There's a first for everything. WDFS hosted it's first live event at NC State University's DH Hill library in September. This is a broadcast of the previously recorded event discussing sustainable proteins with Dr. Nathalie Plundrich. Nathalie will talk us through working with customers to develop and commercialize sustainable protein products. Join us for some great discussion and questions from our live audience.

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Happy fall ya'll! WDFS is kicking off the season by catching up with our hosts, Keith and Paige, and our producer, Eliza. After a busy summer, we find out where everyone has traveled to and what we learned. Join us for the season kick off!

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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 #1 is with Minliang Yang.

Dr. Minliang Yang will be joining NC State as a professor focused on sustainability in January 2023. Her research focuses on techno-economic and life cycle analysis in sustainability. Taking in all aspects of sustainability from economic and social impacts to carbon footprints, Minliang shares her research and outlook for North Carolina at NC State with us.

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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 #2 is with Dr. Sarah Ash.

The award winning nutrition educator, Dr. Sarah Ash, Professor of Nutrition at North Carolina State University, joins us on WDFS to discuss nutrition through the years and educating 30,000 (nope that's not a typo!) nutrition professionals. Looking at nutritional history in the US sheds light on modern day nutrition practices. Find out why moderation is the motto for Sarah!

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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 #3 is with Dr. Arnie Sair.

Dr. Arnie Sair has worked for General Mills, Signature Brands and now, Bugne. Throughout his career one thing has held constant, his focus on food safety and quality. As a Ph.D. recipient at NC State University, an outstanding alumni award winner, and who started out as a high school student working at McDonalds, Arnie has great insight into the food industry. Join us as we talk about carrying on the legacy of being a 3rd generation, Ph.D. food scientist (which makes him a bit of a unicorn in our book!) to what a large agribusiness like Bunge does in the world of food.

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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 #4 is with Dr. Allen Foegeding.

We chewed Allen’s brain on his expertise in texture and oral processing in this conversation. Dr. Foegeding’s research includes understanding which food structures create an optimal texture experience and how we perceive that texture when we are breaking down these food structures. What textures do we like the best? Are companies generating the next wave of food texture preferences?

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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 #5 is with Dr. Lisard Iglesias.

Along with special guest host Health and Wellness Coach Emilize Momplasir, we unpack the joys and the challenges Dr. Lisard Iglesias has experienced in his transition from student to scientist. His research area is the microbiome, the intersection of microbiology, food science, and nutrition. We discuss the strategies he uses to manage the dynamic balance between work and life.

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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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