Graduates 2014

Major 'Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering' ACOLATSE Jude Agbeshie Eui Kodjo (Ghana) Thesis: Optimization of HS SPME GC-MS for profiling of aroma volatile production and

kinetic modeling of firmness breakdown during ripening of mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. Carabao)

BISTA Srijana (Nepal) Thesis: Effect of freeze-drying on microstructure and carotenoid bioaccessibility of plant-

issue-based food suspensions: a case study on carrots CHE Fidelis (Cameroon) Thesis: Optimizing food cold chain with respect to quality, energy use and emission; a

multi-objective approach CHIGWEDERE Claire Maria (Zimbabwe) Thesis: Effect of high pressure homogenisation on lycopene and Beta-carotene

bioaccessibility in tomato model-systems DAKWA Vongai (Zimbabwe) Thesis: Understanding the relationship between postharvest textural changes and different

instrumental texture parameters in Jonagold and Kanzi apples HUTAMA Tri Cita (Indonesia) Thesis: Quality assessment of apple fruit stored at very low oxygen conditions

KADEMA Charity Spitwater (Zimbabwe) Thesis: Growth of acid resistant Escherichia coli strains under stress conditions MAGPUSAO Johannes (Philippines) Thesis: Multivariate accelerated shelf-life testing of thermally treated broccoli and carrot

puree by headspace fingerprinting MONDAL Shakti Chandra (Bangladesh) Thesis: NIR spectroscopy and HPLC-UV for measurement of bitter sesquiterpenes in Belgian

endive MUSABE Edwin Tinka (Uganda) Thesis: Effect of processing on carotenoid location and conversion reactions in a tomato

based matrix NGONG Buhnyuy Christian (Cameroon) Thesis: Metabolic Characterization of Tomato Fruit Cells to Low Oxygen Stress PHAM Tran Thuy Huong (Vietnam) Thesis: Functional properties of pectin extracted from mango peel SIMATUPANG Dorothy Nathalie (Indonesia) Thesis: Factors affecting lycopene and β-carotene in vitro bioaccessibility in tomato and

carrot based-fractions TIRUNEH Abebaw Teshome (Ethiopia) Thesis: Pectin-protein-oil interactions in relation to emulsion stability TOMIC Jovana (Serbia) Thesis: Effect of storage on carotenoids and HMF/furfural formation in relation to colour

stability of pasteurised orange juice

UWIBAMBE Denyse (Rwanda) Thesis: Confidential ZEWDIE Tewodros Andargie (Ethiopia) Thesis: Kinetics of Strecker degradation and lipid oxidation during thermal and high

pressure high temperature processing of carrot puree

Major 'Food Science and Technology' AKWO Ngwinui Awahsa’a (Cameroon) Thesis: Assessing the microbiological safety of garri, an indigenous fermented cassava

product AULIA Yosi Ayu (Indonesia) Thesis: Evaluation of possible cross-contamination routes of psychrotrophic Leuconostoc

gelidum subsp. gasicomitatum through adhesion to food contact surfaces BISSONG ENOWTANG Geraldine Tanyi (Cameroon) Thesis: Histidine-containing dipeptides in meat: effect of meat source and processing FEBRIYANI Maria (Indonesia) Thesis: Impact of sensory analysis on product development and marketing in the food

industry CASTILLO MONTAGUT Diana Catalina (Colombia) Thesis: Enzymatic and bacterial pretreatment to release phenolic compounds from Brassica

outer leaves HINNEH Michael (Ghana) Thesis: Functionality of mango fat in chocolate products IRIMAT Robert (Uganda) Thesis: Fungal bioconversion of Flavonoid Compounds in cauliflower waste as a source of

bioactive extracts LOTFOLAH POUR Alireza (Iran) Thesis: Functionality of different emulsifiers in dark chocolate MUSONGE Christine (Uganda) Thesis: use of natural preservatives as alternatives to chemical preservatives in products of

lower water activity and/or pH MUKARUKUNDO Francine (Rwanda) Thesis: Heat stabilising properties of phospholipids-enriched dairy byproducts SAYAHPOUR Zahra (Iran) Thesis: Effect of milk fat globule membrame fragments on whipping properties of

recombined cream SSEPUUYA Geoffrey (Uganda) Thesis: Mycotoxin Survey of Sub-Saharan African Grain Sorghum

