PhD candidate
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL, United States
Jingjing Cheng is a doctoral candidate working under Dr. Leqi Cui in the Nutrition and Food Science program at Florida State University. Jingjing received her M.S. degree in Food Science from Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, China. During her master’s thesis, she worked on the factors that influence the physical and chemical stability of lipids in oil-in-water emulsion. After graduation, she joined the Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences as an assistant researcher to work with the analysis of the volatile compounds of spicy plants. Now she is focusing on edible film based on pea protein and trying to apply various methods to improve the packaging properties of edible film and find out the underlying mechanism of film formation. In addition, she dedicates herself to enhancing the antibacterial and antioxidant activities of edible film by the incorporation of various natural substances. She feels that pursuing her Ph.D. at FUS is a precious experience that will help her gain more skills to further pursue her academic career.
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Essential oil-incorporated pea protein films for salmon preservation
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
1:55 PM – 2:15 PM PST