Food science
The Bachelor of Food Science and Human Nutrition is offered at the Ourimbah campus. The degree provides a strong background in the principles underlying the sciences of food technology and human nutrition. This includes the basic sciences, the chemistry and biology of nutrients and the attributes of food, including food commodities and functional foods.
Many countries have alarming rates of obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. New healthy, enticing and tasty products are needed to help with these emerging health threats and graduates of this program are in the best position to make a difference.
Dr Taiwo Akanbi
Senior Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Specialities include: Food Bioprocessing, Food Waste Valorisation, Encapsulation for Nutrient Delivery
- Taiwo.Akanbi@newcastle.edu.au
- 0243484117
Dr Nienke De Vlieger
Lecturer Food and Nutrition Sciences
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Specialities include: food marketing, childhood obesity, consumer behaviour, digital eating environment, nutrition, nutrition education
Dr Joanna Gambetta
Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Specialities include: Sensory Analysis, Food Chemistry, Food Analysis, Sensory Evaluation, Fermentation, Flavour Chemistry, Food Science and Technology
- Joanna.Gambetta@newcastle.edu.au
- 0249218745
Dr Penta Pristijono
Senior Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Specialities include: Edible coating, Food processing, Food safety
- PENTA.PRISTIJONO@NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
- 0243494783
Professor Christopher Scarlett
Associate Dean International
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Specialities include: Biochemistry, Carcinogenesis, Metastases
- C.Scarlett@newcastle.edu.au
- 0243484680
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