News
SePTEMBER 2024
- First group meeting this semester! And a big thank you to all my students for the wonderful birthday gifts!
- Dr. Yang presented ‘Challenges and Opportunities of LCA in sustainable proteins’ at the Bright2Food EcoSystem session: From Farm to Fork, Exploring the Environmental Impact of Sustainable Protein Choices.
- We are excited to collaborate with Alamance Foods on the food industry sustainability project.
AUGUST 2024
- Dr. Yang presented ‘LCA and cost analysis of non-thermal food technologies’ at CoFE.
- Dr. Yang co-instructed the LCA/TEA pre-conference workshop at the 16th Conference of Food Engineering (CoFE) in Seattle.
- Two new graduate students: Millena Cruz (Ph.D) and Seung Hyun Yoo (M.S.) joined the Food Sustainability Group. Welcome!
- Dr. Yang presented ‘Advancing sustainability in dairy industry’ at the 2024 Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center (SDFRC) annual meeting.
JULY 2024
- The Food Sustainability Group received funding support from the USDA NIFA to perform the life-cycle sustainability assessment of alternative proteins.
- Robert presented his findings on food loss and waste at IFT FIRST 2024 and received great feedback!
- We attended IFT FIRST 2024 in Chicago and had a great time!
JUNE 2024
- In collaboration with UC Berkeley and UC Davis, our new paper on plant-based food has been published in Nature Food, check out here.
- In the news: Sustainable Agri-Food Technology Summit Gathers a Variety of Voices
MAY 2024
- Congratulations to Ajinkya for winning the ‘People’s Choice’ poster award at the SAFTS!
- The Sustainable Agri-Food Technology Summit (SAFTS) has brought a passionate group of participants to advancing sustainability in agri-food systems. The workshop featured a series of insightful presentations and discussions on diverse topics around emerging agri-food techs.
- The Food Sustainability Group was funded by the Center of Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies (CAPPS) to perform a comparative sustainability analysis of food waste valorization pathways.
april 2024
- Ajinkya was awarded the 2024 FBNS Graduate Scholarship – Robert H. Hartman Graduate Endowment. Congratulations, Ajinkya!
- Robert and Ajinkya presented the LCA/TEA projects to the IPAC members and received great feedback. Way to go!
- Dr. Yang presented ‘Sustainability assessment of food systems’ at the Industry Partners Advisory Council (IPAC) meeting.
- Register by April 30th for the Sustainable Agri-Food Technology Summit (SAFTS) and secure your spot! We are also calling on students and postdocs at NC State to showcase your great work! More details can be found: go.ncsu.edu/safts
February 2024
- Registration is open for the Sustainable Agri-Food Technology Summit (SAFTS)! We aim to bring together scientists, industry experts, advocates, and policymakers to explore diverse perspectives on sustainability, share real-world innovations, and identify collaborative opportunities for the future!
January 2024
- Ajinkya Atkare joined the Food Sustainability Group as an MS student. Welcome aboard, Ajinkya!
DECEMBER 2023
- The Food Sustainability Group received funding support to explore the environmental impacts of animal-sourced food via nutrition-based LCA (nLCA).
OCTOBER 2023
- Call for papers: Advance in Bioprocessing Design for Platform Chemicals and Biofuels Innovations in Frontiers in Industrial Microbiology. We welcome research topics in bioprocessing design, biomass valorization, and novel process modeling. Submission deadline: March 31st, 2024.
- The Food Sustainability Group presented the poster entitled ‘Life-cycle assessment (LCA) and cost analysis among non-thermal food technologies‘ at the 2023 IFT-EFFoST International Nonthermal Processing Workshop in Minneapolis.
- Dr. Yang presented ‘LCA and TEA in food processing’ at the University of Idaho (virtual seminar).
SEPTEMBER 2023
- Dr. Yang presented in the Food and Climate session at the KIETS Climate Leaders Program Fall Symposium.
- Check our new paper entitled ‘Plant-based production of diverse human milk oligosaccharides‘ on bioRxiv. Our group analyzed the cost feasibility of producing diverse human milk oligosaccharides from model plants.
AUGUST 2023
- Robert Wine joined the Food Sustainability Group as an MS student. Welcome aboard, Robert!
July 2023
- The Food Sustainability Group attended IFT FIRST 2023 in Chicago.
- Dr. Yang presented ‘Comparing in planta accumulation with microbial routes to set targets for a cost-competitive bioeconomy’ on 2023 ASABE Circular Bioeconomy System (CBS) day.
June 2023
- The Food Sustainability Group attended the 30th International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology – ISSST 2023.
May 2023
- Dr. Yang in CALS news: NC State adds faculty position in food sustainability
April 2023
- Dr. Yang was invited as the panelist on the NC Biotech Animal Health & Nutrition Sustainability Panel.
March 2023
- Dr. Yang gave a guest lecture on ‘Technoeconomic analysis (TEA) and life-cycle assessment (LCA) of bioprocessing’ at the Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina.
February 2023
- Dr. Yang presented at the CALS Emerging Research Showcase on ‘Long-term carbon sequestration‘. Watch the event recording here.