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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.

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