• Ash Lane, F91 YW50, Co. Sligo

      Ireland

    Accepting PhD Students

    PhD projects

    Food product development, food waste reduction, food for older adults,

    20082024

    Research activity per year

    Personal profile

    Research interests

    I am a lecturer in Atlantic Technological University, Sligo and my current research focuses on Sustainable Food Production, specifically the development of food products from plant-based proteins, proteins from sustainable sources such as insects, and development of food products using ingredients generated in side streams of food processing (Reduction of Food Waste). I am also exploring changes in taste perception with age or disease in order to develop foods targeted to specific population groups such as older adults.

    supervision of research

    Supervision of 3 PhD students:

    • “The use of protein hydrolysates to generate high protein foods acceptable to older adults”
    • “Circular eating: Creating tasty and nutritious food form vegetable waste”
    • “Exploring ways to incorporate insects into the supply chain: a study from farm-to-fork”

    Supervision of Erasmus students from Polytech Clermont – Ferrand, France on the following projects:

    • “Investigation of bio-functional properties of hydrolysates derived from sustainable protein sources”
    • “Exploring what factors affect the willingness of French and Irish students to consume waste-to-value foods”
    • “Exploring what factors affect the willingness of Irish and French students to consume insects”

    Supervision of MSc students in Environmental Health and Safety, Sustainable Food Systems and Food Regulatory Affairs.

    Supervision of undergraduate students from Human Nutrition and Agri-Food Science

    Mentoring and supervision of a Transition Year (TY) student who competed in the BT Young Scientist competition with the project entitled “An investigation into consumer and farmers opinions on the use of insect protein in animal feed”. Highly Commented

    Teaching Profile

    Atlantic Technological University, Sligo

    ·       Teaching and coordinating a number of modules at different levels:

    Level 7: Product Development for Food and Nutrition, Food Legislation and Quality Systems, Food Processing, Agri-Food Waste Management

    Level 8: Functional Ingredients, Food Traceability, Coordinator of Agri-Food Science Research Projects

    Level 9 (Online Distance Learning): Food Processing Regulations, Claims and Labelling, Supply Chain Integrity, Sustainability across the Supply Chain, Research Methods, Food Quality and Legislation

    ·       Development of Level 9 programmes, MSc in Food Regulatory Affairs, MSc in Sustainable Food Systems, MSc in Food and Nutritional Product Development

    ·       Development of Level 6 programmes on Food Waste Revalorisation in collaboration with Food Cloud

    ·       Development of MOOC on Repurposing Food Waste in collaboration with Food Cloud

    ·       Acting Programme Coordinator of PGCert in Food Regulatory Affairs

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    • SDG 13 - Climate Action
    • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

    Education/Academic qualification

    Social sciences, Postgraduate Certificate, Teaching Learning and Assessment , Atlantic Technological University, Ireland

    Award Date: 12 Jul 2022

    Humanities and the arts, Master, Education and Wellbeing of the Older Person, Mary Immaculate College

    Award Date: 26 Oct 2018

    PhD, Recovery of astaxanthin using colloidal gas aphrons , University of Reading

    Award Date: 7 Jul 2009

    Natural sciences, Master, MSc in Food Safety and Nutrition, University of Ioannina

    Award Date: 30 Sep 2005

    Engineering and technology, Bachelor, Chemical Engineering , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

    Award Date: 5 Mar 2002

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