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Chang Honored for Mississippi Land Bank-sponsored Excellence in Research Award

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Dr. Sam Chang, professor in the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion and stationed at the Coastal Research and Extension Center, received the Mississippi Land Bank-sponsored MAFES Excellence in Research Faculty Award.

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Since 2017, Chang has been awarded three national competitive research grants from USDA-NIFA-AFRI totaling approximately $1 million and has published 42 refereed journal articles. Chang is director of the Mississippi Center for Food Safety and Post-Harvest Technology and the MAFES Experimental Seafood Processing Laboratory. He also serves as scientific editor for the Journal of Food Science.

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Mississippi Land Bank proudly supports scholars who are actively researching ways to help make a better Mississippi for consumers and producers. We recognize that innovative research and technology in agricultural and natural resources is vital and congratulate Dr. Chang on his outstanding research.

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For more information regarding the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station research awards, visit https://www.cals.msstate.edu/news-item.php?id=542.

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