Food Science Laboratories
Food Microbiology Lab
Major Equipment:
- General microbiological equipment
- Autoclaves
- Incubators
- Water Baths
- PCR Thermal Cycler
- Laminar Flow Hood
Routine Procedures:
- Microbial Enumeration
- Microbial Identification
- Microbial Challenge studies
- Antibiotic Resistance studies
- Fermentation studies
Location of Lab: 221 WPG
Contact Person(s):
Melissa Morgan 859-257-5881
Food Protein Lab
Major Equipment
- Rheometer
- Differential Scanning Calorimeter
- Flourometer
- Laser Densitometer
- Spectrophotometer
- Particle Sizer
- Texture Analyzer
Routine Procedures
- Protein Isolation/Purification
- SDS-PAGE
- Sensory Analysis
- Gel Strength
- Dynamic Rheological Properties
- Water Holding Capacity
- Lipid and Protein Oxidation
Major Equipment:
Currently being updated
Food Chemistry Lab
Major Equipment:
- Gas Chromatograph with FID
- GC/Mass Spectrometer
- Microbalance
- Large volume centrifuge (8,000 x g)
- HPLC with diode array detector
- UV/VIS spectrophotometer
Routine Procedures:
- Flavor chemistry procedures
