People

Principal Investigator

  1. Avatar for Ozan N. Ciftci
    Ozan N. Ciftci
    Kenneth E. Morrison Distinguished Professor of Food Engineering Departments of Food Science and Technology & Biological Systems Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    264 Food Innovation Center
    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-6205,
    Phone
    Work (402) 472-1693
    Email
    ciftci@unl.edu

Postdoctoral Research Associates

  1. Avatar for Tahmasb Hatami
    Tahmasb Hatami
    Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Food Science and Technology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    216 Food Innovation Center
    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-6205,
    Email
    hatami.tahmas@gmail.com

Graduate Students

  1. Avatar for Purlen Sezer Okur
    Purlen Sezer Okur
    Ph.D. Candidate Department of Food Science and Technology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    264 Food Innovation Center
    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-6205,
    Email
    psezerokur2@unl.edu
  2. Avatar for Steven Kaiser
    Steven Kaiser
    Ph.D. Candidate Department of Food Science and Technology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    264 Food Innovation Center
    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-6205,
    Email
    stevenkaiser3@gmail.com
  3. Avatar for Yue Wang
    Yue Wang
    Ph.D. Student Department of Food Science and Technology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    216 Food Innovation Center
    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-6205,
    Email
    ywang169@huskers.unl.edu
  4. Avatar for Muhammad Ehtasham Akram
    Muhammad Ehtasham Akram
    Ph.D. Candidate Department of Biological Systems Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    216 Food Innovation Center
    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-6205,
    Email
    makram2@huskers.unl.edu
  5. Avatar for Yih Chyuan (Blake) Looi
    Yih Chyuan (Blake) Looi
    M.S. Student Department of Food Science and Technology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    216 Food Innovation Center
    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-6205,
    Email
    yihchyuan.looi@huskers.unl.edu
  6. Avatar for Yidong Jiang
    Yidong Jiang
    M.S. Student Department of Food Science and Technology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    216 Food Innovation Center
    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-6205,
    Email
    yjiang28@huskers.unl.edu

Alumni

Graduate Students

  • Farhad Alavi, Ph.D. 2023
  • Lingyi Liu, Ph.D. 2022
  • Junsi (Jessica) Yang, Ph.D. 2021
  • Joshua Gudeman, M.S. 2019
  • Liyang Xie, M.S. 2019
  • Steven Kaiser, M.S. 2018
  • Ali Ubeyitogullari, Ph.D. 2018
  • Lisbeth Vallecilla Yepez, M.S. 2017
  • Henok D. Belayneh, Ph.D. 2017
  • Junsi (Jessica) Yang, M.S. 2016

Postdoctoral Research Associates

  • Dr. Lingyi Liu, 1/2023 - 3/2024
  • Dr. Shima Momen, 1/2023 - 9/2023
  • Dr. Junsi (Jessica) Yang, 6/2021 - 6/2022
  • Dr. Adina Santana, 9/2019 - 3/2021
  • Dr. Ali Ubeyitogullari, 9/2018 - 10/2019
  • Dr. Felipe Sperotto, 1/2018 - 6/2019

Visiting Students

  • Nikole Salas, Undergraduate Student, Summer 2023 (Chemical Engineering at the Oklahoma State University, United States)
  • David Jose Hernandez Menco, Undergraduate Student, Summer 2022 (Bioproduction Engineering & Agro-industrial Production Engineering at the University of La Sabana, Colombia)
  • Shane Rice, Undergraduate Student, Summer 2022 (Food Science and Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, United States)
  • Ivon Stephanie Acosta Ramirez, Undergraduate Student, Fall 2018 (Food Science and Technology, Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia)
  • Arthur Luiz Baião Dias, Ph. D. Candidate, Fall 2018 (School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil)
  • Tahmasb Hatami, Ph. D. Student, Spring 2017 (School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil)
  • Saima Naz, Ph. D. Student, Spring 2017 (Food Science and Technology, National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan)