Maria Oruna-Concha
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Associate Professor
- Programme Director for BSc Food Science and Food Technology with Bioprocessing
- Module convenor: FB3AFC (Advanced Food Chemistry), FB3FLV (Advanced Flavour Chemistry), FB3FPD (New Product Development) (BSc)
- Module co-convenor: FBMPRE (Food Product Reformulation) (MSc)
Office
2-16Building location
Harry NurstenAreas of interest
My research areas of interest include:
- Flavour formation
- Analysis and characterization of food components contributing to taste (including umami & kokumi)
- Analysis and characterization of phytochemicals
- Recovery of functional ingredients from waste streams
- Acrylamide formation
My research uses a wide range of analytical techniques including: Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) and state-of-the-art GC-MS, LC and LC-MS.
Research centres and groups
- Food Research Group
Academic qualifications
- Pharmacy degree, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 1992
- PhD, Food and Nutrition, University of Santiago de Compostela – Analytical Chemistry, Food and Nutrition Department.
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Coeliac Society, UK
- Associate member of the British Society of Flavourists
- Committee member of SCI Food Group
- Associate Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST)