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.

The following are our regularly scheduled short courses and workshops that we provide. Please view a page below for additional information regarding the courses.

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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 Azzara, Ph.D. Alan R. Warehime Faculty Chair in Agribusiness cxa22@psu.edu 814-863-2847
Alyssa Bakke, Ph.D. Staff Sensory Scientist abc18@psu.edu 814-867-5947
Julie Bowie Retail Store Manager jab385@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Eric Brown, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of Food Science eric.brown@fda.hhs.gov 301-436-2020
James Brown Berkey Creamery Assistant Manager jtb15@psu.edu 814-863-2922
Veronica Brown Retail Store Manager vjb5@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Martin Bucknavage Senior Food Safety Extension Associate mwb124@psu.edu 814-867-1839
Brittany Butterworth Quality Assurance Assistant brb16@psu.edu 814-865-4637
Jonathan A. Campbell Meat Extension Specialist meatscience@psu.edu 814-867-2880
Katherine Cason, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science klc13@psu.edu 814-867-4874
Robert Chiles, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology rmc263@psu.edu 814-863-8626
Olivia Christman Sensory Coordinator oqc5028@psu.edu 814-863-4698
Darrell W Cockburn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Food Science dwc30@psu.edu 814-863-2950
Mitch Colpetzer Creamery Store Assistant mac1323@psu.edu 814-865-7537
Art Conklin Dairy Products Processor (Cultured Products) alc26@psu.edu 814-865-7535
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 of Food Science elias@psu.edu 814-865-5371
James Evans Creamery Stock Assistant jhe12@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Ken Fultz Special Relief Utility Operator krf17@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Emily Furumoto, Ph.D. Project Associate/Research Technologist ejf4@psu.edu 814-863-3106
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
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 Extension Educator ajh284@psu.edu 610-378-1327
Helene Hopfer, Ph.D. Rasmussen Career Development Professor in Food Science hxh83@psu.edu 814-863-5572
Philip J. Jensen, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor pjj2@psu.edu 814-353-4478
Kerry E. Kaylegian, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor kek14@psu.edu 814-867-1379
Sarah V. Kirkmeyer, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of Food Science svk31@psu.edu 609-213-9468
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 LaBorde, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science lfl5@psu.edu 814-863-2298
Joshua D. Lambert, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science jdl134@psu.edu 814-865-5223
Wai Fun Leong, Ph.D. Teaching Laboratory Support Specialist wul24@psu.edu 814-867-1378
Sara Lomonaco, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of Food Science sara.lomonaco@unito.it
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 Lead Dairy Products Processor rrr10@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Joshua Sayko Creamery Store Assistant jus1939@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Christopher Sigler, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor/Academic Advisor cms578@psu.edu 814-863-6358
Danelle Silva Customer Service Representative dxs1350@psu.edu 814-863-8843
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
Mark Walters Special Relief Utility Operator mlw43@psu.edu 814-865-7435
Susan Watson Retail Store Manager smw21@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Suzanne Watson Financial Assistant sbs6489@psu.edu 814-865-5006
Josephine Wee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Food Science jmw970@psu.edu 814-863-2956
Denny Yoder Special Relief Utility Operator dry10@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Michael Zerby Creamery Delivery Driver muz4@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Gregory R. Ziegler, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science grz1@psu.edu 814-863-2960
Jeff Zook Special Relief Utility Operator jlz16@psu.edu 814-865-7535