People

More than 100 faculty and staff members work in the Department of Food Science conducting research, teaching courses, and ensuring that our program is the foremost in the world for the study of food science. Faculty and staff members are located on two main Cornell campuses in Ithaca and Geneva.

Faculty and Academic Staff

Alireza Abbaspourrad

Youngkeun Joh Assistant Professor of Food Chemistry and Ingredient Technology

Food Science

Alireza Abbaspourrad

(607) 255-2923
Alireza [at] cornell.edu

Structural Emulsions and Encapsulation Technologies

Surface Chemistry

Terry Acree

Professor

Food Science

Terry Acree

(315) 521-2158
tea2 [at] cornell.edu

Laura Acuna-Maldonado

Extension Associate

Food Science

Laura Acuna-Maldonado

lea6 [at] cornell.edu

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Samuel Alcaine

Assistant Professor

Food Science

Samuel Alcaine

(607) 255-9183
sda23 [at] cornell.edu

Kathleen Arnink

Lecturer

Food Science

Kathleen Arnink

(607) 254-5264
kja1 [at] cornell.edu

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David Barbano

Professor

Food Science

David Barbano

(607) 255-4122
dmb37 [at] cornell.edu

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Carl Batt

Professor

Food Science

Carl Batt

(607) 255-2896
cab10 [at] cornell.edu

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Dwayne Bershaw

Lecturer

Food Science

Dwayne Bershaw

db633 [at] cornell.edu

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Elizabeth Bihn

Executive Director of the Institute of Food Safety

Cornell AgriTech

Produce Safety Alliance Director

Cornell AgriTech

Senior Extension Associate

Food Science

Elizabeth Bihn

(315) 787-2625
eab38 [at] cornell.edu

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Davis Blasini

PSA Spanish-Language Extension Associate

Food Science

Davis Blasini

(607) 882-1941
deb328 [at] cornell.edu

Kathryn Boor

Professor

Food Science

Professor

Department of Global Development

Kathryn Boor

(607) 255-5864
kjb4 [at] cornell.edu

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John Brady

Professor

Food Science

John Brady

(607) 255-2897
jwb7 [at] cornell.edu

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Donna Clements

PSA Southwest Regional Extension Associate

Food Science

Donna Clements

(909) 552-4355
dmp274 [at] cornell.edu

Robin Dando

Associate Professor

Food Science

Robin Dando

(607) 254-3319
robin.dando [at] cornell.edu

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Younas Dadmohammadi

Research Associate

Food Science

Younas Dadmohammadi

Younas [at] cornell.edu

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Ahmed Gaballa

Senior Research Associate

Food Science

Ahmed Gaballa

(607) 255-1517
ag67 [at] cornell.edu

Chris Gerling

Extension Associate, Sr.

