Echo Crawford

Echo Crawford joined the PPIC team in April 2024 as a Research Project Manager. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a Master of Science in Food Science. Her research focused on evaluating processing conditions and hydrocolloid addition on the functional properties of Aquafaba (the cooking water from chickpeas) and exploring optimal conditions of processing and hydrocolloid addition to use it as an egg substitute in cake. While at UGA, Echo also taught in the Food Processing Lab - getting hands-on experience with pilot plant level equipment. After graduating, Echo went on to work as a project coordinator for a safety and regulatory compliance consulting group before spending time working in Quality and Operations for a protein powder/dietary supplement company. As a vegan for over a decade, Echo has had a longstanding passion for animal protein substitutes and interest in new and sustainable plant-based foods. In her free time, you’ll likely find Echo in the air doing circus arts – with dance trapeze, aerial hoop, and aerial silks as her main disciplines – or cooking up a storm.