Researchers working in the Department of Food Science on Food Quality.
- Professor of Food Science
- Food Safety Extension Specialist - Muscle Foods
Areas of Expertise
- Food safety
- Food microbiology
- Foodborne pathogens
- Antimicrobials
- Edible films
- Spoilage
- Meat, poultry, seafood, muscle foods
- HACCP
- Sanitation
- Email cnc3@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-8862
- Pronouns She/Her
- Director of E. coli Reference Center
- Professor of Food Science
Areas of Expertise
- Microbiology
- Microbial pathogens
- Molecular microbiology
- Microbial genomics
- Food Safety
- Food Microbiology
- Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Microbiomes in Food Safety
- Associate Professor of Food Science
Areas of Expertise
- Microbial Food Safety
- Foodborne Pathogens
- Genomic Epidemiology
- Microbiomes in Food Systems
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Email jzk303@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-2883
- Professor Emeritus of Food Science and Extension Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- Tracking Listeria monocytogenes in produce production and processing environments
- Food safety validation of mushroom growing, packing, and processing.
- L. monocytogenes in tree fruit packinghouses.
- Farm food safety (Good Agricultural Practices) training
- Hazards Analysis and Risk Based Preventive Controls training
- Technical assistance to home and commercial food processors
- Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
- Email lfl5@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2298
- Professor and Head of Food Science
Areas of Expertise
- Microbiology
- Dairy Products Processing
- Ice Cream
- Yogurt
- Non-dairy Frozen Desserts
- Associate Professor of Food Science
Areas of Expertise
- Food mycology
- Mycotoxins
- Toxicology
- Genotype-phenotype interaction
- Nutritional immunology
- Email jmw970@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2956
- Pronouns She/Her
- Frederik Sr. and Faith E. Rasmussen Career Development Professor in Food Science
- Assistant Professor of Food Science
Areas of Expertise
- Food Protein Innovation
- Enzyme Discovery
- Protein Design & Generative AI
- Sustainable Bioprocessing & Upcycling
- Food Biochemistry
- Email yjz5549@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-3546
