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The Honor Society of Food Science & Technology

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2017 I NDUCT I ON CE RE MONY

Unive rsity o f Minne so ta Cha pte r o f Phi T a u Sig ma

T HE HI ST ORY

F

• unde d in 1953 a t Unive rsity o f

Ma ssa c huse tts- Amhe rst

• Dr. Gide o n “Guy”L

iving sto n & 6 Gra dua te Stude nts. Minne so ta Cha pte r c ha rte re d in 1981 b y

• Dr. E

lwo o d Ca ldwe ll

Mission “T

• raise the stature and

re c o gnize sc ho larly ac hie ve me nts o f the F

• o d S

c ie nc e and T e c hno lo gy pro fe ssio n.”

PHI T AU SI GMA T ODAY....

What We Do:

• Na tio na l Ne wsle tte r
• Na tio na l Me nto rship Pro g ra m
• Sc ho la rly pro g ra mming
• Sc ho la rships
• Ne two rking

Ne w induc te e s fro m the 2016 I nduc tio n Ce re mo ny!

(L to R: Che lse y Hinne nka mp, Ab b ie Ho hma n, Je nny Ha ye k, L ijun Dua n, Ga ry Re ine c c ius, Ma ry Sc hmidl)

RE COGNI T I ON OF PHI T AU SI GMA ME MBE RS

L e t us a c kno wle dg e a ll me mb e rs o f Phi T a u Sig ma in the a udie nc e to nig ht!

• T

he re ’ s mo re o f us tha n yo u think!

L E T US WE L COME ...

I NDUCT I ON OF NE W PHI T AU SI GMA ME MBE RS

ARI E L GARSOW

About Ar ie l:

• Arie l is a und e rg ra d ua te in F
• o d Sc ie nc e a t the U,

g ra dua ting in Ma y!

• Arie l ha s ha d five diffe re nt inte rnships a t fo ur diffe re nt

fo o d c o mpa nie s.

• She is c urre ntly studying a b ro a d in T
• le do , Spa in.

T hro ug h this pro g ra m, she is inte rning a t a lo c a l b a ke ry.

• Ne xt ye a r, she will b e g o ing to T

he Ohio Sta te Unive rsity to study fo o d pro c e ssing unde r the dire c tio n o f Dr. De nnis He ldma n.

F un F ac ts:

• I

n he r fre e time she e njo ys vo lunte e ring , e xpe rime nting with ne w re c ipe s a nd e xe rc ising .

• T

his Ma y she is lo o king fo rwa rd to wa lking T he Ca mino F ra nc é s, a 500-mile pilg rima g e to Sa ntia g o de Co mpo ste la , Spa in.

Arie l c o uldn’ t b e with us to nig ht – she ’ s studying a b ro a d in T

• le do , Spa in!

ARI E L ’ S ADVE NT URE S I N SPAI N!

AL E XANDRA K UE CHE L

About Ale x:

• Ale x is a Ma ste r’ s stude nt in F
• o d Sc ie nc e a t the U o f M
• Gra dua te d fro m the Unive rsity o f Wisc o nsin-Ma diso n

with a B.S. in F

• o d Sc ie nc e a nd a Ce rtific a te in Ge rma n

in 2014

• Co nduc ting re se a rc h in the Sc ho e nfuss la b o n

po lyla c to se

• 2016-2017 Disne y - I

F T SA Pro duc t De ve lo pme nt Co mpe titio n Dire c to r

• I

nte rne d a t E dlo ng Da iry T e c hno lo g ie s, L a nd O'L a ke s, I nc . a nd K ra ft He inz in Pro duc t De ve lo pme nt

• F

un F ac ts:

• Ale x lo ve s b a king a nd trying o ut ne w de sse rt re c ipe s!
• I

n he r fre e time , Ale x e njo ys re a ding , ho rse b a c k riding , a nd c he c king o ut ne w re sta ura nts in the T win Citie s.

