FOODANALYSIS.UCDAVIS.EDU - Key Persons


Alyson E. Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Co - Director Food Safety and Measurement Facility
  • Professor
Dr. Mitchell is a Professor in the Food Science & Technology Department and the John Kinsella Endowed Chair in Food and Nutrition. Dr. Mitchell's research focuses on

Jenny Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Adjunct Professor of Viticulture & Enology and Applications Scientist at Agilent Technologies
Bio Dr. Nelson's focus is in trace elemental analysis for the food and beverage industry. Projects include but are not limited to: determining geographic origins studying toxic and life essential elements identifying elemental contamination from packaging and processing.

Larry Lerno

Job Titles:
  • Director of Research, Food Safety & Measurement Facility

Susan E. Ebeler

Job Titles:
  • Co - Director Food Safety & Measurement Facility
  • Professor
Dr. Ebeler is a Professor in the Viticulture & Enology Department and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Programs in the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences. Her research focuses on: development and application of analytical chemistry techniques to study wine flavor chemistry understanding physico-chemical interactions of flavors with nonvolatile wine components elucidation of the chemical mechanisms for observed health effects of wine and wine components