Please answer the following question: What key details about john j. powers -lrb- food scientist -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: john joseph powers -lrb- february 2 , 1918 -- december 23 , 2014 -rrb- was an american food scientist who was involved in the creation of the food science department at university of georgia in athens , ga. . he also served as president of the institute of food technologists -lrb- ift -rrb- in 1986-87 and was editor of the '' journal of food science '' and '' journal of food quality '' .
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- death place is athens , georgia- birth name is john joseph powers- work institutions is university of georgia- death date is 23 december 2014- field is food science- birth date is 2 february 1918- name is john j. powers- nationality is united states- birth place is pittsfield , massachusetts- alma mater is university of massachusetts amherst