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 Email Phone
Ramaswamy C. Anantheswaran, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science swamy@psu.edu 814-865-3004
Christine Andrus Undergraduate/Graduate Program Assistant cma18@psu.edu 814-863-8667
C. Daniel (Dan) Azzara, Ph.D. Alan R. Warehime Faculty Chair in Agribusiness dazzara@psu.edu 814-863-2847
Julie Bowie Retail Store Manager jab385@psu.edu 814-865-7535
James Brown Berkey Creamery Assistant Manager jtb15@psu.edu 814-863-2922
Veronica Brown Retail Store Manager vjb5@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Jeffery Bucha Creamery Stock Assistant jeb6521@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Martin Bucknavage Senior Food Safety Extension Associate and Team Lead, Industrial Food Safety and Quality mwb124@psu.edu 814-867-1839
Jodi Butler Financial Assistant jub41@psu.edu 814-867-5947
Jonathan A. Campbell Meat Extension Specialist meatscience@psu.edu 814-867-2880
Katherine L Cason, PhD, RD, LD Interim Associate Dean College of Agricultural Sciences and Director of Penn State Extension klc13@psu.edu 814-867-4874
Julia Ciaccia Sensory Coordinator jmc9341@psu.edu 814-863-4698
Victoria Clouser Creamery Store Assistant vfc5184@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Darrell W Cockburn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Food Science dwc30@psu.edu 814-863-2950
Mitch Colpetzer Special Relief Utility Operator mac1323@psu.edu 814-865-7537
John Coupland, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science; coupland@psu.edu 814-865-2636
Sheila Crust Business Manager sqc5836@psu.edu 814-863-4729
Catherine Nettles Cutter, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science cnc3@psu.edu 814-865-8862
Thomas R. Davis, Ph.D. Berkey Creamery Manager trd21@psu.edu 814-863-7892
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 814-865-5371
Ken Fultz Special Relief Utility Operator krf17@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Hassan Gourama, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Food Science hxg7@psu.edu 610-396-6121
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
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 Senior Extension Educator and Team Leader, Food Safety & Quality ajh284@psu.edu 610-378-1327
Helene Hopfer, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Food Science hxh83@psu.edu 814-863-5572
Dilhani Jayawardhana Research Technician dnj5099@psu.edu 814-863-4958
Jessica Kara Quality Assurance Manager jxs186@psu.edu 814-865-4637
Kerry E. Kaylegian, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor kek14@psu.edu 814-867-1379
Kathleen L. Keller, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Food Science klk37@psu.edu 814-863-2915
Jordan Kobularcik Special Relief Utility Operator jck5365@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Jasna Kovac, Ph.D. Lester Earl and Veronica Casida Career Development Professor of Food Safety jzk303@psu.edu 814-865-2883
Bill Kurtz Dairy Products Processor (Milk Pasteurization) wak10@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Misha Kwasniewski, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor mtk5407@psu.edu 814-865-6842
Luke F. LaBorde, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science and Extension Specialist lfl5@psu.edu 814-863-2298
Joshua D. Lambert, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science jdl134@psu.edu 814-865-5223
Thomas Leach Assistant E-commerce Manager txl5280@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Wai Fun Leong, Ph.D. Teaching Laboratory Support Specialist wul24@psu.edu 814-867-1378
David Long Maintenance Mechanic (Dairy Plant) dal24@psu.edu 814-865-1264
Edward W. Mills, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Meat Science emills@psu.edu 814-865-2394
Naomi Minarchick Inventory Control & Distribution Specialist njm17@psu.edu 814-863-4726
Karen Mullen Administrative Assistant kjs15@psu.edu 814-863-4827
Heather Nowlin Financial Assistant hxl162@psu.edu 814-863-4711
Robert F. Roberts, Ph.D. Professor and Head of Food Science Bob.Roberts@psu.edu 814-863-2959
Bob Rosenberry Dairy Product Processor (Cultured Products) rrr10@psu.edu 814-865-7535
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. Assistant Teaching Professor/Academic Advisor cms578@psu.edu 814-863-6358
Tom Smith Special Relief Utility Operator tas43@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Beth Tepsic Manager of Departmental Operations eak173@psu.edu 814-863-8668
Susan Valimont Special Relief Utility Operator srv1@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Olena Voloshchuk, Ph.D. Research Technologist ozv5017@psu.edu
Mark Walters Special Relief Utility Operator mlw43@psu.edu 814-865-7435
Suzanne Watson Proposal and Award Generalist sbs6489@psu.edu 814-865-5006
Josephine Wee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Food Science jmw970@psu.edu 814-863-2956
Michael Zerby Creamery Delivery Driver muz4@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Yi Zhang, Ph.D. Frederik Sr. and Faith E. Rasmussen Career Development Professor in Food Science yjz5549@psu.edu 814-863-3546
Gregory R. Ziegler, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Food Science grz1@psu.edu 814-863-2960
Jeff Zook Special Relief Utility Operator jlz16@psu.edu 814-865-7535