This consortium includes faculty members from the Department of Food Science & Technology. Potential hemp research projects include investigating the influence of hemp and hemp components on:
- Food Quality
- Fermentation Science
- Effects of Processing
- Changes over Shelf-life/Stability Studies
- Food Safety
- Health & Wellness
- Food Innovation and Valorization.
- Co-Product Utilization
- Food Chemistry
Faculty
Paul Hughes

Assistant Professor
Food Science & Technology
Faculty leader of the Food & Beverage Research Consortium
Jovana Kovacevic

Assistant Professor
Food Innovation Center
Food Science & Technology
Jung Kwon

Assistant Professor
Food Science & Technology
Zhenglun Li

Assistant Professor, (Snr Res)
Food Science & Technology
Sarah Masoni

Director, Product & Process Development
Food Innovation Center
Food Science & Technology
Robert McGorrin

Professor
Food Science & Technology
Michael Qian

Professor
Food Science & Technology
Thomas Shellhammer

Professor
Food Science & Technology
Joy Waite-Cusic

Associate Professor
Food Science & Technology
Zak Wiegand

Faculty Research Assistant, Food Processing Pilot Plant
Food Science & Technology