Spring 14 Fd.E 591 Graduate Seminar Series

Spring 14 Fd.E 591 Graduate Seminar Series
Tuesday 13:40-14:30 @ Food Engineering. Aud.
Coordinator: Assist Prof. Mecit Öztop (mecit@metu.edu.tr/5632/Z06)
March 11th
1st Speaker: Pelin Poçan (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Pomegranate Peel: An NMR Relaxometry Study
Advisor/Co-advisor: Assist. Prof. Mecit Oztop / Prof. Haluk Hamamcı
2nd Speaker: Çağrı Helin Karaçam (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Physical and Chemical Properties of Ottoman Strawberry (Fragaria Ananassa) Concentrate
Exposed To Microfluidization Process
Advisor/Co-advisor: Assist. Prof. Mecit Oztop / Prof. Serpil Şahin
March 18th
1st Speaker: Damla Özçelik (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Production and Purification of D (-)-Lactic Acid by Biodegradable Foods
Advisor/Co-advisor: Prof. Haluk Hamamcı
March 25th
1st Speaker: Sertan Cengiz (Integrated PhD Student)
Thesis Title: Biofilm Formation and Interaction with Disinfectants and Surfaces of Production Lines
Advisor/Co-advisor: Assist. Prof. Yeşim Soyer
2nd Speaker: Hande Deniz (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Effect of freezing rate and long-term frozen storage temperature on the quality parameters of
selected fruits and vegetables
Advisor/Co-advisor: Prof. Alev Bayındırlı
April 1st
1st Speaker: Ezgi Tekin (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Usage of Multiple Emulsions to Design Low-Fat Ice Cream
Advisor/Co-advisor: Prof. Serpil Şahin/Prof. Gülüm Şumnu
2nd Speaker: Mete Kilercioğlu (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Design of a Smart Pouch Bag for Food Preservation Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI)
Advisor/Co-advisor: Assist. Prof. Mecit Oztop / Assist. Prof. Yeşim Soyer
April 8th
1st Speaker: Merve Yıldırım (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Stability of Double Emulsions for Food Applications
Advisor/Co-advisor: Prof. Gülüm Şumnu/Prof. Serpil Şahin
2nd Speaker: Betül Işık (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Effects of different formulations and processing conditions on quality of potato croquettes
Advisor/Co-advisor: Prof. Serpil Şahin/ Prof. Gülüm Şumnu
April 15th
Speaker: Assist. Prof. Mecit Öztop
Seminar Title: Guidelines on writing a paper, introduction to citation manager software (for
graduate students only)
April 22nd
1st Speaker: Selen Güner (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Characterization of Folic Acid Fortified Breads Baked In an Infrared Assisted Microwave
Oven
Advisor/Co-advisor: Assist. Prof. Mecit Oztop / Prof. Gülüm Şumnu
2nd Speaker: Simge Tutku Yıldırım (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Development of a Functional Paper Sheet for Food Preservation
Advisor/Co-advisor: Assist. Prof. Mecit Oztop / Assist. Prof. Yeşim Soyer
April 29th
1st Speaker: Elif Akbaş (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Exploring the Interactions in Polysaccharides and Protein Gels through One and Two
Dimensional NMR Relaxometry
Advisor/Co-advisor: Assist. Prof. Mecit Oztop
2nd Speaker: Elçin Bilgin (MSc Student)
Thesis Title: Impact of Addition of Microfluidized Onion Skin on the Quality Parameters of Extruded
Products
Advisor/Co-advisor: Assist. Prof. İlkay Şensoy / Assoc. Prof. Behiç Mert
May 6th
Speaker: Assist. Prof. İlkay Şensoy
Seminar Title: Laboratory safety at the Food Engineering Department*
*All graduate students in the department who have not attended this seminar in Fall
2013 are expected to attend this seminar.