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Food Sensory Science, Food Acceptability, Food Texture, Satiety, Food Choice, Consumption
Food Sensory Science; Food Sensory Testing: For the past 30 years, Expert has taught and researched aspects of sensory analysis of foods. Part of this time was devoted to studying food textures, specifically crispness, crunchiness, and viscosity. More recently she…
Food Processing Quality and Safety
Expert has conducted research to improve the quality of common beans such as to improve storage methods and develop methods to assess the quality of stored beans. He has expertise in the composition, protein digestibility, cooking, and processing quality of…
Chemical Engineering, Enzymes
Expert has spent the majority of his professional career developing and refining the use of chemical engineering techniques to design biochemical reactors holding enzymes and microbial cells. Expert is an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Employer's Chemical Engineering program.…
Materials (grain, fertilizer, rock, coal, wood chips, etc.) Handling, Storage and Processing. Facilities, Bins, Silos, Mills and Related Equipment and Processes
Expert has expertise in bulk materials handling, storage, and processing systems particularly in regard to the agricultural industry. He specializes in the structure and systems design of pre-engineered buildings, bins, silos, and bunkers. He has experience in the specification, design,…
Food Processing and Packaging
During the past 14 years, Expert has had an active research program in aseptic processing and packaging. This program has included university and industry research into package/product interactions, aseptic processing equipment, and packaging systems. His current research includes biological verification…
Food Engineering/Crystallization
Expert has been studying crystallization processes for the past 16 years with an emphasis on crystallization in foods. His current emphasis involves controlling crystallization (either promoting or preventing) of sugars, ice, and fats. This research involves both basic aspects of…
Food Chemistry & Shelf Life
FOOD ANTIOXIDANTS; NATURAL ANTIOXIDANT; LIPIDS; FOOD LIPID OXIDATION. Expert has broad expertise in the area of antioxidants, particularly as related to lipid oxidation (rancidity) in foods. He has an active research program in this area and has industrial experience in…
Food Mycotoxicology, Mold, Aflatoxins, Toxicology
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOLOGY; MYCOTOXICOLOGY. Expert has expertise in food microbiology, mycology, and mycotoxicology. His major research interests have included food poisoning bacteria, foodborne pathogens, food safety, and food processing to control potentially hazardous micro-organisms. He has conducted research with molds…
Dairy and Food Technology
DAIRY PRODUCTS. A major portion of Expert's formal education was devoted to dairy products manufacturing. He teaches courses at the University of Wisconsin on dairy product design and milk, butter, cultured products, and frozen dessert manufacturing. He also teaches short…
Petroleum Process Analysis, Sample Conditioning Systems Design, Process Analyzers, etc.
Expert has expertise in many aspects of industrial, process, utility, and municipal process plant systems engineering. A significant portion of his career in this area has involved solving process analysis problems in the petroleum refining and petrochemical industries. He has…