Faculty of Food Systems

Deland Myers, Ph.D., Chair
Iowa State University, 1984
Research Interests:
Utilization of Legume and Cereal Proteins in Nonfood and Food Applications and Their Functionality.

Kow Ching (Sam)Chang, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1980
Research Interests:
Legumes, Processing and Chemistry

Douglas C. Doehlert, Ph.D. (associate)
University of Wisconsin, 1982
Research Interests:
Oat Variety Development, Quality of Oats and Oat Products

Clifford A. Hall III, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1996
Research Interests:
Flaxseed, Antioxidants, Phytochemical Stability in Food Systems

Gary A. Hareland, Ph.D. (associate)
North Dakota State University, 1987
Research Interests:
Durum and Hard Red Spring Wheat Quality

Khalil Khan, Ph.D.
University of Manitoba, 1977
Research Interests:
Electrophoresis, Proteins and Enzymes, Wheat Quality

Frank Manthey, Ph.D.
North Dakota State University, 1985
Research Interests:
Durum Wheat Quality, Pasta/Noodle Processing, Carotenoid Deposition in durum wheat  

Jae Ohm, Ph.D.  (associate)
Kansas State University, 1996
Research Interests: Cereal Chemistry

Paul B. Schwarz, Ph.D.
North Dakota State University, 1987
Research Interests:
Malting Barley Quality

Senay Simsek, Ph.D.
Purdue University, 2006
Research Interests:
Wheat Quality and Carbohydrate Research

Dil Thavarajah, Ph.D.
University of Saskatchewan, 2006
Research Interests:
Biofortification of Pulse Crops for Increased Micronutrient Bioavailability: Iron, Zinc, Beta Carotene, and Folic Acid

Pushparajah Thavarajah, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Food nutrient-nutrient interactions, bioavailability chemistry of carbohydrates, phenolics, and bioactive compounds, and analytical method development for novel bioactive compound analysis

Dennis P. Wiesenborn, Ph.D.
Rice University, 1988
Research Interests:
Food Engineering, Process Development, Oilseeds Processing

Charlene Wolf-Hall, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1995
Research Interests:
Food Microbiology and Food Safety