Dr. Daryl B. Lund
Cornell University

Biography:

Daryl Lund earned a B.S. degree in mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ph.D in food science with a minor in chemical engineering also from the University of Wisconsin. During 21 years at the University of Wisconsin, he was a Professor of food engineering in the Food Science Department, served his last three years at UW as chair of the department and contributed over 150 scientific papers, edited 5 books, and co-authored one major text book in the area of simultaneous heat and mass transfers in foods, kinetics of reactions in foods, and food processing. In 1988, he continued his administrative responsibilities by chairing the Department of Food Science at Rutgers University, and from December, 1989 through July, 1995, served as the Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources with responsibilities for teaching, research and extension at Rutgers University. From 1995 through 2000, he served as dean of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He is currently located at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and serves as USDA’s Executive Director of the North Central Agricultural Experiment Station Directors.