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March 01, 2021 | WSU Insider Richland, WA Washington State University scientists have figured out a way to treat raspberries before they’re frozen so that they maintain their structure when thawed. The tart little berries are very delicate and freezing damages their cells. They turn to mush when baked and leak juice into the surrounding […]
July 2, 2020 | WSU Insider Pullman, WA Low-moisture foods, like cereals and flour, dried fruit and nuts, have been recalled repeatedly in the last few years, posing health risks to consumers and economic threats to businesses. Juming Tang, Regents Professor in WSU’s Department of Biological Systems Engineering, and Meijun Zhu, Associate Professor in […]
September 24, 2019 | WSU Insider By Scott Weybright, CAHNRS. Washington State University scientists have developed a way to triple the shelf life of ready-to-eat macaroni and cheese, a development that could have benefits for everything from space travel to military use. If human beings go to Mars, they need food. Food that won’t spoil […]
August 18, 2019 | International Congress on Engineering and Food Dr. Juming Tang (BSE Regents Professor and Chair) is among the winners of the Life Time Achievement award from International Association for Engineering and Food (IAEF). He will be recognized during the International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF13), to be held September 23-26, 2019 […]
September 18, 2019 | IFT Connect Daily Digest Dr. Gustavo V. Barbosa-Canovas (BSE Professor) has been elected as new IFT FED Representative to the International Association for Engineering and Food (IAEF) for a period of four years (September 15, 2019 – Sept 14, 2023). Dr. Juming Tang (BSE Regents Professor and Chair) has been elected […]
May 7, 2019 | Seattle, WA 2019 Student Achievement Awards for the Puget Sound Section of the Institute of Food Technologists (PSIFT). Awards were presented to BSE graduate students at the annual meeting for the Puget Sound IFT on May 7, 2009 at Elliot Bay Public House and Brewery (Seattle, WA). Awards were given in […]
November 13, 2018 | Chicago, IL Pavitra Krishna Kumar, a PhD student in the Food Engineering emphasis area of Biological Systems Engineering won second place at the 2018 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Graduate Student Poster Competition. Her presentation was entered in the Refrigerated and Frozen Foods Division. Pavitra is advised by BSE faculty member Dr. Shyam […]
August 1, 2018 | Detroit, MI Faculty and Graduate Students from Biological Systems Engineering attended the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 2018 Annual Meeting. The event took place July 29, 2018 – August 01, 2018 in Detroit Michigan. BSE Faculty included Lav Khot, Troy Peters, Juming Tang, Manoj Karkee, Sindhuja Sankaran, and Qin Zhang. WSU […]
August 2, 2018 | Chicago, IL Students, former graduates and faculty from the Food Engineering Division participated in the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo 2018 at Chicago, IL, and won several awards and recognition, highlighting BSE and WSU. The IFT Annual Meeting is one of the events that every food […]