Proud Dad. Assistant Professor of Food Packaging at Virginia Tech. Material innovations for food-related applications. Cornellian and SJTUer. Views are my own.
Virginia Tech
Joined January 2012
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UPDATED: our massive database of PhD fellowships is available for download.
We list 195 different fellowships with description of the award, eligibility criteria, deadline and amount.
Download for free here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding…
Help us achieve Cheng Nano Lab's vision: let every material surface live up to its full potential, in food packaging and beyond! Check out our website: sites.google.com/view/cheng-…. Dedicated grad student needed 🫵 Apply before Feb 1st. @VTFoodScience
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Just updated and expanded: our massive database of postdoctoral fellowships. These are all fellowships NOT attached to any specific university.
We include description, $ amount, deadline, field, and eligibility criteria.
Download it here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding…
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What is meat? Should cellular and plant-based proteins be included in that definition? 🥩🌱🧫
Next week, @VTFoodSystems is hosting a panel to discuss exactly these types of questions. Our own Drs. @hlschon & Jacob Lahne will be participating as moderator and panelist! @VTCals
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Sue Duncan, an ebullient and well-respected leader, professor, and researcher in the college for more than 32 years, passed away suddenly on Oct. 12.
“We are all shocked and deeply saddened by her passing,” said Dean Alan Grant.
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Thanks, @YifanGao15, for the interview! I hope that my stories will encourage more women to choose STEM and to fight for their dreams. Let’s help each other and make a difference!
Big News📢: My first episode of Women in Science: We have the power to change the world was released on UCLA GradSWE @GradSWEUCLA Youtube! Our first guest is Dr. Jingqiu Liao @JingqiuLiao from Virginia Tech. Very inspiring stories! Don't hesitate to check! youtube.com/watch?v=2ywGDqat…
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We are immensely saddened by the passing of Dr. Sue Duncan. Few people have done as much to shape FST into what it is today. Thank you for everything, Sue. We'll miss you.
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Shoutout to the project's PI Dr. Yun Yin and co-investigator Dr. Ken Hurley on receiving this grant! 🍅
@virginia_tech Flavor Science Lab, within the @VTFoodScience, in partnership with @VSU_1882 & IALR, will seek to enhance the competitiveness of VA cherry tomatoes by comparing flavor, nutrition & shelf-life of produce from conventional fields and an indoor hydroponic system.
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We are excited to share that 4 of our projects received @USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants! Congrats to Drs. Eifert, Strawn, Yin and Hurley on this funding for their projects on specialty crop contamination, blackberry growth, cherry tomato shelf life, and snacking peppers! 🌱👏
@GovernorVA announced the award of $614,000 in @USDA grants for eight specialty crop projects in Virginia to support specialty crops like fruits, vegetables, tree nuts & nursery crops. ow.ly/hLbU50L3ph4
@VTCals @VACoopExt @VTFoodScience @VSU_AG @localfoodhub
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What better way to learn about each other than to play Kahoot with personal Foodie fun facts for sweet FST prizes! 🎉
Tanks to the Virginia Tech chapter of Phi Tau Sigma and our Diversity and Inclusion Committee for hosting the first FST Community Hour of the semester! 👏@VTCals
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someone @Cornell_CBE show mike, because i'm sure he's not on twitter ;)
My first academic mentor (undergrad advisor class of 1999!!) remains one of the most important mentors in my life. @CornellEng @Cornell_CBE is lucky to have Mike Duncan on their team, and so am I. @BigRedFoodSci @CornellCALS
Yifan Cheng retweeted
Harvest bags are trendy in the Strawn Lab. 😁😎
It’s a special #BehindTheScenes on #objective4 today! @seawhy9 in @lauraKstrawn lab worked with @VTFoodScience to share progress on his work and why it’s so important for enhancing produce safety in apples. Check it out!
@USDA_NIFA
#makeCONTACT #freshproduce #producesafety
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Some really fascinating technology from Dr. Ovissipour and the Future Foods Lab: using exposure to lots of tiny bubbles to remove biofilms from food, improve water quality, and remove bacteria from fresh produce! 🫧🦺
@RezaOvissipour @VTCals @vaseagrant
Some great ideas are bubbling up at our center this week 🫧🫧 @RezaOvissipour and Taozhu Sun from our Future Foods Lab hosted a summit on applying #nanobubbles in #foodsystems and the development of the next generation of nanobubble generators. bit.ly/3K3BnxX
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How do apples become contaminated with foodborne pathogens? 🍎🦠FST Ph.D. student Cyril Ayuk Etaka aims to make sure it isn't coming from the bag that shiny red apple was dropped into during harvest!
@VTCals @VACoopExt @ps_sci @lauraKstrawn @AHamFoodSafety
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China is experiencing the worst heatwave ever recorded in global history.
The combined intensity, duration, scale, and impact of this heatwave is unlike anything humans have ever recorded.
Over 260 locations have seen their hottest days ever during this 70+ day heatwave.
First day as PI @VTFoodScience! Super excited to start my research group on food packaging and other material innovations for food-related applications!
And of course my family for their unwavering support throughout the numerous ups and downs! You all mean the world to me!!
Lastly, I’m currently looking for MS, PhD, and Postdocs. Folks with background in food packaging, processing, #nano engineering, #polymer chemistry, #biomaterials, #enzymes, #ML/AI are especially encouraged to apply (yifancheng@vt.edu)!
