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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, April 30, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST
    Luggage Storage
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PST
    Process Contaminants Expert Panel
  • 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    Corporate Member Lounge
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Computer Lab
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Biotechnologies for Valorization and Characterization of Food Proteins and Co-Products
    Chair: Laura J. Castellanos-Suarez, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Biotechnology
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Challenges and Solutions to Commercial Processing: Equipment Performance, Product Quality, Food Safety Challenges
    Chair: Gerard Bannenberg, PhD – GOED Omega-3
    Chair: Matthew Ducharme, BS Electrical Engineering – Crown Iron Works / CPM
    Processing
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Chemometrics and Data Handling
    Chair: Robert Synovec – University of Washington
    Chair: Sarah E. Prebihalo (she/her/hers) – US Food and Drug Administration
    Chair: Aye Meyer – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Analytical
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Emulsions and Dispersed Systems II: Interfacial Phenomena in Emulsions and Foams
    Chair: Supratim Ghosh, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Saskatchewan
    Edible Applications Technology
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    General Analytical Methods III
    Chair: Lisa Clement, MA (she/her/hers) – Cargill Inc.
    Chair: Pierluigi Delmonte (.) – US Food and Drug Administration
    Chair: Hyukjin Kwon – Kansas State University
    Analytical
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Impact of Fatty Acid Profiles on Milk and Dairy Product Quality
    Chair: Ignacio Vieitez Osorio, pHD (he/him/his) – PEDECIBA Quimica-UdelaR
    Chair: Renata Kostovska, MSc – Teagasc Food Research Centre
    Health and Nutrition
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Industry and Institutional Applications
    Surfactants and Detergents
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Oxidation in Emulsions and Structured Systems
    Chair: Christopher Carter, Jr. – North Carolina A&T State University
    Lipid Oxidation and QualityEdible Applications Technology
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Structure-Function Relationship in Protein Functionality
    Chair: Thilini Nuwandhara Dissanayake (she/her/hers) – University of Manitoba
    Chair: Yonghui Li, PhD – Kansas State University
    Chair: Janitha P.D Wanasundara, PhD – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Protein and Co-Products
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Sustainability, LCA and Mass Balance for Surfactants & Detergents
    Chair: Sophie Roelants, PhD – AmphiStar
    Chair: Nathan E. Sell, MES (he/him/his) – American Cleaning Institute
    Surfactants and Detergents
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    Valorization of Glycerol and Fatty Acid Esters
    Chair: Dharma R. Kodali, University of Minnesota, USA – University of Minnesota
    Chair: Lucas J. Stolp – University of Minnesota
    Chair: DeMichael Winfield, PhD (he/him/his) – USDA ARS NCAUR
    Industrial Oil Products
  • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    Expo & Poster Viewing
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    Fuel & Connect: Coffee Break with Exhibitors
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Active Delivery Systems for People and Plants
    Chair: Jingnan Zhang, MSc – Chalmers University of Technology
    Chair: Amir Ghayour, MASc – BASF
    Surfactants and DetergentsHealth and Nutrition
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Automation and Instrumentation Including Green Methods of Analysis
    Chair: David Pinkston – SuperSep Consulting, LLC
    Chair: Harshani Vidana Hewage, MPhil (she/her/hers) – University of Manitoba
    Analytical
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Fermentation – Biophysical and Biochemical Properties of Protein
    Chair: Bishnu Karki, PhD – South Dakota State University
    Chair: Mahfuzur Rahman – University of Arkansas
    Protein and Co-Products
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    General Health and Nutrition - Schroepfer Medal Award
    Chair: Rinat Rivka Ran-Ressler, PhD – Nestle Health Science
    Chair: Ignacio Vieitez Osorio, pHD (he/him/his) – PEDECIBA Quimica-UdelaR
    Health and Nutrition
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    General Processing Session II
    Chair: Juliana de Moura Bell – University of California, Davis
    Chair: Gozde Gulseren – University of Florida
    Processing
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Identification of Novel Antioxidants and Their Efficacies
    Chair: Vinatee Patil – Kraft Heinz Company
    Lipid Oxidation and Quality
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Lipid Crystallization III
    Chair: Braulio Macias-Rodriguez – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Edible Applications Technology
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Managing Processing Contaminants: Methodology and Mitigation Approaches
    AnalyticalProcessing
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Microbial Lipids for Foods
    Chair: Saeed Mirzaee Ghazani, PhD – University of Guelph
    Chair: Serpil Metin – Cargill
    BiotechnologyEdible Applications Technology
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Modeling, ML & AI in Surfactants
    Chair: Jeffrey Sanders, PhD – Schrodinger
    Surfactants and Detergents
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Novel Protein Sources for a Sustainable Future
    Chair: Keshun Liu, PhD (he/him/his) – USDA, ARS
    Chair: Andrea Liceaga, Purdue University, USA – Protein Chemistry & Bioactive Peptides Lab, Food Science Dept., Purdue University
    Protein and Co-Products
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Technical Leadership Meeting