Graduates 2009

Major 'Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering' DUSENGE Jeanne-Françoise (Rwanda)

Thesis: Quality Determination of Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Vis-NIR Spectroscopy

FOMBONG Tengweh Forkwa (Cameroon) Thesis: Effect of polymer structural features on the rheological characteristics of pectin gels

FORSIDO Sirawdink Fikreyesus (Ethiopia) Thesis: Fast quality determination of banana using near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy

HA Hai Yen (Vietnam) Thesis: Control of three dimensional temperature distributions in storage systems

KARKI Roman (Nepal) Thesis: Water transport properties of artificial cell walls

MAKULE Edward Edna (Tanzania) Thesis: Stability of vitamin C and ascorbic acid oxidase (AAO) in broccoli during thermal processing

MYO MYO HLAING Myo (Mynamar) Thesis: Quality of vegetables as influenced by different soil disinfestation products (metam potassium and metam sodium)

NGUYEN DO TRONG Nghia (Vietnam) Thesis: Contactless detection of cooking front in potatoes by hyperspectral imagin

NGUYEN Ngoc Hoang Anh (Vietnam) Thesis: Isomerization of isolated lycopene from tomatoes

NKEMAMIN Francis Ndemafia (Cameroon) Thesis: Effect of de-methoxylation on the rheological characteristics of methoxylated poly-D-galacturonic acid (mPGA) gels

PERECAYA Petrus (Indonesia) Thesis: Fast measurements of chocolate quality attributes using FTIR spectroscopy

THEPPIBOOL Phuttatida (Thailand)² Thesis: Experimental process optimization of thermal treatments of carrot pieces in a retort

Major 'Food Science and Technology'

SHRESTHA Kshitj (Nepal) Thesis: Effect of salt reduction and replacement on the microbiological stability and safety of food products

KASINOS Marios (Cyprus) Thesis: Emulsifying properties of enzymatically modified milk phospholipids in recombined dairy cream

BELAYNEH Henok Dejenie (Ethiopia) Thesis: Formation and breakdown of structure in fat blends

CONDE Souleymane Lansana (Guinea) Thesis: The effect of symmetric and asymmetric triacylglycerol ratio on the crystallization properties and storage stability of model fat blends

SANCHEZ ALARCON Susan Bell Julia (Peru) Thesis: Evaluation of decontamination techniques towards their effect on the nutrient content and the chemical safety of fresh-cut vegetables during their shelf life

MATSIKO Fabien (Rwanda) Thesis: Influence of thermal processing on fat and moisture content of meat products

YOGENDRARAJAH Pratheeba (Sri Lanka) Thesis: Furan formation in baby food model systems via vitamin C degradation and fat oxidation

NGUYEN Tuyet Mai (Vietnam) Thesis: Potential of OPP enrichment for the fractional crystallization of palm oiI

MANDITSERA Faith Angeline (Zimbabwe) Thesis: Controlled lactic acid fermentations as a tool to increase the iron bio-accesibility in vegetable products

Graduates 2008

Major 'Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering' YAFOR EUPHEMIA BI CHENWI (Cameroon)

Thesis: Isolation and characterization of new bacterial lysozyme inhibitors

BELLIDO ASPILCUETA MYRIAN (Peru) Thesis: Development of a Pressure-Temperature-Time Indicator (PTTI) system for high hydrostatic pressure processing

GEDAMU ANTENEH (Ethiopia) Thesis: The use of reflexion spectroscopy to recognize plant tissue quality

HAKIMHASHEMI MARYAM (Iran) Thesis: Modelling and controlling heat production in biological processes

MALIMI KITUNDA EMMANUEL (Tanzania) Thesis: Effect of thermal processing on the stability of vitamin C and ascorbic acid oxidase inactivation in broccoli

NGUYEN NHAT MINH PHUONG (Vietnam) Thesis: Isolation and characterization of endogenous xylanases from germinated wheat

NGUYEN THI HUONG THAO (Vietnam) Thesis: Influence of butanediol fermentation on growth of Enterobacteriaceae in foods

PIDERIT GONZALEZ VERONICA DANIELA (Chile) Thesis: Ethylene metabolism in ripening tomato fruit

SHIMO PETER SHIMO (Tanzania) Thesis: Impact of high hydrostatic pressure on the quality of some acid foods

