Department of Food Science and Human NutritionUniversity of Illinois
Munir Cheryan
Research Professor
Research Interests
Membrane separations; Bioprocessing; Fermentation; Dairy Technology; Corn Refining; Soybean Processing; Vegetable Oil Processing
Selected Publications
Tsui, EM. & Cheryan,
M. (2007) “Membrane
processing of xanthophylls in ethanol extracts of corn.” Journal of Food Engineering
Vol 83, 4. pp 590-595.
Latest Degree
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1974
Awards
Research and Commercialization Award from the National Corn Growers Association; Soybean Utilization Research Team Award from the American Soybean Association/ICI Americas, Inc.; Outstanding Professor award from students; Gardner award from Assoc. Food Scientists and Technologists (India); Archer-Daniels-Midland award from American Oil Chemists Society; Paul Funk award from Funk Foundation for agricultural research
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Munir Cheryan has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur), M.S in chemical engineering and Ph.D in food science (University of Wisconsin-Madison). He has been at the University of Illinois since 1975 specializing in food processing and engineering, bioseparations, dairy technology and value-added processing of biological and agricultural materials. He taught courses on unit operations in food processing, food engineering and membrane separations on campus and to industry groups world wide. Dr. Cheryan has published over 220 research papers, over 185 conference abstracts and several patents (currently, 7 US patents granted and 4 pending). He has given over 100 invited lectures and seminars in over 25 countries. He is the author of the Ultrafiltration Handbook (1986, Technomic) and Ultrafiltration and Microfiltration Handbook (1998, Taylor & Francis). In addition to the awards and honors listed above, Dr. Cheryan has received international fellowships from the University of Western Sydney, Australia, the American Institute of Indian Studies, and a lectureship from the Government of Taiwan. He has been a consultant to several national and international companies, government organizations and the United Nations Development Program. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Biotechnology, Applied Membrane Science and Technology, Journal of Food Engineering and Membrane Technology International Newsletter. He is one of the founders of the North American Membrane Society.
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