Pursuing Ph.D. Food Science
Email: azin.farmanfarmaee@uga.edu
Azin is a PhD student in the Dr. Kong Research Group. She got her Bachelor’s and Master’s in food science and technology from Iran. The focus of her master’s research was the optimization of culture media for the production of propionic acid from E. coli. Her current project at UGA focuses on pasteurizing of low moisture foods using radio frequency heating.
Pursuing Ph.D. Food Science
Email: gopinath.mummaleti@uga.edu
Gopinath is a Ph.D. student majoring in Food Science. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Food Technology from Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University and master’s degree in Food Science and Technology from the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology. He is working on dynamic digestion models.
Pursuing Ph.D. Food Science
Email: toshifumi.udo@uga.edu
Toshifumi Udo is a Ph.D. student majoring in Food Science. He obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degree in Food Science from Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan. After his master, he worked as a research associate at Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd, Japan. He is currently working on the encapsulation of probiotics and their releasing in the GI tract. He likes cooking in his spare time.
Pursuing Ph.D. Food Science
Email: zijin.qin@uga.edu
Zijin is a Ph.D. student. She is working on the development of a simulated colon model. She finished her Master study in Food Science department at UGA.
Pursuing M.S. Food Science
Email: sanket.vanare@uga.edu
Sanket is a Master’s student majoring in Food Science. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Food Engineering and Technology from the Institute of Chemical Technology, India. He is working on the microencapsulation of probiotics and its study in the dynamic digestion model. He loves to write poems, hiking, cooking, reading and is passionate about arts and literature.
Pursuing Ph.D. Food Science
Email: jiannan.feng25@uga.edu
Jiannan is a Ph.D. student majoring in Food Science. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Food Bioengineering from the China Agricultural University and master’s degree in Food Science at UGA. She is working on nanocellulose and dynamic digestion models. In her spare time, she likes Yoga, baking, and handcrafting.