2008-2009 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Interdisciplinary Programs
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Food Science
The Food Science interdepartmental graduate program is part of the Food Science Institute and includes graduate faculty housed in five colleges and eleven departments.
Department Head:
Curtis Kastner
Director of graduate studies:
Scott Smith
Graduate faculty:
Jason Ackleson, PhD, The London School of Economics.
Koushik Adhikari, Ph.D., University of Missouri.
Sajid Alavi, Ph.D., Cornell University.
Fadi M. Aramouni, Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
R. Scott Beyer, Ph.D., University of Georgia.
Kristina Boone, Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Elizabeth Ernst Boyle, Ph.D., Colorado State University.
Delores H. Chambers, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Edgar Chambers, IV, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Michael E. Dikeman, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Hulya Dogan, PhD, Middle East Technical University, Turkey.
James S. Drouillard, Ph.D., University of Nebraska.
Larry E. Erickson, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Jon M. Faubion, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
John (Sean) Fox, PhD, Iowa State University.
Daniel Y. C. Fung, Ph.D., Iowa State University.
Kelly J. K. Getty, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Joye C. Gordon, Ph.D., Purdue University.
Thomas J. Herald, Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Terry A. Houser, Ph.D, Iowa State University.
Melvin C. Hunt, Ph.D., University of Missouri.
Shawn Hutchinson, PhD, Kansas State University.
Curtis L. Kastner, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
Justin Kastner, Ph.D., University of Guelph.
Finlay MacRitchie, Ph.D., University of Sydney.
Ron Madl, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
James Marsden, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
Denis M. Medeiros, Ph.D., Clemson University.
Harish C. Minocha, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Abbey Nutsch, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Richard D. Oberst, Ph.D., University of California-Davis.
Randall K. Phebus, Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
Doug Powell, Ph.D., University of Guelph, Canada.
Om Prakash, Ph.D., Central Drug Research Institute, India.
Gerald R. Reeck, Ph.D., University of Washington.
Dave Renter, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Deanna D. Retzlaff, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Karen Schmidt, Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Carol Shanklin, Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
Yong-Cheng Shi, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
J. Scott Smith, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
X. Susan Sun, Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Dolores J. Takemoto, Ph.D., University of Southern California.
Katherine A. Tilley, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
John A. Unruh, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Donghai Wang, Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
Weiqun (George) Wang, Ph.D., Nanjing Agriculture University.
Ludek Zurek, Ph.D., University of Alberta.
About the Program
The food science graduate program involves the interrelationships among 47 professionals from 11 departments. Faculty from five colleges (agriculture, arts and sciences, engineering, human ecology and veterinary medicine) have participated in the interdisciplinary food science master’s and doctoral programs since 1965. Graduate faculty are located in the Departments of Agricultural Economics, Agronomy; Animal Sciences and Industry; Biochemistry; Biological and Agricultural Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Communications, Entomology, Veterinary Clinical Sciences; Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology; Grain Science and Industry; Hotel, Restaurant, Institution Management and Dietetics; Human Nutrition; and Journalism and Mass Communications.
Graduate students conduct their research in one of the participating departments. The food science faculty are involved in research on the chemical, microbiological, sensory, and nutritional aspects, functional characteristics, and processing of foods. Faculty with expertise in chemical analysis, instrumental analysis, sensory analysis, systems analysis, biochemistry, dietetics, statistics, microbiology, thermodynamics, rheology, biochemical engineering, and food engineering participate in the food science program.
Research facilities related to animal products include complete dairy and red-meat processing facilities, well-equipped research laboratories for red meat, poultry and dairy research, food chemistry, and food microbiology research laboratories. Research facilities for cereals include a complete pilot plant for milling grain into flour, complete baking research facilities, laboratory for extrusion research, wellequipped laboratories for cereal chemistry, a specialized cereal science library, and other supporting facilities. Flavor and sensory evaluation laboratories and instrumentation for physical, histological, and biochemical analysis of food products are also available. Laboratory facilities for food engineering research include ultrafiltration cells, instrumental fermentors, gas and liquid chromatography, an elemental analyzer, and an environmental chamber with temperature and humidity control. Facilities and instrumentation for food safety studies are available.
Graduate study in food science provides training for a number of varied academic and technical careers. Food processing is a leading industry in the United States so the need for food scientists is growing.
Admission
Application should be submitted by February 1 for Fall admission and August 1 for Spring admission, and preferably earlier to ensure availability of a major professor. Admission is highly competitive and not all applicants are taken. All prospective students must complete a graduate school application, application fee and submit a statement of objectives, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and GRE scores. Seniors and master’s students may submit a current transcript and, if admitted, will receive provisional acceptance pending submission of an official transcript showing completion of a bachelor’s degree, or M. S. degree for doctoral applicants. It is imperative that the statement of objectives contain a specific area of study within food science, i.e., food chemistry, food microbiology, cereals, red meat, or sensory analysis, so that the application may be directed to the appropriate faculty. Terms such as food processing and food technology are too general and may result in rejection because of lack of specificity.
Foreign students must submit a TOEFL score of at least 577 (paper), 233 (computer-based), 90 (IBT), 7.0 (IELTS) or have received a degree in the last two years from a United States college or university. In addition, an affidavit of financial form must be completed and signed by a sponsor and a financial institution to show evidence of support for the entire program of study.
All applications will be reviewed by three appropriate members of the food science graduate admission committee. A faculty member must be willing to act as a major advisor prior to submission of credentials to the graduate school.
Research and teaching assistantships administered by the individual departments are available on a limited basis. Those receiving assistantships pay in-state fees. Members of the food science program obtain funds from the Agricultural and Engineering Experiment Stations and outside research funds that help sponsor some graduate research assistants. Currently, research stipends are competitive but may vary by department.
General requirements for entering graduate study in food science are: (1) mathematics, including college algebra, calculus, and statistics; (2) biochemistry and organic chemistry; (3) a course in physics; (4) an introductory course in microbiology; and (5) a course in botany, zoology, or biology. The student’s supervisory committee will resolve course deficiencies. Certain programs within Food Science may require additional courses.
When the student’s committee believes it is necessary, the student will be required to take additional undergraduate courses to prepare more completely for the individual program.
Candidates for degrees are expected to select courses that provide adequate coverage in several food areas, with primary emphasis in one or more areas.
The M.S./Ph.D. program of study shall be expected to include courses in biochemistry, statistics, food microbiology, food chemistry, and food processing/food engineering. No more than 6 credit hours at the 500 level will be accepted. One credit of food science seminar for the M.S. degree and 2 credits of food science seminar for the Ph.D. degree shall be included. There is no foreign language requirement.
Course requirements will be evaluated by the student’s supervisory committee. The chairman of the food science graduate program must approve members of the student’s advisory committee and the program of study.
For more information
For additional information and application materials please contact:
Elsa Toburen
Food Science Graduate Program
Kansas State University
216 Call Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-4057 or 785-532-1219
Fax: 785-532-5681
E-mail: etoburen@ksu.edu
Food Science Institute Home Page: http://www.foodsci.k-state.edu
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