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Vickie Kloeris

Location:
Houston, United States of America

Description:

*A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Feeding Tomorrow, the foundation of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)*

Vickie Kloeris is a food scientist with an out of this world career. She worked at NASA in space food systems for 34 years. For 29 of those years, she served as the NASA manager of first the Shuttle and then the International Space Station food systems. She and her teams worked through the complex challenges of creating tasty, nutritious, long-lasting, easy-to-prepare meals that support the dietary and psychological needs of astronauts living on the space station. Vickie has worked with 100s of astronauts to develop their favorite meals and holiday specialty meals for space travel. 

Vickie received NASA’s highest honor, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 2019. During her career, she was twice awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and received the Johnson Space Center Director’s Commendation Award. 

She earned a B.S. in Microbiology and a M.S. in Food Science and Technology from Texas A&M University. In 2017, she was given an Outstanding Alumni Award by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. Vickie has authored and co-authored many publications and received numerous food science industry awards.  She currently serves as President of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).

For more information on Vickie and her career, please check out www.vickiekloeris.com

Tags:

  • foodscience
  • spacefood
  • space

Have you thought about food science? (K-12)

This session is intended for K-12 students to increase awareness and interest in food science as a career. We can talk about my career as a food scientist at NASA, what NASA feeds astronauts in space, and the many other jobs that food scientists can have. 

Price$80.00

Duration30 mins

Additional Info

Have you thought about food science? (K-12)

Vickie Kloeris

$80.00 - 30 mins

This session is intended for K-12 students to increase awareness and interest in food science as a career. We can talk about my career as a food scientist at NASA, what NASA feeds astronauts in space, and the many other jobs that food scientists can have. 

So you want to be a food scientist

This session is for undergraduate/graduate students considering food science, in food science, or those early in their food science career. We can talk about various career paths in food science, the critical importance of networking to establishing and advancing your career, and how I utilized food science in my career. 

Price$80.00

Duration30 mins

Additional Info

So you want to be a food scientist

Vickie Kloeris

$80.00 - 30 mins

This session is for undergraduate/graduate students considering food science, in food science, or those early in their food science career. We can talk about various career paths in food science, the critical importance of networking to establishing and advancing your career, and how I utilized food science in my career. 

A taste of space

What is the history of the development of space food? What do astronauts eat in space now? What challenges exist when it comes to developing new food technologies for future missions? This session is for anyone curious on learning more about food science in space.

Price$120.00

Duration60 mins

Additional Info

A taste of space

Vickie Kloeris

$120.00 - 60 mins

What is the history of the development of space food? What do astronauts eat in space now? What challenges exist when it comes to developing new food technologies for future missions? This session is for anyone curious on learning more about food science in space.