Cornell AgriTech

Food Science

Chris Gerling

(315) 787-2277
cjg9 [at] cornell.edu

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Patrick Gibney

Assistant Professor

Food Science

Patrick Gibney

(607) 255-3471
pag235 [at] cornell.edu

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Julie Goddard

Professor

Food Science

Julie Goddard

(607) 255-8622
goddard [at] cornell.edu

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Tong Li

Research Associate

Food Science

Tong Li

tl24 [at] cornell.edu

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Rui Hai Liu

Professor

Food Science

Rui Hai Liu

(607) 255-6235
RL23 [at] cornell.edu

Chris Loss

Louis Pasteur Lecturer in Food Science

Food Science

Chris Loss

(607) 254-8381
crl3 [at] cornell.edu

Anna Katharine Mansfield

Associate Professor

Food Science

Associate Director

Cornell AgriTech

Anna Katharine Mansfield

(315) 787-2268
akm87 [at] cornell.edu

Carmen Moraru

Professor and Chair

Food Science

Carmen Moraru

(607) 255-8121
cim24 [at] cornell.edu

Motoko Mukai

Assistant Professor

Food Science

Motoko Mukai

(607) 255-1835
mm2295 [at] cornell.edu

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Sam Nugen

Professor

Food Science

Sam Nugen

(607) 255-9185
snugen [at] cornell.edu

Ricardo Orellana

PSA Spanish-Language Extension Associate

Food Science

Ricardo Orellana

(413) 404-3495
rao94 [at] cornell.edu

Renato Orsi

Senior Research Associate

Food Science

Renato Orsi

rho2 [at] cornell.edu

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Olga Padilla-Zakour

Director of the Cornell Food Venture Center and Professor in Food Science

Cornell AgriTech

Food Science

Olga Padilla-Zakour

(315) 787-2259
oip1 [at] cornell.edu

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Robert Ralyea

Senior Extension Associate

Food Science

Robert Ralyea

(607) 255-7643
rdr10 [at] cornell.edu

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Syed Rizvi

Professor

Food Science

Syed Rizvi

(607) 255-7913
ssr3 [at] cornell.edu

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Gavin Sacks

Professor

Food Science

Gavin Sacks

(607) 255-2335
gls9 [at] cornell.edu

Tommy Saunders

PSA Southeast Regional Extension Associate

Food Science

Tommy Saunders

(607) 882-0489
tps86 [at] cornell.edu

Abby Snyder

Assistant Professor

Food Science

Abby Snyder

abs276 [at] cornell.edu

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Elad Tako

Associate Professor

Food Science

Elad Tako

(607) 255-0884
et79 [at] cornell.edu

Ann Vegdahl

Extension Associate

Cornell AgriTech

Food Science

Ann Vegdahl

(315) 787-2258
acv45 [at] cornell.edu

Food Science

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Gretchen Wall

PSA Coordinator and Northeast Regional Extension Associate

Food Science

Gretchen Wall

(607) 882-3087
glw53 [at] cornell.edu

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Martin Wiedmann

Gellert Family Professor in Food Safety

Food Science

Martin Wiedmann

(607) 254-2838
mw16 [at] cornell.edu

Randy Worobo

Professor

Food Science

Randy Worobo

(607) 255-3614
rww8 [at] cornell.edu

Bruno Xavier

Associate Director of the Cornell Food Venture Center

Cornell AgriTech

Senior Extension Associate

Food Science

Bruno Xavier

(315) 787-2280
bmx2 [at] cornell.edu

Leanne Le Zhu

Professor of Practice

Food Science

Leanne Le Zhu

LZ42 [at] cornell.edu

Staff

Jennifer Alcaine

CAU-Cornell Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Food Science

Jennifer Alcaine

(607) 255-3287
jsa97 [at] cornell.edu

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Erin Atkins

Graduate Program Coordinator

Food Science

Erin Atkins

(607) 255-2539
ea56 [at] cornell.edu

Louise Felker

Extension Support Specialist

Dairy Foods Extension

Louise Felker

(607) 255-7098
lmf226 [at] cornell.edu

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Michele Humiston

PSA Extension Support Specialist

Food Science

Cornell AgriTech

Michele Humiston

(315) 787-2287
mmc15 [at] cornell.edu

Mandy Kafka

Administrative Assistant

Mandy Kafka

(607) 254-9707
ajk287 [at] cornell.edu

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Sarah Lincoln

Assistant to the Department of Food Science

Cornell AgriTech

Food Science

Sarah Lincoln

(315) 787-2255
sjl38 [at] cornell.edu

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Toria Melville

Administrative Assistant

Food Science

Toria Melville

(315) 787-2634
tm599 [at] cornell.edu

Janette Robbins

Program Coordinator

Food Science

Janette Robbins

(607) 255-7637
jmr65 [at] cornell.edu

Shawna Sheehy

Accounts Rep

Food Science

Shawna Sheehy

(607) 254-6478
skl26 [at] cornell.edu

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Matt Stratton

Department Business Manager

Food Science

Matt Stratton

(607) 255-3271
mks16 [at] cornell.edu

Rob Way

Communication Specialist

Food Science

Cornell AgriTech

Rob Way

(315) 787-2249
rfw2 [at] cornell.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Richard Durst

Professor Emeritus

Food Science

Richard Durst

rad2 [at] cornell.edu

Robert Gravani

Professor Emeritus

Food Science

Robert Gravani

(607) 255-3262
rbg2 [at] cornell.edu

Yong Hang

Professor Emeritus

Food Science

Yong Hang

(315) 787-2265
ydh1 [at] cornell.edu

Geza Hrazdina

Professor Emeritus

Food Science

Geza Hrazdina

(315) 781-1064
gh10 [at] cornell.edu

Harry Lawless

Professor Emeritus

Food Science

Harry Lawless

(607) 255-7363
htl1 [at] cornell.edu

Chang Lee

Professor Emeritus

Food Science

Cornell AgriTech

Chang Lee

(607) 255-0114
cyl1 [at] cornell.edu

Dennis Miller

Professor Emeritus

Food Science

Dennis Miller

(607) 255-2895
ddm2 [at] cornell.edu

Steven Mulvaney

Professor Emeritus

Food Science

Steven Mulvaney

(607) 255-7921
sjm7 [at] cornell.edu

Steven Murphy

Sr. Extension Associate

Food Science

Steven Murphy

(607) 255-2893
scm4 [at] cornell.edu

Joe Regenstein

Professor Emeritus

Food Science

Joe Regenstein

(607) 255-8041
jmr9 [at] cornell.edu

Karl Siebert

Professor Emeritus

Food Science

Karl Siebert

(315) 787-2299
kjs3 [at] cornell.edu