Fri, Mar 27
|Online Event
Phi Tau Sigma Webinar-USDA-NIFA NC 1023
In collaboration with USDA-NIFA NC 1023: Engineering for Food Safety and Quality Multistate Engineering Project (Hatch Funded), Phi Tau Sigma is pleased to offer the following special collaborative webinar hosted by NC 1023 for our members.
Time & Location
Mar 27, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT
Online Event
About the event
Title: Cold plasma decontamination of foods: efficacy and impacts
Speaker: Brendan A. Niemira, Ph.D., Chief Science and Technology Officer, Institute of Food Technologists
Topic:
Please join us to learn about the decades of exciting research on nonthermal processing and cold plasma led by Dr. Brendan Niemira, the Chief Science and Technology Officer of the Institute of Food Technologists. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago (AB) and Michigan State University (PhD) and holds certifications in government affairs from American University and Georgetown. At IFT, Dr. Niemira provides strategic direction and vision for all of IFT’s scientific and technical initiatives, including journals, science policy and advocacy. Dr. Niemira is recognized as a leading subject matter expert in cold plasma, irradiation, and other nonthermal food processing technologies. He is the co-editor and author of a well-regarded reference text, holds two patents, and has published more than 200 peer-reviewed research articles, book…