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Awards

Dr. Zhongli Pan, Research Engineer, Processed Foods Research Unit, USDA-ARS-WRRC, won the 2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers and  the USDA ARS Herbert L. Rothbart Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award of 2007 for his Innovative, High Impact Engineering Solutions to Value-added Processing of Agricultural Commodities.

Upcoming Speakers and Seminars

For more information, please contact Dr. Zhongli Pan at zhongli.pan@ars.usda.gov.