Title：Innovative approaches to predict quality and estimate shelf-life of fresh-cut produce

Time：10:00-11:30am, Oct. 24, 2016

Location： Dongtang Conference Room, Building #13

Introduction of speaker：

Giancarlo Colelli is a Professor of “Equipments for postharvest handling” at the University of Foggia, Italy, where he also chairs the Doctorate Program on “Innovation Management in Agricultural and Food Systems of the Mediterranean Region”. From 1988 to 1993 at Metapontum Agrobios in Metaponto (Italy) with a training contract first, and since 1991, with a full-time researcher position. From 1993 at the University of Foggia as Assistant Professor, then from 2005 as Associate Professor, and finally, from 2005 to present as Full Professor. From 1997 to 2003 had a part-time appointment as research consultant for technological park PASTIS-CNRSM in Brindisi (Italy). Main R&D activities primarily deal with process implications on quality of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables and non-destructive technology for assessment of quality attributes. Together with other colleagues he has organized all the editions of the “European Short-course on Quality & Safety of Fresh-cut Produce” (in Italy, Spain, Germany, Turkey, and UK). As principal investigator he has coordinated more than 20 national and International R&D programs; he is presently the scientific coordinator of QUAFETY, funded by the European Commission (7th Framework Program) with 14 partners from 7 Countries (www.quafety.eu). He has directed 11 Doctoral thesis and participated in Doctoral committees in Italy, Spain), Rep. South Africa and UK. He is author of more than 200 scientific publications in refereed journals, book chapters, technical magazines, and conference proceedings.