McGill
Food Science Association
Research Opportunities
Staff and Research
Stephane Bayen (Assistant Professor)
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Research: Analysis of trace chemical contaminants in food and environmental matrices; chemical risks in the food and feed chain; contaminant-food matrix interactions; bioavailability; human health risk assessment. Aquatic chemistry.
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Email: stephane.bayen@mcgill.ca
Office: Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-038
Website: http://foodtox.lab.mcgill.ca/
Saji George (Associate Professor; Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Nanotechnology for Food and Agriculture)
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Research: Developing sustainable nanotechnology applications for food and agriculture. Developing guidelines for safe use, tools for regulatory oversight, and safety assured nanotechnology for food safety and security.
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Email: saji.george@mcgill.ca
Office: Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-039
Ashraf Ismail (Associate Professor; Director, McGill IR Group)
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Research: The study of food and biological systems by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Development of new methods for bacteria identification.
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Email: ashraf.ismail@mcgill.ca
Office: Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS3-068
Salwa Karboune (Associate Dean (Research); Associate Professor)
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Research: Innovative green bioprocesses for the synthesis of novel food ingredients and nutraceuticals; Discovery and biochemical characterization of carbohydrate-active enzymes for the synthesis of tailored prebiotic oligosaccharides and functional polysaccharides from abundant simple sugars; Enzyme technology solutions towards efficient biomass conversion into highly valuable bioactive products.
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Email: salwa.karboune@mcgill.ca
Office: Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-040
Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy (Professor)
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Research: Food processing. Thermal processing of foods and related process calculations. Overpressure processing of foods in thin profile packages. Continuous aseptic processing of low acid liquid and particulate foods. Food sterilization in rotational autoclaves. Microwave processing. Ultra high-pressure processing.
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Email: hosahalli.ramaswamy@mcgill.ca
Office: Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-032
Jennifer Ronholm (Assistant Professor)
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Research: Next-generation sequencing techniques to study the microbiome of food-producing animals; correlations between intestinal microbial populations and various health outcomes; generation of healthier cattle herds.
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Email: jennifer.ronholm@mcgill.ca
Office: Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-030
Benjamin Simpson (Professor)
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Research: Speciality enzymes from marine animals: their use in the transformation of foodstuffs and by-products of agricultural harvesting and processing into value-added products of commercial relevance (e.g., collagen, gelatin, natural pigments, bioactive peptides, antioxidants, etc.).
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Email: Benjamin.simpson@mcgill.ca
Office: Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-031
Yixiang Wang (Assistant Professor)
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Research: Development of natural polymer-based materials - nano/microparticles, nano/microfibers, composite films, and hydrogels; understanding of the relationship between molecular structure and functional properties.
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Email: yixiang.wang@mcgill.ca
Office: Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS3-016
Varoujan Yaylayan (Professor and Chair)
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Research: Interaction of reducing sugars with amino acids and proteins. Chemistry of thermal generation of flavors and toxicants through the Maillard reaction and development of analytical methods for the detection of intermediates formed by this interaction. Microwave-Assisted Processing.
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Email: varoujan.yaylayan@mcgill.ca
Office: Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-033
WHMIS
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Training is a legal requirement for all personnel working with controlled products in Canada. WHMIS is intended to ensure the protection of workers from the adverse effects of hazardous materials through the promotion of access to health and safety information on Controlled & Hazardous Products.
A WHMIS Core Training certificate is presented to participants who successfully complete the written exam. Certification is valid for a period of 3 years. If you have participated in a WHMIS Core Training session within the last 3 years, you are not required to attend another one.
Duration: 120 min (including test time)
Cost: Free for McGill Community (students, staff, and faculty). When registering using the on-line registration system you will be prompted to enter a FOAPAL - no FOAPAL is required therefore leave the field blank.
The advantages of this training are first that this certification is required in order to work in a laboratory. It is also a big plus on a resume. Most importantly, however, it reduces the chances of accidents happening and minimizes the damages should an accident happen.
McGill students can register for this training at http://www.mcgill.ca/ehs/training/whmis/