Graduates 2013

Major 'Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering' ANESTIS Vasileios (Greece) Thesis: Data-based Mechanistic (DBM) Modelling of Young Chickens’ Zonal Activity and

Occupation in a Small Ventilated Chamber BESHIR F. Wasiye (Ethiopia) Thesis: Metabolic profiling of 1-MCP treated ‘Jonagold’ apple during controlled atmosphere

storage and ripening GEDEFA Getnet Belete (Ethiopia) Thesis: Insight into the colour stability of heat-treated mango juice during storage GULTI Adane (Ethiopia) Thesis: Computational Analysis of Microbial Safety of Beef Carcasses in the Supply Chain KUCUKSAYAN Simla (Turkey) Thesis: β-carotene and lycopene interactions during in vitro bioaccesibility in carrots and

tomatoes MANRIQUE RUIZ Aracelli (Peru) Thesis: Measuring and modelling the scattering properties of cow milk MD SULTAN Mahomud (Bangladesh) Thesis: Metabolic profiling of tomato fruit cells to oxygen stress

NGUYEN Thi Mi Tuyen (Vietnam) Thesis: Effect of enzymatic treatments in lycopene in vitro bioaccessibility in tomatoes NGUYEN Thi Nhu Ha (Vietnam) Thesis: Low temperature growth assessments of S. plymuthica RVH1 and its mutants PARSI Anali (Iran) Thesis: Effect of organic acids produced by different strains and mutants of Saccharomyces

cerevisiae on dough rheology RAMEZANI Mohsen (Iran) Thesis: Isolation and characterization of pectin from mango peel SALAHUDDIN MD Sultan (Bangladesh) Thesis: Chromatography-mass spectrometry for the analysis of bitter compounds in Belgian

endive and other salads SANTIAGO J. Jihan Santanina (Philippines) Thesis: Insight into browning of heat-treated orange juice SEMPIRI Geoffery (Uganda) Thesis: Headspace components discriminating between thermal and high pressure high

temperature treated carrot varieties: identification and linkage to chemical reaction pathways

VICENT Victor (Tanzania) Thesis: A stochastic approach in modeling of postharvest quality of apples Major 'Food Science and Technology'

APPAH Emelia(Ghana) Thesis: Functionality of bulking agents in sugar-free dark chocolate

JUVINAL Joel (Philippines) Thesis: Influence of chocolate texture on Belgian consumer's emotions and affective ratings LUBOWA Muhammad (Uganda) Thesis: Assessment of the adhesion potential of Bacillus cereus on mucus surfaces

employing in-vitro adhesion systems MASUM A.K.M. (Bangladesh) Thesis: Physicochemical stability of dairy cream

NGUYEN Bao Viet (Vietnam) Thesis: Changing the physicochemical stability of dairy cream towards partial coalescence:

fat crystallization NYAMBI Clarice (Zimbabwe) Thesis: Spoilage potential of the psychrotrophic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) Leuconostoc

gasicomitatum and Lactococcus piscium on sweet bell pepper simulation medium PILAPIL Anna Rose (Philippines) Thesis: Characterization of salt-fermented shrimp paste from the Philippines RODRIGUEZ ALVAREZ Ysamar Janet (Venezuela) Thesis: Design, optimization and characterization of novel structured emulsions SURYAMOORTHI Arunkumar (India) Thesis: Potential of milk fat globule membrane enriched materials for chemical

preservatives in sauces and spreadable salads SWAMI Chirag (India) Thesis: Importance of food safety and quality standards at various levels in the tomato

supply chain of South Africa TA Ngoc Le Nhu (Vietnam) Thesis: Functionality of vegetable glycolipids on the rheological behaviour of chocolate

Graduates 2012

Major 'Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering' ABDELLATIF Mohammad (Egypt)

Thesis: Monitoring embryonic activity using image processing technique

ALI Md. Aslam (Bangladesh) Thesis: Vision system for quality monitoring of strawberry

ALIS Realm (Philippines) Thesis: Analyzing the changes in apple metabolome during the initial stages in storage

CORONADO MATUTTI Karin Cecilia (Peru) Thesis: The effect of temperature, controlled atmosphere conditions and storage duration of different quality aspects (firmness, color) of 'Jonagold' apples

GOSAIN Ekta (India) Thesis: Impact of pH change and orgaic acid produced by yeast on the rheology of fermenting dough

HO Khanh Van (Vietnam) Thesis: Measurement of gas exchange properties of tomato fruit

UMUTONI Jean De Dieu (Rwanda)

