Name:
Mehrdad Tajkarimi
Country:
United States
City:
Greensboro
State/Province:
NC
ACS Member:
Local Section:
Central North Carolina
International Chapter:
Technical Division Membership:
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division
Technical Division Membership Emeritus:
Subdivision Member:
ACS Activities:
Company/Institution Name:
Career Stage:
Professional
Research and Special Interests:
1- Application of nano materials as food preservatives
2- Safety aspects of nanotechnology in food: including risk assessment of the application of nanotechnology in the whole food production chain
3- Food safety risk assessment: I have been interested in the microbiological and toxicological food safety risk assessment projects
4- Rapid microbiological/toxicological food safety detection methods: I have been interested in developing new techniques to perform rapid tests techniques
5- Application of natural antimicrobials as food preservatives: We investigate about the effect of some natural ingredients such as ascorbic and lactic acid as well as herbs and spices on preserving food
- Potential of using an electric nose to detect E. coli O157:H7 in milk. Under process
- Development of integrated food protection education and extension program for students and professionals in 1890 universities. Submission date: 2010, United States Department of Agriculture, USA.
- Hepatitis A virus-cell receptor interactions characterization for valid virus detection SPring-8 beamline BL41XU, Japan. Under process
Area of Expertise:
Food Safety Management systems, Quality assurance, Food safety risk assesment
Years of Expertise:
11-15