Jinru Chen
Professor
Areas of expertise
Food SciencesChemical EngineeringNutrition and DieteticsAnimal ProductionIndustrial BiotechnologyMicrobiology
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Food Science
University of Guelph, Canada (1995)
Master of Science, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology (Cert, MS, PhD)
University of Guelph, Canada (1992)
Bachelor of Science, Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Nankai Univ, China (1982)
Awards and Honors
- Xueyan Hu Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2024)
- Yaxi Dai Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2024)
- Yaxi Dai Graduate School Travel Award (2024)
- Xueyan Hu Third Plance, North American Chinese Association for Food Protection Student Presentation Competition (2024)
- Myungji Kim, Finalist IAFP Developing Scientist Award (2024)
- Yaxi Dai, 2023 Romeo Toledo Graduate Student Travel Award (2023)
- Weifan Wu, 2023 Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2023)
- Xueyan Hu – 2023 Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2023)
- Yaxi Dai, UGA Graduate School Travel Award (2023)
- Xueyan Hu, UGA Graduate School Travel Award (2023)
- Weifan Wu, UGA Graduate School Travel Award (2023)
- Myungji Kim, 2023 Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2023)
- Yaxi Dai, Finalist E. Browne Outstanding Ph.D. Research Award (2023)
- Weifan Wu, 2022 UGA CAES Graduate Student Scholarship (2022)
- Yaxi Dai, 2022 Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2022)
- Weifan Wu, 2022 Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2022)
- Peien Wang, John J. Powers Graduate Scholarship 2020 (2022)
- Seulgi Li, Finalist 2022 E. Broadus Browne PhD Award (2022)
- Seulgi Lee, Third Place, Developing Scientist Award (2021)
- Peien Wang, Young Scientist Award (2020)
- Da Liu, Third Place, IAFP Developing Scientist Award (2017)
- Da Liu, UGA Graduate School Travel Award (2017)
- Yue Cui, UGA Graduate School Travel Award (2017)
- Himabindu Gazula, Second Place, Georgia Association for Food Protection Jim Ayres Young Investigator Award (2017)
- Yumin Xu, Yue Cui, Da Liu, etc. Third Place, Southeastern Regional IFT Student Product Development Competition (2017)
- Da Liu, UGA Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2017)
- Yumin Xu, UGA Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2017)
- Himabindu Gazula, UGA Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2017)
- Yue Cui, UGA Food Science Department John J. and Irene T. Powers Scholarship (2017)
- Esther Akoto – North America Chemical Residue Student Travel Scholarship (2016)
- Da Liu – Georgia Association for Food Protection Jim Ayres Young Investigator Award (2016)
- Da Liu – UGA Graduate School Travel Award (2016)
- Yue Cui – UGA Graduate School Travel Award (2016)
- Yue Cui – UGA Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2016)
- Joycelyn Quansah – UGA Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2016)
- Yue Cui – Phi Tau Sigma Student Achievement Scholarship (2016)
- Yue Cui – IFT Chinese American Outstanding Student Award (2016)
- Yue Cui – Finalist for Developing Scientist Award (2015)
- Yue Cui – Young Scientist Award (2015)
- Yue Cui – Manjeet Chinnan Graduate Student Travel Award (2015)
- 2009 Graduate School Travel Award (2009)
- Finalist, IFT Graduate Student Research Paper Competition (2008)
- 2008 Graduate School Travel Awards (2008)
- Gamma Sigma Delta Senior Distinguished Award in Research (2008)
- 2007 Graduate School Travel Awards (2007)
- Finalist, IAFP Developing Scientist Award (2005)
- 2003 Graduate School Travel Award (2003)
- Finalist, E. Broadus Browne Research Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Research (2002)
- Finalist, IAFP Developing Scientist Award (2002)
- Third Place, Regional Paper Competition (2001)
- Second Place, IAFP Developing Scientist Award (2001)
- Third Place, Young Scientist Award (2001)
- First Place, Young Scientist Award (2001)
Courses
- FDST 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
- FDST 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
- FDST 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- FDST 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2026)
- FDST 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- FDST 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
- FDST 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
- FDST 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Differential Attachment to Almond and Peanut Seeds by Wild-Type and Mutant Salmonella enterica Serotypes Tennessee and Enteritidis., J Food Prot, (2026).
- Fate of Salmonella Enterica in Sprouted Peanut and Almond Butter Affected by the Use of Ellagitannins From Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Pomegranate Peels, JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE, (2026).
- A survey on the cleaning and sanitization practices for blueberry harvest containers and mechanical harvesters in the U.S., Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, (2025).
- Efficacy levels of ascaroside #18 in controlling enterohemorrhagic E. coli on seeds and sprouts of various plants, Int. Assn. Food Prot. Annu. Mtg. Prog. Abstr. Book, (2025).
- A survey on the cleaning and sanitization practices for blueberry harvest containers and mechanical harvesters in the United States, Int. Assn. Food Prot. Annu. Mtg. Prog. Abstr. Book, (2025).
Contact
Mailing Address
1109 Experiment Street
Melton Building 183
Griffin, GA 30223
Shipping Address
1109 Experiment Street
Melton Building 183
Griffin, GA 30223
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