Prof. Dr. John Shi is a Research Scientist at the Guelph Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. He completed his Ph.D. study at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain (Food Process Engineering) and served as a post-doctoral research fellow at North Dakota State University, USA. With good harmonization of the AAFC STB priorities, Dr. Shi’s research has addressed the research priorities of the AAFC to identify economically viable Canadian agro-food products with health-benefiting properties and ascertain their nutritional properties, functional attributes, health benefits, etc. In addition, Dr. Shi received a national award for his work with AAFC’s Visible Minority Network from former Deputy Minister Nada Semaan.