2016 IFTSA Student Competition Winners

Congratulations to all the IFT Student Association 2016 Competition Winners! And thanks to all the finalist teams that participated.

Product Development Competition, sponsored by Mars Chocolate North America:

• 1st place: McGill University—Rephyll Rephyll is a reinvention of a full day’s serving of vegetables in the form of a juicy patty that replicates the sensory and cooking experience of beef.

• 2nd place: Michigan State University—YerBagel

• 3rd place: University of Wisconsin, Madison—Qeen-Yos

Developing Solutions for Developing Countries Competition, sponsored by Tate & Lyle:

• 1st place: McGill University—Fitamin Multimeal Fitamin Multimeal is a ready-to-eat stew made of lentils, tuna, skim milk powder, tahini, carrots, and tomatoes with added eggshell powder to boost the calcium content. A portion of the stew—which is targeted to pregnant women in Yemen—can be combined with flour to make flatbread.

• 2nd place: Universidad de Costa Rica—Hamilk

• 3rd place: Rutgers University—MagiCal

Disney–IFTSA Product Development Competition, sponsored by Disney Consumer Products:

• Grand prize: University of Massachusetts, Amherst—Elsa’s Oat Flurries Elsa’s Oat Flurries are a combination of frozen Greek yogurt, fruit puree, and whole grain oats.

• 1st place: Penn State University—Rey’s Rations Jakku Juice Orb

• Honorary Mentions: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo—BB-8 bites Rutgers University—BB8 Light Bites University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez—Droidsicles

Undergraduate Research Paper Competition:

• 1st place: Samantha Van Wees

• 2nd place: Genevieve Sullivan

• 3rd place: Menghan Sui

IFTSA Thesis Video Competition, sponsored by Campden BRI:

• Amadeus “Ando” Ahnan, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Excellence in Leadership award:

• Graduate recipient: John Frelka, Ohio State University

• Undergraduate recipient: Morgan Von Staden, Mississippi State University

Chapter of the Year:

• Chapter of the Year—University of Wisconsin – Madison

• Outstanding Chapter in Public Outreach: University of Wisconsin – Madison

• Outstanding Chapter in Membership Experience: McGill University

• Outstanding Chapter in Organizational Growth: the University of California – Davis

• Outstanding Chapter in National Engagement: California State Polytechnic University – Pomona

College Bowl:

• First place: University of California, Davis

• Runner up: Purdue University

Thanks again to all of our sponsors!