Lab Members

Current

Ruchir Agrawal, M.S. Student, Food Science and Human Nutrition

Guilherme Pinto, M.S. Student, Food Science and Human Nutrition

Fidele Abedi, Ph.D. Student, Food Science and Human Nutrition

Yash Shah, Ph.D. Student, Food Science and Human Nutrition


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Ying Zhao, Ph.D. student in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Research area: Multiscale porous media physics based modeling of freezing of foods.

Oguz Ozturk, Ph.D. student in Food Science and Human Nutrition, Research area: Multiscale modeling of quality changes in foods during drying.

Adrianna Pilch, Undergraduate student researcher, Research area: Optimization oil uptake in fried foods using microwave frying.

Visiting Research Scholar,  Patricio Orellana Palma, Research area: Microstructural imaging of ice crystal growth in liquid foods.

Srivikorn Dit-u-dompo, Ph.D. student in Food Science with Engineering emphasis. Research area: Multiscale modeling of expansion of starch during extrusion (Current Position: Assistant Professor, Srinakharinwirot University)

Harkirat Bansal, Ph.D. student in Food Science with Engineering emphasis. Research area: Multiscale modeling of frying of foods (Current Position: Food Scientist at Perrigo Nutritionals)

Jaspreet Sandhu, Ph.D. student in Food Science with Engineering emphasis. Research area: Transport mechanisms during frying of foods (Current Position: Associate Product Development Scientist Kellog Company)

Tanjila Alam, M.S. student in Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Research area: Microstructural characterization of foods during frying (Current Position: Engineer, Semiconductors, Hilsboro, OR)

Archana Parikh, M.S. student in Food Science, Research area: Optimizing oil uptake and quality parameters during frying of foods (Current Position: Food Scientist, Alamance Foods Inc.)

Jie Deng, M.S. student in Food Science with Engineering emphasis. Research area: Multiscale modeling of drying processes (Current Position: QA and Tech assistant manager at Harmoni International Spice, Inc.)

Dr. Javid Ullah, Ph.D. in Food Science. Research Area: Microstructural changes in foods during freeze-thaw cycles

Sravan Lalam, M.S. in Food Science. Thesis area: Microstructural changes in coated foods during frying

Kusuma Saicharan, M.S. Student in Food Science (Frying of Foods and Web Development). Current Position: Software consultant. SAS Inc.

Jyoti Hundal, M.S.. Student in Food Science. (Experimental study on thermomechanical changes in corn kernels during drying). Current Position: Product Development Scientist. Dr. Pepper

Jirawan Maneerote, Ph.D. Student in Food Science (Modeling Frying of Foods). Current Position: Faculty member. Kasetsart University, Thailand.

Manish Kulkarni, M.S. in Food Science (Viscoelastic Properties and Moisture Transport in Pasta), Present Position: Quality Assurance Manager, Del Monte Foods, WA.

Huajing Xing, M.S. in Chemical Engineering (NMR Imaging of Moisture Transport During Drying of Foods), Present Position: Ph.D. student at Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

Apneet Kaur, M.S. Student in Food Science,  Present Position: Design Engineer, Niro Inc.

Rolando E. Choriego, visiting undergraduate student intern from Zamorano University. Researh area: Microstructural imaging of foods subjected to freeze-thaw cycles. (Food Technologist, EAP Zamorano)

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