The results of the Project “FUNGIWOOD – Utilization of crop residues and wood processing residues from mushroom substrate, for the creation of a cohesive structural material and for the replacement of single-use plastic products” were presented at a scientific conference held on Monday 24/10/2022, 11.00-14.00 in Karditsa.
In a recently published study (Ioannidis, John P.A. 2022. “September 2022 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators””, Mendeley Data, V4, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.4) the contribution of scientists to scientific research is evaluated using criteria related to the number and citations of their scientific publications. Based on the c index (Composite citation index), research is ranked in all scientific areas, and ultimately the top 2% of scientists’ impact on a global scale is recognized. The faculty members of the Department, Mr. Ioannis Giavasis and Dimitris Makris are among the top 2% for the year 2021.
>> The distinction of the two professors of the Department was also published in the local press: NEOS AGON Publication
The Department of Food Science and Nutrition participated in THESSALYEXPO 22 (Karditsa Tobacco Warehouses) from Friday 7/10 to Sunday 9/10/2022, presenting the Department’s activities as well as the BIT-Eat product which was developed by the Department’s student team and won 3rd prize in the National Competition.ECOTROPHELIA 2022
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The BIT-EAT product was successfully presented at the University of Thessaly’s pavilion at the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair by members of the ECOTROPHELIA 2022 student group, Professor Theofanis Georgopoulos and the President of the Department, Professor Konstantinos Polymeros.
The Department of Food Science and Nutrition of the University of Thessaly
carried out a very interesting and successful
educational visit to the Atalanti Brewery in Atalanti, Fthiotida, on 3/6/2022, as part of the Industrial Fermentations and Food Biotechnology course, accompanied by the teaching professors Ioannis Giavasis, Boukis Paraskevis and
Mitsanga Chrysanthis, during which the students of the Department had the opportunity
to observe the entire production process from malting to the packaging of different types of beer, under the guidance of Ms. Efstathia
Mazioti and Mr. Giorgos Papadopoulos. The visit concluded with a very
pleasant tasting of all the brewery’s products in a particularly
pleasant and friendly environment.
We warmly thank all the staff of the Atalanti Greek Brewery for the exceptional hospitality they offered to the students and faculty of the Department.
The scientific conference entitled “Local and International Responses to the Global Food Crisis” was successfully organized on Friday, June 10, 2022, by the Department of Food Science and Nutrition.
On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, as part of the FOOD PRESERVATION AND PACKAGING course, 6th semester students visited the DAMAVAND industry (Tomato processing industry, Filia, Karditsa) where they were given a tour of the company’s production unit. Warm thanks to the company’s management and personally to Mr. Karavasilis and Mr. Simou for organizing a very interesting visit.
On Thursday 19/05, as part of the FOOD PRESERVATION AND PACKAGING course, we had the honor of having Mr. Kostas Karavasilis as a guest speaker, who shared his valuable and many years of experience from the food industry.
Konstantinos Karavasilis is an Agriculturist – Food Scientist, a graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with additional studies in England (MSc, MBA) in food science, Quality management, business administration and innovation management. He has been active in the food industry for more than 25 years both in Greece and internationally, with main focus on food design and development, research, product quality and safety management and food legislation.
Theofanis Georgopoulos was invited to give a speech entitled “Recent legislative developments in the food sector” at 25ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο της Ομοσπονδίας Επαγγελματοβιοτεχνών Ζαχαροπλαστών Ελλάδος (ΟΕΖΕ) on May 28, 2022 in the city of Trikala.
