Dr. Hataitip Nimitkeatkai has been working as an assistant professor at the Food Safety Program, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Phayao, Phayao City, Thailand, since 2011. She earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural Science at Osaka Prefecture University, Japan, and received postdoctoral fellowships at the Postharvest Technology Division, National Horticultural Research Institute, South Korea, in 2007-2008, and at the Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Japan, in 2009-2011. Her research interests include food science and packaging, postharvest biology and technology of fruit and vegetables.