SHRESTHA NAGINA (Nepal) Thesis: Recombinant xylanase B from Thermotoga maritima (rXTMB) as a candidate indicator for impact evaluation of high pressure sterilization

TOLA YETENAYET BEKELE (Ethiopia) Thesis: Thermal and high pressure stability of pectate lyase

WANG YI (China) Thesis: Kinetic investigation of the stability of folate vitamers during thermal treatments

XIAO XIANGNU (China) Thesis: Control of three dimensional temperature distributions in storage systems

Major 'Food Science and Technology' HAILE DEMEWEZ MOGES (Ethiopia)

Thesis: Lipid and colour oxidative stability of model meat products and the effect of antioxidants

JEDIDAH NYAMBURA WANDUTU (Kenia) Thesis: Effect of modified atmospheres on the growth of psychrotrophic bacillus cereus in vegetable components of ready-to-eat food products

JERRY AMPOFO-ASIAMA (Ghana) Thesis: Effect of salt reduction and replacement on the microbiological stability and safety of food products

MARIA CECILIA RODRIGUEZ MIRANDA (Peru) Thesis: Combined enzymatic interesterification and fractionation technologies for palm oil valorization

DESSY NATALIA (Indonesia) Thesis: The effect of different types of triglycerides on micro and macrostructural properties of fats used in confectionery coatings

ROGER PHILIP AIDOO (Ghana) Thesis: Hypochlorite-induced oxidation of whey proteins: impact of pH and oxidant concentration

PAMELA CUEVA HIDALGO (Peru) Thesis: Influence of thermal processing on fat and moisture content of meat products

EDEM ADJOA SCHWINGER (Ghana) Thesis: Do nutritional scores predict nutrient adequacy of pregnant women in rural Burkina Faso?

JUBILATE MWANGA MUMBURI (Tanzania) Thesis: Assessment of seasonal variation on food and nutrient intake of pregnant women in rural Burkina Faso

Graduates 2007

Major 'Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering' Diem Ai CHAU TRAN (Vietnam)

Thesis: Development of a multi-component time temperature - indicator (TTI) system. For the quantification of safety and/or quality of thermal pasteurization processes

Shadrack Mubanga CHISENGA (Zambia) Thesis: Possibilities of Bio-oils to control Fungi on Pineapple

Aberham HAILU FEYISSA (Ethopia) Thesis: A network model of gas transport in fruit tissue

Alice NGIMA KINYUNGU (Kenya) Thesis: Proteomics study of pear tissue after simulated controlled atmosphere storage in minibioreactors

Manh Thang KHUONG (Vietnam) Thesis: Respiration kinetics and gas transport properties of Apple (cv. Jonagold and cv. Kanzi)

Ivan LULE (Uganda) Thesis: The use of Heat Dissipation method to determine ventilation rates in naturally ventilated food storage buildings

Mariam MTUNGUYA (Tanzania) Thesis: Quality of bananas in European market

Zin War MYINT (Myanmar) Thesis: Stability of Cartones in Tomato and Carrot during thermal processing

Muzira Ivan MUKISA (Uganda) Thesis: Stability of endogenous folates in broccoli during thermal treatments

Sanne ROM (Belgium) Thesis: Enzymes as indicators for process impact of High Hydrostatic Pressure pasteurization of Foods

Susan Wangui NDIRANGU (Kenya) Thesis: Effect of temperature and pressure on Endogenous Myrosinase activity in Broccoli juice

Major 'Food Science and Technology' Justice ANSOMANING (Ghana)

Thesis: Crystallazition behaviour and practical coalescence of milk fat in oil in water emulsions

Anggrenni RIA DHIAN (Indonesia) Thesis: The effect of saturated fat content on micro and macrostructural properties of fats

Diego Efrain CALDERON (Ecuador) Thesis: Extraction of phenolic compounds form the tree tomato

Ediage Emmanuel NJUMBE (Cameroon) Thesis: Crystalization and melting behaviour of acylglycerols and their mixtures

Bangun Pranjanto NUSANTORO (Indonesia) Thesis: Influence of chemical composition on isothermal crystallization of palmolein

Priscilla Ifeoma OFFOH (Nigeria) Thesis: Rheological characterization of the cristallization of palm oil

Stephen OTCHERE (Ghana) Thesis: Assessment of fumonisin exposure of Tanzanian infants via maize consumption

