Gary Acuff

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
USA

Biographical Sketch: Gary R. Acuff currently holds the title of Professor of Food Microbiology and Director of the Texas A&M Center for Food Safety. He has been a member of the Texas A&M University faculty for 34 years, and in 2001 was designated a Texas AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow for research leadership. Dr. Acuff was President of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) from 2007-2008. Dr. Acuff obtained his B.S. in biology from Abilene Christian University in 1980 and his M.S. and Ph.D. in food science and technology, specializing in food microbiology, from Texas A&M University in 1982 and 1985, respectively.

Papers:
State of the Art of Surrogate Use in Process Validation
P2-15 Resistance of Spice-related Salmonella Serotypes and Pediococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 to Dehydration, Gamma-irradiation and Dry Storage