Volume 28 Issue 1 September 2005 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear CAFS members: It is my honor and pleasure to greet you at the beginning of our new fiscal/operational year. Thanks to many hard-working members, the celebration of CAFS’ 30th anniversary at the Five Happiness Restaurant in New Orleans was a great success. I think everyone at the banquet enjoyed seeing all the friends, watching the presentation of past events prepared by Dr. Peggy Hsieh, and listening to Dr. Cathy Ang reminiscing CAFS’s for- mation and many years of progress. The evening was topped off with Kenny Chuang’s beautiful clarinet recital. New Orleans was a great convention city for all of us to meet and enjoy. The Conven- tion Center was huge and cool. It is one of five cities for IFT to convene its annual meet- ing. But because of the damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina, the city may never re- cover. Looks like we are not going back there in 2008 as planned by IFT. Dr. Fred Shih, a USDA senior scientist in New Orleans, was my guest at our July banquet. He was lucky to have decided to drive with his wife to Houston two days before the hurricane hit New Orleans. He told me later that the USDA may have to abandon the entire Southern Regional Research Center, an example of unexpected happenings as a result of Nature’s wrath. For all of us fortunate enough not to be affected by these dreadful events, I suggest we move forward and try to make CAFS a better society in which to share our fellowship, knowledge, and experience. Mandated by our by- INSIDE THIS ISSUE: laws, I am chairing the Long Range Planning Committee, with two very capable members, Dr. Steven Pao, immedi- 1 ate past president of CAFS, and Ms. Judy Chan, one of our current directors. Together, we would like to suggest Letter from the President the following endeavors for the coming year as our long range planning: 1. Increase membership and promote CAFS among Chinese-American specialists – especially new graduates, by CAFS annual banquet 2-4 establishing a liaison at each university, state, or region to recruit new members. and financial report 2. Continue to consider the pros and cons of non-profit status for CAFS, and review the idea of setting up a CAFS Foundation proposed by the Executive Committee in 2003. Stories of new officers 5-6 3. Strengthen CAFS’s financial standing so that we can continue to offer scholarships and awards, to support wor- thy activities by members, and to fund necessary expenses for liaison with other food science-related socie- ties. 7-9 Stories of awarded member- 4. Facilitate exchange and cooperation with other food-related professional societies such as co-organizing or co- sand new members sponsoring meaningful and timely symposia and workshops. 5. Devote some space in our quarterly newsletter called “Profile in Scientific Achievement and Leadership” to 10-11 News in Food Technology highlight and showcase one of our members. 6. Review past activities to see if there are any unfinished tasks that need more work. About CAFS 12 The Long Range Planning Committee would like to ask all of our members to critique the plans shown above, and 13 give us your views and ideas about the various tasks. You can send e-mail to any one of us (Moy, Pao, and Chan). About this Newsletter Also, I am asking our secretary/editor to set up a “CAFS Mailbox” in each issue of Newsletter, which I suggested last year. The purposes of the mailbox are to provide a forum for discussion, a place to express your opinion or to ask questions about CAFS- or food-related matter. Special announcement I welcome all members to write or call. I also want to welcome all the incoming officers and committee chairs and members (listed page 3 in this newsletter). I look forward to working with all of you in the coming year. New address, effective immediately Cathy Ang, 2209 Serrano Place, Fuller- With Warmest Aloha, ton, CA 92833 J AMES H. MOY e-mail: [email protected] James H. Moy CAFS newsletter 28(1) Page 2 A NNUAL BANQUET REPORT D R . Y. MARTIN LO Dear CAFS Members, The 2005 CAFS Annual Meeting cluding Margaret A. Lawson (IFT volved in CAFS activities. The th heartwarmingly marked the 30 President-Elect), Ann highlight of the night was indeed anniversary of our society with a Hollingsworth (IFT Past- the achievements of CAFS in the very nice dinner banquet program President), Dr. Huub L.M. last thirty years! Dr. Cathy Ang that took place on Monday, July Lelieveld (IFT International Divi- gave a very touching presentation th 18 at the Five Happiness Restau- sion Chair), Dr. Yao-Wen Huang on the history of CAFS