M. Elif Asar Sarikaya Selected as Top Presenter
By Victoria Birk Hill May 11, 2021
We are very pleased to announce that one of our research students, M. Elif Asar Sarikaya was selected as a top presenter among the graduate students at WPI’s 13th Annual Sustainability Project Competition Exhibition with her presentation titled “Reducing Carbon Footprint of Energy-Intensive Industrial Drying by Smart Dryers”.
Elif Sarikaya Wins 1st Place and People’s Choice Winner
By Victoria Birk Hill April 23, 2021
Congratulations to M. Elif Asar Sarikaya, PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at WPI! She was recently awarded 1st place and People’s Choice award at WPI’s 3-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) for her presentation titled “Smart Dryers for Paper Manufacturing”. She represents WPI at the 3MT Competition organized by the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS) on […]
PhD Student Luis Luna Earns Internship at PepsiCo
By Victoria Birk Hill April 13, 2021
We’ve just learned that UIUC’s PhD student Luis Luna has been awarded an internship by PepsiCo this summer, beginning May 17, 2021. Luis will be working with one of the R&D teams, virtually, in Plano, TX. Luis is earning his PhD in Food and Science at UIUC and is expected to graduate in 2022. Congratulations […]
Zahra Noori Places 1st at WPI Competition
By Victoria Birk Hill April 13, 2021
We are pleased to announce that WPI PhD student, Zahra Noori, won first place at Graduate Research Innovation Exchange (GRIE) on April 6, 2021. GRIE is a poster celebration and competition at WPI that highlights the breadth, diversity, and quality of WPI’s graduate research. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Dean of […]
PhD Student Milad Farzad Hired by PepsiCo
By Victoria Birk Hill March 17, 2021
We are pleased to announce that Milad Farzad, PhD Student of Professor Jamal Yagoobi in Mechanical Engineering at WPI, was recently hired as an R&D Senior Engineer by PepsiCo, one of our current CARD Members. Milad expects to graduate in May, 2021. Congratulations, Milad!
$87 million multi-institutional grant will help Illinois advance bioindustrial manufacturing
By mcomo December 7, 2020
U of I plays a key role in research collaboration funded by the Department of Defense The Department of Defense awarded $87 million over seven years to the BioIndustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem, of which the University of Illinois is a governing member. An $87 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense matched by […]
WPI Receives Combined $4 Million Award from Department of Energy and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
By mcomo September 15, 2020
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received a $4 million award from the Department of Energy and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to support innovative advanced manufacturing research and development with a special focus on energy efficiency in industrial drying. WPI will act as project lead and expand its “smart drying” work with colleagues at the University […]
Catalyzing Commercialization: Ultrasonic Dehydration of Protein Suspensions
By kasmith2 July 13, 2020
Today, consumer food choices, as well as food processing innovations, are driven by health, nutrition, and sustainability considerations. Plant proteins, a sustainable alternative to meat, are being used more frequently in foods from protein bars to pasta. At the heart of many food processes is drying. Proteins are routinely dried to improve storage stability, expand […]
Catalyzing Commercialization: Tiny Optical Fiber Sensors Offer Continuous, In situ Measurement of Humidity
By mcomo April 23, 2020
Humidity is a very important parameter to monitor and control when drying food products, pulp and paper products, chemicals, and other semi-moist, porous materials. It can impact drying optimization and, ultimately, product shelf life. However, humidity sensors can be unrealiable, especially when used in large industrial ovens that dry, bake, or de-water materials. Accuracy and […]
First Place Award – Poster presentation at IFT
By ctmercer August 2, 2019
Ozan Kahraman, a PhD student in Dr. Feng’s lab at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, received 1st place award from Non-thermal Division for his poster presentation at Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual meeting held on June 2-5, 2019 in New Orleans. His poster was entitled: “Non-thermal ultrasonic contact drying of apple slices – drying kinetics […]