Mini-curriculum

Food Engineer (Federal University of Viçosa, 1995), D.Sc. in Food Technology (Campinas State University, 2001). Researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), at Embrapa Instrumentation. She was a visiting scientist in WRRC/ARS/USDA (2008), and participated as a researcher in the Labex program (Embrapa) at the Quadram Institute (formerly Institute of Food Research), in Norwich, UK. Ad-hoc reviewer of a variety of journals, including Food Hydrocolloids and Carbohydrate Polymers. Her experience is focused on food packaging, especially on the following subjects: edible and biodegradable packaging films, nanotechnology applied to food packaging, use of food byproducts for biodegradable materials, uses of bacterial cellulose for food and packaging materials.

Education

1990 - 1995

Graduação em Engenharia de Alimentos

Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Obtained year: 1995

1995 - 1997

Mestrado em Tecnologia de Alimentos

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Title: Otimização do processo de desidratação osmótica de abacaxi para aplicação à tecnologia de métodos combinados

Obtained year: 1997

Advisor: José Gilberto Jardine

1997 - 2001

Doutorado em Tecnologia de Alimentos

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Title: Maximização da estabilidade oxidativa de óleo de soja acondicionado em garrafas plásticas

Obtained year: 2001

Advisor: José de Assis Fonseca Faria

2007 - 2008

Pós-Doutorado em

Agricultural Research Service

Obtained year: 2008

Areas of expertise

1. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Food Science and Technology / Subárea: Food Technology / Especialidade: Plant Product Technology
2. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Food Science and Technology / Subárea: Food Technology / Especialidade: Food Product Packaging
3. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Food Science and Technology / Subárea: Food science / Especialidade: Chemistry, Physics, Physicochemistry, and Biochemistry of Raw Food Materials
4. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Food Science and Technology / Subárea: Food Technology / Especialidade: Utilization of Byproducts
5. Grande área: Engineering / Área: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Subárea: NANOTECHNOLOGY
6. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Food Science and Technology / Subárea: Food Technology / Especialidade: Tecnologia de Secagem de Alimentos