Degree Programs Offered: Master of Science, Master of Business and Science, Master of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy
Director of Graduate Program: Professor Kit L. Yam, Room 107, Food Science Building, George H. Cook Campus (848-932-5467)
Members of the Graduate Faculty
Paul A.S. Breslin, Professor of Nutritional
Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Genetic basis of oral perception
in humans and chemosensation in Drosophila
George M. Carman, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts
Biochemistry; membranes, phospholipids, and enzymes
Suzie Chen, Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mechanics of cell differentiation and carcinogenesis
Michael
Chikindas, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Institute of
Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms (Russia)
Microbiology; genetics; biotechnology; antimicrobial peptides
Henryk Daun, Professor Emeritus of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Politechnika Gdanska (Poland)
Chemistry of food color; thermal degradation of foods
Chaim Frenkel, Professor of Horticulture, SEBS; Ph.D., Washington State
Postharvest biology; senescence science, fruit ripening, and stress
Thomas J. Gianfagna, Research Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS; Ph.D., Cornell
Plant growth regulators; physiology of fruit crops
Thomas G. Hartman, Adjunct Research Professor of Food Science, CAFT/SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Advanced
instrumental analytical techniques as applied to food chemistry, mass
spectrometry, chromatography, infrared spectroscopy, and toxicology
Chi-Tang Ho, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Washington
Flavor chemistry; natural products
Qingrong Huang, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Nebraska
DNA/protein chips; food delivery systems; nanotechnology
Hector Rodolfo Juliani, Assistant Research Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS; Ph.D., Córdoba (Spain)
Biology, chemistry, and quality of plants and their natural products
Mukund V. Karwe, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Numerical simulation of thermal transport in extrusion processes; instrumentation of extruder; laser Doppler anemometry
Tung-Ching Lee, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Food
chemistry and biochemistry; biotechnological applications in food
processing; seafood technology; nutritional and safety aspects of food
processing
Thomas Leustek, Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Nutritional value of plant crops; sulfur metabolism; molecular genetics and biochemistry
Richard D. Ludescher, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Oregon
Food biophysics; protein chemistry; optical luminescence
Karl Matthews, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Kentucky
Pathogenesis and reservoirs of food-borne pathogens
Thomas J. Montville, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Microbial food safety; spore-forming bacteria; microbial physiology
Loredana Quadro, Associate Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Naples
Nutrients: their metabolism and effects on human health
Michael Rogers, Associate Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Guelph
Molecular and supramolecular structures of crystalline materials
Donald W. Schaffner, Extension Specialist in Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Georgia
Predictive food microbiology; quantitative microbial risk assessment
Karen M. Schaich, Associate Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
EPR studies of free radicals; lipid oxidation; co-oxidation of macromolecules; chemistry of antioxidants
Nanjoo
Suh, Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., Illinois
Chemoprevention of cancer; animal models of breast cancer
Paul Takhistov, Associate Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., USSR Academy of Science
Nonthermal food processing; biofilms; biosensors; nanotechnology
Beverly J. Tepper, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Tufts
Nutrition; food intake regulation; sensory evaluation; taste in disease
Nilgun Tumer, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS; Ph.D., Purdue
Ribosome inactivating proteins; translation; food biotechnology
Qing-Li Wu, Assistant Research Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS; Ph.D., Peking Union/Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Plant-based medicines and nutraceuticals; HPLC and LC/MS; plant genetic resources
Kit L. Yam, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Michigan State
Active and intelligent packaging; controlled release packaging; shelf life of packaged foods
Chung S. Yang, Professor of Pharmacognosy, EMSP; Ph.D., Cornell
Cancer prevention by dietary constituents; molecular and cellular mechanisms of carcinogenesis
Associate Members of the Graduate Faculty
Rong Di, Assistant Research Professor of Biotechnology, SEBS; Ph.D., Iowa State
Mechanisms of shiga-like toxins produced by E. coli 0157:H7; development of molecular techniques for food safety
William Franke, Research Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Functional foods; product development; food safety; entrepreneurship
Gil-Soo Han, Research Assistant Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Regulation of phospholipid metabolism; lipid signaling in yeast
Adjunct Members of the Graduate Faculty
Michael M. Blumenthal, Founder/Technical Director, Libralabs; Ph.D., Rutgers
Analytical/process chemistry; microbiological safety; packaging materials
Stylianos Fakas, Research Assistant in Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Agricultural (Athens)
Biotechnology; biochemistry; molecular biology; lipid metabolism
Julie B. Hirsch, Associate Director, Franchise Research and Development, Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide; Ph.D., Rutgers
Development of healing technologies and computational and in vitro models
Arland Tillotson Hotchkiss Jr., Acting Research Leader, Fats, Oils, and Animal Coproducts, USDA-ARS-ERRC; Ph.D., Texas
Plant carbohydrate
bioactive food ingredients to prevent chronic diseases
Alan King, Visiting Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D.,
Rutgers
Carbohydrate chemistry; hydrocolloid technology; gel
technology; emulsion technology
LinShu Liu, Senior Research Chemist, Eastern Regional
Research Center; Ph.D., Kyoto (Japan)
Biomaterials and controlled release of biologically active
substances
Nazir Mir, Global Leader, Agro Fresh and Dow Chemical; Ph.D., Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Technologies to enhance the freshness and safety of produce
Apostolos Pappas, Research Manager, Johnson & Johnson CPWW; Ph.D., Rutgers
Stem cells; facial adipocytes; lipid biology; lipid skin cancer