Prof. Siew Young Quek is the Director of the Food Science Programme at the University of Auckland and graduated with a Ph.D. from the School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham (UK) in 1999. Her current research interests include microencapsulation of bioactive for delivery into functional foods, extraction and characterization of bioactive/ functional ingredients from food and waste by-products, processing and food quality, and food product development. She has published more than 200 journal articles and conference proceedings, 4 book chapters, and delivered 21 reports for industries. She received 38 research grants from government and industry, both local and overseas, in the past 10 years. She has also received numerous awards/ recognition for her research including Shanghai Outstanding Overseas Scholar (2014/15), a gold medal at the Geneva International Exhibition of Invention, New Technology and Products (2005), and University Invention and Research Competition in Malaysia. She is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology.
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