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The Professor Sami Ghnimi
Sami Ghnimi
Associate Professor in Food Process Engineering
Expertise
Biodegradable or recyclable active polymers, micro/nanoencapsulation, life cycle analysis, food process engineering
Research Unit
Key words
Biodegradable and recyclable polymers, micro/nanoencapsulation, eco-design, life cycle assessment
Ongoing research projects or lately completed
- A-Block (2024-2027): Nano-Enabled Antimicrobial Food Packaging Incorporating Natural Bioactives from Mediterranean Agri-Wastes, H2020 Europe, PRIMA (LIST Luxembourg, DIL Germany, NKUA Greece, IBUN Türkiye, PPC & ÜB Türkiye)
- FABIONANOCAP (2021-2024): Development of nanocapsule-based biodegradable films for food biopreservation (funded by Terra Isara)
- NEMOS (2022-2024): A new educational model for the acquisition of sustainability skills through service learning (Erasmus+ project, University of Navarra – Spain; University of Pisa – Italy; Technical University of Graz – Austria; Technical University of Dublin – Ireland)
Teaching activities
- Head of the European Master in Sustainable Food Systems: MSc Sustainable Food Systems
- Engineering degree :
- Coordinator of the ”Sustainable Developments in Food Industries” semester in the final year of the engineering curriculum
- Lectures in Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainable Processing and Packaging, Packaging Technology & Food Process Engineering
Professional experience and studies
- Sine 2018: Associate Professor, ISARA, France.
- 2017-2018: Associate Professor, Ghent University Global Campus, Corée du sud.
- 2013-2017: Maitre de Conférences, UAE University, UAE.
- 2009-2013: Maitre de Conférences, Université de Strasbourg, France.
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