MFPA Virtual Meeting March 29, 2021 @ 5pm

We are pleased to host our first virtual meeting! We’re going to host a demonstration a mixed reality platform as applied to food safety and quality.

Check your inboxes for meeting link and passcode!

Event Agenda: 5:00 pm – Welcome

5:05 pm Presentation

Invited Speakers: Ryon Huizenga, Ned Rucker “Mixed Reality Demonstration” w/ Microsoft Hololens 2 Ecolab – CIP wet lab

Q&A

5:45 pm – break out session

5:50 pm – return to group session, reporting

5:55 pm – Business meeting

– Committee membership

Close

MFPA Fall Meeting

November 12th, 2019

5:30 – 7:30 PM

Location

Department of Food Science and Nutrition

Room 15, 1334 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN

University of Minnesota

Pizza, Ice Cream (From the Food Science Department), and beverages will be served!


Agenda

  • Recognize and introduce new attendees
  • Treasurers report
  • Dedicated networking time
  • Guest speaker

Directions

The room is in the basement, as you come into the main entrance of the building just take the stairs down and the entrance to the room will be immediately at your right. This is a seminar-type room where we hold a good number of our courses.
There is a parking lot just in front of the building with entrance by Commonwealth Ave. and there are parking meters on the street. If you need any more directions please see: http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/FScN

MFPA Meeting February 14th, 2019

Shakopee Brewery and Brewhall
124 First Avenue East
Shakopee, MN 55379
(952) 582-4292

Beer pints will be purchasable throughout the event.


Event Agenda:
5:30 – Social and food will be provided
6:00 – Brewery tours & live music by David Baumler
6:30 – Social
7:00 – Business meeting
7:30-8:30 – Presentation Invited Speaker

Dr. Alireza Abbaspourrad
“Discoveries in Structural Emulsions, Ingredients, and Encapsulation Technologies”

Yongkeun Joh Assistant Professor of Food Chemistry and Ingredient Technology
Dept. of Food Science
Cornell University ff

MFPA Meeting November 6, 2018

 

Beer pints and root beer will be purchasable for $3 throughout the meeting at Summit Brewery.

Event Agenda:

5:15: check in open, bring a business card to drop in raffle bucket,  check in and get wristband and name tag for admission

5:30-8:30 food and ice cream all prepaid for all attendees

5:30 – Social & student poster session on non-thermal technologies
6:00 – Brewery Tours & David Baumler will perform live music during this time in the Ratskellar Beer Hall (lyrical sheets for some traditional beer drinking songs will be provided for all to sing along).
6:30 – Social & student poster session on non-thermal technologies
7:00 – Business meeting
7:30-8:30 Presentations (each 15 minutes)
#1) “New Technologies for Powdered foods and Ingredients Treatment after drying” – Justin Wiertzema (PhD candidate University of Minnesota)
#2) “Overview of Pulsed UV Light in Food Sterilization and Equipment Decontamination”
#3) “Intense Pulsed Light Center of Excellence to Reduce Pathogens and Spores in Dry Powdered foods at the University of Minnesota” – David Baumler (Assistant Professor of Molecular Food Microbiology and Safety)
#4)”How to Deal with Spores from Botanicals and Non-Traditional Ingredients” – Tony Erickson (Ecolab)
(done by 8:30-9:00 PM)

MFPA Meeting – 2016 November 17

Please just a reminder that our next meeting is this Thursday November 17th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Department of Food Science and Nutrition building (Room 15, 1334 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108).
Please RSVP through the following link:
https://goo.gl/forms/Ujv6sqQM6Jmnp8AA3

Directions:
The room is in the basement, as you come into the main entrance of the building just take the stairs down and the entrance to the room will be immediately at your right. This is a seminar-type room where we hold a good number of our courses.
There is a parking lot just in front of the building with entrance by Commonwealth Ave. and there are parking meters on the street. If you need any more directions please see: http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/FScN/