Virginia Tech Food Science & Technology Department

Congratulations to our outstanding graduate students who received their degrees this week!

We have an amazing group of undergraduate students who will be receiving their degree tonight. Congratulations to all of our graduates, we are so proud of you!

Ahead of this week's graduation ceremony, we celebrated our outstanding students at our annual award ceremony! We presented numerous scholarships and awards to our undergraduate and graduate students, a full list of winners can be seen below. fst.vt.edu/about/awards-a…

Good luck to all of our Foodies starting their finals today!

This spring our Graduate Seminar students spent time focusing on how to best communicate about science! They each worked on and presented speeches addressing common food science and safety misconceptions!

Our Food, War, and Conflict course brings together students to analyze the implications that conflict has on the food industry. Students in this class recently explored a rationing simulator, learning how difficult it can be to ration food in times of conflict.

We had an exceptional group of students who presented at the 2026 CALS Research Summit earlier this week! We had one undergraduate student place first in the poster section, while a group of graduate students swept the top awards in their poster presentation competition🏆

Our very own Melissa Wright was featured on Virginia Tech's Curious Conversations podcast to talk about navigating food, food ingredients, and nutrition. Take a listen below! open.spotify.com/episode/5AqxAo…

Phi Tau Sigma recently held their 2026-2027 induction ceremony, where they welcomed nine new members and elected the leadership team for the upcoming year!

FST Assistant Professor Rachel Cheng was highlighted in CALS Research Monthly for her work on salmonella subtypes! Learn more at the link below ⤵️ cals.vt.edu/research/month…

Students in our Food Microbiology Lab spent time last week collecting data to characterize the thermal lethality of E. coli🦠

Attention VCE extension agents and specialists who work with juice producers! Join us for a no cost HACCP training next month! Find more information and sign up at the link below 👇 register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicC…

Join us for Food Safety School at the end of this month! Learn more about food safety and regulations and how they apply to your food business. VCE agents and specialists are eligible for free registration and travel assistance, reach out to ahamilton@vt.edu if interested.

Students in our Food Analysis class got some hands-on experience in chromatography! They separated the artificial colors in orange, green, and purple Kool-Aid into their red, blue, and yellow components based on the differences in each dye's polarity 🧪

Our Applied Brewing Science and Engineering class is back in the pilot plant investigating flavor profiles of different strains of yeast! Check out the beer brewing process as students pitched the yeast after filling the fermentation vessels with wort 🍻

Thank you to all of our amazing alumni, students, faculty, staff, families, and friends for making this Giving Day so amazing! We are truly grateful for your support of Virginia Tech Food Science and Technology ❤️🧡

#VTGivingDay is quickly coming to an end but there is still time to participate! We have one hour left to reach our donor goal and you can help us make it happen. Make your gift at the link below 👇 givingday.vt.edu/giving-day/107…

Your support of our Food Science and Technology Annual Fund helps to support experiential learning opportunities for our students. Make your gift at the link below 👇 givingday.vt.edu/giving-day/107… #VTGivingDay

Student travel is one of the many areas that is supported through the Food Science and Technology Annual Fund. We have 24 hours to come together and make an impact, gifts of any size can make a big difference! Make your gift below👇 givingday.vt.edu/giving-day/107… #VTGivingDay

A gift to the Food Science and Technology Annual Fund helps to support students through scholarships. We have 24 hours to come together and make an impact, gifts of any size can make a big difference! Make your gift at the link below 👇 givingday.vt.edu/giving-day/107…