Food Science & Technology
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 |
| Kane, Sharon P. | Food Business Development Specialist | spkane@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 |
| Toledo, Romeo T. | Emeritus Professor | cmsromeo@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 |
| Chmielewski, Revis | Research Professional I | (706) 542-5109 fratech@uga.edu |
| Knight, Beth | Administrative Specialist I | (706) 542-1089 bknight@uga.edu |
| Mayes, Eve | Administrative Assistant 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 | Senior Accountant | (706) 542-1083 lporterf@uga.edu |
| Ruiz, Carl | Research Professional I | (706) 542-1064 cmsruiz@uga.edu |
| Samuel, Darlene | Laboratory Technician | (706) 542-3664 dorad@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 | ||
| Beuchat, Larry R. | Research Professor | lbeuchat@uga.edu |
| Chen, Jinru | Associate Professor | jchen@uga.edu |
| Chinnan, Manjeet S. | 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Position | Contact |
| Staff | ||
| Adams, Joy | Research Professional I | (770) 412-4747, ext. 116 jadams@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 |
| Walkers, Sandra | Laboratory Technician III | (770) 412-4747, ext. 150 swalker@uga.edu |
Adjunct Faculty | ||
| Name | Position | Email |
| Faculty | ||
| Berrang, Mark | Adjunct Assistant Professor | MBerrang@ssa.ars.usda.gov |
| Brody, Aaron L. | Adjunct Professor | aaronbrody@aol.com |
| Kays, Sandra E. | Adjunct Assistant Professor | sekays@qaru.ars.usda.gov |
| 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@ssa.ars.usda.gov |