Fanbin Kong
Professor
Areas of expertise
About
Food engineering; in vitro simulation of digestive systems; food structure and transformation during digestion and implications in human health and disease interventions (e.g. obesity and diabetes); bioaccessibility and bioavailability of bioactives as affected by food matrix and processing; function of digestive enzymes and inhibition; new food processing technology such as RF heating.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Engineering Science
Washington State University, WA, United States (2007)
Master of Science, Food Science
North Dakota State UniversityMain Campus, ND, United States (2004)
Master of Engineering, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Tsinghua Univ – Beijing (Formerly Qinghua Univ), China (1998)
Awards and Honors
- Board director of Phi Tau Sigma (2020)
- President o Chines American Food Society (CAFS) 2018-2019 (2018)
- Distinguished Service Award (2017)
- UGA Senior Teaching Fellow (2017)
- Member of UGA Teaching Academy (2017)
- NACTA Teacher Award of Merit (2014)
- Most cited paper in Journal of Food Science (2013) (2013)
Courses
- FDST 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- FDST 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
- FDST 6011: Fundamentals of Food Process Engineering (Fall 2025)
- FDST 4011: Fundamentals of Food Process Engineering (Fall 2025)
- FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
- FDST 8060: Advanced Food Processes (Spring 2026)
- FDST 8060L: Advanced Food Processes (Spring 2026)
- FDST 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- FDST 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2026)
- FDST 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
- FDST 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
- FDST 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
- FDST 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
- FDST 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
- FDST 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
- FDST 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
- FDST 4011: Fundamentals of Food Process Engineering (Fall 2026)
- FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- A Dynamic Gastrointestinal Mucus Simulator for Biorelevant Assessment of Nutrient Mucopenetration: Effects of Mucus Purification, Calcium, and Soluble Fibers, FOODS, (2026).
- Microplastics in simulated digestion: Surface modifications, enzyme interference, and chemical migration, FOOD CHEMISTRY, (2026).
- Direct contact ultrasound tempering of frozen pork: Effects on physicochemical properties, myofibrillar protein and microstructure, ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY, (2026).
- Synergistic effect of radio frequency combined cold plasma treatment on Staphylococcus aureus inactivation in wheat flour, INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, (2026).
- Ultrasound pretreatment improves 3D printing and gelling properties of low-salt sliver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) surimi, FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING, (2025).
Contact
Mailing Address
0211 Food Science Building 100 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
0211 Food Science Building 100 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602
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