Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis

A big congratulations to Poll Zhang, who was honored with a Dean's Circle Award for outstanding academics and community service. She is earning a bachelor’s degree in food science with a minor in statistics and will start the Ph.D. program in food chemistry at UC Davis.

Poll Zhang received Dean's Circle Award; an "Exceptional Graduate" A big congratulations to Poll Zhang (she/her), who is earning a bachelor’s degree in food science with a minor in statistics and will start the Ph.D. program in food chemistry at UC Davis. She was honored with a Dean's Circle Award for outstanding academics and community service.

Congratulations to Zhuo Chen, Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Luxin Wang's lab, who has been selected along with six others to be in the Center for Produce Safety's Professional Development Program for 2026.

Zhuo Chen selected for CPS Professional Development Program 2026 Congratulations to Zhuo Chen, Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Luxin Wang's lab, who has been selected along with six others to be in the Center for Produce Safety's Professional Development Program for 2026. The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) congratulates the recipients selected for the 2026 Professional D...

Congratulations to Sheryl Long, a Ph.D. student co-advised by Drs. Luxin Wang and Erin DiCaprio, for winning the graduate student poster competition organized by the Northern California Section of the Institute of Food Technologists on May 5th!

Sheryl Long wins NCIFT grad student poster competition Sheryl Long, a Ph.D. student co-advised by Drs. Luxin Wang and Erin DiCaprio, won the graduate student poster competition organized by the Northern California Section of the Institute of Food Technologists. Her research, titled “Survival of Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli in Hydroponic Nutrient ...

Regretfully, we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Charlie Shoemaker on April 13, 2026. Charlie was an internationally renowned food scientist, educator, mentor and collaborator. His career with UC Davis spanned 35 years, including 10 years as department chair.

In Memoriam - Professor Emeritus Charlie Shoemaker Regretfully, I must announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Charlie Shoemaker on April 13, 2026. Charlie was an internationally renowned food scientist, educator, mentor and collaborator. His career with UC Davis spanned 35 years, including 10 years as department chair. He was an authority in the...

Congratulations to the UC Davis IFT College Bowl team for taking first place in the regional competition! They will advance to the final at IFT FIRST in Chicago, July 12-15th, where they'll compete again seven other regional winners.

UC Davis IFT College Bowl team heads to nationals in July

Congratulations to FST and BAE's Dr. Nitin Nitin, one of only 27 new International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Fellows for 2026!

Nitin named new Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology Congratulations to FST and BAE's Dr. Nitin Nitin, one of 27 new IUFoST Fellows for 2026!13 April 2026 - The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) is proud to present the 15th class of outstanding food scientists and technologists to be elected to the International Academy of Fo...

Congratulations to the six student teams in the 2nd Dairy Innovation Competition - great work!

UC Davis Food Tech Club Hosts Dairy Innovation Competition Student Team Behind ‘Cultured’ Dairy Spread Wins Top PrizeFour simple ingredients and one bold idea helped a group of students turn their low-fat dairy spread creation into a first-place win by reimagining what a schmear can be. Their product earned the top prize in a dairy innovation competitio...

Food Science and Technology Alumni and Friends!

Thursday, Apr 2, 2026 @ 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Join us for a virtual coffee chat with Department Chair Chris Simmons! Hear the latest from your home department since graduation and learn ways you can get involved. After a brief presentation, Professor Simmons will open the floor to your questions followed by a raffle drawing of fun swag to show your Aggie pride.

You're Invited: Coffee & Conversations with FST Chair Chris Simmons Food Science and Technology Alumni and Friends!

Professor Emeritus Michael Lewis established brewing as an academic discipline in the 1960s. Distinguished Professor Emeritus Charlie Bamforth, who joined the faculty in 1999, expanded the program’s global reach. Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor Glen Fox, who took over the program in 2019, is now guiding it through a period of industry disruption.

For the first time all three current and former UC Davis brewing professors stood together inside the pilot brewery. They represented nearly six decades of brewing education that has helped shape modern American beer.

A Brewing Reunion at a Turning Point for Beer As Beer Faces Shifting Tastes and Economic Pressures, Alumni Gather to Honor Educators Who Helped Shape the Industryhe American beer industry is at an inflection point. Sales have slowed. Younger drinkers are choosing other beverages or none at all. Many craft breweries have closed in recent years,....

A major five-year study on California’s Central Coast led by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Western Center for Food Safety at the University of California, Davis, is helping scientists better understand how harmful bacteria can move through the environment.

Study Improves Understanding of Food Safety Risks in California Central Coast Produce UC Davis researchers found harmful strains of E. coli, including types that can cause serious human illness, in animal and environmental sources in the Salinas Valley.