CHICAGO — The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) announced that Viral Shukla has taken over as president of the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA). Shukla is replacing Chapman University’s Luuvan Hoang, who will now serve as IFTSA’s immediate past president.
Shukla is a PhD candidate at Cornell University where he is working to turn food waste streams into value-added food products. He currently serves as the president of the Food Science Product Development Club at Cornell.