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Faculty Members by Research Interests
Emeritus and Retired Faculty Members


FACULTY MEMBERS

Renee Boyer, Ph.D. (Virginia Tech) Assistant Professor. Extension Specialist
Pre and post harvest interventions to enhance the safety of fresh and fresh cut fruits and vegetables.

Susan E. Duncan, Ph.D. (Tennessee) Professor.
Sensory evaluation of food and packaging, dairy food products and processing.

Joseph D. Eifert, Ph.D. (Virginia Tech) Associate Professor. Extension Specialist.
Food microbiology. Quality and safety of Poultry products and processing.

William N. Eigel, Ph.D. (Texas A&M) Associate Professor. Coordinating Counselor, Career Advisor.
Food biochemistry. Food proteins and enzymes.

George J. Flick, Jr., Ph.D. (Louisiana State) University Distinguished Professor.
Seafood technology/ Food chemistry. Chemistry, technology and microbiology of seafood products, food lipids and oils, institutional food products.

Michael L. Jahncke, Ph.D. (Cornell) Professor. Director, VA Seafood AREC Research.
Seafood technology/ Food chemistry. Chemistry, technology and microbiology of seafood products, food lipids and oils, institutional food products.

Kumar Mallikarjunan , Ph.D. (Guelph) Associate Professor.
Food process engineering, physical properties of food materials. Deep fat frying, microwave cooking, edible film packaging and non-destructive sensors.

Joseph E. Marcy, Ph.D. (North Carolina State) Professor. Department Head.
Food processing and packaging/ Food chemistry. Packaging integrity testing, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and aseptic packaging research.

Sean F. O'Keefe, Ph.D. (Iowa State) Associate Professor.
Food chemistry. Lipid and flavor chemistry.

Monica Ponder, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Information upcoming.

Susan S. Sumner, Ph.D. (Wisconsin) Professor.
Microbiology of food products, foodborne pathogens, and food safety.

Robert C. Williams, Ph.D. (Tennessee) Assistant Professor.
Food safety/ Food microbiology. Detection and control of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms in foods.

Kequan "Kevin" Zhou , Ph.D. (Maryland) Assistant Professor.
Information forthcoming

Bruce W. Zoecklein, Ph.D. (Virginia Tech) Professor.
Grape and wine chemistry/ Wine technology. Analytical chemistry of grapes and wines. Secondary plant metabolites, grape aroma components and their precursors.

EMERITUS AND RETIRED FACULTY MEMBERS

Paul P. Graham, Ph.D. (North Carolina State) Emeritus Associate Professor.

Norman G. Marriott, Ph.D. (Texas A&M) Emeritus Professor.

Merle D. Pierson, Ph.D. (Illinois) Emeritus Professor. Deputy Undersecretary, USDA Research, Education and Economics.

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