Prof. Filiz Koksel currently serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba. She received her bachelor’s degree in food engineering from Middle East Technical University in Turkey in 2007, her master’s degree in food engineering from Middle East Technical University in Turkey in 2009, and her doctorate in food science from the University of Manitoba in Canada in 2015. Prof. Filiz Koksel 's research focuses on the processing of plant-based foods. Her research interests include Electromagnetic and mechanical analyses of foods, Empirical and fundamental food rheology, the Microstructure of aerated puffed foods, and Processing of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives.