International Journal of Food Engineering

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Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief

Professor Xiao Dong Chen, Head, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences, Soochow University; 199 Ren-Ai Rd., Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China; Phone: +86-512-6588 2767; Fax: +86-512-6588 2750; Email: xdchen@mail.suda.edu.cn　
　　

Associate Editors of IJFE

Food and Bioprocess Engineering

Professor Nan Fu, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences, Soochow University; Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China; Phone: +86-512-6588 3267; Email: nan.fu@suda.edu.cn; Webpage: https://chemistry.suda.edu.cn/chemistry_en/56/81/c2011a22145/page.htm; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4751-4645

Mathematical Modelling

Associate Professor Mark Nelson, School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics, University of Wollongong;　Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; Phone: (61)-2-4221-4400, (61)-2-4221-4845; Email: mnelson@uow.edu.au; Webpage: http://www.uow.edu.au/~mnelson/

Drying Technology and Process Modeling:

Dr Aditya Putranto, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia; Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia; Email: aditya.putranto1@monash.edu; Webpage: https://www.monash.edu.my/engineering/about-us/all-staff/dr-aditya-putranto

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Associate Professor Agus Saptoro, Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University Malaysia; CDT 250, Miri, Sarawak 98009, Malaysia; Phone: Tel: +60 85 630100 Ext: 2634; Email: agus.saptoro@curtin.edu.my; Webpage: https://engsci.curtin.edu.my/departments/chemical-engineering/people/agus-saptoro/; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1734-4788

Food Engineering and Food Nanotechnology

Professor Chinnaswamy Anandharamakrishnan, Director, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Govt. of India, Keraia - 695019, India; Email: anandh@niist.res.in

Food Processing

Associate Professor Anna Michalska-Ciechanowska, Department of Fruit, Vegetable and Plant Nutraceutical Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland; Email: anna.michalska@upwr.edu.pl; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8212-7894; ResearcherID: N-5880-2015

Food Processing Mechanics and Modelling

Associate Professor Yujia Liu, School of Life and Health Technology, Dongguan University of Technology, China; Email: yujialiu@dgut.edu.cn; Webpage: https://smjk.dgut.edu.cn/info/1111/1681.htm

Fluid Mechanics and Physical Properties of Food

Associate Professor Marek Jakubowski, Head, Department of Food Industry Processes and Facilities, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Koszalin University of Technology; Koszalin PL75620, Poland; Phone: +48-94-3478457; Email: marek.jakubowski@tu.koszalin.pl; Webpage: http://kpiups.wm.tu.koszalin.pl/art/157; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-7224

Food Colloids and Materials Science of Foods

Professor Zhili Wan, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Email: zhiliwan@scut.edu.cn; Fax: (086) 20-87114263; Webpage: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zhili_Wan; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5865-4301

Drying in Food Processing

Associate Professor Meng Wai Woo, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland; Auckland 1010, New Zealand; Email: wai.woo@auckland.ac.nz; Webpage: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/wai-woo

Process Control

Professor Brent Young, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland;　Auckland 1010, New Zealand; Email: b.young@auckland.ac.nz; Webpage: http://www.ecm.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/brent-young

International Editorial Board Members

Professor Eleonora Bottani, Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma; viale G.P.Usberti 181/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; Phone: +39 0521 905872; Email: eleonora.bottani@unipr.it

Associate Professor Liding Chen, Department of Bioengineering, College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; Phone: +86-0591-83789367; Email: BioEngin2021@163.com

Professor Ruben Mercadé-Prieto,School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University; 53, Kabanbay Batyr Avenue, Astana 010000 Kazakhstan; Phone: +7 705 671 6340; Email: ruben.mercade@nu.edu.kz

Professor Ravindra Pogaku, Precinct of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Energy Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering, University Malaysia Sabah (UMS); Kota Kinabalu, 88400, Sabah; Malaysia. Phone: 60 88-320533; Fax:60 88-320539; E-mail: ravindra@ums.edu.my

Professor José Miguel Aguilera, Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering,　College of Engineering,　Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Vicuña Mackenna 4860,　P.O. Box 306, Santiago 22; Chile; Phone: +56-2-686-4254; Fax: +56-2-686-5803; jmaguile@ing.puc.cl;

