Kathryn J. Boor is the recipient of the 2020 Harris Award, given annually to recognize excellence in and contributions to the discipline of food science. The award consists of a $3,000 honorarium plus all travel expenses to interact with the faculty, staff, and students of Ohio State.
Boor earned a BS from Cornell University, an MS from the University of Wisconsin, and a PhD in microbiology from the University of California, Davis. In 1994, she joined Cornell and served a…