Department of Food Science, AU FOOD

🔬💰 VILLUM GRANT GOES TO TWO SCIENTISTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE FOR IDEAS THAT CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL THINKING 🧠🎉 We are very proud to announce that our very own Guillermo Portillo and Natalia P. Vidal have been awarded the VILLUM Experiment grant from Villum Fonden for projects that challenge research norms and have the potential to fundamentally change the way we approach important topics. Natalia Prieto Vidal, who is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at AUFOOD and a Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS) - Aarhus University-COFUND Fellow, has been granted 1.9 million DKK for her project ‘Beta-LPS: Exploiting marine Betaine lipids to design the future LiPoSomes’. This project explores betaine lipids from marine organisms like algae to develop ultra-stable and efficient liposomal delivery systems, aiming to enhance food quality and shelf-life for a more sustainable food system. 🌊🌱🌍 Guillermo Portillo Perez, who is a Ph.D. and Postdoc at AUFOOD, has also been granted 1.9 million DKK for his project ‘INFUSE: Insect-based NanoFibers for everyday USE’. This project is on a mission to unlock the potential of insects and investigate whether they can be used as raw materials for textiles or packaging. If successful, it will open the possibility of widespread use of insect biomass for entirely new forms of biomaterials. 🐜🌍♻️ Help us celebrate our two grantees – we can’t wait to follow the projects! 💚 You can read more about the Villum Experiment Programme here: https://lnkd.in/dW5KENNe

A warm #AUFOOD welcome to Kimie Kongsøre! 🥳🎈 Kimie started in the newly created position of Science Communicator at Department of Food Science, AU FOOD in the beginning of September. She holds a master’s degree in Analytical Journalism from The Danish School of Media & Journalism and Aarhus University and has throughout her degree also taken courses on sustainable production and consumption and digital media’s societal influences. 🤳 Kimie is located in Agro Food Park, where she has her office and will be working with science communication from now on. “I am looking forward to helping bridge the gap between science and media at The Department of Food Science. I take science communication seriously and want to engage the scientists in mediating their valuable research in an understandable way,” she says. Please help us welcome Kimie to this brand-new position – we can’t wait to follow her journey! 💚

A few seats are still available for the seminar on biostimulants. The registration deadline has been extended to September 23rd. Don't miss out—register now!

📣Are you a food enthusiast? Do you enjoy experiencing new tastes and products before they become available to public, and at the same time earn some extra money?  Then you should like to be part of our expert tasting panel in Aarhus University, Department of Food Science, AU FOOD, Agro Food Park 48, 8200 Aarhus N.    This is a part time project-based role, (app. 2 hours per day, 2-3 days per week) with a salary of 160 kr per hour. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗪𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝟭𝟯:𝟬𝟬-𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀. You are expected to be available for all panel sessions within a project. Currently, we have projects regularly scheduled throughout both autumn and winter, and we will 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟯𝟵.    No experience is necessary. Full training will be given on an ongoing basis.    The Ideal Candidate Would Have  • Excellent communication and listening skills  • Strong attention to detail  • Good judgement and analytical skills  • A passion for food and drink  • Computer literacy  • Excellent team working skills  • Good knowledge of English   📧If it sounds like this is a role for you, please contact us at 𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗳@𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱.𝗮𝘂.𝗱𝗸 with reference "𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯". Then we will send you more details on the work and the application process    We will invite relevant candidates to a tasting session to assess the suitability for the role. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at the above email address.   #aufood #foodscience #foodinnovation

Are you interested in tasting new apple varieties? 🍎 Join us at the #FoodFestival and help us shape the future of fruit innovation. Hope to see you there! #Apple #FoodInnovation

Aarhus Food Festival is officially open 🤗 We are looking forward to a weekend full of activities, taste tests, quizzes and a whole lot of knowledge 🍎🥕🧠

🎉 Congratulations to Tobias Kettrukat on successfully defending his PhD on August 29th! 🎓 Tobias’s research, titled “Interventions during Incubation, and Development of the Locomotory System, Performance and Meat Quality in Male and Female Broiler Chickens,” focused on improving the welfare of broilers through alterations in egg incubation temperature and the application of pre/prebiotics. The research was supported by the H2020-funded Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions #MSCA Innovative Training Network MonoGutHealth MSCA-ITN A special thanks to the assessment committee: Dr. Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen, Research Director, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), United Kingdom Dr. Cécile Berri, Research Director, INRA French National Institute for Agricultural Research for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRA), University of Tours, France Associate Professor Merete Edelenbos, Department of Food Science, AU FOOD, Aarhus University, Denmark (Chair) We also extend our gratitude to Tobias’s supervisors and mentors: Associate Professor Margrethe Therkildsen, Department of Food Science, AU FOOD, Aarhus University (Main Supervisor) Associate Professor Dr. Ewa Grochowska, @Department of Biotechnology and Genetics, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, University of Science and Technology Bydgoszcz (Co-supervisor) Senior Specialist Jette Søholm Petersen, SEGES Innovation Livestock Innovation, Aarhus, Denmark (Mentor) Well Done Tobias! We look forward to seeing the impact of your research on the field. 🚀 #PhDDefense #Research #BroilerWelfare #MeatQuality

40 years with plants of all shapes and sizes! 😲🥳 That is what our beloved colleague, professor and self-proclaimed "System-Oriented Anarchist" Carl-Otto Ottosen celebrated September 1st, and we couldn't be prouder 💚 🪴 Forty years of revolutionising the way we cultivate in greenhouses and doing incredible work within the field of phenotyping. 🪴 Forty years of lifting up those around him, fostering collaborations and bringing a smile to his colleagues' faces on a daily basis. Carl-Otto holds two different master's degrees, and after a lifetime with plants, there is one in particular, that he still remembers as the most difficult of all. 🌱 Read about which plant that is, and dive into a fascinating career in the portrait article below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dTTPQj5G Once more we at Department of Food Science, AU FOOD would like to extend our sincerest congratulations to Carl-Otto Ottosen for 40 years within the field 🌱 Join us in celebrating this incredible human being and amazing researcher 🎉 📸 Jens Hartmann Schmidt, AU Foto

The countdown has begun - Food Festival 2024 is only a week away! ⏱️ Next Friday Food Festival 2024 will finally open, and we at Department of Food Science, AU FOOD just can’t wait. 🤩 As you can see from the pictures in this post, last year was a blast, and we can't wait to do it all again next weekend! Friday through Sunday, the researchers will be ready with quizzes, samples and the newest knowledge from the field of Food Science, and you can help our scientists gain insight by sharing your opinions on topics such as cultivated meat and milk. Come visit us in the beautiful surroundings at Tangkrogen – we are ready to greet you from next Friday at 13.00. 💚 Read more about #AUFOOD at the festival here: https://lnkd.in/db9HUNMr Haven't got your ticket yet? Buy it below:  https://lnkd.in/d6hFFEen

Biostimulants are a growing area of focus in agriculture and horticulture - but do they work and how? 🤔 That is the focus of a one-day seminar hosted by the Department of Food Science on October 3rd. The seminar is a part of the #BioGrowth project, this seminar offers a unique opportunity to explore the latest advancements and applications in the field of biostimulants, network with leading scientists from across Europe, and explore the results of the four-year project. Read more about biostimulants and the event in the article below👇 https://lnkd.in/dUwAcDvu Merete Edelenbos Mesfin T. Gebremikael