Elizabeth Demmings

Extension Supp Spec II, Cornell AgriTech, Food Science

Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University

Dr. Elizabeth M. Demmings has experience with basic and applied research in agricultural life sciences as well as project management in academia. She earned her B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona and her Ph.D. from Cornell University in Plant Biology. Beth’s current extension based projects include developing curriculum and delivering programming in food microbiology and good manufacturing practices with an emphasis on sanitation and hygienic design in fresh produce pack-hold facilities. As Program Coordinator, Beth helps to facilitate the vision for the IFS@CU to become the global leader in research, training, and outreach in food safety.

Contact Information

665 W North Street
148 Food Research Lab
Geneva, NY 14456

(315) 787-2626

emt32 [at] cornell.edu

Elizabeth in the news

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News

November 8, 2021

CALS award ceremony recognizes faculty, staff contributions

Benjamin Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean, recognized 41 faculty and staff members for their remarkable accomplishments at the 2021 CALS Research, Extension and Core Value Staff Awards ceremony.

Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
Institute for Food Safety
Department of Communication

apricot filled cookies on a cooling rack

Field Note

December 10, 2020

Cooking holiday foods safely with Elizabeth Demmings

Elizabeth Demmings is the program coordinator at the Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University (IFS@CU), located at Cornell AgriTech . The IFS@CU’s motto is to cultivate food safety knowledge. Demmings helps develop and deliver food safety...

Cornell AgriTech
Institute for Food Safety
Food Science