nlg14@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Terry Grove | Dairy Products Processor (Ice Cream) | tlg28@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| John Hamman | Creamery Stock Assistant - Grade 9 | jch6072@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Peter Hanchar | Facilities and Safety Coordinator | pah232@psu.edu | 814-863-2965 |
| Federico Harte, Ph.D. | Professor of Food Science | fmh14@psu.edu | 814-867-5689 |
| John E. Hayes, Ph.D. | Professor of Food Science | jeh40@psu.edu | 814-863-7129 |
| Andy Hirneisen, MA | Distinguished Extension Educator and Team Leader, Retail and Consumer Food Safety | ajh284@psu.edu | 610-378-1327 |
| Helene Hopfer, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Food Science | hxh83@psu.edu | 814-863-5572 |
| Chris Irwin | Creamery Store Assistant | cmi5037@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Adam Johns | Proposal and Award Generalist | akj117@psu.edu | |
| Jessica Kara | Quality Assurance Manager | jxs186@psu.edu | 814-865-4637 |
| Kathleen L. Keller, Ph.D. | Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Food Science | klk37@psu.edu | 814-863-2915 |
| Molly Kelly | Enology Extension Educator | mxk1171@psu.edu | 814-865-6840 |
| Jordan Kobularcik | Special Relief Utility Operator | jck5365@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Jasna Kovac, Ph.D. | Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Microbiomes in Food Safety | jzk303@psu.edu | 814-865-2883 |
| Richard Andrew Kralj, M Ed., RDN, LDN | Food Safety and Quality Extension Educator | rak15@psu.edu | 814-849-7361 x1 |
| Bill Kurtz | Dairy Products Processor (Milk Pasteurization) | wak10@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Misha Kwasniewski, Ph.D. | Associate Professor in Food Phytochemistry and Fermented Foods | mtk5407@psu.edu | 814-865-6842 |
| Joshua D. Lambert, Ph.D. | Professor of Food Science | jdl134@psu.edu | 814-865-5223 |
| Grace Lewis, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Food Science | gxl5050@psu.edu | |
| Matthew Licata | Quality and Food Safety Specialist | mjl27@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Megan Mershon | Laboratory Coordinator | mem6164@psu.edu | 814-867-1378 |
| Naomi Minarchick | Inventory Control & Distribution Specialist | njm17@psu.edu | 814-863-4726 |
| Amy Moore | Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences and Food Science | amm9107@psu.edu | |
| Chris Moore | Maintenance Mechanic (Dairy Plant) | cmm7445@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Karen Mullen | Administrative Assistant and Graduate Program Coordinator | kjs15@psu.edu | 814-863-4827 |
| Annie Murphy | Retail Store Manager | asm5667@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Heather Nowlin | Financial Associate | hxl162@psu.edu | 814-863-4711 |
| Robert Reese | Special Relief Utility Operator | rlr169@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Stephanie Reyes Munoz | Lab Coordinator (Research) | skr5745@psu.edu | |
| Robert F. Roberts, Ph.D. | Professor and Head of Food Science | Bob.Roberts@psu.edu | 814-863-2959 |
| Richard Sanders | Creamery Storeroom Assistant - Grade 10 | rjs170@psu.edu | 814-863-4733 |
| Joshua Sayko | Special Relief Utility Operator | jus1939@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Christopher Sigler, Ph.D. | Associate Teaching Professor of Food Science | cms578@psu.edu | 814-863-6358 |
| Tom Smith | Special Relief Utility Operator | tas43@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Trevor Straitiff | Special Relief Utility Operator | tvs6070@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Clay Swackhamer, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Food Science | cws5420@psu.edu | |
| Beth Tepsic | Manager of Departmental Operations | eak173@psu.edu | 814-863-8668 |
| Douglass Thomas | Creamery Operations Manager | dst11@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Susan Valimont | Special Relief Utility Operator | srv1@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |
| Sam Watson, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Meat Science | scw186@psu.edu | 814-863-2741 |
| Josephine Wee, Ph.D. | Lester Earl and Veronica Casida Career Development Professorship for Food Safety | jmw970@psu.edu | 814-863-2956 |
| Yi Zhang, Ph.D. | Frederik Sr. and Faith E. Rasmussen Career Development Professor in Food Science | yjz5549@psu.edu | 814-863-3546 |
| Xu Zhou, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Food Science | xbz5414@psu.edu | |
| Jeff Zook | Special Relief Utility Operator | jlz16@psu.edu | 814-865-7535 |