{"id":163,"date":"2023-06-09T19:11:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:19:23","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=163","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">JUNE 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang talked about the economics of <em>in-planta<\/em> accumulation of bioproducts at the ARPA-E project kick-off meeting.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">MAY 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Wrapping up the semester with a group dinner. Cheers to a hardworking and productive team! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_0376-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-641\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_0376-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_0376-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_0376-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_0376-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_0376-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_0376-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Big congrats to our recent graduates!!<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Untitled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-640\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Untitled-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Untitled-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Untitled-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Untitled-768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Untitled.jpg 1106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">APRIL 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>John presented his work on &#8216;Carbon footprints of converting food waste to renewable energy&#8217; at the 2026 NCSU Undergraduate Research Symposium. Well done!\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>We co-hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/bezoscenter.ncsu.edu\/altproteinsymposium\/\">2026 Alternative Protein Symposium: Bridging Science and Society<\/a>. And Seung Hyun won the best poster award!<a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-13-at-4.03.52-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-13-at-4.03.52-PM-1024x364.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-13-at-4.03.52-PM-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-13-at-4.03.52-PM-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-13-at-4.03.52-PM-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-13-at-4.03.52-PM-1536x546.png 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-13-at-4.03.52-PM.png 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div>Ajinkya&#8217;s paper: <a href=\"http:\/\/10.1016\/j.spc.2025.12.008\">nLCA of animal-source foods<\/a> has been selected as the 2026 GOHA Paper of the Year at the student\/postdoc level. Congrats!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_2018-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-615\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_2018-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_2018-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_2018-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_2018-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_2018-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_2018-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Seung Hyun awarded 2nd place in the Agricultural Sciences discipline at the <a href=\"https:\/\/grad.ncsu.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/2026-graduate-student-research-symposium-winners-named\/\">2026 Graduate Student Research Symposium<\/a>! Great work!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/GRS_Yoo_1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-629\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/GRS_Yoo_1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/GRS_Yoo_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/GRS_Yoo_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/GRS_Yoo_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/GRS_Yoo_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/05\/GRS_Yoo_1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">MARCH 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Congrats to Seung Hyun for successfully defending her MS thesis!\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1993-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-609 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1993-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1993-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1993-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1993-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1993-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_1993-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Ajinkya has been invited to the <em>Solving Sustainability<\/em> podcast for Episode 3: Future Sources of Protein.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">FEBRUARY 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang talked about the sustainability of plant proteins at the 2026 AAAS annual meeting. In the news: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2026\/02\/nc-state-researchers-to-discuss-alternative-proteins-at-aaas-annual-meeting\/\">NC State researchers to discuss alternative proteins at AAAS annual meeting.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">JANUARY 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Ajinkya and Dr. Yang presented at the <em>2026 Gordon Research Conference &#8211; Foods of the Future.<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Congratulations to\u00a0\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Millena for being selected as a CALS SCIENC Fellow: Students Connecting with International Enterprises in NC\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Ajinkya for receiving the NC Sustainability Funds to co-host the 2026 Spring Alternative Protein Symposium<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Zimeng joined the lab as a new PhD student. Welcome to the team!\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">DECEMBER 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>New papers on <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acssusresmgt.5c00327\">food waste valorization<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www-sciencedirect-com.prox.lib.ncsu.edu\/science\/article\/pii\/S2352550925002295?via%3Dihub\">nutrition-based LCA of animal-source foods<\/a> have been published!\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Happy holidays! \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-11.26.16-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-581 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-11.26.16-AM-300x278.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-11.26.16-AM-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-11.26.16-AM-1024x948.png 1024w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-11.26.16-AM-768x711.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-11.26.16-AM-1536x1423.png 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-11.26.16-AM.png 1788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">NOVEMBER 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>A new review paper on global food loss and waste has been published! Check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/2515-7620\/ae206d\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Ajinkya has been selected for the <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/global-one-health-academy\/2025\/11\/11\/goha-announces-spring-2026-graduate-travel-awardees\/\">Global One Health Academy Spring 2026 Graduate Travel Awards<\/a>. Congrats!<\/li>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang presented at the NC A&amp;T and University of Idaho seminars.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">OCTOBER 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Congrats to Ajinkya for successfully defending his MS thesis!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1630-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-565\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1630-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1630-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1630-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1630-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1630-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1630-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Seung Hyun presented her research on nLCA of dietary changes at the 2025 IPAC meeting.<\/li>\r\n<li>We are at the 2025 Bezos Center Summit: Dr. Yang for the research talk and the team for posters. <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-9.57.43-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-567\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-9.57.43-AM-241x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-9.57.43-AM-241x300.png 241w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-9.57.43-AM-824x1024.png 824w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-9.57.43-AM-768x955.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-9.57.43-AM.png 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1638-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-564\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1638-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1638-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1638-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1638-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1638-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1638-1152x2048.png 1152w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1638-scaled.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1639-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-563\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1639-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1639-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1639-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1639-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1639-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_1639-scaled.