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
Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Food Bioprocessing; Food Waste Valorisation; Encapsulation for Nutrient Delivery
- Taiwo.Akanbi@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 43484117
Dr Emma Beckett
Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Biomedical science, Epigenetics, Science management
- Emma.Beckett@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4348 4158
Dr Tamara Bucher
Senior Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Food labelling, Health perception, Nutrient profiling
- Tamara.Bucher@newcastle.edu.au
- 43484162
Mrs Michelle Challinor
Associate Lecturer/Casual Academic
School of Environmental and Life Sciences|School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Michelle.Challinor@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 434 84654
Dr Penta Pristijono
Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Edible coating, Food processing, Food safety
- PENTA.PRISTIJONO@NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
- (02) 43494783
Professor Christopher Scarlett
Professor
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Carcinogenesis, Metastases
- C.Scarlett@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4348 4680
Dr Hayley Scott
Post Doctoral Research Fellow/Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy|School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
Asthma, Fatty acids, Inflammation
- Hayley.Scott@newcastle.edu.au
- 02 4042 0113
Dr Quan Vuong
Senior Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Bioactives as functional ingredients, food waste utilisation, food preservation
- Vanquan.Vuong@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 43484124
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