Dr. Bipan Bansal, Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, Dairy Farm Road, Private Bag 11029; Palmerston North, New Zealand; Tel : +64 6 350 4600 x 7078; Fax: +64 6 356 1476; E-mail :　bipan.bansal@fonterra.com;

Professor Jose J. Benedito, Grupo de Análisis y Simulación de Procesos Agroalimentarios, Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia; Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 – Valencia (España); Tel: +34-96-3879366; Fax:+34-96-3879839; jjbenedi@tal.upv.es;

Professor Bhesh Bhandari, School of Land and Food Sciences, University of Queensland; Brisbane QLD 4072; Tel.: +61-07 33469192; Fax: +61-07 33651177; b.bhandari@uq.edu.au;

Associate Professor Su-Ling Brooks, Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University; P.O. Box 1000; Halifax NS B3J 2X4 Canada; su@cantab.net;

Professor Guohua Chen, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Hong Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Tel: +852-2766-7821; Fax:+852-2364-7183; guohua.chen@polyu.edu.hk;

Professor Nyuk Ling Chin, Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Universiti Putra Malaysia; 43400 UPM, Serdang, Malaysia; chinnl@eng.upm.edu.my;

Professor Sakamon Devahastin, Department of Food Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology Tonburi; 91 Pracha u-tid Rd., Bangmod, Tungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand; Tel.: (662) 470-9246; Fax: (662) 470-9240; sakamon.dev@kmutt.ac.th;

Professor Ashim K. Datta, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University; 208 Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca, NY 14851; Tel.: +1-607-255-2482; Fax: +1-607-255-4080; akd1@cornell.edu;

Dr. Matt Hardin, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Western Australia; Perth 6009 Australia; matth@mech.uwa.edu.au;

Dr Bryony James, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research , The University of Waikato; Gate 1, Knighton Road, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; Tel: +64 7 837 9282; bryony.james@waikato.ac.nz;

Professor Dong Li, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University; P. O. Box 50, 17 Qinghua Donglu, Beijing 100083, China; Tel.: +86-10-62737351; Fax: +86-10-62737351; dongli@cau.edu.cn;

Professor Gauri S. Mittal, School of Engineering, University of Guelph; Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1; Tel: +1-519-824-4120 Extn 52431; Fax: +1-519-836-0227; gmittal@uoguelph.ca;

Professor Arun S. Mujumdar, Department of Bioresource Engineering, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Email: arunmujumdar123@gmail.com; Website: http://www.arunmujumdar.com;

Associate Professor Minh Nguyen, School of Applied Sciences, University of Newcastle; PO box 127, Brush road, Ourimbah, NSW 2258, Australia; Tel: +61 2 4348 4115; Fax: +61 2 4348 4145; Email:　minh.nguyen@newcastle.edu.au;

Professor Necati Özkan, Central Laboratory, Middle East Technical University, Ankara – TURKEY; Tel: 90-312- 210 6428; Fax: 90-312- 210 6425; Email: nozkan@metu.edu.tr

A/Professor Shafiur Rahman, Department of Food Science & Nutrition, College of Agricultural & Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University; P.O. Box 34, Al Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman; Tel: (968) 515 236; Fax: (968) 513 418; Email: shafiur@squ.edu.om;

Dr. Carmen Rosselló, Chemistry Department, Ctra Valldemossa km 7,5, University of Illes Balears; E-07122-Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Tel.: + 34 971 17 32 39; Fax: + 34 971 17 34 26; carmen.rossello@uib.es;

Professor Shyam S. Sablani, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA USA; Tel.: +1 5093357745; Fax: +1 5093352722; ssablani@wsu.edu

Professor Juming Tang, WSU IMPACT Fellow of Food Engineering, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University; Pullman, WA, 99164-6120; Tel: 509-335-2140; Fax: 509-335-2722; jtang@wsu.edu;

Prof. Ian Wilson, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge; New Museums Site
Pembroke Street; Cambridge CB2 3RA, United Kingdom; Tel.: +44-1223-334791; Fax: +44-1223-334796; Email:　diw11@cam.ac.uk;

Professor Weibiao Zhou, Food Science and Technology Programme; Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore; Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543; Tel.: +65 6874 3501; Fax: +65 6775 7895; Email: weibiao@nus.edu.sg.

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