Dennis D'Amico

Associate Professor

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Education

• PhD in Animal, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Vermont, 2008
• MS, in Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Vermont, 2004
• BS in Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Vermont, 2002

Academics

Courses Taught

• ANSC 3461/5640. Animal Food Products: Dairy Technology
• ANSC 3642W. Scientific Writing in Animal Food Products: Dairy Technology
• ENGR 3195/BADM 4895. Special Topics: UConn Brewing Innovation: Brew Crew

In the News

• How to Partner With Industry (by Really Trying) – UConn Today, June 2025
• Their Final Class Project? A Beer-Tasting Showdown – UConn Today, May 2025
• Virus vs. Bacteria: Phages Prove Effective at Killing Pathogens in Milk – UConn Today, February 2025
• Is raw milk safe? Science has a clear answer – Popular Science, November 2024
• Episode 125: Cheese, Glorious Cheese – UConn 360 Podcast, November 2024
• Cheeses Proving UConn Creamery Is More Than Ice Cream – CT Patch, August 2024
• Monterey Jack a winner for UConn at cheese awards – The Chronicle, August 2024
• Several CT dairies, cheesemakers win American Cheese Society Awards – NBC Connecticut, August 2024
• Cheesemakers From Connecticut Win National Cheese Society Awards – i95, August 2024
• CT may have the ‘pizza capital,’ but another culinary creation is getting attention now – MSN.com, August 2024

Research/Outreach Interests

• Improving the safety and quality of foods with a focus on dairy products
• Working with small value-added dairy producers on product development, process control, environmental monitoring, and the development and implementation of food safety management systems
• Developing, supporting and delivering workshops to provide dairy manufacturers and professionals with technical and scientific knowledge necessary to assure the consistent production and sale of safe, high-quality cheese and dairy products
• Examining the microbial ecology of dairy products and production environments, the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria in milk and milk products, and microbial behavior during the manufacture of foods
• Identifying novel and natural interventions as preventive controls for pathogens in foods

Hobbies/Non-Academic Interests

• Beer and brewing