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Dr. Brett Taubman is a professor and the director of the Fermentation Sciences program in  Appalachian State University's A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences.

Dr. Brett Taubman featured on WUNC's The Broadside
Jan 23, 2026

From bourbon to chow chow, fermentation is everywhere in Southern food and drink.

Department News, Faculty and Staff, Fermentation Sciences
Erik Martella sits on a stone wall and smiles while pouring himself a glass of red wine.

Demystifying Wine for the Next Generation [faculty featured]
Jan 9, 2026

As both an educator and winemaker, Erik Martella has spent decades thinking about how people encounter wine, not just as a beverage, but as an experience shaped by history, hospitality, and human... Faculty and Staff, Fermentation Sciences

Freedom Johnson '22

SAFE Student Spotlight: Freedom Johnson '22
Apr 16, 2024

Johnson received a Spring 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) grant to purchase the Cy3 and Cy5 chromophores needed to synthesize hairpin... Chemistry, Students, Grants and Research

Dr. Al Schwab

Dr. Al Schwab has paper published in Journal of Chemical Education
Mar 25, 2024

Last summer, Dr. Al Schwab created a new physical chemistry lab experiment for our students based on differential scanning calorimetry.

Chemistry, Department News, Faculty and Staff, Grants and Research
Kate Huffman

SAFE Student Spotlight: Kate Huffman
Mar 19, 2024

Huffman received a Spring 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) grant to synthesize Syn-Ake “Tripeptide-3,” a polypeptide cosmece

Chemistry, Grants and Research, Students
CAS Corps member Luke Darney is a junior chemistry major from Cary. Photo submitted

CAS Corps Feature: Luke Darney
Mar 1, 2024

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of CAS and to create, promote and execute... Chemistry, Students

Dr. Brett Taubman

Fermentation Sciences program featured in radio interview
Feb 9, 2024

Dr. Brett Taubman was featured in a radio interview recently.

Fermentation Sciences, Department News, Faculty and Staff
CAS Corps member Emily Baker is a junior chemistry major from Kernersville. Photo submitted.

CAS Corps Feature: Emily Baker
Feb 9, 2024

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of CAS and to create, promote and execute... Students