Education
A native of Hillsboro, Wisconsin, Liska earned his Bachelor of Surgery, Master of Surgery and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Career
He also served as President of the Institute of Food Technologists (Institute of Food Technologists) in 1984-1985 and was Scientific Editor of the Journal of Food Science from 1970 to 1981 as well. After earning his Doctor of Philosophy at Wisconsin, he joined the faculty at the University of Florida as an assistant professor of Dairy science before joining Purdue University as an assistant professor of food science in 1959. Joing Purdue in 1959, Liska would be named director of the Food Science Institute in 1968.
He then became director of the Agriculture Experiment Station in 1975, and Dean of the School of Agriculture in 1980.
During his tenure as Dean of Agriculture, Liska strengthened the basic sciences of the school, before stepping down as Dean in 1985. The Department of Food Science was established during Liska"s tenure in 1983.
He would remain at Purdue as Professor of Food Science until his 1997 retirement. Liska"s research focused on food chemistry, food microbiology, and sanitation.
All told, he would have 95 papers published in ten different journals.
His greatest service was with Institute of Food Technologists, where he served as President in 1984-1985 and was scientific editor of the Journal of Food Science from 1970 to 1981. Liska died in Houston, Texas on November 11, 2002.
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Membership
Liska was a member of the American Dairy Science Association, American Dietetic Association, and Institute of Food Technologists among others
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