Wolfing Down Food Science

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Ever wonder about how your food makes it from the farm to your table? There is a lot of food science along the way. Not a culinary or nutrition podcast, Wolfing Down Food Science is all about the chemistry, microbiology and engineering of food. Questions or comments? Send us an email at [email protected]. To find out more about food science at NC State University check us out at https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/

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Breaking Out of the Healthy Living Paradox (S6E15)

Apr 22 2024 21 mins

Ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of “health” information out there? What is healthy living? Is it possible that some of the advice about healthy living could be having the opposite effect? That’s the question that author Dr. Katie Maloney is asking in her new book The Healthy Living Paradox - How to determine if your healthy diet and home are making you sick. As a graduate

Service with a Smile (S6E14)

Apr 05 2024 54 mins

Dr. Brian Farkas earned his Masters and Doctoral degrees in engineering from the University of California, Davis. He has served as a professor of Food Science at NC State University, as Department Head of the Food Science Department at Purdue University, and as Chief Scientific Officer at McCormick and Company.Brian will soon be starting a new position as Dean of the College of Agr

A Sales Career in Combat Boots (S6E13)

Mar 29 2024 64 mins

Henry Havey graduated from NC State with an undergraduate degree in 2016. He has worked as an instructional technology consultant, as a sports nutrition intern, and as a salesperson in the retail supplement industry as well as with business to business ingredient suppliers. He is currently Business Development Manager for Collagen and Gelatin at Ajinimoto. Got a questions for us? E

It Takes Guts to be a Nutrition Research Consultant - Part 2 (S6E12)

Mar 13 2024 32 mins

Our conversation with Stephen Fleming was so good, it's a two parter! Stephen Fleming is the CEO and Co-Founder of Traverse Science. His company provides insights that allow food companies to innovate in the nutrition space. He started out at community college, then earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a doctorate in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois at

It Takes Guts to be a Nutrition Research Consultant - Part 1 (S6E11)

Feb 26 2024 34 mins

Stephen Fleming is the CEO and Co-Founder of Traverse Science. His company provides insights that allow food companies to innovate in the nutrition space. He started out at community college, then earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a doctorate in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Join us for an enlightening conversation on finding your

How a Curious Competitive Swimmer Found a Future in Food Science (S6E10

Feb 12 2024 44 mins

Caroline Campbell has always been interested in all aspects of food, from culinary to science and nutrition. As a competitive swimmer, she connected her knowledge of nutrition with her performance. After earning 3 degrees in food science, she took her knowledge to the dairy industry. Today she utilizes her experience in dairy science to support delicious and nutritious innovation f

Impossible Journey into the World of Plant Proteins (S6E9)

Jan 26 2024 28 mins

Marjorie’s start at NC State has taken her halfway around the world and back again. After receiving her undergraduate degree in food science at NC State, she went to New Zealand to get a PhD in Chemistry with a focus on food structure. Coming back to the US, Marjorie started her career at Impossible Foods as a scientist. Now, as a Director of Research and Development at Impossibl

Food Science and Stand Up Comedy, Now with More Cow Bell (S6E8)

Jan 12 2024 46 mins

James Chapa is a graduate of NC State’s Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition department. He is now a scientist at Novozymes, a company that produces enzymes for many industries including the food industry. His area of expertise deals with the rapidly growing plant-based foods industry. Welcome to WDFS James!Got a questions for us? Email us at [email protected] t

Have a holly jolly food science season! (S6:E7)

Dec 23 2023 30 mins

Well, it’s a special time of year where Christmas trees and garland are all around. We thought your season would be enhanced with a little bit of food science! This episode holds some of our season flavorites (yep, you read that right), what we are looking forward to the most, and our gift list (it might be a little late, but don’t look a gift horse in the mouth!). We wish ever

Just Plane Unexpected. Food Science Reunion on a Flight Back from Charlotte! (S6:E6)

Dec 15 2023 44 mins

Jacques Overdiep is a graduate of NC State’s Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition department. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science at NC State and completed a MS degree in Food Science and Technology at Iowa State University. He now works as a Quality and Process Control Manager at Hormel Foods. Welcome to WDFS Jacques!Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdownfoodsc