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IFT Division Competition Winners

Note: Not all winners were present when pictures were taken. All persons are listed are left to right.

Aquatic Food Products Division Paper Competition


Donald E. Kramer (competition chair; University of Alaska), Jiaqi Huang (University of Alaska), Rosalee Ramussen (Oregon State University), Lihua Huo (University of Florida).

2007 1st place ($500) Jiaqi Huang University of Alaska
2007 2nd place ($350) Zachary Reed Oregon State University
2007 2nd place ($350) Rosalee Rasmussen Oregon State University
2007 3rd place ($250) Lihua Huo University of Florida
2007 3rd place ($250) Carey Vorholt University of Alaska

Biotechnology Division Poster Competition

2007 1st place ($300) Young-In Kwon University of Massachusetts
2007 2nd place ($200) Aaron Nagel Purdue University
2007 3rd place ($100) Emmanouil Apostolidis University of Massachusetts

Carbohydrate Division Competition


Ya-Jane Wang (University of Arkansa), Didem Icoz (Rutgers University, and Joshua Jones (University of Tennessee)

2007 1st place ($300) Devin Rose Purdue University
2007 2nd place ($200) Joshua Jones University of Tennessee
2007 3rd place ($200) Didem Icoz Rutgers University

Dairy Foods Division Manfred Kroger Oral Competition


Stephanie Clark (Competition Chair; Washington State University), Anand Subramanian (The Ohio State University), Philipina Marcelo (Cornell University), and Adrienne Roach (University of Tennessee).

2007 1st place ($750) Anand Subramanian The Ohio State University
2007 2nd place ($500) Kasi Sundaresan Rutgers University
2007 3rd place ($250) Philipina Marcelo Cornell University

Dairy Foods Division John Bruhn Poster Competition


Sarah Zevchack (North Carolina State University), Jian He (The Ohio State University), and Khanitta Manoi (Cornell University).

2007 1st place ($500) Kelsey Ryan Purdue University
2007 2nd place ($250) Sarah Zevchack North Carolina State University
2007 3rd place ($100) Caitlin LaClair University of Wisconsin-Madison

Food Chemistry Division Poster Competition

2007 1st place ($700) HyunJung Kim The Ohio State University
2007 1st place ($700) Illankovan Paraman University of Arkansas
2007 2nd place ($500) Xiaoyu Min University of Arkansas

Food Engineering Division Paper Competition


Shantanu Kelkar (middle; Michigan State University) and Maria Ferrua (right; University of California, Davis).

2007 1st place ($500) Shantanu Kelkar Michigan State University
2007 1st place ($500) Maria J. Ferrua University of California, Davis

Food Microbiology Division Z. John Ordal Oral Competition


Amit Pal (left; University of Minnesota), Mawill Rodriguez-Marval (2nd from left; Colorado State University), Jung Park (2nd from right; South Korea), and Hassan Gourama (competition chair; Pennsylvania State University).

2007 1st place ($300) Amit Pal University of Minnesota
2007 2nd place ($200) Rebecca L. Thompson Utah State University
2007 3rd place ($100) Mawill Rodriguez-Marval Colorado State University

Food Microbiology Division John C. Ayres Poster Competition


Hassan Gourama (competition chair; Pennsylvania State University), Kalpana Kushwaha (Oklahoma State University), Alyssa Francl (Pennsylvania State University), and Luxin Wang (University of Missouri).

2007 1st place ($300) Kalpana Kushwaha Oklahoma State University
2007 2nd place ($200) Annegret Mannig The Ohio State University
2007 3rd place ($100) Alyssa Francl Pennsylvania State University

Food Packaging Division Poster Competition

2007 1st place ($500) Julie M. Goddard Cornell University
2007 2nd place ($300) Linna Halim The Ohio State University
2007 3rd place ($150) Jiaqi Huang University of Alaska

Fruit & Vegetable Products Division Poster Competition


Illeme Bomsi (Cornell University), and Stephen Drake (Post Harvest Solutions).

2007 1st place ($400) Imelda Ryona Cornell University
2007 2nd place ($300) Illeme Bomsi Cornell University
2007 3rd place ($100) Joy Rickman University of Califonia, Davis

International Division George F. Stewart International Research Paper Competition

2007 1st place ($700) Romina P. Pedreschi Katholike University Leuven
2007 2nd place ($500) Sornchai Sinsuwan Suranaree University of Technology
2007 3rd place ($200) Catherine Kealley Bragg Institute

Muscle Foods Division Competition


Yuan Brad Kim - Student Rep (Texas A & M University), Priya Kathirvel (University of Wisconsin, Madison), and Mary Anne Roshni Amalaradjou (University of Connecticut).

2007 1st place ($900) Priya Kathirvel University of Wisconsin, Madison
2007 2nd place ($600) Mary Anne Roshni Amalaradjou University of Connecticut
2007 3rd place ($300) Carlos Narciso Gaytan Texas A&M University

Nonthermal Processing Division Competition


N. Rukma Reddy (competition chair; Food and Drug Administration, Meenakshi Khurana (Rutgers University), and George Katsaros (National Tech University of Athens).

2007 1st place ($700) Meenakshi Khurana Rutgers University
2007 2nd place ($500) George Katsaros National Tech University of Athens
2007 3rd place ($300) Aaron R. Uesugi Cornell University

Nutrition Division Mark L. Bieber Graduate Student Competition


Judith Boateng (Alabama A & M University), Louis Shackelford (Alabama A & M University), and Venugopalan (Alabama A & M University).

2007 1st place ($700) Judith Boateng Alabama A&M University
2007 2nd place ($500) Joseph Gigliotti West Virginia University
2007 3rd place ($300) Louis Shackelford Alabama A&M University

Product Development Division Competition


Ed Aylward (Land O'Lakes), Cynthia Machado (Purdue University), Armen Khachatryan (Louisiana State University), and Yen-Ping Tan (Louisiana State University).

2007 1st place ($500) Cynthia Machado Purdue University
2007 2nd place ($300) Armen Khachatryan Louisiana State University
2007 3rd place ($100) Yen-Ping Tan Louisiana State University

Refrigerated and Frozen Foods Division Alfred P. Schwan Poster Competition

2007 1st place ($300) Patrick D. Williams University of Maryland
2007 2nd place ($200) Jinhee Yi University of Georgia

Sensory Evaluation Division Rose Marie Pangborn Memorial Competition


Sarah Kirkmeyer (International Flavors and Fragrances), Katherine Nolen (Rutgers University), and Stephanie Drake (North Carolina State University).

2007 1st place ($500) Katherine A. Nolen Rutgers University
2007 2nd place ($300) Stephanie Drake North Carolina State University
2007 3rd place ($200) Jennifer Kamerud The Ohio State University

Toxicology & Safety Evaluation Division Poster Competition


  Julie Nordlee (University of Nebraska), Erin Monaghan, and Joseph Baumert.

2007 1st place ($750) Erin K. Monaghan  
2007 2nd place ($500) Joseph L. Baumert University of Nebraska--Lincoln
2007 3rd place ($300) Kanithaporn Puangsombat  

Previous Winners

2006

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