Event Date
On Tuesday, March 30 at 12:30 p.m., distinguished professor emeritus R. Paul Singh will deliver the 2021 J.G. Woodroof Lecture at the University of Georgia over Zoom. The lecture, titled, "Grand Challenges in Food Engineering Research and Education," is free and open to the public.
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/7065421089
About Singh
Dr. R. Paul Singh is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Food Engineering, University of California at Davis. He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and 2015 World Agriculture Prize Laureate. He received his degrees in the area of agricultural engineering from Punjab Agricultural University (B.S. 1970), University of Wisconsin (M.S. 1972), and Michigan State University (Ph.D. 1974). His textbook, Introduction to Food Engineering, is used worldwide in food engineering education. Dr. Singh received numerous awards, including the Nicolas Appert Award -the highest award given in the field of food science in the United States. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and the International Academy of Food Science and Technology. In 2018, he received Doctor of Science, honoris causa, from the University of Guelph. Currently, he serves as an Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Food Engineering.