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Emeritus Prof. Ronald Wills

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Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions 2
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL 0.9

For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.

Current Supervision

Commenced Proposed
Completion
Program Supervisor Type Research Title
2012 2016 PhD (Food Science) Principal Supervisor Evaluation of the Effectiveness 1-MCP in Combination with MAP for Extending the Storage Life of Tomato and Leafy Vegetables
2011 2015 PhD (Food Science) Principal Supervisor Role of Nitric Oxide in the Preservation of Fresh Cut Apple Slices

Past Supervision

Year Program Supervisor Type Research Title
2012 M Philosophy (Food Science) Principal Supervisor Control of Monilinia Fructicola in Stone Fruit with Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil
2011 PhD (Food Science) Principal Supervisor Effect of Nitric Oxide on Metabolism of Fresh-cut Apples and Lettuces in Relation to Surface Browning
2009 PhD (Food Science) Co-Supervisor Comparative Effects of Nitric Oxide Gas and Nitric Oxide Donors on the Postharvest Life of Cut Flowers and Brassica Vegetables
2008 M Philosophy (Food Science) Principal Supervisor Effect of Nitric Oxide Donor Compounds, Sodium Nitroprusside and Diethylenetriamine/Nitric Oxide on the Physiology of Green Leafy Vegetables
2008 PhD (Food Science) Principal Supervisor Use of Nitric Oxide to Extend the Postharvest Life of Fresh-Cut and Intact Fruits and Vegetables
2008 PhD (Food Science) Principal Supervisor The Effect of Temperature Management on the Quality of Broccoli and Table Grapes Exported from Australia
2007 PhD (Food Science) Principal Supervisor Optimisation Of Polysaccharides from Echinacea Purpurea
2006 PhD (Food Science) Principal Supervisor Extending the postharvest life of ornamentals using the nitric oxide donor compound, 2, 2¿- (hydroxynitrosohydrazino)-bisethanamine
2005 PhD (Food Science) Principal Supervisor Use of nitric oxide in oxygen atmospheres to extend the postharvest life of fruit and vegetables
2004 PhD (Food Science) Principal Supervisor Delayed Ripening of Bananas through Ethylene Control
2003 PhD (Food Science) Sole Supervisor Production of High Quality Australian Valerian Products
2002 PhD (Food Science) Sole Supervisor Changes in Ginsenosides of American Ginseng during Plant Growth and Postharvest Processing