Research Interests: 
Fruit and vegetable processing technology, including thermal processing, freezing, dehydration, and lactic fermentation; post harvest handling and storage systems; expertise in dry bean (legume) composition, processing and legume flour production; chemical and physical quality assessment of fresh and processed foods

Teaching Interests:  
food quality assurance; professional internship.

Courses:
FSC 420: Quality Assurance
FSC 860: Research in Food Processing Technology

Undergraduate Advising: Food Science

Graduate Advising: Food Science 

Recent Publications:

Occena LG, Bennink MR, Uebersax MA,  and YS Chung.  1997.  Evaluation of drum-dried meals prepared from split beans (Phaseolus vulgaris 1.): Protein quality and selected antinutritional factors.  J. Fd. Proc. Preserv. 21: 335-344.