George W. Chang is a professor and a resident faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley. He resides on campus with his wife Abby, while he is currently an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology. Brief biography Education George W. Chang is the son of a professor. He was born in Long Island, New York, but grew up in New Mexico, just a few blocks away from the campus where his father worked. He pursued his undergraduate degree in chemistry at Princeton, where he lived in the residence halls. George then moved to Berkeley, California, in the 1960s in order to obtain a Ph.D in biochemistry, completing his doctorate degree in 1967. Initially, Chang was a resident of the international student housing facilities known as the International House, or I-House. In 1964, Chang moved into an apartment on the north side of campus and resided in that area until he became a part of the Residential Faculty Program. UC Berkeley In 1970, Chang became part of the faculty in the College of Natural Resources. During the 1980s, he served on the campus's Maslach Commission, which made recommendations on improving undergraduates' time at Berkeley. Chang is currently an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, where he has taught for over 30 years. His concentration is food safety. As a food microbiologist, he works on foodborne illness and the microbiological safety of food and water supply. In the late 1980s, Chang discovered that the state-of-the-art method for detecting E. coli held substantial flaws. The new test, produced by Chang, provided accurate results in a day's time, versus three or four days for the century-old coliform test. Chang and the undergraduate researcher became co-inventors on a patent for "Colitag", and on two patents since. Chang has taught a seminar class in the past titled "The Freshman Experience". In the seminar, students pick discussion topics, interview fellow students and share their "research" findings in the class on topics ranging from dating and homework to gaining the Freshman 15 and trying to avoid parking tickets. He has also taught Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology 113, which focuses on food microbiology. Involvement with student life During the 1980s, Chang served on the campus's Maslach Commission, which made recommendations on improving undergraduates' time at Berkeley. Chang has served on numerous committees, including The Chancellor's Commission to Study