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Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #6 is with Terrence Ward.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Terrence Ward is a year 2016  alumnus of the Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences Department at NC State University.  He discovered his interest in food science while in the army.  Today he audits food processing facilities, and even grocery stores, to be sure the food produced and sold is safe for the US Armed Forces.  We talk about his o food science story, travels, joys and challenges of a career as a food auditor.

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Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #7 is with Mandy Taylor.

After graduating from NC State, Mandy Taylor spent time in product development for a variety of food companies.  Her years of experience gave her the knowledge and desire to foster career growth in others by managing the summer intern program in research and development at Mars Wrigley.  We talk to Mandy about her time in product development and what she sees as the most challenging and rewarding parts of working with and fostering new food scientists. And we have a good laugh about whether dogs and cats are the best pets!

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Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #8 is with Dr. Josip Simunovic.

Dr. Josip Simunovic, NC State research professor, entrepreneur, and science fiction fan, takes us along on his journey into microwave and aseptic processing, two technologies that are making food safer, more stable, and more nutritious in North Carolina and around the world, all without the need for a refrigerator or a freezer.  As the tale unravels, we hear about the colleagues and mentors he has worked with along the way.

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Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #9 is with Dr. Colin Kay.

Colin Kay at the Plants for Human Health Institute was a part of the team that was recently awarded a $20 million 5-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) Metabolomics and Clinical Assays Center (MCAC) award as part of the NIH Nutrition for Precision Health (NPH) initiative, within the NIH’s" All of Us" Research Program. The program aims to inform more personalized nutrition and health recommendations.

Ever have so much information coming at you that you don’t know where to start? Colin joins the WDFS team to discuss how to organize and find information to answer questions about precision nutrition and what our bodies do with all that great nutrition once it gets inside.  Find out about the metabolome and the exposome and what role they play in nutrition research that targets recommendations for specific individuals.  

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Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses.  So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time!  Interview #10 is with Dr. Lisa Johnson.

It’s been called the world’s dumbest problem.  Food waste is an environmental problem that is juxtaposed by the amount of hunger in the world.  Dr. Lisa Johnson joins us to discuss food waste and loss. With about a third of the food at the farm lost, her research, which is focused on food loss at the farm level and how to reduce it, is important to solving the problem.  For more information, check out Lisa’s website: https://lisakjohnson.com/

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We are wrapping season 6 up and three eventful years of Wolfing Down Food Science!  Here at NC State University we have finished the semester and are heading into summer. Naturally, we want to reflect.  Join us as we reflect on season 6 and what the summer holds for each of us and WDFS!

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Ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of “health” information out there?  What is healthy living?  Is it possible that some of the advice about healthy living could be having the opposite effect?  That’s the question that author Dr. Katie Maloney is asking in her new book The Healthy Living Paradox - How to determine if your healthy diet and home are making you sick.  As a graduate from NC State University’s Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, Katie used science to take a unique approach to finding her own version of healthy living.  Thanks for joining us Katie!

Find Katie’s book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/1DcxIYi

Interested in reaching out to Katie?  Check out her website: https://flourishwithscience.com/

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Dr. Brian Farkas earned his Masters and Doctoral degrees in engineering from the University of California, Davis.  He has served as a professor of Food Science at NC State University, as Department Head of the Food Science Department at Purdue University, and as Chief Scientific Officer at McCormick and Company.

Brian will soon be starting a new position as Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences at the University of Delaware.  Join us for a conversation about perspective, education, and taking on new challenges for growth.

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Henry Havey graduated from NC State with an undergraduate degree in 2016.  He has worked as an instructional technology consultant, as a sports nutrition intern, and as a salesperson in the retail supplement industry as well as with business to business ingredient suppliers.  He is currently Business Development Manager for Collagen and Gelatin at Ajinimoto.  

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Our conversation with Stephen Fleming was so good, it's a two parter!  Stephen Fleming is the CEO and Co-Founder of Traverse Science.  His company provides insights that allow food companies to innovate in the nutrition space.  He started out at community college, then earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a doctorate in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.  Join us for an enlightening conversation on finding your way in life.

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