# Centre for Food Chemistry and Technology

**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/globalcampus/en/research/food
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/globalcampus/en/research

## Staff

- [Prof. Dr. Sam Van Haute](https://research.ugent.be/web/person/sam-van-haute-0/en)
- [Prof. Dr. Tanja Cirkovic Velickovic](https://research.ugent.be/web/person/tanja-cirkovic-velickovic-0/en)
- [Amin Nikkhah](https://research.ugent.be/web/person/amin-nikkhah-kolachahi-0/en)
- [Urmila Khulal](https://research.ugent.be/web/person/urmila-khulal-0/en)
- Maria Krishna de Guzman
- Junior Ekorong
- Derick Malavi
- Madhav Neupane
- Kimberly Gongora

## Research

The mission of the Food Research Centre is to contribute to the research fields of **Food Technology**, **Food Chemistry**, and **Food Microbiology**.

Research topics include:

- microplastics in food,
- allergens in food,
- food proteins,
- insect-based foods,
- non-destructive analysis of foods for detecting food fraud and food authenticity,
- life cycle analysis of food production processes,
- antimicrobial strategies for fruit and vegetables,
- food digestion.

The members of the Food Research Centre contribute to theoretical and practical courses at GUGC. The Centre also prepares students (BA/MA/PhD) for their careers in food science, both in academia, R&D, and food production.

## Education

The Food Research Centre provides education for undergraduate students in the [BSc programmes of Environmental Technology, Food Technology and Molecular Biotechnology](https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/en/zoek?zt=&aj=2021&voMa=&voPB=&voAB=&loc=KOREA):

- [Introduction to Biochemistry: Biomolecules](https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/studiefiche/en/O000155/2021) (Ba1)
- [Modern Aspects of Food](https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/studiefiche/en/O000159/2021) (Ba2)
- [Chemical Analytical Methods](https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/studiefiche/en/O000136/2021) (Ba2)
- [Food Chemistry](https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/studiefiche/en/O000103/2021) (Ba3 - BSc in Food Technology)
- [Food Technology](https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/studiefiche/en/O000104/2021) (Ba3 - BSc in Food Technology)
- [Technology of Non-Animal Products](https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/studiefiche/en/O000169/2021) (Ba3 - BSc in Food Technology)
- [Experimental Food Biochemistry](https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/studiefiche/en/O000168/2021) (Ba3 - BSc in Food Technology)