General

Dr. Reif teaches introduction to dairy technology, dairy products marketing programs; frozen dairy foods, general dairy manufacturing, cheese and fermented dairy foods, concentration/fractionation and butter technology, undergraduate seminar, and ag skills of dairy products. Dr. Reif's related professional interests are in sensory evaluation of dairy products, working with the CA Milk Advisory Board, and researching light-activated flavor milk defects,

Education

1962 - B.S., Kansas State University

1964 - M.S., University of Nebraska

1967 - Ph.D., Iowa State University

Awards/Recognitions

1998 Alpha Tau Alpha Honorary Member

Current Courses

DSCI 202 Dairy Product Marketing Programs (3) Promotional programs of national dairy companies, integrated supermarket firms and independents. Programs of major dairy organizations; for example, National Dairy Council and Dairy Board, California Dairy Council, and Milk Advisory Board. 2 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: DPT 134 or consent of instructor.

DSCI 223 Frozen Dairy Foods (3) Selection of ingredients, calculating, and processing ice cream, and related frozen products. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: DSCI 121.

DSCI 231 General Dairy Manufacturing (4) Composition and properties of fluid milk and manufactured milk products. Chemistry and microbiology of dairy products. Processes and equipment involved in the manufacture of butter, cheeses, and other fermented dairy products, frozen, condensed, and dried dairy foods. Elective course for non-dairy science students. Survey course for dairy husbandry majors. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

DSCI 434 Cheese and Fermented Dairy Foods (5) Scientific methods, ingredients, and equipment used in the manufacture of various fermented dairy products, including cheeses, buttermilk, sour cream, and yogurt. 4 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: DSCI 134, and BACT 221.

DSCI 463 Undergraduate Seminar (2) Reports on student papers, bulletins, periodical articles, and dairy research experiments. Sources of dairy husbandry information. Practice in oral reporting. Recent developments and research work in the dairy industry. 2 lectures.

Address

Phone: (805) 756-2595

Fax:(805)756-6300

Office: Agriculture Erhart Bld. 10 Rm 140

Dr Gary D. Reif may be E-mailed at greif@calpoly.edu.