Thesis: Towards a better understanding of how structural barriers in plant based foods play a role in the carotenoid bioaccessibility

KAHUMA Philip (Uganda) Thesis: Effect of thermal and high pressure processing on degradation and isomerization of β-carotene in presence of oil

KYOMUGASHO Clare (Uganda) Thesis: The effect of thermal and high-pressure processing on pectinases for structure improvement of tomato-based products

MEKONNEN Michael Kidus (Ethiopia) Thesis: Braeburn browning disorder: a proteomics approach

MUTSOKOTI Leonard (Zimbabwe) Thesis: Comparing process-induced chemical changes in conventionally high temperature and high pressure high temperature treated singular vegetable purees

NGUYEN Thi Thu Nga (Vietnam) Thesis: Effects of growing conditions on browning in Braeburn apple

SUH Chefu Desire (Cameroon) Thesis: The spread and role of bacterial lysozyme-inhibitors against g-type lysozyme

TCHUENCHE Kouam Emmanuel (Cameroon) Thesis: Effect of processing on carotenoid stability and bioaccessibility in mango puree

VU Thi Hang (Vietnam) Thesis: Determination of Hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives in belgian endive - a preliminary study

WU Chunli (China) Thesis: Dynamics in central plant cell metabolism

Major 'Food Science and Technology' GABAZA Molly (Zimbabwe)

Thesis: Potential of the use of vegetable nitrate as nitrite source for meat curing

ICHAN Taufik Rizky (Indonesia) Thesis: Chocolate quality as influenced by different roasting conditions

LIU Tao (China) Thesis: Modelling the development of fat bloom in filled chocolate

NGO Lam Tuan Anh (Vietnam)

Thesis: Functionality of MFGM (milk fat globule membrane) fragments in molten chocolate

PALERMO Ladie (Philippines) Thesis: Effect of decontamination methods on quality and safety of fresh-cut iceberg lettuce

PHAM Thi Tuyet Mai (Vietnam) Thesis: Influence of composition and processing on the heat stability of recombined evaporated milk

PHAN Trang (Vietnam) Thesis: Production of fermented soymilk by selected Vietnamese cultures

SETIOWATI Arima Diah (Indonesia) Thesis: Physical properties of lauric fat blends at different hight melting TAG ratios

THARACKACHAND Ponnala (India) Thesis: Development of a HPLC method for the stereospecific analysis of triacylglycerols

XANTHINA Magda (Indonesia) Thesis: Shortening formulation based on enzymatic interesterification

XU Hui (China) Thesis: Effect of milk fat globule membrane fragments on partial coalescence in recombined dairy creams

BAO BADI Mwalimu (Tanzania) Thesis: The influence of oxygen in the headspace on light oxidation of milk proteins

Graduates 2011

Major 'Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering'

AFFANDI Fahrizal Yusuf (Indonesia) Thesis: Comparing DCA strategies for long time storage of apple BAIYE Mfortaw Mbong Victor (Cameroon) Thesis: Towards a better understanding of the pectin structure-function relationship in

broccoli purees CHALLOU Florica Thesis: 3D Monitoring and Control of Product Characteristics in Relation to

Microenvironment CHAULA Davis (Tanzania) Thesis: Towards a better understanding of the pectin structure-function relationship in

carrot and tomato puree ESTELA ESCALANTE Waldir Desiderio(Peru) Thesis: Influence of butanediol fermentation in spoilage of fresh produce by

Enterobacteriaceae GEBREMESKEL Abrehet Fisseha (Ethiopia) Thesis: Wheat gluten: from an agro-industrial co-product to bio-based high performance

materials HASAN S. M. Kamrul (Bangladesh) Thesis: Edible coatings for pome fruits

JAMSAZZADEH Zahra (Iran) Thesis: The effect of thermal and high-pressure processing on structural changes of pectin

and hemicellulose in a tomato matrix KIYEMBA Andrew Nsibuka (Uganda) Thesis: Improving postharvest quality of berries with ozone treatment MURINDWA Erneste (Rwanda) Thesis: The effect of redox agents on the functionality of gluten proteins during

breadmaking NJOROGE Daniel (Kenya) Thesis: Headspace fingerprinting as a tool to compare the impact of heat and high pressure

processing on carrot quality TAMIRU Biniam (Ethiopia) Thesis: Headspace fingerprinting as a tool to compare the impact of heat, high pressure

and pulsed electric field pasteurization on orange juice quality TRAN Thi Minh Thu (Vietnam) Thesis: Proteomics - Browning of apples ZARMEHRKHORSHID Raziyeh (Iran) Thesis: Influence of yeast metabolites on the rheological properties of bread ZHANG Yue (China) Thesis: Hyperspectral Scatter Imaging for Nondestructive Measurement of Food

