dr. ali houshmand has been making his famous houshmand's hot sauce for many years. >> some have what i callvolume and neat and some have heat - this is habaneros. >> houshmand donates all the money he makes from selling these jars to raise scholarship funds for his students. >> it gives it that amazing aroma. >> a cause dear to the president. >> so, for me it's really seriously personal because i see in these kids me, if i had gone in the wrong direction. >> houshmand was born and raised in iran during the 1960's and 70's. >> i come from a very very poor background myself, from very poor families where we would go to bed hungry sometimes. >> he says education was his path out of poverty. >> my first job was i worked in kentucky fried chicken and that's how i got my education. i paid for it myself. >> while he made a career in academia, food and specifically his peppers remain a passion. >> every day, i come in here and i check on these things. >> he grows over 400 plants in this oncampus greenhouse. >> this is called purple jalapenos look at this one, hot carolina reaper. this can kill some