Dr. Karl E. Weingartner

Dr. Weingartner has been with the International Soybean Program (INTSOY) at the University of Illinois in Urbana since 1988. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the University's Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. He was a Senior Research Fellow of the American Institute of Indian Studies from 1981 to 1982 and was based at the Department of Food Technology, G.B. Pant University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received his PhD in Food Technology (minor Nutrition) from the University of Illinois (1981), MS in Food Science (minor Food Microbiology) from the University of Florida (1975) and BS in Food Science from Clemson University (1968). He was a Peace Corps volunteer to Fiji, S.W. Pacific, for four years. Dr. Weingartner has traveled extensively in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Pacific for his work. He is a member of several professional organizations, among them the American Institute of Nutrition, Institute of Food Technologists, Nigerian Institute of Food Technology, and South African Association for Food Science and Technology.

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Karl E. Weingartner, Ph. D.
Senior Food Scientist & Assistant Professor
35 National Soybean Research Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-4088
Fax: (217) 333-5838