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.(Michigan State) Assistant Professor
Microbial interactions of native microbes with its host and other microbes, especially human pathogens.

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

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

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.