Honor Society® member
Elisa Djuhar
Culinary Intern at Les Amis Restaurant Singapore
- Cornell University
- Food Science
- Class of 2018
- Ithaca, New York
Member since December 2015
About
I am currently a Food Science student at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. From watching countless of food reality television series, to apprenticing as a chef in Singapore's top restaurant, starting my own food blog and being part of Cornell's Dining Services Committee, I have an immense passion in food that I am eager to share and a diverse experience in the food industry that I am always interested in expanding. From my experiences, I have formulated two specific, personal objectives relating to food that I hope to explore academically and practically: one, to create unconventional dishes that meet people's increasingly diverse gourmet demands, and two, to mitigate nutritional problems in developing countries.
Education
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Cornell University
Food Science
2015 – 2018
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New York University
Engineering
2014 – 2015
Honors and awards
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2013 International Youth Sports Science Conference Merit Award
Ran a research on the impact of energy gel and caffeine on speed performance in athletes. Competed with other tertiary students representing countries such as New Zealand and United States in the 2013 International Youth Sports Science Conference
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2013 Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level Exams Distinction in 5 subjects
Distinction awards in H2 Mathematics, H2 Biology, H2 Chemistry, H2 Economics and H1 Chinese Language
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2014 NYU Tandon School of Engineering Honors Program
Cumulative first year GPA: 3.88
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I am interested in working in the R&D or Product Development sector in the Food Industry. In particular, I am interested in sensory analysis and food chemistry - understanding the chemicals in food and how they affect the flavour of the final product, how they respond to various conditions, and how they change over time.
- Graduate school interests
I am interested in getting a Masters Degree in either Food Science or Business.
- Outside the classroom
I am interested in everything food-related - eating, cooking, watching food reality television series, visiting farms/various food factories/vegetable gardens and even just walking around food markets. Other than food, I love exploring new places, running, and going on nature adventures.
Experience
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Culinary Intern
Les Amis Restaurant Singapore
Jun 2014 – Aug 2014
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Part-time Cafe Associate
Cedele Bakery Cafe Singapore
Mar 2014 – Jun 2014
Volunteering
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Brainstorm and develop leadership programs to increase student engagement in IFT divisions and sections
Institute of Food Technologists Leadership Development Work Group
Sep 2015 – Dec 2015
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Review policies and sustainability initiatives for Cornell Dining Services
Cornell University Student Assembly Dining Services Committee
Sep 2015 – Dec 2015
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Write food articles targeted at college students
Spoon University
Sep 2015 – Dec 2015
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Assisted with registering and provided tickets to Wine & Food Festival participants, ushered guests towards events space and organised tables
Food Bank for New York City Wine & Food Festival
Oct 2014
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Chinese (Simplified) Advanced
- Bahasa Indonesia Intermediate
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