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Afroditi Chatzifragkou

Current role:

  • Lecturer in Food Processing

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Academic Qualifications:

  • PhD in Food Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
  • MSc in Food Science and Technology and Huma Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
  • Diploma of Agricultural Engineer, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

Scientific interests:

  • Valorisation of food waste streams
  • Bioprocessing technologies
  • Fractionation of functional compounds
  • Supercritical CO2 technology

Background:

Afroditi joined the University of Reading in 2015. She lectures in food processing. As a post-doctoral researcher, she has work closely with industry and research institutes. Afroditi's expertise lies in the utilisation of microorganisms and/ or enzymes for the biotransformation of waste streams into microbial lipids, platform chemicals and biopolymers.

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