Edward SUYATA (Indonesia) Thesis: Coating quality and functionality of encapsulated food ingredients

Elke VANNESTE (Belgium) Thesis: Influence of PUFA enriched meat on health aspects using a rabbit as modal for humans

Graduates 2006

Major 'Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering' Gifty ABERA GELETA (Ethiopia)

Thesis: Level of Fertilization of Green Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) and its Effect on Storage

DO Thi Ngoc Thy (Vietnam) Thesis: Isolation and Purification of Pear (Pyrus Communis L. cv. Conference) Mitochondria for Proteome Analysis

Eugénie DOUNGLA NGOUEMAZONG (Cameroon) Thesis: Enzymatic Modification of the Functional Properties of Carrot Cell Wall Components and its Influence on the Texture of Processed Carrots

Yande KAPINDA WITOLA NGAO (Zambia) Thesis: Description and Evaluation of the Belgian Endive Chain

Brenette Candiao KHAYAD (Philippines) Thesis: Description and Evaluation of the Lettuce Chain

Maria Nila LUBI ALBAN (Philippines) Thesis: The Effect of Pre-Processing on the Thermal Texture Degradation of Carrots during Thermal Processing

Bienvenue LUTUMBA BUKASSA (Congo) Thesis: Spatial and Temporal Variation of Soluble Solids content (SSC) in pear fruit Pyrus Communis L. cv Conference during Storage

Vincent NYAU (Zambia) Thesis: Use of Imazalil, Pyrimethanil and Thiabendazole to Control Post Harvest Fungal Diseases on Pineapple Fruit

Prakash OLI (Nepal) Thesis: Genetical Variability and Post-Translational Modifications of Three Xylanase-Inhibiting Proteins Present in Wheat Grain

Mauricio Andrés RACINES OLIVA (Ecuador) Thesis: Transport of Bromeliad Liners

Achille Bertin SIMO SINDJOUN (Cameroon) Thesis: Efficacy of New Developed Post Harvest Fungicides on Stored Grains (Barley)

TONG THI Anh Ngoc (Vietnam) Thesis: Bacterial Colonization of Shell Egg Interior: Role of Bacterial Lysozyme Inhibitor

TRAN THI Dinh (Vietnam) Thesis: Assessment of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Based Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere Storage for 'Greenstar' Apples

WANG Yan (China) Thesis: Design of a Biosensor for Ascorbic Acid Determination in Food

Ronald Frederic YUDHAKUSUMA (Indonesia) Thesis: Integral Chain Management Using Smart Labels

XU Yue (China) Thesis: Evaluation of Micro-Mechanical Properties and Biochemical Changes of Carrot Tissues during Thermal Processing

Major 'Food Science and Technology' CAO Thu Le (Vietnam)

Thesis: Effect of Homogenisation and Emulsifier Addition on the Physical Properties of Fresh and Recombined Dairy Cream

Greenfield Mufor CHE (Cameroon) Thesis: Crystallization Behaviour of Fats in Emulsions

DAI Zifei (China) Thesis: Modelling of Non-Isothermal Fat Crystallization

Abdulsudi Zacharia ISSA (Tanzania) Thesis: Nutritional and Technological Properties of Milk in Micro-Algae Supplemented Dairy Cattle

LE Trung Thien (Vietnam) Thesis: The Application of Flow Cytometrie in the Study on the Effect of Process Treatments on the Microbial Viability

LI Bo (China) Thesis: Predictive Modelling of Patulin Production by Penicilium Expansum in Apples

Yusufu LUBEGA (Uganda) Thesis: Calcium Fortification of Soybean Milk

Ivan LUKYAMUZI (Uganda) Thesis: Optimization of Enrichment Procedures for Detection of Food Borne Pathogens

Mpok MAKIA MPOK (Cameroon) Thesis: Species Specific Detection for Authentication of Food

Godlove Ayiseh NGWA (Cameroon) Thesis: Influence of Protein Oxidation on the Detectability of Peanut Protein with ELISA

Ruby Raquel ORMEÑO PONCE DE LEON (Peru) Thesis: Taste Profiling of Tomatoes with Infrared Spectroscopy

David OSEI-NIMOH (Ghana) Thesis: Effect of Phenolic Compounds on Growth and Aflatoxin Production by Aspergillus Flavus and a Parasiticus on Yellow Dent Corn