XI N L I U

About Xin:

• Xin is a Ma ste r’ s stude nt in F
• o d Sc ie nc e a t UMN
• Co nduc ts re se a rc h unde r Dr. L

e n Ma rq ua rt o n who le g ra ins a nd wo rks with to rtilla s

• Afte r g ra dua tio n with he r BS de g re e fro m the Unive rsity
• f Ne b ra ska -L

inc o ln, she ha d a o ne -ye a r inte rnship a t the Whe a t Ma rke ting Ce nte r in Ore g o n

• Curre ntly she ha s b e e n wo rking a t Arde nt Mills fo r a ye a r

a nd ha lf a s a q ua lity de ve lo pme nt a sso c ia te , a nd she pla ns to c o ntinue wo rking the re a fte r g ra dua tio n

F un F ac ts:

• Xin is a vivid tra ve le r a nd a lwa ys lo o king to visit ne w

pla c e s (a lwa ys pla nning a trip o r o n o ne !)

• While tra ve ling , she lo ve s to try lo c a l fo o d a nd me e t ne w

pe o ple

• L
• ve s to b a ke in he r fre e time a nd te nd to b e c re a tive

witho ut using re c ipe s. He r fa vo rite thing to ma ke is g ra no la !

Xin c o uldn’ t b e with us to nig ht b ut we ’ ll re c o g nize he r a nywa y!

MORRI NE OMOL O

About Mor r ine :

• Mo rrine Omo lo is a PhD stude nt in F
• o d Sc ie nc e a t

the U.

• She ha s pre vio usly se rve d a s a g ra dua te stude nt

re pre se nta tive o n the UMN Bo a rd o f Re g e nts, Co unc il o f Gra dua te Stude nts E xe c utive Bo a rd

• She is c urre ntly wo rking with a n a dviso ry te a m to

e sta b lish a CF ANS c e nte r fo r Wo me n in Sc ie nc e .

F un F ac ts:

• Mo rrine e njo ys wa tc hing de te c tive se rie s (CSI

, NCI S, L a w & Orde r, e tc .)

• Building jig sa w puzzle s (up to 3,000 pie c e s no w)
• L

ike s to tra ve l (sinc e c o ming to the US she ’ s visite d 32 sta te s!)

I GOR SE PE L E VS

About Igor :

• I

g o r is a PhD c a ndida te in F

• o d Sc ie nc e a t the

L a tvia Unive rsity o f Ag ric ulture

• He is c urre ntly inte rning a t the Unive rsity o f

Minne so ta , c o nduc ting re se a rc h unde r Dr. Ga ry Re ine c c ius

• PhD T

he sis inc lude s wo rk o n po ta to ma nufa c turing wa ste a nd its po te ntia l use in fo o d pro duc tio n

F un F ac ts:

• I

g o r lo ve s b iking whe n the we a the r is nic e

• His fa vo rite a nima l is a pe ng uin
• He like s to tra ve l to ne w pla c e s!

I g o r c o uldn’ t b e with us to nig ht b ut we ’ ll re c o g nize him a nywa y!

• DR. K

UMAR MAL L I K ARJUNAN

About Dr . Mallikar ijunan:

• Ove r 30 ye a rs o f F
• o d Pro c e ss E

ng ine e ring e xpe rie nc e

• Spe c ia lize s in fo o d pro c e ss mo de ling , pro c e ss o ptimiza tio n

a nd no n-de struc tive se nsing

• Autho re d mo re tha n 300 pub lic a tio ns
• Ac tive le a de rship ro le s in I

F T , ASABE , a nd ma ny o the rs

F un F ac ts:

• Re pre se nte d the sc ho o l in dra wing / pa inting / a rts

c o mpe titio ns a nd wo n se ve ra l prize s fo r his c re a tive wo rk

• Dire c te d a nd a c te d in sta g e pla ys during his c o lle g e da ys.

T he pla y he dire c te d re c e ive d b e st fe ma le a c to r a wa rd (e ve n tho ug h tha t wa s his ma le frie nd who a c te d a s a fe ma le le a d in the dra ma ).

• Visite d ma ny c o untrie s a nd ha s re se a rc h c o lla b o ra tio ns in

ma ny c o untrie s a ro und the wo rld

We would like to welcome all new member s!

Stic k a ro und fo r a se c o nd – g ro up pho to time !