Food Science & Technology: About Us
Personnel
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. | 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/Coordinator for Food Processing Research & Development Laboratory (FPRDL) |
wlkerr@uga.edu |
| Martino, Karina G. | Assistant Professor, Food Processing & Safety Specialist | kgmart@uga.edu |
| Mulligan, Jake H. | Assistant Professor | jhmullig@uga.edu |
| Pegg, Ronald B. | Assistant 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 |
| Perro, Renee | Laboratory Technician III | (706) 542-3664 rlisap@uga.edu |
| Porterfield, Lisa | Senior Accountant | (706) 542-1083 porterf@uga.edu |
| Ruiz, Carl | Research Professional I | (706) 542-1064 cmsruiz@uga.edu |
| Simmons, Karen | Program Specialist 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. | Research Professor | lbeuchat@uga.edu |
| Cannon, Jennifer | Assistant Professor | jcannon@uga.edu |
| Chen, Jinru | Associate Professor | jchen@uga.edu |
| Chinnan, Manjeet S. | Professor | chinnan@uga.edu |
| Critzer, Faith | Assistant Professor | fcritzer@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 |
| McWatters, Susan K. | Emerita Ag. Research Scientist | kmcwatt@uga.edu |
| Ortega, Ynes | Associate Professor | ortega@uga.edu |
| Phillips, Robert D. | Professor | rphilli@uga.edu |
| Resurreccion, Anna. | Professor | aresurr@uga.edu |
| Zhao, Tong | Assistant Research Scientist | tongzhao@uga.edu |
| Name | Position | Contact |
| Staff | ||
| Adams, Joy | Research Professional I | (770) 412-4747, ext. 116 jadams@uga.edu |
| Cooper, Mary | Administrative Associate II | (770) 412-4747, ext. 117 mncooper@uga.edu |
| Farrell, Glenn | Research Professional I | (770) 412-4747, ext. 147 gfarrell@uga.edu |
| Hitchcock, Lary | Research Professional I | (770) 412-4747, ext. 150 lhitch@uga.edu |
| McCullough, Sue Ellen | Laboratory Technician II | (770) 412-4747, ext. 150 smccul@uga.edu |
| Potrebko, Inna | Research Technician III | (770) 412-4747, ext. 121 potrebko@uga.edu |
| Walker, Sandra | Laboratory Technician III | (770) 412-4747, ext. 150 swalker@uga.edu |
| Young, Sandra | Administrative Associate I | (770) 412-4758 syoung@griffin@uga.edu |
Adjunct Faculty | ||
| Name | Position | Email |
| Faculty | ||
| Berrang, Mark | Adjunct Assistant Professor | MBerrang@ars.usda.gov |
| Brody, Aaron L. | Adjunct Professor | aaronbrody@aol.com |
| Kornacki, Jeffrey L. | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Jlkorn731@aol.com |
| Park, Young W. | Adjunct Associate Professor | yw_park@yahoo.com |
| Smith, Mary Alice | Adjunct Associate Professor | masmith@uga.edu |
| Stern, Norman J. | Adjunct Professor | nstern@ars.usda.gov |