【“食领未来”系列学术讲座第6讲】圭尔夫大学Kevin M. Keener教授：Potential of Cold Plasma Technology in Food and Agriculture

报告题目：Potential of Cold Plasma Technology in Food and Agriculture

报 告 人：Prof. Kevin M. Keener（加拿大圭尔夫大学教授）

报告时间：2025年5月15日上午10:00-11:30

报告地点：华南理工大学大学城校区B8-235会议室

主办单位：食品科学与工程学院

报告摘要：

Atmospheric cold plasma is an emergingtechnology that can deliver sustainability benefits in food production, food processing, food safety and food quality. High voltage atmospheric cold plasmawas invented by Professor Keener in 2007. This presentation will highlight arange of potential applications of high voltage atmospheric cold plasma in food and agriculture with recent laboratory results. Additionally, a brief description of commercialization potential and implementation barriers for high voltage atmospheric cold plasma within the food and agriculture industries will be presented.

报告人简介：

Prof.Kevin Keener is the University of Guelph’s first Barrett Family Foundation Chair in Sustainable Food Engineering. Prof. Keener joined the University of Guelph in 2019. Previously, he was a professor and the director of the Iowa State University Center for Crops Utilization Research and Bio Century Research Farm where he led a 12-member staff team providing assistance on over 100 industry, government, faculty, staff, and student projects each year to develop sustainable technologies and processes at pilot and small industrial scale for food, feed, biochemicals and bioplastics industries. He earned bachelor’s andmaster’s degrees in agricultural engineering from Ohio State University and adoctorate in food processing engineering from Purdue University in 1996. He hasvisiting professor appointments at South China University of Technology,University College Dublin (Ireland), and Dublin Institute of Technology(Ireland). He also previously served as a 2014 Distinguished Fulbright Professor at Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and the Institute of Food Technologists. He has received anumber of awards including the International Food Engineer of the Year Award,Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement, Rainbird Engineering Concept of the Year, Iowa State University Economic Development Award, along with several others.

Professor Keener has authored more than 200 publications, including 100 peer-reviewed journal papers, 13 book chapters, and 12 patents. He has also delivered over 100 workshops on food safety, food quality, food manufacturing, food export,food technology, food regulations, and environmental sustainability to over2500 food manufacturers, government inspectors, and food entrepreneurs aroundthe world.

Professor Keener currently oversees the Sustainable Food Systems Innovation Laboratory which includes several staff and students. His research focuses on improving safety processes and practices to reduce food waste, increase the use of foodand fiber, and ensure sustainable food manufacturing processes. He developsnovel food technologies that can enhance sustainable food systems and ensurethe global transport of safe, nutritious high-quality food that benefit sconsumers, food manufacturers and government agencies. He has invented a numberof novel technologies including controlled dynamic radiant frying, variableheat flux heat exchanger, high voltage atmospheric cold plasma, and others.Atmospheric cold plasma technology is an emerging, green process that can aidfood manufacturers in increasing processing efficiency, reducing overall foodwaste, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It can be applied as a surface decontamination technology for food stuffs and food packaging material at room temperature with minimal energy input.