Dr. Ali Demirci is a Professor of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. He received
his Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology with a minor in Chemical Engineering
at Iowa State University, USA, in 1992. He joined The Pennsylvania State
University in 1999, and today, he is serving as the Professor-in-Charge of the
CSL Behring Fermentation Facility at Penn State. His research involves
bioprocessing/fermentation processes for the production of value-added products
via microbial fermentation as well as inactivation/control of pathogenic
microorganisms in foods and the environment by novel non-thermal processing
methods. He holds two U.S. patents and has authored or co-authored over 180
refereed journal articles and 40 book chapters, and has edited 3 books. He has
delivered numerous presentations at regional, national, and international
conferences.
Dr. Ali Demirci is a Professor of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. He received
his Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology with a minor in Chemical Engineering
at Iowa State University, USA, in 1992. He joined The Pennsylvania State
University in 1999, and today, he is serving as the Professor-in-Charge of the
CSL Behring Fermentation Facility at Penn State. His research involves
bioprocessing/fermentation processes for the production of value-added products
via microbial fermentation as well as inactivation/control of pathogenic
microorganisms in foods and the environment by novel non-thermal processing
methods. He holds two U.S. patents and has authored or co-authored over 180
refereed journal articles and 40 book chapters, and has edited 3 books. He has
delivered numerous presentations at regional, national, and international
conferences.