Prof. Min Zhang is a senior professor in Jiangnan University and currently the Director of the International Joint Laboratory (Jiangsu Province) in the field of intelligent processing and quality monitoring of fresh foods. Prof. Min Zhang has been associated with Jiangnan University since 1995. He obtained his PhD in Agricultural and Food Process Engineering in 1992. He has been engaged in the research and teaching of fresh food processing and preservation for over 25 years, and supervised more than 200 PhD/Master students and post-doctoral candidates since 1997. In recent years, his special attention has been paid to the field of Emerging and Novel Food Technologies including Food Additive Manufacturing. The new technologies/products developed by his group jointly with food leading companies have been authorized by more than 230 invention patents in China and in over 10 developed countries. He has authored more than 650 papers in international peer-review journals as corresponding author, and was selected into the list of “Chinese Highly Cited Scholars” by Elsivier (2014–now) and the list of “Highly Cited Scientists” by
Clarivate (2021–2022). His research achievements in food research have won several important awards including the China National Scientific and Technological Progress Award in 2012, Arun S Mujumdar Medal in 2015, and the commemorative medal for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 2019.
Arun S. Mujumdar is a Professor of Engineering at the National University of Singapore and McGill University in Canada. Prof. Mujumdar holds a PhD in chemical engineering from McGill University, Canada, and Doctor Honoris Causa from Lodz Technical University, Poland, and University of Lyon, France. He is a Platinum Award winner of his alma mater, the Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly known as UDCT), Mumbai, India. His research areas are in transport phenomena, thermal management of fuel cells and battery stacks, energy systems, dewatering and drying and drying processes in diverse industries including foods, products of biological origin, minerals, sludge etc. Prof. Mujumdar has made significant contributions to enhancing the technological advancement of China’s food drying industry since 1984. He is the recipient of numerous international awards including National level awards from the Government of China as well as the Governors of Jiangsu Province and Tianjin Municipality in China.
