05/29/2026
Nolan Lee has successfully defended his masters of science thesis research titled "๐๐ช๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ป๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด, ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ" wrapping up his assistantship and research with Dr. Clifford Hall, professor of food science.
Here's a recap of Nolan's impressive accomplishments as a master's level Jackrabbit foodie!
๐ซResearched the microbial analysis of pulses in the Palouse and Northern Plains regions of US
๐ฆ Characterized microbial isolates through MALDI-TOF to define risky pathogenic and spoilage based organisms
๐ซDeveloped a pulse based granola - flavors included Spicy Paprika, Hot Honey, Peanut Butter, and Cinnamon
๐ซCreated instant lentil and chickpea cups
๐Nolan's favorite food fueling him through this research โกFruit Smoothies
With Minneapolis, MN roots and an early interest in healthy foods and lifestyle practices, Nolan was seeking a career path that would allow him to play a part in creating a healthier world. Nolan started his academic career at SDSU as a public health undergraduate student, where he was inspired in a food microbiology course to pursue food science as a master's student to set him apart. ๐ฑ
"๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ. ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ." - ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐, ๐.๐.
We wish Nolan the best as he explores his next career move in the food and public health job markets. ๐
