Dr Maria Turtoi is a Full Professor at the Applied Sciences Department, Cross-border Faculty, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati (DJUG), Romania. In 1987 she graduated from the Faculty of Food Technology and Chemistry, Galati University, Romania, with an Engineer Diploma. In 2001, she completed her doctoral studies at DJUG, receiving the Doctor Diploma. Work experience: 1987–1992 engineer at Deltapan bread factory, Tulcea, 1992–2007 teaching assistant, lecturer, and associate professor at DJUG, 2007–2013 professor at Alma Mater University of Sibiu, and 2013 – present, professor at DJUG. Research interests are: emerging and alternative technologies in food processing (e.g., ultraviolet light, pulsed light, high-pressure processing), bakery products with improved properties through additives from plant sources. Member of ACS, IFT, some Romanian professional societies. Awards for Food Engineer Handbook (2004), Trends in Fish Processing Technologies (2018) from the Romanian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences.