For Immediate Release — July 21, 2008
Adrienne Roach, FST Ph.D Candidate, Places First at IFT
Adrienne Roach, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Food Science and Technology placed first in the Manfred Kroger Graduate Paper Competition at the recent Institute of Food Technologists Annual meeting in New Orleans. Adrienne’s award, sponsored by the Dairy Foods Division of IFT, was for her presentation entitled “The Casein Micelle as a Polymeric Nano-Carrier for Hydrophobic Compounds: Food and Pharmaceutical Applications.” It was co-authored by her advisor, Dr. Federico Harte, and by Dr. Fernanda San Martin of Purdue University. Adrienne’s abstract was selected from 60 entries and she received $700.