Department of Food Science and Technology Projects

Introduction: Salmonella enterica can survive effectively in low-moisture (LM) foods. Consequently, large multi-state salmonellosis outbreaks have been attributed to consumption of foods such as peanut butter, almonds and others. S. enterica employs desiccation resistance mechanisms to survive...

Shrinking cities such as Cleveland, OH, have experienced population loss, resulting in an overabundance of infrastructure that is demolished, creating vacant land. Vacant land is viewed as a blight but these greenspaces may have the potential to promote biodiversity and ecosystem services....

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is one of the most important pests in agriculture due to its ability to feed and damage several important agronomic crops. Nonetheless, FAW has developed resistance to several insecticides including transgenic traits, leading to significant yield loss...

Lactic acid (LA) is one of the few biobased chemicals that can be used for different applications and is expected to grow to a $10 billion industry by 2025. Currently, commercial facility producing LA using first-generation feedstock (corn grain) and non-existent for second-generation feedstocks...