Wolfing Down Food Science

Send us Fan Mail  Kait O’Shaughnessy and Cameron LaCross join us for this episode of WDFS.  Both work for Gallo as associate beverage makers. Cameron started in California in the area of wine making and moved back to her home state of SC when the opportunity came up.  Kait started her career in fruit juice beverages and joined Gallo 2 years ago.  Today we chat about the world of beverages and star...

Send us Fan Mail The world of food production is wide and varied.  We discuss producing sustainable proteins with Dave Reynolds, an engineer working at Buhler.  Buhler is an equipment manufacturing company with unique missions and a global reach.  Dave has worked with us at NC State University to facilitate student projects and guide our department as an industry member.  Join us for an insightful...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Lynette Johnston is a extension specialist with a focus on food safety.  She travels around the state of North Carolina helping food producers solve problems and keep their products safe.  She trains industry professionals and teaches Food Microbiology here at NC State.  Her journey from a dairy farm in Texas to faculty member at NC State and everything in between are covered...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a recording of our second WDFS Live event.  Our guest, Dr. Sarah Ash, Professor Emeritus in Nutrition at NC State University, and Adam Yee, entrepreneur many times over in the food industry, join us to discuss ultra processed foods.  What are they?  What should you know about them?  Some definitions focus on the types or number of ingredients.  Few definitions get...

Send us Fan Mail There's a first for everything.  WDFS hosted it's first live event at NC State University's DH Hill library in September.  This is a broadcast of the previously recorded event discussing sustainable proteins with Dr. Nathalie Plundrich. Nathalie will talk us through working with customers to develop and commercialize sustainable protein products.  Join us for some g...

Send us Fan Mail Happy fall ya'll!  WDFS is kicking off the season by catching up with our hosts, Keith and Paige, and our producer, Eliza.  After a busy summer, we find out where everyone has traveled to and what we learned.  Join us for the season kick off! Got a questions for us?  Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com Please take a minute to help others find our podcast by leaving a...

Send us Fan Mail Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #1 is with Minliang Yang. Dr. Minliang Yang will be joining NC State as a profes...

Send us Fan Mail Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #2 is with Dr. Sarah Ash. The award winning nutrition educator, Dr. Sarah Ash, P...

Send us Fan Mail Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #3 is with Dr. Arnie Sair. Dr. Arnie Sair has worked for General Mills, Signatur...

Send us Fan Mail Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #4 is with Dr. Allen Foegeding. We chewed Allen’s brain on his expertise in text...

Send us Fan Mail Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #5 is with Dr. Lisard Iglesias. Along with special guest host Health and Wellnes...

Send us Fan Mail Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #6 is with Terrence Ward. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Terrence Ward is a year 2016 ...

Send us Fan Mail Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #7 is with Mandy Taylor. After graduating from NC State, Mandy Taylor spent time...

Send us Fan Mail Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #8 is with Dr. Josip Simunovic. Dr. Josip Simunovic, NC State research professor...

Send us Fan Mail Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #9 is with Dr. Colin Kay. Colin Kay at the Plants for Human Health Institute was...

Send us Fan Mail Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #10 is with Dr. Lisa Johnson. It’s been called the world’s dumbest problem.  Foo...

Send us Fan Mail We are wrapping season 6 up and three eventful years of Wolfing Down Food Science!  Here at NC State University we have finished the semester and are heading into summer. Naturally, we want to reflect.  Join us as we reflect on season 6 and what the summer holds for each of us and WDFS! Got a questions for us?  Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com Please take a minute to h...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of “health” information out there?  What is healthy living?  Is it possible that some of the advice about healthy living could be having the opposite effect?  That’s the question that author Dr. Katie Maloney is asking in her new book The Healthy Living Paradox - How to determine if your healthy diet and home are making you sick.  As a graduate...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Brian Farkas earned his Masters and Doctoral degrees in engineering from the University of California, Davis.  He has served as a professor of Food Science at NC State University, as Department Head of the Food Science Department at Purdue University, and as Chief Scientific Officer at McCormick and Company. Brian will soon be starting a new position as Dean of the College of...

Send us Fan Mail Henry Havey graduated from NC State with an undergraduate degree in 2016.  He has worked as an instructional technology consultant, as a sports nutrition intern, and as a salesperson in the retail supplement industry as well as with business to business ingredient suppliers.  He is currently Business Development Manager for Collagen and Gelatin at Ajinimoto.   Got a questions for...

Send us Fan Mail Our conversation with Stephen Fleming was so good, it's a two parter!  Stephen Fleming is the CEO and Co-Founder of Traverse Science.  His company provides insights that allow food companies to innovate in the nutrition space.  He started out at community college, then earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a doctorate in Neuroscience from the University of Illinoi...

Send us Fan Mail Stephen Fleming is the CEO and Co-Founder of Traverse Science.  His company provides insights that allow food companies to innovate in the nutrition space.  He started out at community college, then earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a doctorate in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.  Join us for an enlightening conversation on finding...

Send us Fan Mail Caroline Campbell has always been interested in all aspects of food, from culinary to science and nutrition.  As a competitive swimmer, she connected her knowledge of nutrition with her performance.  After earning 3 degrees in food science, she took her knowledge to the dairy industry.  Today she utilizes her experience in dairy science to support delicious and nutritious innovati...

Send us Fan Mail Marjorie’s start at NC State has taken her halfway around the world and back again.  After receiving her undergraduate degree in food science at NC State, she went to New Zealand to get a PhD in Chemistry with a focus on food structure.  Coming back to the US, Marjorie started her career at Impossible Foods as a scientist.  Now, as a Director of Research and Development at Impossi...

Send us Fan Mail James Chapa is a graduate of NC State’s Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition department.  He is now a scientist at Novozymes, a company that produces enzymes for many industries including the food industry.  His area of expertise deals with the rapidly growing plant-based foods industry.  Welcome to WDFS James! Got a questions for us?  Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com Ple...