Xuetong Fan

Dr. Xuetong Fan serves as a Lead Scientist and Research Food Technologist at USDA, ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA, where he works on projects involving development of interventional technologies to enhance microbial safety of food. Dr. Fan functions as a project leader in the area of food quality and chemistry, develops/modifies food safety intervention technologies and treatments (including natural and bio-based antimicrobials), evaluates their effects on pathogen...See more

Dr. Xuetong Fan serves as a Lead Scientist and Research Food Technologist at USDA, ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA, where he works on projects involving development of interventional technologies to enhance microbial safety of food. Dr. Fan functions as a project leader in the area of food quality and chemistry, develops/modifies food safety intervention technologies and treatments (including natural and bio-based antimicrobials), evaluates their effects on pathogen reductions and all aspects of food quality (appearance, texture, nutritional, chemical and sensorial quality) and develops innovative research approaches to minimize quality loss and accumulation of undesirable chemicals. Dr. Fan has over 25 years research experience in the fields of food quality and safety, food irradiation, postharvest physiology, controlled and modified atmosphere storage, and nonthermal processing technologies. Dr. Fan has authored and co-authored over 300 scientific publications, which consist of more than 150 peer reviewed scientific articles, >50 book chapters/proceedings, and >100 abstracts, and co-edited four books. Dr. Helen Ngo serves as a Research Chemist at USDA, ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA. Her research interest lies at the interface between inorganic and organic chemistry with a particular focus on designing highly efficient and environmentally benign catalysts. She is a team leader on the projects in developing new technologies and materials from farm products. The impact of her work has resulted in cooperative agreements with national and international companies. She is the recipient of the USDA's Early Career Scientist of the Year award in 2010 and American Oil Chemists Society's Young Scientist Research award in 2014. To date, Dr. Ngo has authored and co-authored over 50 scientific papers, 2 book chapter, 3 U.S. Patents, and 2 patents pending. Dr. Ngo has also authored over 30 scientific abstracts for oral technical presentations. Dr. Changqing Wu is an Associate Professor and Food Toxicologist at Department of Animal and Food Sciences at University of Delaware. Her research program has focused on the characterization and application of bioactive phytochemicals. Specifically, her research efforts have focused on three areas: 1) enhancing food safety and quality through the novel application of antimicrobials or pulsed light technology, 2) improvement of human and animal health by dietary bioactive compounds, and 3) utilization of bioactive compounds in non-food applications. To date, she has authored and co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed scientific articles, and over 40 scientific abstracts for technical presentations. See less