Description
Please join us in celebrating the works of Dr. Micha Peleg in this technical symposium that will highlight his foundational contributions to the future of food science and engineering. The program will include a diverse group of collaborating scientists that have worked with Dr. Peleg throughout his career.
The program will focus on three main topics:
- Food processing
- Microbial inactivation and nutrient degradation kinetics
- Colloidal systems – From surfactant assemblies to organogelators
The program fees will also help to contribute to establishing a scholarship for food science students in honor of Dr. Peleg.
The proposed agenda will include:
- Registration & Continental Breakfast
- Eric Decker, UMass; Maria Corradini, Rutgers: Introductory Remarks
- Osvaldo Campanella, Purdue University: Following Micha’s steps at Purdue University: From Rheology to Microbiology
- Jochen Weiss, Hohhenheim University: On the usefulness of Micha Peleg's microbiological models
- Tiny van Boekel, Wageningen University: Fast Forward with Kinetics in Food Science: a tribute to Micha Peleg
- Coffee Break
- Anne Barret,US Army Natick Soldier Research: Stabilization of vitamins for long-term space flight
- Amos Nussinovitch, Hebrew University: Edible films and coatings
- Vargas Maria, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia: Smart food packaging materials based on chitosan
- Chelo Gonzalez-Martinez, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia: Strategies to improve the functionality of polymer-based films for food application
- Lunch
- Gonul Kalentuc, Ohio State University: pH responsive “Smart” biopolymer-blend hydrogels for food friendly applications
- Nir Kampf, Weizmann Institute: Ground hydration forces: The role of water in friction
- Maria Corradini, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey : To gel or not to gel: Data analysis role in the identification of organogelators
- Jorge Welti, Instituto Politecnico de Monterrey, TBD
- Giovanna Ferrari, Universita de Salerno: TBD
- Coffee Break
- Gustavo Barbosa- Canovas, Washington State University: TBD
- Micha Peleg: From Post-harvest treatments of papayas to Kinetics in Forty Years - Adventures in Food Research
Note: there is a hotel room block at the UMass Hotel: http://http://www.hotelumass.com/
Please use the Program code: PSY15C for the discounted rate at $130.night. This rate expires on August 11th.
The Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment and UMass Extension are equal opportunity providers and employers, United States Department of Agriculture cooperating. Contact your local Extension office for information on disability accommodations. Contact the State Center Director’s Office if you have concerns related to discrimination, 413-545-4800 or see http://ag.umass.edu/civil-rights-information/civil-rights-information-resources.
