Gülsün Akdemir Evrendilek

headshot of Gulsun Akdemir EvrendilekAssociate Extension Professor and Seafood Technology and Food Safety Specialist
348 Hitchner Hall, Orono, ME 04469
Email: gulsun.akdemir@maine.edu

Dr. Akdemir Evrendilek is an Associate Extension Professor/Seafood Technology & Food Safety Specialist and worked on biosensor technologies as a visiting scholar at Boston University. Her research, teaching, and extension activities include innovative (non)thermal processing of foods (e.g. PEF, HPP, ozone, UV-C, ultrasonication), food quality & safety, instrumental analyses, process design, product development, waste valorization & predictive microbiology. As founder of the Research & Application Center for Innovative Food Technologies, she has authored over 100 articles, led over 50 projects, and secured 3 patents (including EU). Her experience also extends to implementing food-safety management systems (e.g. HACCP, GMP & SSOP) within the food industry.

Education:

  • Ph.D.: The Ohio State University, Food Science and Technology, 2001
  • M.Sc.: The Ohio State University, Food Science and Technology, 1996
  • B.S.: Ankara University, Food Science and Technology, 1988

Work-related certificates

  • Better Process Control School; Thermal processing, acidification, and container closure evaluation certificate
  • HACCP certificate
  • Certificate of Better Processing School Training certificates of HPLC, LC-MSMS, GC-MS, GC-FID, FT-IR, DSC, fluorescence and UV spectrophotometers, ICP-MS, flow cytometer, CHN-S, particle size analyzer, rheometer, zeta potential analyzer, flow cytometer and PCR
  • Chemometrics certificate
  • Certificate of general entrepreneurship
  • Certificate of advance entrepreneurship

Professional Organization

  • Food Safety Association