Kansas State Meat Science

Congratulations to Chesney Effling on receiving the Larry Corah Outstanding Master’s Student Award! Chesney has been a pivotal member of our meat science team through coaching the meat judging team in 2023, conducting research on the eating quality of Super Prime beef, mentoring students, and consistently being an outstanding team player.

We are incredibly proud of Chesney and this well-deserved accomplishment!

The meat science crew fired up their grilling skills in Princeton, KS this weekend!

What an engaging and fun group to round out the spring for grilling workshops! 🥩🔥

This project was an absolute “grind”, but the data was worth it!

Sam Stickley successfully defended his thesis asking the cold chain question under Dr. Erin Beyer. He explored the impact of cold chain management on beef trim for ground beef quality. Sam also played a pivotal role in extension events, and youth meat judging for Kansas.

Congratulations, Sam! We are so proud of you!🎉

Our meat bingo event is quickly approaching! We have prizes rolling in and it is shaping up to be a great event. Don't miss your chance to win ribeye steaks, ground beef, eggs, a whole turkey, and more! Come play to fill your freezer and get ready for those summer cookouts!

She may have investigated shaky calf syndrome, but there was nothing shaky about this defense!

Dr. Linnea Rimmer successfully defended her PhD on metabolic regulation in livestock skeletal muscle under Dr. Morgan Zumbaugh. Linnea started in the program as a master student in 2021 and since then her impact has been monumental. She has been instrumental in growing the meat science program while supporting graduate students. We are so proud of her and all she has accomplished! Congratulations, Dr. Rimmer!

The only thing rare about girls who grill… are the steaks🥩🔥

Thank you Kansas Beef for collabing on this amazing event!

Things are heating up at K-State… steaks, that is. Greta Huber successfully defended her thesis on the impact of cooking method on cooked color and palatability. We are thrilled that Greta will be staying on to continue in our PhD program! Congratulations, Greta!

The 2026 Midwest Academic Quadrathlon CHAMPIONS! 🏆

This team consisted of former meat judging team members Kelli Garrett and Abby Dies, along with animal science majors Molly Brown and Callie Riewald. The team was coached by Dr. Morgan Zumbaugh.

Congratulations to all!

It’s defense season! Our first student to defend their thesis this semester was Chanae Parker Woods, under the mentorship of Dr. Morgan Zumbaugh. She did an outstanding job discussing a potential route for altering nutrient utilization and metabolism. Congratulations, Chanae!!

K-State meat science graduate students had a busy Cattlemen’s Day presenting their research and cooking 350 steaks for our Stockman’s Dinner!