Dr Maria Dimopoulou is a Lecturer in Food Science and Technology, joined the School of Health & Life Sciences in August 2020. Maria received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2017) at Aristotle University (Thessaloniki, Greece), which was aimed to provide a fundamental understanding of the relationship between the structure and physicochemical properties of biopolymers and finding innovative and functional applications. In 2017 she joined the University of Huddersfield as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in collaboration with Lucozade Ribena Suntory and AB Agri company, where she focused on food wastes and sustainable resources. In 2019 she worked as a Part-time Lecturer in BSc, Food Nutrition and Health at the University of Huddersfield.

• Extraction of Food Biopolymers
• Scale up extraction protocols
• Physicochemical Characterisation
• Food Sustainability
• Self-assembly of Colloidal Systems
• New Product Formulations
• Food Technology

Maria is currently the module leader of the following modules:

1) Food Product Design and Manufacturing Process Development (FPL4026-N-CF1)

2) Food Safety & Law (PCI2033-N-CF1)

3) Food Science and Nutrition (SCI1020-N-GJ1)

She is also a module tutor in several other modules including the "Food Sustainability", "Advanced Practice in Science".