Wim VANMEENEN (Belgium) Thesis: Acrylamide Formation in Food Stuffs

Jeyachchandran VISVALINGAM (Sri Lanka) Thesis: Evaluation of Decontamination Techniques to Improve Microbial Quality of Fresh Vegetables

ZHU Wuxin (China) Thesis: Interactions between Starch Granules and Dissolved Salts

Graduates 2005

Major 'Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering' Grace Addo-Darko ANIM (Ghana)

Thesis: Potential of Lysozymes as Bio-Preservatives in Food Systems

Yegermal Tesfaw ATALAY (Ethiopia) Thesis: Modelling of air flow through bulk stored products using the discrete element method and computational fluid dynamics

BUI Kim Thuy (Vietnam) Thesis: The stability of carrot peroxidase during thermal and high pressure process

Chaitya Narayan DANGOL (Nepal) Thesis: Textural quality of frozen fruits and vegetables

Franklin Melbourne ELLIOT (Sierra Leone) Thesis: Biochemical and chemical reactions influencing texture degradation in carrot pectin

HUYNH Thi Phuong Loan (Vietnam) Thesis: Acrylamide formation/elimation kinetics in amina acid-sugar model systems

JI Zhen (China) Thesis: Characterization and thermal and high-pressure stability of broccoli myrosinase in broccoli juice

Séverine MOREL (Belgium) Thesis: Effect of water activity on the kinetics of acrylamide formation in model systems

Ann Wambui MUNYAKA (Kenya) Thesis: Production and postharvest behaviour of green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Humphrey Peter NDOSSI (Tanzania) Thesis: Shipment and storage ability of some heliconia flower cultivars from Columbia

Robert Ameh OCLOO (Ghana) Thesis: Effects of supplemental magnesium acetate, tryptophan, a herbal product, vitamin C and Vitamin E and floor plate temperature control on pre-slaughter stress reduction in pigs and porc quality

Maria Estela SERRANO SANCHIS (Spain) Thesis: Induction of lysogenic bacteriophages in dairy starter bacteria

SUN Li (China) Thesis: Characterization of strawberry aroma at super atmospheric oxygen condition

XI Yuan (China) Thesis: Isolation and purification of new bacterial lysozyme inhibitors

Major 'Food Science and Technology' Monzur Morshed AHMED (Bangladesh)

Thesis: Influence of extrinsic factors of growth of penicilium expansum Cecilia ARAKAKI MIYASHIRO (Peru)

Thesis: Functionality of butter in laminated dough systems Abel ATUKWASE (Uganda)

Thesis: Effect of atmosphere on growth and toxin production of fumonisin producing mould on maize

Flora Josiane CHADARE ASSOGBADJO (Benin) Thesis: Stability of nutritional-vitamin fortified complementary food from Burkina Faso

CHEN Lei (China) Thesis: Efficacy of electrolysed oxidising water to decontaminate fresh shredded vegetables

Dang Trung DIEM TRUNG (Vietnam) Thesis: The growth/no growth boundary of the food spoilage yeast zygosaccaromyces bailii in acidifield products as influenced by environmental factors

Nyjamnargal GOMBO (Mongolia) Thesis: Chemical and biochemical analysis of mare’s milk power from Mongolia

Amjad IQBAL (Pakistan) Thesis: Effect of processing on the detectibility of peanut protein by ELISA

LA Van Chung (Vietnam) Thesis: Influence of ingredient interactions on the texture of starch-based dairy dessert

Yendouban LAMBONI (Togo) Thesis: Inhibition on growth and fumonisin production of Fusarium verticillioides and F. proliferatum on maize by bicarbonate salts and phenolic compounds

Wael MOUSA (Palestina) Thesis: Technological approach: influence of the French Fries processing on acrylamide formation

Duc Doan NGUYEN (Vietnam) Thesis: Effect of Calcium on coalescence stability of caseinate-stabilised emulsions

Murielle OOSTERLINCK (Belgium) Thesis: Influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on patulin production by penicillum expansum

Thirupathi ROUTHU (India) Thesis: Determination of coating content and quality of microencapsulated foodstuffs

TIAN Li (China) Thesis: Determination and enrichment of key aroma compounds in dairy products