Terry E. Acree
Professor of Food Science & Chemistry, Cornell University
Campus address: 630 West North Street, Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: 315-787-2240
Email: tea2@cornell.edu
Education
1968: Ph.D., Cornell University
1965: M.S., Cornell University
1963: B.A./B.S., University of California Berkley
Academic Ranks
Professor: 1981
Associate Professor: 1974
Assistant Professor: 1968
Primary Departmental/Unit Program Area
Flavor Chemistry and Olfaction
Areas of Expertise (key words): Flavor chemistry, Olfaction, Analytical Chemistry
Professional Experience
1981-present: Department of Food Science and Technology, Cornell University,
New York, Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York
1974-1981: Associate Professor Cornell
1968-1974: Assistant Professor Cornell
1963-1968: Research Assistant Cornell
1961-1963: Laboratory Assistant USDA Berkeley
Sabbaticals and Study Leaves
1972-1973: Wine chemistry EVN, Portugal
1782-1983: Pesticide Chemistry, University of Philippines Losbanos
1983: Pheromone Chemistry, Kyoto University
1991: Flavor Chemistry, Hesergatta, India
2004: Flavor Science, University of Turin, Italy
2005: Flavor Science, Kasetsart University Bangkok, Thailand
Honors and Awards
1972-1973: Fulbright-Hays Senior Research Fellow, Centro Nacional de Estudos
de Vitivinicolas, Dois Portos, Portugal. Developed methods of wine flavor
analysis.
1983: Kyoto University Seventieth Anniversary Foundation Award. College
of Agriculture,
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. Isolated and characterized kairomones and
pheromone
from fruit and plant pests.
1999: Fellow of the Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division of the American
Chemical Society.
2000: Excellence in Teaching Award: Food Science Institute Advisory Council.
2000: IFT Stephen S. Chang Award for excellence in flavor research.
2003: IFT Tanner lecture award
Grant Support
Current Grants/Contracts/Gifts
2006-07-085 (Lee , Chang) 10/1/2006 9/30/2008
FFF Initiative $54,828
Effect of Harvest Maturity and Vinification Techniques on the Wine
Quality
of Lemberger & Cabernet Franc
I-23 (Vanden Heuvel , Justine) 4/1/2007- 3/31/2008
NY Wine & Grape Foundation - TQF $50,000
Improving the Quality of Hybrid Grapes and Wine
(Vanden Heuvel , Justine) 4/1/2008 3/31/2010
NYFVI - ARP $155,060
Improving the Composition and Wine Quality of Hybrid
Grapes in New York State
Pending
(Sacks , Gavin) 4/1/2008 3/31/2009
-NYWGF - TQF $85,451
Influence of Microclimate and Mesoclimate on
Herbaceous-smelling Methosypyrazines, and Identification of Related
Compounds Responsible for Vegetal Character in Red Wine
Pending Grants/Contracts/Gifts
NIH (Lawless, Harry)
4/1/2807 $450,000 3/31/2010
Divalent Salts and Metallic Taste
ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Current Administrative Responsibilities
Senator for CALS
Cornell Faculty Senate
Past Postdoctoral Associates
Deibler, Kathryn D. 2003-2004
Deibler, Kathryn D. 2000-2002
Mayol, Ana-Rita 1999-2000
Roberts, Deborah 1995-1996
Chisholm, Mary 1990-1991
Nishida, Ritsuo 1984
Other Current Research Professionals Supervised
Edward H. Lavin
TEACHING AND ADVISING RESPONSIBILITIES
Administrative Leadership
Mentor committee Vanden Heuvel , Justine
Courses Taught
FS430 Understanding Wine & Beer
FS616 Flavor Research
Current Teaching Assistants and Other
Teaching
Support Professionals Supervised
Anne Kurtz
Rory Williams
Extension/Outreach Workshops, Field Days, and Conferences
Light in Winter "Perception" January 27
NY Wine Industry Workshop "Wine Flavor " Feb 24
NYC Alumn Assn. "Cornell and the NY wine Revolution" June 23
Flavor Research Workshop American Chemical Society (2 presentations) Aug 17,18
American Chemical Society Symposium Aug 21
Wartburg Flavor Conf. Germany March 1. “Qualia and Flavor Chemistry”
American Chemical Society Symposium “Wine Flavor” March 20
American Chemical Society Symposium “Flavor and Molecular gastronomy” March 21
Achems Poster “Adapation and Olfaction” April 27
Kyoto University Seminar " Flavor Perception" Nov 21
Hobart William Smith Class in "Wine flavor Research" Oct 31.
Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium “Perception of Mixtures.” Aug 13
Atlanta Cornell Alumni "The NY Wine Revolution" Oct 31
Singaopre University
Chemistry Department Seminar Dec 18th
Internet Presence/Distance learning
Flavornet (http://www.flavornet.org
FS430 class web site http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/fs430
Graduate Majors
| Name | Masters | Ph.D. | |
| 1 | Richard Rex Nelson | 1977 | 1980 |
| 2 | Lucia DeGroot Tyler | 1979 | |
| 3 | David George Cunningham | 1984 | |
| 4 | PeterAnthony Braell | 1984 | 1986 |
| 5 | Elhadi Maawi Yahia | 1986 | |
| 6 | Kristin Frieda Bartik | 1988 | |
| 7 | Anna Belle Marin | 1989 | |
| 8 | Julie Ann Cox | 1991 | |
| 9 | Ana Maria Bravo | 1992 | |
| 10 | Kenneth B. Shure | 1992 | 1994 |
| 11 | Deborah Dahl Roberts | 1993 | 1995 |
| 12 | Aurea Carrasco | 1995 | |
| 13 | Brigitte Martineau | 1995 | |
| 14 | Jennifer L. Roy | 1996 | |
| 15 | K. Michael King | 1996 | |
| 16 | Yu-wen Feng | 1996 | 2000 |
| 17 | Rhonda Lavonne Smith | 1998 | |
| 18 | Jonathan Louis Licker | 1998 | 1999 |
| 19 | Peter Kheng-Chuan Ong | 1998 | |
| 20 | Kathleen Nanette Kostival | 1999 | |
| 21 | Jane E. Friedrich | 2000 | |
| 22 | Kelly Anne House | 2001 | |
| 23 | Kathryn D. Deibler | 2001 | |
| 24 | Han-Bin Chen | 2002 | |
| 25 | Jill Marie Richardson | 2002 | |
| 26 | Katherine Kittel | 2006 |
OTHER CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professional Societies
AChems, ACS, IFT, AAAS. ASEV
Professional Honoraries
Fellow ACS, AGFD
Editorial Boards
Ag. Food Chem, 1992-2000
FFJ 1999 – 2002
Chemosensory Perception 2007-
OTHER CURRENT PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Conferences/Workshops/in-service Participation
August 2002ACS Flavor Chemistry Workshop Boston
April 2003 Wine Grape Research Workshop
Aug 2005 ACS Flavor Research Workshop Washington
Invited Presentations
Kasetsart University Short course and Seminar
Kyoto University Seminar of Flavor Perception