RESEARCH EXPERTISE

q      Structure-function relationships

q      Food polymer science and water-solid interactions

q      Heat and mass transport in foods

q      MRI, NMR, textural analysis, X-ray micro-analysis, and microscopy of foods

q      Non-thermal pasteurization of foods

q      Plant physiology and biochemistry

q      Unit operations in food and biological processing

q      Machine vision, neural networks, and image processing

q      Renewable Energy Technologies

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATION [Top]

q      Systematic training in food science and technology, chemistry, biological sciences, agriculture production, and engineering through higher education and academic employment;

q      More than 15 years of experience in food science and technology related research and teaching

q      Productive in publications with 1 book, 6 book chapters, 48 peer-reviewed papers, 10 US patents, 21 invited conference proceedings papers, and more than 100 meeting presentations;

q      Successful in obtaining about $10 million research grants in current position

q      Basic and advanced laboratory techniques

q      Expert skill level on major office applications software, image processing, data analysis, graphic design, web development.

EDUCATION [Top]

Ph.D.	Food Science (Food Chemistry), Department of Food Science, The Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom, 1994
Adv. Dip.	Food Engineering & Technology, Department of Food Engineering, South China Institute of Technology, 1988
M.Ag	Agric-product Processing and Preservation, Department of Horticulture, 1986
B.Ag	Pomology, Department of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, 1983

TEACHING EXPERIENCE [Top]

q      Food Processing Technologies (SCAU, 1986-1990)

q      Preservation and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables (SCAU, 1986-1990)

q      Cereal Beverages in AACC short course "Asian Food Technology" (US, 1996)

q      Managing Water in Food and Biological Systems (BAE, 2003-present)

q      Biological Processing Engineering (BAE, 2006)

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE [Top]

10/93 ¨C 11/93	Intern Quality Control Technician, Quality Control Department, Irish Bonding Group (UK).  Responsible for QC of bottling of some famous brand beers and soft drinks, such as Guinness, Budweiser, Coke Cola, etc.
09/89 ¨C 10/90 (Concurrently)	Consultant to Luya Beverage Plant, Huizhou, China.  Designed production lines and developed products.
06/88 ¨C 10/90 (Concurrently)	Consultant to Dunchang Beverage Plant, Dunchang, China.  Designed production lines, and developed formulation and processing procedures.
11/84 ¨C 10/90 (Concurrently)	Consultant to Baosian Ltd.  Co. (Sino-Hong Kong joint venture), Nanhai, China. Designed production lines for frozen and fresh packed vegetables and fruits; supervised examination trials of the imported machines; developed products, processing procedures, and quality control procedures.
06/97 ¨C 08/87  (Concurrently)	Contract Engineer, China National Complete Plant Export Corporation (COMPLANT), Representative Office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.  Conducted feasibility study on fruit-based industry in Tanzania sponsored by Sweden Small Industry Organization. The report promoted a visit to China by a Tanzanian delegation, and contract of sales of machinery and technology to Tanzania.

AWARDS [Top]

q      2000 ASAE Best Paper Award

q      2005 ASABE Honorable Mention Paper Award

q      2005 University of Minnesota Inventors Recognition Award

q      2005 University of Minnesota Professional Staff Special Recognition/Merit Award

q      2006 University of Minnesota Star Academic Professional Award