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Education:
Ph. D. Food Science, 1994, University of Minnesota: St. Paul, Minnesota
B. S. Food Science, Highest Honors, 1989, University of Illinois: Urbana,
Illinois
Employment:
2004-present Professor. Department of Food Science and Technology,
The Ohio State University
2001 Sabbatical leave at the University College Cork Department of
Process Engineering
2000-2004 Associate Professor. Department of Food Science and Technology,
The Ohio State University
1994-2000 Assistant Professor. Department of Food Science and Technology,
The Ohio State University
Research:
- Food processing, especially fruit and vegetable processing.
- Coating with powders and liquids, electrostatically and nonelectrostatically.
- Dielectric properties and microwave heating.
Professional Memberships and Offices:
Institute of Food Technologists
Fruit and Vegetable Division Executive Committee member 1998-2001,
Newsletter Editor 1997-2003,
Listserve administrator 1997-2003.
Food Engineering Division Technical Presentations Committee
Representative 2003-present,
Member-at-large 1998-2001.
Ohio Valley Institute of Food Technologists Executive committee
member 2001-2003, Chair 2000-2001,
Chair-elect, 1999-2000.
North Central Regional Research Project 136; Improvement
of Thermal Processes for Foods
Secretary 1999-2000, Vice Chair 2000-2001, Chair 2001-2002.
Electrostatics Society of America
Vice President 2005-2006. Executive committee member 2003-2005.
Technical program chair 2004.
Technical Advisory Committee, International Microwave Power Institute
2005-2008
Editorial Board, Journal of Food Process Engineering 2005-2007.
Associate Editor, Foods & Food Ingredients Journal of Japan, 2001-present.
Teaching:
Fruit and Vegetable Processing, FST 613, 1997-present
Technical Problem Solving, FST 696, 2003-present
Principles of Food Processing, FST 630, 1996-2002
Food Regulations Laboratory, FST 640.02, 1995-1998
Seminar, FST 850.01, 1996, 2000 |