Date

Speaker

Title

9/10/2019

Orientation 

9/17/2019

Nicole Durch                      
Advisor: George Annor                    

Characterization of Native and Modified Starches.

9/24/2019

Peishan Luo                          
Advisor: Gary Reinessius

Pennycress Saves the World

10/1/2019

Yan Zhun                                 
Advisor : George Annor            

Characterization and Chemical Gelatinization of Pea Starch

10/8/2019

John Finley                       
National Program Leader for Human Nutrition Agricultural Research Service, USDA  

 Integrated research and training to meet Food System challenges of 2050. 

10/15/2019

Hai Bin Ruan                          
Assistant Professor Integrative Biology/Physiology

Adipose tissue heterogeneity: white, brown, beige, and beyond

10/22/2019

Xiaoxue Qui/Sheryl

Advisor:  Xiaoli Chen

Lipocalin 2 in the Regulation of Gut Microbiotia Composition and Intestinal Inflammation during Diet-induced Obesity and Aging

10/29/2019

Steve Ricke, Professor          Donald "

“Food Production Microbial Ecology and Microbiome Outcomes”

11/5/2019

David Pascoe

Systems Thinking: The Big Picture

11/12/2019

Ashly Briones                
Advisor: David Baumler

It's getting hot in here, so take out all your spores.  Thermophiles in milk powder edition

11/19/2019

Nina Le                          
Advisor: David Baumler

A "cereus" of Unfortunate Events: The Mesophilic Microbes (in Dairy Powders) 

 11/26/2019

Katelyn Johnson         
Advisor: Daniel Gallaher

Sujaya Rao

Professor and Dept. Head of Entomology

Effect of Sulfate Contamination of Water on Wild Rice Nutrient Composition

Bug Appétit Edible Insects: Western Taboo Food to Healthy, Eco-friendly Diet of the Future!

12/10/2019

TBD

12/17/2019

TBD