Ana Cristina Agulheiro-Santos received a Ph.D. in Agrarian Sciences (2002) from the University of Évora, a Master's in Plant Production (1990) from the University of Lisbon, and Graduation in Agronomy (1985) from the University of Évora. Her most relevant areas of research are quality evaluation, mainly texture, and sensory evaluation of fruits and other food products, and post-harvest methodologies (such as edible coating, and packaging) related to food loss and waste. She was the founder of the Laboratory of Technology and Post-harvest of the University of Évora. She is a researcher and integrated member of “MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development”. She has participated in several research projects, national and international. Committed to the community and regional development, she has several publications in scientific journals and technical journals dedicated to dissemination and knowledge transfer to producers and stakeholders. In parallel with her scientific career, she has always played an active role as a professor in agronomy. She has been the supervisor of numerous Master's and Ph.D. theses in Portugal and Spain.
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food texture
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Ana Cristina Agulheiro-Santos received a Ph.D. in Agrarian Sciences (2002) from the University of Évora, a Master's in Plant Production (1990) from the University of Lisbon, and Graduation in Agronomy (1985) from the University of Évora. Her most relevant areas of research are quality evaluation, mainly texture, and sensory evaluation of fruits and other food products, and post-harvest methodologies (such as edible coating, and packaging) related to food loss and waste. She was the founder of the Laboratory of Technology and Post-harvest of the University of Évora. She is a researcher and integrated member of “MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development”. She has participated in several research projects, national and international. Committed to the community and regional development, she has several publications in scientific journals and technical journals dedicated to dissemination and knowledge transfer to producers and stakeholders. In parallel with her scientific career, she has always played an active role as a professor in agronomy. She has been the supervisor of numerous Master's and Ph.D. theses in Portugal and Spain.
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