SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NC136 : Improvement of Thermal and Alternative Processes for Foods
- Period Covered: 10/01/2002 to 09/01/2003
- Date of Report: 11/12/2003
- Annual Meeting Dates: 10/12/2003 to 10/14/2003
Participants
The twenty-ninth annual meeting of NC-136 was held at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, Florida, during October 12-14, 2003. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Gustavo Barbosa-Canovas (Washington) and hosted by Dr. Art Teixeira (Florida).
The participants started arriving on Sunday (10/12/03) afternoon. A general meeting was held in the Hilton Conference Center to discuss the make up of the Re-Write Committee. A few ad-hoc committees held their meetings also. In the evening there was a dinner reception hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Teixeira in their home.
The formal meeting started in Rogers Hall, University of Florida, at 8:00 am on Monday 10/13/03 with registration. At 8:30 am, Dr. Barbosa-Canovas and Dr. Teixeira welcomed everyone. Assistant Dean Dr. William Brown welcomed everyone. His remarks included Impressive web site and impressive group. Food processing is extremely important. IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural Science) Center, Food and Beverage Center, Food Distribution Center, are new centers coming up at the University of Florida. Multistate research collaboration (like NC-136) is very, very important. Use it as a framework for collaborative grant applications.
Dr. Teixeira (Florida) welcomed everyone on behalf of the chair of Food Science Dept. and the chair of Ag/Bio Engineering Dept. Dr. Barbosa-Canovas thanked Dr. Teixeira for all the arrangements for the meeting. He then welcomed Dr. Michele Perchonok (NASA) and USDA officer Dr. Hongda Chen. He then introduced the Steering Committee, the Officers and the Re-Write committee.
All participants introduced themselves.
Dr. Ian Gray thanked Dr. and Mrs. Art Teixeira for hosting the reception on the 12th night. His remarks, included, this is a national committee and many states are involved. Budget cuts are an important issue for many stations. In the reports, impact statements are very important. This project will terminate as of September 30, 2005. Re-write Committee has started discussing the new project proposal and will keep the focus on the new project. We must use this meeting to initiate multi-state research activities. Ad-hoc committees are good starting point.
Dr. Hongda Chen, USDA-CSREES liaison for NC-136, shared information on the NRICGP. In 2003, CSREES NRI 71.1 program on value-added products/processes was funded at $6.34 M, 58% increase over 2002. In all, 37 out of 125 projects were funded. Six (6) strategically important areas have been identified for NRI: Those relevant to this group are: 1. Food Safety, 2. Food and Nutrition for Human Health, 3. Food and Agricultural Biosecurity. Last year, the average funding amount was $171 K per project. Based on NRC recommendation and other inputs, NRI will likely to increase funding ceiling level to $ 0.5 M. This year about 20 % of NRICGP budget will be allocated for integrated projects. Integration of any 2 of 3 areas (research, education and extension) will be sufficient. Three main areas: 1. Structure/function relationship, 2. Advanced and innovative processing and, 3. State of bioactive compounds in health promoting foods.
Dr. Lester Wilson (Iowa) commented it is very important to highlight the collaborations and state major impacts in the reports. Dr. Gray reemphasized Dr. Wilsons statements. Dr. Gray requested that everyone help Dr. Elena Castell (Texas). CSREES is changing the numbering system. We will have to come up with compelling reasons for why we should stick with the NC-136 name. Will changing to a new number compromise our mission and impact? We should communicate with Dr. Daryl Lund.
Dr. Richard Hartel (Wisconsin), chair of the Steering Committee, suggested that the Steering Committee should be fused with the Re-Write Committee. He expressed willingness to co-chair the Re-Write Committee.
Dr. Swamy Anantheswaran (Pennsylvania) commented that there are collaborations already occurring, through Ad-Hoc Committees. Dr. Robert Ofoli (Michigan) suggested that we need more intensive collaborations than that at ad-hoc committee level. Dr. Lester Wilson commented that we should not forget the educational and extensional components in the collaborations. Dr. Gray commented that mentoring of younger members of the committees from the seniors is very important to their success.
