Research Experience/EXPERTISE

• Biomass conversion, biofuels, bioproducts
• Upgrading, refining, extraction of biofuels and chemicals
• Making bio-polymers from agric-byproducts
• Mass cultivation of algae on waste streams
• Unit operations in food and biological processing
• Heat and mass transfer in foods and biological materials
• MRI, NMR, and microscopy of foods and biological materials
• Food polymer science and water-solid interactions
• Whole grains and healthy and functional foods
• Non-thermal pasteurization of food and biological fluids
• Air and water pollution control using non-thermal plasma and ozone technologies
• Machine vision and neural networks
• Image processing

Teaching Experience

• Renewable Energy Technology (BBE 4733)
• Biological Processing Engineering (BAE 4713)
• Principles of Food Engineering (BBE 4723/5723)
• Managing Water in Food and Biological Systems (BAE 8703)
• Cereal Beverages in AACC short course "Asian Food Technology" (US, 1996)
• Food Processing Technologies (SCAU, 1986-1990)
• Preservation and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables (SCAU, 1986-1990)