Microstructure Major 'Food Science and Technology' ASADUZZAMAN Md (Bangladesh) Thesis: Milk fat globule membrane functionality FEYERA Gobena Gemechu (Ethiopia) Thesis: Oxidative stability of mustard seed oil MAPUNDA Francis (Tanzania) Thesis: Growth and spoilage potential of sporeformers in chilled mild heat treated food

products MUBAIWA Juliet (Zimbabwe) Thesis: Effect of Lactobacillus fermentation on the bio-availability of iron and zinc in

vegetable products

MUJURU Felix Mugove (Zimbabwe) Thesis: Influence of residual O2 levels on the relationship between growth and volatile

metabolite formation by bacteria and yeasts PUJI Kristina (Indonesia) Thesis: Development of innovative dairy cream products using emulsifiers ROJAS ALFARO Diana Maritza (Colombia) Thesis: Characterization and Stability of Colombian rice bran SALAZAR CAMACHO Natalia Andrea (Colombia) Thesis: Characterization and Stability of Colombian rice bran VERMEIR Lien (Belgium) Thesis: Low fat whipping cream by W/O/W technology

Graduates 2010

Major 'Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering'

CARDENAS CARO Sandra Milena (Colombia) Thesis: Evaluation of the effect of processing on in vitro bioaccessibility of lycopene in

tomato products DJORDJEVIC Nikola (Serbia) Thesis: 3D modelling of meat cooking process EDEER Mesut Özgur (Turkey) Thesis: Analysis of chocolate aroma by headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to

GC-MS GWANPUA Sunny George (Cameroon) Thesis: Modelling of 3 D well mixed zone in process rooms ISLAM Mohammad Mozidul (Bangladesh) Thesis: Data-based mechanistic (DBM) approach for modelling indoor temperature of a

ventiled space KABUYE Geoffrey (Uganda) Thesis: Influence of debranching on the rheological characteristics of pectin gels: structure-

function relation of pectin MARKOULA Aikaterini (Greece) Thesis: Biochemical dynamics of the ethylene metabolism of tomato during ripening and

postharvest storage

MEMBREBE Bernard Nino (Philippines) Thesis: Strawberry breeding: understanding the inheritance of strawberry aroma MEZGEBE Abadi Gebre (Ethiopia) Thesis: The relation between the in vitro bioaccessibility of ß-carotene and structural

characteristics of carrot pieces during thermal processing (sterilization and pasteurization) in a retort

NAJJEMBA Veronica (Uganda) Thesis: Effect of enzymes on the level of bioactive compounds in red fruit juices NGUYEN Thi Huong Giang (Vietnam) Thesis: Towards a better understanding of pectin changes during thermal and high pressure

processing of broccoli REZAEI Mohammad Naser (Iran) Thesis: The impact of genetic engineering of the secondary substrate binding site on the

biochemical properties of Aspergillus niger xylanase A SHANG Jingya (China) Thesis: Impact of the addition of coenzymes NAD(P)(H) and NAD(P)(H) hydrolyzing enzymes

on bread SSEMANDA James Noah (Rwanda) Thesis: The effect of particle size and thermal processing on the ß-carotene bioaccessibility

in carrots TOLESA Getachew Neme (Ethiopia) Thesis: Effect of high pressure homogenization in combination with thermal processing on

the lycopene stability Major 'Food Science and Technology' MIRANZADEHMAHABADI Mohammadreza (Iran) Thesis: The effect of processing and hydrocolloids on the rheological properties of a

Béchamel sauce PASCUAL Pet Anthony (Philippines) Thesis: Production of a fermented milk enriched with bioactive milk fat globule membrane

material SAMA Jeffrey (Cameroon) Thesis: Impact of derived dairy products on PCBs and dioxin-like PCBs exposure for the

Belgian population: a risk assessment

STAMATOPOULOS Konstantinos (Greece) TANING MULUH Kalvin (Cameroon) Thesis: Kinetics of production of conjugated linoleic acid isomers by Bifidobacterium strains

and Lactobacillus sakei LMG 13558