News Release Distributed 08/18/14

BATON ROUGE, La. – Kayanush Aryana, an LSU AgCenter researcher and professor of dairy foods technology in the LSU College of Agriculture, received the International Dairy Foods Association Award in Dairy Food Processing at the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, in July.

The award recognizes individuals “whose research findings have allowed dairy foods processors to develop new products and make a significant improvement in the quality, safety or processing efficiency of dairy foods,” according to the ADSA press release.

Aryana’s research focuses on functional dairy foods and probiotic characteristics. His research has facilitated the creation and introduction of novel dairy products with health benefits.

Tobie Blanchard