Principal Investigator
Yue Zhang
Employment
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2015-present
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Tennessee 2011- 2015
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2015-present
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Tennessee 2011- 2015
Education
PhD in Physical Chemistry, Wuhan University, China 2006-2011
BSc in Chemistry, Wuhan University, China 2002-2006
Teaching
BSc in Chemistry, Wuhan University, China 2002-2006
Teaching
FDST 448/848 Food Chemistry
FDST 896-003 Physical Chemistry of Foods
Publications
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Graduate Students
Lei Wang
Education
PhD (Statistics minor), University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2016-present
Research Assistant, Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China 2014- 2015
Research Assistant, Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China 2014- 2015
MS in Fermentation Engineering, Jiangnan University, China 2011-2013
Research
Protein based nanoencapsulation
Hobbies: Traveling, reading novels, playing badminton
Email: lei.wang@huskers.unl.edu
Travis Burger
Employment
Food Scientist, Conagra Brands 2012-present
Education
PhD , University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2016-present
BS in Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2008-2012
Research
Functional properties of pea proteins
Hobbies: Football, volleyball, and woodworking
Email: Travis.Burger@conagra.com
Liyang Xie
Education
MS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2016-present
BS in Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2014-2016
BE in Food Science & Engineering, Northwest A&F University, China 2012-2016
Research
Extraction and delivery of bioactives
Hobbies: Movie, soccer
Email: liyang.xie@huskers.unl.edu
Undergraduate Students
Qianyi Chen
Education
Senior, UNL 2015-present
Research
Gluten-free products (UCARE)
Hobbies: Eat sushi
Email: chenqianyi1997@163.com
Visiting Scholars and Students
Shan Huang
Employment
Professor, Guangxi Teachers Education University, China 2012-present
Research
Quantum dots, protein interactions
Hobbies:
Email: huangs@whu.edu.cn
Former Members
Hollman Motta Romero, MS student, 2016-2018
Current status: Ph.D, Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Email: hollmanmoro@huskers.unl.edu
Yang Li, Visiting MS student, 2017-2018
MS, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, China
Email: yangzili24@126.com