2019-2020 Call for Awards
What is the next big pursuit for MFPA? If you have a competitive spirit or just think we could do something really great, suggest an award that we could pursue. Willing to help organize? Even better. Reach out to us at Minnesotafpa@gmail.com to get started.
Past Activity
MFPA Oral Presentation Award
Given at the Annual MFPA meeting in conjunction with Midwest AOAC 2017. Students submitted abstracts and were selected to present their research in a session dedicated to student presentations Wednesday morning 5/24/17. Volunteer judges from MFPA in the audience evaluated each presentation and scored specific criteria. Results showed each of the three presentations was excellent. Awards were presented at the MFPA lunch with much fanfare.
Special thanks to:
Greg Danziezen (Eurofins) and Fred Cook (Post Consumer Brands) for organizing and conducting the MFPA Oral Presentation Awards. Thank you to David Baumler (U Minnesota) for recruiting student participants. Thank you for each MFPA member who volunteered to judge the presentations.
Thank you to Post Consumer Brands for providing certificates and cash awards.
Thank you to Cargill for covering meeting registration costs for the student presenters.
Results:
First Place: Certificate and $300
Sarah Engstrom
University of Wisconsin
“Survival and Growth of Listeria monocytogenes in a Model Cheese Based on pH, Moisture, and Acid Type”
Tong Ding: Certificate and $100
University of Minnesota
“Evaluation of Growth and Metabolic Variations of Salmonella spp. Through Genome-Scale Metaboic Models”
Justin Wiertzema Certificate and $100
University of Minnesota
“Evaluation of Inoculation Methods for Inoculating Powdered Milk and Soy Flour with Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium LT2, Enterococcus faecium and Cronobacter sakazakii”
