Sean F. O'Keefe
1230 Washington Street SW
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Education
- Ph.D., Food Technology, Iowa State University, 1988
- M.S., Food Science, Technical University of Nova Scotia, 1984
- B.S., Biology, St. Francis Xavier University, 1981
Teaching Responsibilities
FST 4014, Concepts of Food Product Development (syllabus)
FST 4514, Food Analysis (syllabus)
FST 5984, Flavor Chemistry (syllabus)
Professional Appointments
July 2008 - Present Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
July 1996 - November 1999 Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
March 1991 - June 1996 Assistant Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Selected Funding Sources
Florida Seagrant
National Peanut Council
Micronutrients, Inc.
Minute Maid Corporation
National Marine Fisheries Service
Southeastern Poultry and Egg Association
Awards
Certificate of Teaching Excellence. 2011. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech
Faculty Teaching Award. 2008. Gamma Sigma Delta, Virginia Tech.
Bailey Award. 2004. R.W. Mozingo, S.F. O'Keefe, T.H. Sanders and K.W. Hendrix. American Peanut Research and Education Society.
Improving quality of peanuts by selecting varieties with modified fatty acid composition, control of maturity and other agronomic factors, and use of novel processing methods.