Food Science Graduate Research Day

Date:

Thursday, May 8th, 2025 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Location:

This inaugural Food Science Graduate Research Day will provide the opportunity to Food Science graduate students to highlight their academic achievements and communicate their cutting-edge research to fellow academics and the Canadian Food Sector.

MSc and PhD Food Science graduate students will present their research in the areas of

Food Safety/Microbiology
Food Chemistry
Food Processing

Agenda

Morning -

8:00 Light Breakfast and Registration
8:30 Welcome
8:45 Keynote lecture by Dr. Julie Goddard (Cornell University)
9:30 Graduate Student Poster Pitches Competition
10:00 Break and Poster Session
10:30 Graduate Student Oral Presentation Competition – MSc division
11:45 Buffet Lunch and Networking

Poster Session

Afternoon -

1:00 Keynote lecture by Dr. Rotimi Aluko (University of Manitoba)
1:45 Graduate Student Oral Presentation Competition – PhD division
3:00 Break and Poster Session
3:30 Department Update by Department Chair
3:45 Keynote lecture by Dr. Linda Harris (University of California, Davis)
4:30 Student Awards Ceremony
4:45 Closing Remarks and Adjourn

Registration:

Students [2]

Industry Partners [3]

Keywords:

students

industry

networking

research