Twin Cities UW Alumni to Learn About Science of Chocolate
April 28, 2008
Contact: Kate Dixon, Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni in the Twin Cities area will celebrate the founding of the university with a talk from a food science expert on Saturday, May 3.
Richard Hartel, professor of food engineering at UW-Madison, will present his lecture, “The Science of Chocolate” at the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Twin Cities Chapter Founders’ Day event.
The Founders’ Day event will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Avenue, in Edina. News media are welcome to attend. For more details, visit uwalumni.com/twincities.
Hartel’s research projects include controlling phase transitions (ice, sugar, fat and air) in ice cream and understanding and controlling bloom formation in chocolates and coatings. He has authored or edited eight books, has four others in the works, and holds three patents. He has won numerous awards including the Dairy Foods Research Award and the 2007 Maurer Extra Mile Award from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW-Madison.
Founders’ Day 2008 is presented in cities nationwide by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, a nonprofit organization, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Foundation.
These events are hosted annually by UW-Madison alumni chapters to bring the latest in University of Wisconsin research to alumni in their hometowns, raise funds for student scholarships and celebrate the founding of the university. Proceeds from the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Twin Cities Chapter Founders’ Day event will benefit the chapter's local scholarship fund.
Participation and membership in the Wisconsin Alumni Association and its chapters are open to all alumni, students and friends of UW-Madison.
Founded in 1861, WAA offers UW alumni and friends a wide variety of services, including the award-winning On Wisconsin Magazine, Badger Insider Magazine, career services, international travel opportunities and lifelong learning events. Learn more at uwalumni.com.
Contact: Kate Dixon, Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni in the Twin Cities area will celebrate the founding of the university with a talk from a food science expert on Saturday, May 3.
Richard Hartel, professor of food engineering at UW-Madison, will present his lecture, “The Science of Chocolate” at the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Twin Cities Chapter Founders’ Day event.
The Founders’ Day event will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Avenue, in Edina. News media are welcome to attend. For more details, visit uwalumni.com/twincities.
Hartel’s research projects include controlling phase transitions (ice, sugar, fat and air) in ice cream and understanding and controlling bloom formation in chocolates and coatings. He has authored or edited eight books, has four others in the works, and holds three patents. He has won numerous awards including the Dairy Foods Research Award and the 2007 Maurer Extra Mile Award from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW-Madison.
Founders’ Day 2008 is presented in cities nationwide by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, a nonprofit organization, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Foundation.
These events are hosted annually by UW-Madison alumni chapters to bring the latest in University of Wisconsin research to alumni in their hometowns, raise funds for student scholarships and celebrate the founding of the university. Proceeds from the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Twin Cities Chapter Founders’ Day event will benefit the chapter's local scholarship fund.
Participation and membership in the Wisconsin Alumni Association and its chapters are open to all alumni, students and friends of UW-Madison.
Founded in 1861, WAA offers UW alumni and friends a wide variety of services, including the award-winning On Wisconsin Magazine, Badger Insider Magazine, career services, international travel opportunities and lifelong learning events. Learn more at uwalumni.com.
