SDSU faculty recognized for excellence
The annual South Dakota State University Celebration of Faculty Excellence recognized 30 faculty members, researchers and scientists Tuesday. The event honors faculty members in the university's colleges for outstanding research, teaching and service.
Save the peels: How bananas can be used to fight the plastic waste crisis
Srinivas Janaswamy, associate professor of food chemistry, has demonstrated how banana peels can be utilized to create biodegradable films — plastic-like material that will decompose in the environment and may one day replace petroleum-based plastic as the dominant food packaging material.
SDSU researcher turning switchgrass into bioplastics
South Dakota State University researcher Srinivas Janaswamy has demonstrated how switchgrass can be utilized to create bioplastics.
Could spent coffee grounds provide an alternative to plastic packaging?
A new study from Srinivas Janaswamy has revealed how spent coffee grounds can be made into biodegradable films—material that could one day replace plastics.
Vikram Mistry retires after nearly 40-year career dedicated to dairy science, student success
For nearly 40 years, Vikram Mistry, professor emeritus and recently retired associate dean and director of academic programs for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at South Dakota State University, has dedicated his professional career to conducting research on dairy products to improve their quality, nutritional value and processing methods, and educating young minds preparing to enter the dairy production, dairy manufacturing and food science industries.
Can avocado peels help curb a plastic waste problem?
Over the past two decades, the United States has been importing more and more avocados each year, underlining a growing obsession with the nutrient-dense fruit. Simultaneously, the U.S. and the rest of the world have been dealing with a growing environmental crisis spurred on by an overreliance on plastic. Could avocados — specifically avocado peels — provide a potential solution?
An alternative to plastic
An alternative to plastic. Srinivas Janaswamy, an associate professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Dairy and Food Science, is exploring possible biodegradable packaging alternatives to plastic