Dr. Richard Hartel talked about the survey that he had sent on Food Engineering options at various institutes.
Dr. Hongda Chen suggested that we should celebrate the accomplishments of this committee. Perhaps this committee should be nominated for the USDA secretarys award.
The participants started arriving on Sunday (10/12/03) afternoon. A general meeting was held in the Hilton Conference Center to discuss the make up of the Re-Write Committee. A few ad-hoc committees held their meetings also. In the evening there was a dinner reception hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Teixeira in their home.
The formal meeting started in Rogers Hall, University of Florida, at 8:00 am on Monday 10/13/03 with registration. At 8:30 am, Dr. Barbosa-Canovas and Dr. Teixeira welcomed everyone. Assistant Dean Dr. William Brown welcomed everyone. His remarks included Impressive web site and impressive group. Food processing is extremely important. IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural Science) Center, Food and Beverage Center, Food Distribution Center, are new centers coming up at the University of Florida. Multistate research collaboration (like NC-136) is very, very important. Use it as a framework for collaborative grant applications.
Dr. Teixeira (Florida) welcomed everyone on behalf of the chair of Food Science Dept. and the chair of Ag/Bio Engineering Dept. Dr. Barbosa-Canovas thanked Dr. Teixeira for all the arrangements for the meeting. He then welcomed Dr. Michele Perchonok (NASA) and USDA officer Dr. Hongda Chen. He then introduced the Steering Committee, the Officers and the Re-Write committee.
All participants introduced themselves.
Dr. Ian Gray thanked Dr. and Mrs. Art Teixeira for hosting the reception on the 12th night. His remarks, included, this is a national committee and many states are involved. Budget cuts are an important issue for many stations. In the reports, impact statements are very important. This project will terminate as of September 30, 2005. Re-write Committee has started discussing the new project proposal and will keep the focus on the new project. We must use this meeting to initiate multi-state research activities. Ad-hoc committees are good starting point.
Dr. Hongda Chen, USDA-CSREES liaison for NC-136, shared information on the NRICGP. In 2003, CSREES NRI 71.1 program on value-added products/processes was funded at $6.34 M, 58% increase over 2002. In all, 37 out of 125 projects were funded. Six (6) strategically important areas have been identified for NRI: Those relevant to this group are: 1. Food Safety, 2. Food and Nutrition for Human Health, 3. Food and Agricultural Biosecurity. Last year, the average funding amount was $171 K per project. Based on NRC recommendation and other inputs, NRI will likely to increase funding ceiling level to $ 0.5 M. This year about 20 % of NRICGP budget will be allocated for integrated projects. Integration of any 2 of 3 areas (research, education and extension) will be sufficient. Three main areas: 1. Structure/function relationship, 2. Advanced and innovative processing and, 3. State of bioactive compounds in health promoting foods.
Dr. Lester Wilson (Iowa) commented it is very important to highlight the collaborations and state major impacts in the reports. Dr. Gray reemphasized Dr. Wilsons statements. Dr. Gray requested that everyone help Dr. Elena Castell (Texas). CSREES is changing the numbering system. We will have to come up with compelling reasons for why we should stick with the NC-136 name. Will changing to a new number compromise our mission and impact? We should communicate with Dr. Daryl Lund.
Dr. Richard Hartel (Wisconsin), chair of the Steering Committee, suggested that the Steering Committee should be fused with the Re-Write Committee. He expressed willingness to co-chair the Re-Write Committee.
Dr. Swamy Anantheswaran (Pennsylvania) commented that there are collaborations already occurring, through Ad-Hoc Committees. Dr. Robert Ofoli (Michigan) suggested that we need more intensive collaborations than that at ad-hoc committee level. Dr. Lester Wilson commented that we should not forget the educational and extensional components in the collaborations. Dr. Gray commented that mentoring of younger members of the committees from the seniors is very important to their success.
Dr. Richard Hartel talked about the survey that he had sent on Food Engineering options at various institutes.
Dr. Hongda Chen suggested that we should celebrate the accomplishments of this committee. Perhaps this committee should be nominated for the USDA secretarys award.