VFS Seminars 2017 autumn

 

Welcome to the Viikki Food Science seminars on Wednesdays/Thursdays at 15:00–16:00 as follows:

 

September

Wednesday, September 20th at 15:00

Speaker: Ahmet Akköse, PhD, Assistant Professor (Department of Food Engineering, Agricultural Faculty, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey)

Title: University education in Turkey and Food Sciences in Atatürk University

Place: Walter Hall (EE Building, Agnes Sjöbergin katu 2, Helsinki)

 

October

Thursday, October 19th at 15:00

Speaker: Abdul Ghafar, MSc, Doctoral candidate (Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki)

Title: Polysaccharide-based aerogels: New functional material for food industrial applications

Place: Walter Hall (EE Building, Agnes Sjöbergin katu 2, Helsinki)

 

November

Thursday, November 9th at 15:00

Speaker: Sandra Hill, PhD, Professor Emerita (Division of Food Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Leicestershire, UK)

Title: Food materials: practical particles for soups and sauces

Place: Walter Hall (EE Building, Agnes Sjöbergin katu 2, Helsinki)

 

Thursday, November 23rd at 15:00

Speaker: Kirsi Mikkonen, PhD, Assistant Professor (Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki)

Title: From wood to food: the Spruce Gum story

Place: Walter Hall (EE Building, Agnes Sjöbergin katu 2, Helsinki)