FCS

Rob R. Unal

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Part-time faculty | Lecturer
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Biography

Rob R. Unal has a Ph.D. in Food Science & Nutrition and a Master of Science in Food Science with over 30 graduate hours in Food Microbiology, Food Fermentations, Food Chemistry, Food Analysis, Food Proteins, Food Lipids, Food Process Engineering, Food Product Development, Food Laws and Regulations, Food Additives, Technical Problem Solving in Food Science, Food Sensory Evaluation, Biostatistics, and Data Analysis; which qualify him to teach undergraduate Food Science courses FCS 301: Food Science and Technology, FCS 302: Food Product Development and Quality Assurance, FCS 401/L: Food Chemistry and Analysis , and FCS 494/I: Academic Internship and Seminar; and the graduate course FCS 690B: Seminar in Food Science. Dr. Unal has over 14 years of professional work experience in food quality control and food safety, research in development of rapid bioassays to detect foodborne pathogens, as a Senior Research Scientist, Director of Food Microbiology, Director of Food Quality Control, and Science Manager. He also has 2 years of academic experience as an Assistant Professor of Food Engineering. He provided industry leadership in addressing food safety management issues such as HACCP and microbiological environmental monitoring. He has thought graduate and undergraduate courses including Food Microbiology, Advance Microbiological Control Methods in Foods, Graduation Thesis, Biotechnology, Unit Operations and Process Design. KNOWLEDGE AREAS: Food Quality Management Systems, Food Safety, Food Microbiology, Food Laws and Regulations, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, Emerging Food Processing Technologies.