starting rant at 3605 S. Carrollton Ave, (International Division Chair- from the launch of the society New Orleans, LA. Despite the dis- Elect), Dr. Cheng-I Wei (Dean of through various stages of transi- tance from the convention center College of Agriculture and Natural tion to where we stand to- where the IFT Annual Meeting Resources at University of Mary- day. The mighty wisdom and took place, many of our members land), Dr. James Swi-Bea Wu leadership of all CAFS past presi- and honored guests managed to (Director of the Institute of Food dents along with the cohesiveness arrive at the event on time and had Science and Technology, National built over the many years of a great time together. Taiwan University, Taipei, Tai- CAFS’s history have formed the With a pre-banquet slideshow run- wan), Dr. Pingfan Rao (Director, core spirit for the society. With ning pictures from CAFS events in Institute of Biotechnology, Fuzhou the younger generation emerging the last five years and light music in University, Fujian, China), Mr. Jay into this professional society, the background, Dr. Herbert Stone, Hua (Secretary General of the there truly are a lot to learn in IFT President, and Barbara Byrd Taiwan Food Science and Tech- order to step up to the plate. Keenan, IFT Executive Vice Presi- nology Association), and Mr. Al- dent, were among the first groups bert Chan (representing the Hong to arrive at the banquet before Kong Food Science and Technol- heading out to another IFT dinner ogy Association). function in the same eve- The PowerPoint presentation pre- ning. They both commended on pared by Dr. Peggy Hsieh brought the long-time involvements and everyone’s memory back to the contributions of CAFS in many early days of CAFS. While senior IFT-sponsored international activi- members took a joyride though ties. We are much obliged to the the time tunnel, the new members attendance of many outstanding had a great opportunity to appreci- guests at the banquet meeting, in- ate each of the milestones set forth by the members and officers in- DR. KENNY CHUANG IFT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CAFS newsletter 28(1) Page 3 A NNUAL BANQUET REPORT D R . Y. MARTIN LO Dr. Yong Hang, Chair of accumulative GPA reached allow us to come in two CAFS Awards and Scholar- 3.83/4.0. The 2005 CAFS hours ahead of time to set ships Committee and Profes- Graduate Student Scholar- everything up and provided sor at Cornell University, ship has two winners. In the a lot of extra services includ- announced the winners of M.S. category the winner is ing calling taxis after the this year’s CAFS Ms. Shaohong Yuan event. Of course the busi- awards. The CAFS Profes- (Advisor: Prof. Sam. K.C. ness could not be carried out sional Achievement Award Chang) from the North Da- without the support by those Y. Martin Lo, Ph.D.; Website: goes to Dr. Sheree Lin, co- kota State University with a who had put in much effort www.agnr.umd.edu/lo founder and president of S perfect 4.0 GPA in addition behind the scene. Designed Associate Professor of Food Bio- & J Lab., Inc., a professional to presenting three research by Yi-Chun (Afra) Yeh, a process Engineering laboratory conducting con- papers on quality of soy graduate student at the Uni- Extension Specialist of Food Proc- tract work on chemical and products during the 2005 versity of Maryland who is essing and Safety microbiological examination IFT meeting. In the Ph.D. also our new newsletter edi- Dept. Nutrition & Food Science, th University of Maryland of food and non-food prod- category, Mr. Qinchun Rao tor, the 30 Anniversary 3102 Marie Mount Hall, College ucts. The CAFS Distin- (Advisor: Prof. Peggy Hsieh) Polo Shirt was one of the Park, Maryland 20742 guished Service Award goes from the Florida State Uni- highlights at the event and P: 301-405-4509; F: 301-314- to Professor Peggy Hsieh versity whose research focus throughout the IFT Annual 3313; E: [email protected] (Florida State Univ.) for her is in food safety received the Meeting. I would also like to outstanding services that award. He also presented a extend my most sincere ap- promote the advancement research paper at the 2005 preciations to my graduate and well-being of IFT meeting. students Jing Wang, Hsin- CAFS. This year’s CAFS The spirit of celebration ran Lin Cheng, and Afra Yeh for Undergraduate Student all the way through the ban- their assistance starting from Scholarship was awarded to quet meeting and ended preparation of supplies to Ms. Lefan Zhuang, daughter with many happy winners of working at the registration of Dr. Hong Zhuang (CAFS handsome door prizes. I was desk for the event.