Seda ERSUS

Mühendislik Fakültesi, Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü, Gıda Teknolojisi Anabilim Dalı

Research areas: Engineering and Technology, Food Engineering, Food Technology, Food Science, Food Chemistry, Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts, Food Processing (pasteurisation, sterilisation, refrigeration, lyophilisation, etc.), Sugars, Syrups, Starches and Candy, Food Packaging, Natural Sciences

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Prof.Dr.&nbsp;Seda&nbsp;Ersus’&nbsp;focus&nbsp;is&nbsp;predominantly&nbsp;on&nbsp;fruit&nbsp;and&nbsp;vegetable&nbsp;technology,&nbsp;plant&nbsp;proteins,</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">sustainable&nbsp;packaging&nbsp;and&nbsp;colorants,&nbsp;food&nbsp;safety,&nbsp;functional&nbsp;food&nbsp;products,&nbsp;nonthermal</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">technologies,&nbsp;green&nbsp;extraction,&nbsp;dietary&nbsp;supplements,&nbsp;and&nbsp;encapsulation&nbsp;methods.&nbsp;Her&nbsp;work</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">emphasizes&nbsp;the&nbsp;optimization&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;processes&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;maximum&nbsp;yield&nbsp;and&nbsp;quality&nbsp;of</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">bioactives,&nbsp;which&nbsp;are&nbsp;crucial&nbsp;for&nbsp;developing&nbsp;functional&nbsp;food&nbsp;formulation.&nbsp;Additionally,&nbsp;she</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">explores&nbsp;innovative&nbsp;materials,&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;aerogels,&nbsp;hydrogels,&nbsp;and&nbsp;nanofibers,&nbsp;for&nbsp;active&nbsp;and</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">biodegradable&nbsp;food&nbsp;packaging&nbsp;solutions.&nbsp;She&nbsp;is&nbsp;also&nbsp;engaged&nbsp;in&nbsp;advancing&nbsp;non-thermal</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">technologies&nbsp;to&nbsp;preserve&nbsp;the&nbsp;nutritional&nbsp;and&nbsp;functional&nbsp;properties&nbsp;of&nbsp;food,&nbsp;contributing&nbsp;to</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">sustainable&nbsp;food&nbsp;systems&nbsp;and&nbsp;enhancing&nbsp;the&nbsp;development&nbsp;of&nbsp;functional,&nbsp;health-</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">promoting&nbsp;products.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">She&nbsp;is&nbsp;proficient&nbsp;in&nbsp;executing&nbsp;national&nbsp;and&nbsp;international&nbsp;projects.&nbsp;Her&nbsp;abilities&nbsp;to&nbsp;cultivate</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">international&nbsp;and&nbsp;interdisciplinary&nbsp;connections,&nbsp;she&nbsp;organizes&nbsp;training&nbsp;programs&nbsp;and&nbsp;gives</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">lectures&nbsp;on&nbsp;food&nbsp;production,&nbsp;quality,&nbsp;safety,&nbsp;new&nbsp;functional&nbsp;food&nbsp;products,&nbsp;and&nbsp;new&nbsp;technologies</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">in&nbsp;PRIMA-HORIZON&nbsp;UFUK&nbsp;2020&nbsp;projects.&nbsp;She&nbsp;is&nbsp;currently&nbsp;working&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;PRIMA&nbsp;projects</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">named&nbsp;“Functionalized&nbsp;Tomato&nbsp;Products&nbsp;(FunTomP)&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;partner&nbsp;and&nbsp;“Exploration&nbsp;and</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Implementation&nbsp;of&nbsp;Products&nbsp;with&nbsp;Alternative&nbsp;Proteins&nbsp;in&nbsp;Mediterranean&nbsp;Region&nbsp;(ProxIMed)”&nbsp;as&nbsp;a</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">researcher.&nbsp;She&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;coordinator&nbsp;(SustOlivet)&nbsp;and&nbsp;partner&nbsp;(NutriHubs4NCDs)&nbsp;on&nbsp;going&nbsp;ERASMUS&nbsp;projects.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fruit&nbsp;and&nbsp;vegetable&nbsp;processing&nbsp;technology,&nbsp;computer&nbsp;programming,&nbsp;career&nbsp;planning,&nbsp;scientific</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">publication&nbsp;preparation&nbsp;techniques&nbsp;and&nbsp;ethics&nbsp;courses&nbsp;are&nbsp;the&nbsp;subjects&nbsp;she&nbsp;teaches&nbsp;to</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">undergraduate&nbsp;and&nbsp;graduate&nbsp;students.&nbsp;Also&nbsp;supervises&nbsp;master’s&nbsp;and&nbsp;doctoral&nbsp;students&nbsp;in</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">sustainable&nbsp;food&nbsp;technologies,&nbsp;alternative&nbsp;protein&nbsp;sources,&nbsp;and&nbsp;preservation&nbsp;and&nbsp;processing</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">technologies&nbsp;of&nbsp;bioactive&nbsp;compounds.</span></p><p></p>

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