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">SEPTEMBER 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang presented &#8216;Technoeconomic and life-cycle assessment approaches for resilient food systems&#8217; at Cornell University.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang talked about TEA-driven design for sustainable food systems at the 2025 Circular Bioeconomy Systems Conference.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">AUGUST 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>We attended ACS Fall 2025! Here is Ajinkya presenting &#8216;Sustainability analysis on animal-source foods&#8217;!<a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_1425-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-550 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_1425-scaled-e1756562287258-276x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_1425-scaled-e1756562287258-276x300.jpeg 276w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_1425-scaled-e1756562287258-943x1024.jpeg 943w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_1425-scaled-e1756562287258-768x834.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_1425-scaled-e1756562287258-1414x1536.jpeg 1414w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_1425-scaled-e1756562287258-1885x2048.jpeg 1885w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_1425-scaled-e1756562287258.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Ajinkya presented a poster on nutrition-based LCA (nLCA) of animal-source foods at the 2025 SDFRC annual meeting.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang talked about recent updates on sustainability analysis in the dairy industry at the 2025 SDFRC annual meeting.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">JULY 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Juan presented &#8216;TEA of sorghum protein&#8217; at the 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research &amp; Creativity Symposium. Well done!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>We are at IFT FIRST 2025! Both Millena and Seung Hyun presented their recent work. Great job! <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_4105-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-518 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_4105-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_4105-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_4105-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_4105-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_4105-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/08\/IMG_4105-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">JUNE 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>A new paper on the sustainability analysis of non-thermal food processing technology has been published! Check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/sustainable-food-systems\/articles\/10.3389\/fsufs.2025.1585467\/full\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Thanks to Buhler for hosting us at the Food Application Center in Minneapolis! Fantastic tour! <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-10.24.23\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-512 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-10.24.23\u202fPM-293x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-10.24.23\u202fPM-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-10.24.23\u202fPM-998x1024.png 998w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-10.24.23\u202fPM-768x788.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-10.24.23\u202fPM.png 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Millena presented her work on life-cycle sustainabiltiy assessment (LCSA) at the 2025 ISSST. Great work! <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/ISSST.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-515 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/ISSST-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/ISSST-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/ISSST-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/ISSST-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/ISSST-1536x1139.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/06\/ISSST.jpg 1764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">May 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>New paper on plasma application in food preservation published! Check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D5FB00024F\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>End-of-semester group dinner to celebrate a productive and rewarding semester! <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.08.41\u202fAM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-499 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.08.41\u202fAM-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.08.41\u202fAM-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.08.41\u202fAM-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.08.41\u202fAM-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.08.41\u202fAM-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.08.41\u202fAM-2048x1448.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Congratulations to Robert for successfully defending his thesis! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.03.30\u202fAM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-497 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.03.30\u202fAM-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.03.30\u202fAM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.03.30\u202fAM-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.03.30\u202fAM-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.03.30\u202fAM-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-12.03.30\u202fAM-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">APRIL 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang presented &#8216;Sustainable agri-food systems&#8217; in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Case Western Reserve University.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Seung Hyun was awarded the 2025 FBNS Graduate Scholarship &#8211; <strong>Robert H. Hartman Graduate Endowment <\/strong>and <strong>FSC Travel Award Scholarship<\/strong>. Congratulations, Seung Hyun! <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1162-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-493\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1162-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1162-2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1162-2-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1162-2-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1162-2-1536x2048.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1158-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-492\" src=\"http:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1158-2-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1158-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1158-2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1158-2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1158-2-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/foodsustainability.wordpress.ncsu.edu\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_1158-2-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Ajinkya and Seung Hyun presented their research at the 2025 Graduate Student Research Symposium. Great job!\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang presented &#8216;LCA\/TEA of alternative proteins&#8217; at UNC-Chapel Hill.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">MARCH 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>We are excited to continue working with Alamance Foods on the phase 2 sustainability project!\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang delivered guest lectures on LCA and TEA of sustainable proteins for the Industry and Systems Engineering course at NC State.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang presented &#8216;Sustainability assessment of food processing&#8217; at the USDA Multi-institute seminar series.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong style=\"color: inherit;text-transform: uppercase\">Selected NEWS for the year 2024\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Seung Hyun and Dr. Yang were selected as part of the 2025 cohort of NC State&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/climateleaders.kenan.ncsu.edu\/teams\/2025-student-mentor-teams\/\">KIETS Climate Leaders Program<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang co-instructed the LCA\/TEA pre-conference workshop at the 16th Conference of Food Engineering (CoFE) in Seattle.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang co-organized the Sustainable Agri-Food Technology Summit (SAFTS), which has brought a passionate group of participants to advancing sustainability in agri-food systems. In CALS news: <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/news\/sustainable-agri-food-technology-summit-gathers-a-variety-of-voices\/\">Sustainable Agri-Food Technology Summit Gathers a Variety of Voices<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Ajinkya was awarded the 2024 FBNS Graduate Scholarship &#8211; <strong>Robert H. Hartman Graduate Endowment<\/strong>. Congratulations, Ajinkya!\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong>Selected news for the year 2023\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Dr. Yang presented in the <strong>Food and Climate session<\/strong>\u00a0at the <a href=\"https:\/\/climateleaders.kenan.ncsu.edu\/symposium\/\">KIETS Climate Leaders Program Fall Symposium<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>In CALS news: <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/nc-state-adds-faculty-position-in-food-sustainability\/\">NC State adds faculty position in food sustainability\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>CALS Emerging Research Showcase: <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-events\/emerging-research-showcase\/\">Long-term carbon sequestration<\/a>. 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