Roger
Ruan
Professor
206
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Bldg.
University of Minnesota
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6005
(612) 625-1710
email:
ruanx001@umn.edu
B.S., 1983, Beijing Agricultural Engineering
University; M.S., 1988, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., 1991,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Also holds a faculty
appointment in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition
and the Department of Bio-Based Products. Member of the
American Society of Agricultural Engineers; the American Association
of Cereal Chemists; and the Institute of Food Technologists.
Interest
Areas
MRI, NMR, machine vision, UV, NIR, and other imaging and
spectroscopy technology development and applications in the
studies of moisture and fat management and structure-function
relationships of biological and food materials. Shelf-life
prediction and extension. Biorefining, bioprocessing, and
value-added process development. Pulsed electric field, ozone,
and non-thermal plasma development and application. Advanced
artificial intelligence and control systems development for
biological and food process control.
Current Research
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