Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences [Dept. of Food Science]

Graduate Program Faculty

Full Member of the Graduate Faculty

George M. Carman, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts
Biochemistry; membranes, phospholipids, and enzymes

Suzie Chen, Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mechanics of cell differentiation and carcinogenesis

Michael Chikindas, Associate Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Institute of Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms (Russia)
Microbiology; genetics; biotechnology; antimicrobial peptides

Henryk Daun, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Politechnika Gdanska
Chemistry of food colors; thermal degradation of foods

Chaim Frenkel, Professor of Horticulture, SEBS; Ph.D., Washington State
Postharvest biology: senescence science, fruit ripening, and stress

Michael Gallo, Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine,UMDNJ–RWJMS; Ph.D., Albany Medical College
Food additives; phototoxins; dermatotoxicology

Thomas G. Hartman, Adjunct Research Professor of Food Science, CAFT; SEBS; Ph.D., RutgersAdvanced instrumental analytical techniques as applied to food chemistry, mass spectrometry, chromatography, infrared spectroscopy, toxicology

Chi-Tang Ho, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Washington
Flavor, chemistry, natural products

Qingrong Huang, Associate Professor of Food Science, CC; Ph.D., Nebraska
DNA/protein chips; food delivery systems; nanotechnology

Mukund V. Karwe, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Numerical simulation of thermal transport in extrusion and baking processes; laser Doppler anemometry applications in food processing, effect of processing on nutraceuticals in food, high hydrostatic pressure processing of food

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, Associate Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Kentucky
Pathogenesis and reservoirs of foodborne pathogens

Thomas J. Montville, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Microbial food safety; fermentations; biotechnology

Loredana Quadro, Assistant Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Naples
Nutrients: their metabolism and effects on human health

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, CC; Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
EPR studies of free radicals; lipid oxidation; co-oxidation of macromolecules; chemistry of antioxidants

Nanjoo Suh, Assistant 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; taste genetics; taste in disease, food intake regulation; sensory evaluation

Nilgun Tumer, Professor of Plant Biology & Pathology, SEBS; Ph.D., Purdue
Ribosome inactivating proteins, translation, food biotechnology

Shaw S. Wang, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, SE; Ph.D., Rutgers
Biochemical engineering; food science and technology

Kit L. Yam, Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Michigan State
Active and intelligent 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 Member of the Graduate Faculty

Gil-Soo Han, Assistant Research Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Molecular biology; phospholipid metabolism; gene regulation

Rong Di, Assistant Research Professor at the Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment,
SEBS; Ph.D., Iowa State University

Molecular biology, biotechnology, food nutrition and safety


Adjunct Members of the Graduate Faculty

Gail V. Civille, President, Sensory Spectrum, Inc.; B.S., College of Mount Saint Vincent
Sensory evaluation of foods; methodology

Yesu T. Das, President, ISSI Laboratories, Inc.; Ph.D., Rutgers
Identification, purity assessment and quality control of nutraceuticals; GLP and cGMP compliance; chromatography and mass spectrometry

H. Rodolfo Juliani, Research Associate, SEBS, Ph.D., National University of Cordoba (Argentina)
Biology, chemistry, quality (safety, effectiveness), and biotechnology of herbs, medicinal and aromatic plants and their derived natural products

Alan King, Visiting Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers University
Chemistry (carbohydrate chemistry, hydrocolloid technology, gel technology, emulsion technology

LinShu Liu, Senior Research Scientist, USDA-ERRC; Ph.D., Kyoto University (Japan)
Smart polymers, controlled release of biologically active substances, tissue engineering and biomaterials

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