Oilseeds and Fats: Trait Improvement, Processing, Properties and Applications

Sanju Bala Dhull, Ph.D. is presently working as Associate Professor in Department of Food Science and Technology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, having more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. Her area of interests includes characterization and modification of biomolecules such as starch, gums etc., edible films, hydrogels, nanoparticles, nanoemulsions and new product development. She has published more than 45 research papers, 5 books and 25 book chapters in books of national and international repute. She presented more than 20 research papers in various national and international conferences. She is life member of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) and Association of Microbiologists of India. She also serves as editorial board member and reviewer of national and international journals.

Dr. Michael N. A. Eskin, a former Chair and Associate Dean, is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Canada. He is recognized internationally for his pioneering research on the physical, chemical and performance properties that led to the successful development of canola oil. For this and later research, he received many prestigious awards including the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Supelco Research Award, considered the world prize in lipids, and the IFT Lifetime Achievement Award in Memory of Nicolas Appert. He is also the recipient of the Stephen S. Change Award from IFT and AOCS and the Alton Bailey Medal, Herbert J Dutton Award, Timothy Mounts Award, and the A.R. Distinguished Service Award from AOCS and the William J Eva Award from the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology. In 2016, he was awarded the Order of Canada,and in 2022 The Order of Manitoba, for his significant contributions to the success of the Canadian canola oil industry. He has authored and edited 18 books, 65 chapters and over 160 papers

Sharon Hooper, Ph.D. is a Research Specialist in the USDA’s Food Legume Quality Genetics Laboratory and an Academic Specialist in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Michigan State University where she teaches Integrated Approaches to Food Product Development. Dr. Hooper’s research focuses on developing pulse flours and value-added pulse-based food products for globally enhanced nutrition, as well as the isolation and characterization of bio-actives from pulses such as dry beans. She has several peer reviewed research papers and book chapters published. Dr. Hooper is also research mentor for undergraduate students as well as a local food company.