Department · vaiu-eng-food-*
The engineering of food processing, preservation, and safety — transport phenomena and unit operations applied to food, process and product design, quality and microbial safety modeling, and the chemistry and biotechnology of food systems, taught through theory, modeling, and simulation rather than pilot-plant or wet-lab work.
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Department chair
Food Process Engineering
Transport phenomena in food, unit operations, and thermal & non-thermal processing.
Professor
Preservation & Packaging
Drying & dehydration, refrigeration & freezing, and packaging & shelf-life modeling.
Professor
Food Safety & Quality Engineering
Predictive microbiology, HACCP & risk modeling, and quality management systems.
Professor
Food Chemistry & Biochemistry
Macronutrient & reaction chemistry, enzyme & fermentation kinetics, and food analysis methods.
Professor
Food Biotechnology
Fermentation technology, industrial enzymes & cultures, and novel & alternative proteins.
Professor
Process Modeling & Rheology
Food rheology & texture, CFD & process simulation, and sensor & control systems.
