Sanjeev Anand

Dairy Science Department, South Dakota State University
Assistant Professor of Dairy Microbiology.  Research interests include: Public health microbiology of milk and food products, predictive microbiology, quality systems implementation, biofilms, neutraceuticals and molecular methods in microbiology.  Ph: 605.688.6648 / Email: sanjeev.anand@sdstate.edu.
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Sam Beattie

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Assistant Professor/Food Safety Extension.  Research interests include: Food and agricultural mycology with an emphasis on mycotoxigenic molds. Food safety and security issues for food processors and consumers.  Ph: 515.294.3357 / Email: beatties@iastate.edu.
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Donald C. Beitz

Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University
Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture.  Research interests include: etiology and prevention of ketosis in dairy cows, role of animal-derived foods and other dietary ingredients and a cholesterol reductase-containing microbe on cholesterol homeostasis in animals and humans, and nutritional and genetic control of milk and meat animal composition.  Ph: 515.294.5626 / Email: dcbeitz@iastate.edu.
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Terri Boylston

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Associate Professor of Food Science.  Research interests include: The effects of processing and storage on the lipid and flavor composition of foods, mechanisms of conjugated linoleic acid formation in dairy products.  Ph: 515.294.0077 / Email: tboylsto@iastate.edu.
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Byron Brehm-Stecher

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Assistant Professor of Food Science.  Research interests include: Food safety and biosecurity. Rapid molecular detection of foodborne pathogens and food spoilage organisms. Flow cytometry and other single cell analytical methods. Biomimetics. Multicomponent antimicrobial systems for use in foods, on food contact surfaces or in environmental applications.  Ph: 515.294.6469 / Email: byron@iastate.edu.
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A. Saari Csallany

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Professor of food chemistry.  Research interests include: oxidative enzyme systems related to dairy foods.  Ph: 612.624.3683 / Email: ascsalla@umn.edu.
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Francisco Diez-Gonzalez

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Associate Professor of Food Microbiology.  Research interests include: Food safety microbiology, foodborne pathogens, pre-harvest control of pathogenic E. coli, safety of fresh fruits and vegetables, and bioterroism agents.  Ph: 612.624.9756 / Email: fdiez@umn.edu.
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Carrie Earthman

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Director of the Coordinated Program in Dietetics. Specialties & expertise include: clinical nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, body cell mass determination by multiple tracer dilution, nutrition support and assessment in clinical pupulations at risk for wasting, and nutritional management and assessment of gastric bypass surgery.  Ph: 612.624.9278 / Email: cearthma@umn.edu.
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Ashraf N. Hassan

Dairy Science Department, South Dakota State University
Assistant professor of dairy products processing.  Research interests include:  lactic acid bacteria, fermented milks, low fat cheeses and exopolysaccharides.  Ph: 605.688.4118 / Email: ashraf.hassan@sdstate.edu.
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Theodore P. Labuza

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of food science.  Research interests include: use of time-temperature integrators as indicators of potential pathogen presence in soft cheese and yogurt; stability and flavor quality of aspertame in dairy foods systems; improvement of the stability and dispersibility of dairy food powders.  Ph: 612.624.9701 / Email: tplabuza@umn.edu.
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Ruth MacDonald

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Associate director of Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center and Professor/Department Chair of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University.  Research interests interests are identifying factors in foods that reduce the progression of cancer.  Ph: 515.294.5991 / Email: ruthmacd@iastate.edu.
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Larry McKay

Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Professor emeritus, University of Minnesota.  Research interests include: plasmid biology and analysis of lactocollal genes in order to construct strains for improved milk fermentations, development of improved starter streptococci through the cloning and expression of genes coding for the production of antagonistic substances.  Ph: 612.624.3090 / Email: lmckay@umn.edu.
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Aubrey Mendonca

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Associate Professor of Food Science. Research interests include: Microbial food safety and quality; survival, injury and destruction of foodborne pathogens as influenced by chemical, heat, or irradiation treatment of foods; stress adaptation in foodborne pathogens; detection of pathogens sublethally injured by food processing methods.  Ph: 515.294.2950 / Email: amendon@iastate.edu.
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Lloyd E. Metzger

Dairy Science Department, South Dakota State University
Director of the Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center, Associate Professor and Alfred in Dairy Education.  Research interests include: structural and functional roles of cheese components and modification of manufacturing parameters to control functional properties of cheese.  Ph: 605.688.5477 / Email: lloyd.metzger@sdstate.edu.
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Vikram V. Mistry

Dairy Science Department, South Dakota State University
Associate director of Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center , professor and department head of dairy science.  Areas of interest include:  Cheese technology; membrane processing and bificobacteria in dairy products. Ph: 605.688.5731 / Email: vikram.mistry@sdstate.edu.
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Kasiviswanath Muthukumarappan

Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University
Assistant professor of food and biomaterials engineering.  Research interests include: dairy rheology and microstructure; physical and functional properties of dairy products.  Ph:  605.688.5661 / Email: muthukum@sdstate.edu.
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Daniel J. O'Sullivan

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Associate director of Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center and associate professor of food biotechnology.  Research interests include: optimizing the expression of bacteriophage resistance and bacteriocin production in lactococci, through manipulation of genetic regulatory circuits; development of molecular tools for rapid and reliable genetic fingerprinting of lactic acid bacteria.  Ph:  612.624.5335 / Email:  dosulliv@umn.edu.
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Anthony Pometto, III

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Professor/Director - NASA FTCSC/Professor-in-Charge of ISU Fermentation Facility, Iowa State University.  Research interests include: Microbial degradation of plastics; bioconversion of agricultural commodities into alternative products via fermentation; development of novel bioreactors; strain development of industrially important microorganisms for enhanced production; production of enzymes of the food industry; bioremediation of food industrial wastes; bioremediation of contaminated soil and water systems.  Ph:  515.296.5384 / Email:  apometto@iastate.edu.
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Gary A. Reineccius

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Professor of food chemistry and flavor technology.  Research interests include: flavor characterization of Cheddar cheese flavor and detection of off-flavors.  Ph:  612.624.3201 / Email: greinecc@umn.edu.
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R. Roger Ruan

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota
Professor of Biosystems Engineering. Research interests include: MRI, NMR, machine vision, UV, NIR, and other imaging and spectroscopy technology development and applications in the studies of moisture and fat management and structure-function relationships of biological and food materials. Shelf-life prediction and extension. Biorefining, bioprocessing, and value-added process development. Pulsed electric field, ozone, and non-thermal plasma development and application. Advanced artificial intelligence and control systems development for biological and food process control.  Ph:  612.624.3260 / Email: ruanx001@umn.edu.
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Zata M. Vickers

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Professor and food science undergraduate program chair.  Research interests include: food acceptability, sensory evaluation of food; improved sensory and flavor techniques for fermented dairy products.  Ph: 612.624.2257 / Email: zvickers@umn.edu.
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Pamela White

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Professor of Food Science.  Research interests include: Oxidation of edible oils and their sensory and chemical changes; uses of antioxidants in oils; lipid-carbohydrate interactions; soluble fiber (beta-glucan) and starch structure and function; genetic variation of fatty acid composition in corn and soybeans, of starch structure in corn, and of beta-glucan structure in oats.  Ph: 515.294.9688 / Email: pjwhite@iastate.edu
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