Dr Said Ajlouni is A/Prof in the school of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, at the University of Melbourne. He gained his postgraduate qualifications (PhD) and Master of Science (research) from the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Georgia, USA. Said has supervised many Honours Masters and PhD students, and published many scientific papers. His principle research interests focus on food safety, quality and functionality, with special emphasis on minimally processed foods. Research topics cover the mode of action of natural antioxidants, fibers, prebiotics, and probiotics, and the effect of various processing and preservation techniques on safety, quality, and physio-chemical properties of foods. @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-font-kerning:0pt; mso-ligatures:none;}div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;}