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Gusek, Todd Walter was born on October 24, 1959 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States. Son of Walter Thomas and Mary Virginia Gusek.
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Todd Walter Gusek, American Food scientist. Achievements include patents for discovery of a new laundry detergentenzyme, for non-chemical process of treating flour to replace traditional chlorine bleaching technology; development of new Betty Crockersnack product marketed nationally; invention of an edible composition which functions as a "susceptor" in microwaveable food products.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1990.
Career
Research food scientist, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, 1990-1994; senior research scientist, Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, since 1994. Consultant, expert Teltech, Inc., Bloomington, Minnesota, since 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Member Institute Food Technology (professional), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Christine LaVerne Olson, August, 1987. Children: Lyndsay Christine, Anna Virginia, Brian Todd.
Awards
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Fulbright research scholar to India (Mysore). Recipient research awds. American Chemical Society, Institute Food Technolgists, Procter & Gamble, Biotechnology Research Society, Flegenheimer Foundation.Fulbright research scholar to India (Mysore). Recipient research awds. American Chemical Society, Institute Food Technolgists, Procter & Gamble, Biotechnology Research Society, Flegenheimer Foundation.