James Chung
Year: Senior undergraduate- From: Milan, Michigan
Research: I am interested in how socioeconomic status influences food preferences.
- Future:I plan on attending graduate school after finishing my bachelor’s in Food Science.
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Fun facts:I am a competitive powerlifter and member of OSU’s powerlifting team.
Contact: Chung.782@osu.edu
Sok Lin (Jess) Ang
- From: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Research: Interested in comparing the sensitivity of fingertips and tongue tactile
- Future: Plan to find a job in the food industry after graduation
- Fun facts: Speak 5 languages
Contact: ang.42@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Jenna Fryer
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From: Syracuse, New York
Research: I am interested in peoples varying perception of flavors and am planning on working on an orthonasal-retronasal study of savory flavors next fall.- Future: I plan on attending grad school after earning my Bachelor’s degree and then would like to be a research scientist for a food company.
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Fun facts: I am on the OSU Club Field Hockey team and am spending spring 2018 participating in the Disney College program
Contact: fryer.32@osu.edu
Emma Hnat
- From: Toledo, Ohio
- Future: After graduation I plan on getting a job in the food industry!
Contact: hnat.9@osu.edu
Maggie Stegman
- Year: Graduated in 2018
- From: Wheelersburg, Ohio
- Research: I’ve worked on a study investigating the perceptual differences of aroma between the orthonasal and retronasal routes of delivery.
- Presentations: CFAES, OVIFT, and Denman research poster forum
- Future: I plan on getting a job in the food industry upon graduation!
Contact: stegman.23@osu.edu
Karli Van Simaeys
- Year: Graduated in 2018
- From: Centerville, Ohio
- Research: I have completed two projects under the guidance and funding of the Food Science Undergraduate Research Experience Program. Both projects w
ere focused on the comparison of texture perception on the anterior tongue versus on the fingertip. - Presentations: Fall Poster Forum and the Denman Undergraduate Research Forums
- Future: I will be interning this summer at Pierre’s Ice Cream Company in Cleveland, Ohio. I will attend graduate school at Oregon State University in the fall!
- Fun facts: I am an officer for the OSU Ski & Board Team!
Contact: vansimaeys.1@osu.edu
Kevin Berkowitz
Year: Senior Undergraduate- From: West Bloomfield, Michigan
- Research: I will be focusing on tactile sensitivity of the tongue, roof of the mouth, and gums.
- Future: After graduation I plan to find a job in the food industry.
- Fun facts: I am a member of the racquetball club at OSU and enjoy cooking and baking.
Contact: berkowitz.86@osu.edu
Robin Bodner
- Year: Senior undergraduate
- From: Salesville, Ohio
- Future: I plan on attending graduate school to become a nurse practitioner.
- Hobbies: running, painting, photography
- Fun facts: Member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and Mount Leadership Society Scholars. Studied abroad in Bolivia last summer.
Contact: bodner.30@osu.edu
Youssef Higgins
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Year: Junior in high school
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From: London, Ohio
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Research: Working with Brianne Linne on a coffee study!
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Future: My goal after graduation is to study Business.
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Fun facts: I enjoy photography and candle making, and will be a freshman in college in the fall of 2020!
Morgan Whitecotton
- Year: Senior undergraduate
- From: Hoffman Estates, Illinois
- Research: I’ve conducted a study on comparative tactile sensitivity of the fingertip and the tongue.
- Presentations: CFAES, OVIFT, and Denman poster forums
- Future: My goal after graduation is to work in industry, but my back up plan is grad school!
- Fun facts: I enjoy photography, and I’m minoring in both Molecular Genetics and Society and Environmental Issues!
Contact: whitecotton.2@osu.edu