People

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Abigail Snyder

Associate Professor of Microbial Food Safety

Hometown: Chillicothe, OH

Education:

  • Doctorate in Food Microbiology, Cornell University
    • Minors: Microbiology, Biochemistry
  • Bachelor’s in Food Science, The Ohio State University
  • Bachelor’s in Chemistry, The Ohio State University

Contact: abs276@cornell.edu

Hobbies: Reading, hiking, spending time with dogs and family.

Current Group Members:

Dr. Yang Jiao

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Hometown: Tongliao, China

Education:

  • Doctorate in Biological Systems Engineering / Food Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman WA, USA
  • Master’s in Agricultural Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
  • Bachelor’s in Thermal Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

Research interests: Thermal & Non-thermal food processing; Food safety;
Multiphysics modeling of transport phenomena.
Hobbies: Reading, Hiking
Contact: yj488@cornell.edu 
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tHD_DrIAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. Sarah Daly

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Education:

  • Doctorate in Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • Master’s in Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  • Bachelor’s in Biological Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Research interests: Fermentation and Microbial Ecology.

Hobbies: Reading, baking, walking.

Contact: sed84@cornell.edu

Devin Daeschel

Graduate Student

Hometown: Corvallis, OR

Education:

  • Doctorate in Food Science, Cornell University (in progress) – PhD candidate
  • Bachelor’s in Microbiology, Oregon State University

Research: Modeling Listeria monocytogenes harborage sites in food processing plants.

Hobbies: Hiking, reading, movies

Contact: dzd5@cornell.edu

 

Katerina Roth

Graduate Student

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Education:

  • Doctorate in Food Science, Cornell University (in progress) – PhD candidate
  • Bachelor’s in Food Science, University of California,  Davis

Research: Genomics and spoilage capabilities of Alicyclobacillus spp.; Optimization of microbial tracing in food systems

Hobbies: Hiking, baking, traveling

Contact: kr555@cornell.edu

 

Amalia Beary

Graduate Student

From: Argentina

Education:

Hobbies/About Me: Cooking, baking, and dancing.

Contact: mb2368@cornell.edu

 

Xiaoxuan (Meg) Shi 施小璇

Graduate Student

Hometown: Anhui, China

Education:

  • Doctorate in Food Science, Cornell University (in progress)
  •  Bachelor’s in Food Science, Pennsylvania State University

Research: Management of yeasts and molds through strain-level PCR-based typing
schemes.

Hobbies: Film making, reading, gym, traveling, and horseback riding

Contact: xs276@cornell.edu

 

Jingzhang (Barry) Feng

Graduate Student

Hometown: Guangzhou, China

Education:

  • Doctorate in Food Science, Cornell University (in progress)
  • Bachelor’s in Food Science, Pennsylvania State University

Research: Metagenomics

Hobbies: Basketball, working out, hiking

Contact: jf827@cornell.edu

Jakob Baker

Graduate Student
Hometown: Long Valley, NJ
Education:
– Doctorate in Food Science, Cornell University (in progress) – PhD candidate
– Bachelor’s in Food Science; Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
Research:
– Efficacy of superheated steam for microbial inactivation as a function of surface features.
Hobbies: Hiking, Running, Plants, Coffee
jb2476@cornell.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakob-baker-b943881b2/

YiKun Wang

Graduate student

Hometown: Henan, China
Education: Masters in Food Science (in progress), Cornell University
Bachelor’s in Food Science, Pennsylvania State University
Hobbies: Baking and Video games
Contact: yw2625@Cornell.edu

Undergraduate Scholars:

Will Serlin

Undergraduate Student

Hometown: Westchester, NY

Education: College of Arts and Life Sciences (in progress)

Hobbies: rock climbing, cooking, playing frisbee, watching sports

Contact: wls67@cornell.edu

SHUAI MAN

Hometown: Inner Mongolia, China

Education:
Bachelor’s in Biological Science, Cornell University

Hobbies: Rock climbing, snowboarding, and yoga

Contact:
Email: sm2259@cornell.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shuai-man-7840b9228

Shieana Xie

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Education: Bachelor’s in Food Science, Cornell University

Hobbies: Baking, reading, drawing/painting
Contact:
Email:slx2@cornell.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shieanaxie/