Dr. Hassan Granted Tenure

Dr. Ashraf Hassan, Associate Professor, has been granted Tenure in Dairy Science effective 1st July 2008. Dr. Hassan has been a faculty member in Dairy Science at SDSU since July 2003 and is responsible for teaching and research in Dairy Manufacturing. Dr. Hassan teaches Technical Control of Dairy Products I, parts of Dairy Product Processing I and II and Laboratory Techniques in Dairy Science. He has developed a strong research program in the area of low fat cheese technology, in particular investigating the applications of cultures producing exopolysaccharides for improving the quality of low fat cheeses. His expertise in the application of electron microscopy is well recognized. His research work is supported by the Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center, US-Egypt Joint Science Technology Board (USDA-FAS) program, Dairy Management Inc., and others. His research has resulted in over 30 publications in the form of research papers, presentations, and book chapters. In recognition of his work the American Dairy Science Association recognized Dr. Hassan with the Foundation Scholars Award in 2006. In 2007 Dr. Hassan spent 4 months at Chungnam National University in South Korea as an exchange faculty member.

6 June 2008

South Dakota State University / Dairy Science Department
Dairy Microbiology Rm 109 / Phone: 605-688-4116
College of Agricultural and Biological Sciences