Food Science & Technology: About Us
Personnel
- Athens Campus
- Griffin Campus
- Adjunct Faculty
- Food Industry Advisory Panel members
- Faculty Research Interests (pdf)
The Department of Food Science and Technology has an experienced group of employees to maintain our mission. Faculty members teach and conduct research on functional foods, value-added processing, and food microbiology/safety, as well as provide training and support for the food industry. Technical staff supports research into new processes and techniques for providing safe, healthy, and flavorful foods. Administrative staff provides support services to students and faculty to achieve their mission.
Athens Campus | ||
| Name | Position | Contact |
| Faculty | ||
| Akoh, Casimir C. | Research Professor | cakoh@uga.edu |
| Eitenmiller, Ronald R. | Emeritus Professor | eiten@uga.edu |
| Frank, Joseph F. | Professor | cmsjoe@uga.edu |
| Harrison, Mark A. | Professor & Graduate Coordinator | mahfst@uga.edu |
| Huang, Yao-Wen | Professor | huang@uga.edu |
| Hurst, William C. | Professor & Extension Outreach Coordinator | bhurst@uga.edu |
| Kerr, William L. | Professor and Coordinator for Food Processing Research & Development Laboratory (FPRDL) |
wlkerr@uga.edu |
| Kong, Fanbin | Assistant Professor | |
| Mohan, Anand | Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist | anandm@uga.edu |
| Pegg, Ronald B. | Associate Professor | rpegg@uga.edu |
| Shewfelt, Robert L. | Meigs Professor & Undergraduate Coordinator |
shewfelt@uga.edu |
| Singh, Rakesh K. | Professor & Department Head | rsingh@uga.edu |
| Wicker, Louise | Professor & MFT Coordinator | lwicker@uga.edu |
| Name | Position | Contact |
| Athens Staff | ||
| Cash, Lisa | Administrative Assistant II | (706) 542-2286 lcash@uga.edu |
| Knight, Beth | Administrative Specialist I | (706) 542-1089 bknight@uga.edu |
| Mayes, Eve | Program Specialist II | (706) 542-0272 ebmayes@uga.edu |
| Morris, Danny | Laboratory Manager II | (706) 542-1070 dmorris@uga.edu |
| Morrison, Anne | Research Professional I | (706) 542-7023 bam@uga.edu |
| Morrow, Ruth Ann | Research Professional I | (706) 542-4005 ruthm@uga.edu |
| Porterfield, Lisa | Business Manager II | (706) 542-1083 porterf@uga.edu |
| Ruiz, Carl | Laboratory Manager I | (706) 542-1064 cmsruiz@uga.edu |
| Simmons, Karen | Program Coordinator II | (706) 542-3045 karens@uga.edu |
| Wendinger, Marian | Program Specialist II | (706) 542-2574 marianw@uga.edu |
| Wentzel, Vicki | Research Professional I | (706) 583-8913 vwentzel@uga.edu |
Griffin Campus | ||
| Name | Position | Contact |
| Faculty | ||
| Alali, Walid | Assistant Professor | walali@uga.edu |
| Beuchat, Larry R. | Emeritus Research Professor | lbeuchat@uga.edu |
| Cannon, Jennifer | Assistant Professor | jcannon@uga.edu |
| Chen, Jinru | Professor | jchen@uga.edu |
| Chinnan, Manjeet S. | Emeritus Professor | chinnan@uga.edu |
| Doyle, Michael P. | Regents Professor | mdoyle@uga.edu |
| Erickson, Marilyn C. | Associate Professor | mericks@uga.edu |
| Hung, Yen-Con | Professor | yhung@uga.edu |
| Ortega, Ynes | Associate Professor | ortega@uga.edu |
| Phillips, Robert D. | Emeritus Professor | rphilli@uga.edu |
| Zhao, Tong | Assistant Research Scientist | tongzhao@uga.edu |
| Name | Position | Contact |
| Staff | ||
| Brown, Donna | Associate Accountant | (770) 412-4758 dwb315@uga.edu |
| Farrell, Glenn | Research Professional I | (770) 412-4747, ext. 147 gfarrell@uga.edu |
| McCullough, Sue Ellen | Laboratory Technician II | (770) 412-4747, ext. 150 smccul@uga.edu |
| Walker, Sandra | Laboratory Technician III | (770) 412-4747, ext. 150 swalker@uga.edu |
Adjunct Faculty | ||
| Name | Position | Email |
| Faculty | ||
| Berrang, Mark | Adjunct Assistant Professor | mark.berrang@ars.usda.gov |
| Brody, Aaron L. | Adjunct Professor | aaronbrody@aol.com |
| Critzer, Faith | Adjunct Assistant Professor | fcritzer@bushbros.com |
| Kornacki, Jeffrey L. | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Jlkorn731@gmail.com |
| Mani, Sudhagar | Adjunct Assistant Professor | smani@uga.edu |
| Martino, Karina G. | Adjunct Assistant Professor | karinamartino@ymail.com |
| Park, Young W. | Adjunct Assistant Professor | yw_park@yahoo.com |
| Smith, Mary Alice | Adjunct Associate Professor | masmith@uga.edu |
| Zhuang, Hong | Adjunct Associate Professor | hong.zhuang@ars.usda.gov |