Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences
The Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences offers three undergraduate degree programs:
- Food Science
- Bioprocessing Science
- Nutrition Science
These programs focus on the application and integration of chemistry, biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, and engineering disciplines in the development, production, and delivery of safe and nutritious foods and other products (including drugs) from food and bioprocessing operations, in addition to understanding the role of diet and how it generally affects human health. In support of each program, the department maintains modern, fully-equipped laboratories and a host of nutrition outreach opportunities for teaching and research. All three undergraduate programs are compatible with pre-professional school curricula, such as pre-med or pre-vet, and many students elect to take on a minor in an area that enhances their major coursework. There are also opportunities to double major both within departmental majors as well as external majors such as Biochemistry.
For more information about this department, including contact information, visit the department website.
Faculty
Department Head
- K.P. Sandeep
Department Extension Leader
- Dana Hanson
Director of Undergraduate Programs in Food Science
- G. Keith Harris
Director of Undergraduate Program in Bioprocessing Science
- John D. Sheppard
Director of Undergraduate Programs in Nutrition Sciences
- Natalie K. Cooke
Distinguished University Professor
- R. Barrangou
William Neal Reynolds Professors
- M.A. Drake
- E.A. Foegeding
- L.A. Jaykus
- K.R. Swartzel
David H. Murdock Distinguished Professor
- Colin Kay
- M.A. Lila
Professors
- J.C. Allen
- R. Barrangou
- F. Breidt, USDA
- L.O. Dean, USDA
- M.A. Drake
- S. Goodell
- G.K. Harris
- L.A. Jaykus
- S. Kathariou
- C.D. Kay
- D.K. Larick
- M.A. Lila
- K.P. Sandeep
- J.D. Sheppard
Associate Professors
- A.D. Fogleman
- D.J. Hanson
- S.D. Johanningsmeier, USDA
- S. Komarnytsky
- I.M Perez-Diaz, USDA
- C.D. Stevenson
Assistant Professors
- Alex Chouljenko
- N.K. Cooke
- L. Johnston
- M. Moncada
- D.A. Salvi
- H. Zheng
Professors Emeriti
- L.W. Aurand
- H.R. Ball
- L.C. Boyd
- R.E. Carawan
- D.E. Carroll
- G.L. Catignani, Jr.
- J.A. Christian
- H.B. Craig
- M.E. Gregory
- M.W. Hoover
- V.A. Jones
- T.C. Lanier
- R.F. McFeeters, USDA
- J.L. Oblinger
- J.E. Rushing
- H.E. Swaisgood
- V.D. Truong
- L.G. Turner
- W.M. Walter, Jr
- D.R. Ward
Associate Members of the Faculty
- K.E. Anderson, Poultry Science
- B. Chapman, 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences
- S.A. Hale, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- H.M. Hassan, Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, Microbiology, Toxicology
- S.A. Khan, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- D.P. Smith, Poultry Science
- S. Thakur, College of Veterinary Medicine
Adjunct Faculty
- P.A. Curtis
- K. Maloney
- S. Sang
- R.C. Theuer
Director of Graduate Programs in Nutrition
- S. Goodell
Director of Graduate Programs in Food Science
- Jonathan C. Allen
Plans
- Bioprocessing Science (BS)
- Brewing Science and Technology (Minor)
- Food Safety & Quality Management (Certificate)
- Food Science (BS): Science Concentration
- Food Science (BS): Technology Concentration
- Food Science (Minor)
- Nutrition (Minor)
- Nutrition Sciences (BS)
- Nutrition Sciences (BS): Applied Nutrition Concentration