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Academic Biography
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.
Summary of Research Interests
- Extraction of Food Biopolymers
- Scale up extraction protocols
- Physicochemical Characterisation
- Food Sustainability
- Self-assembly of Colloidal Systems
- New Product Formulations
- Food Technology
Learning and Teaching Interests and Activities
Maria is currently the module leader of the following modules:
1) Food Technology
2) Food Sustainability
She is also a module tutor in several other modules including ''Food Product Design and Manufacturing Processing'', Advanced Food Manufacturing'', ''Food Processing Manufacturing'', "Advanced Practice in Science".
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Bachelor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Master, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
External positions
Part-time Lecturer, University of Huddersfield
1 Sept 2019 → 30 Jun 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Huddersfield
4 Jun 2017 → 31 Jul 2019
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Thyme: Sugar beet to citric acid
Dimopoulou, M., He, J. & Rathbone, D.
1/07/21 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
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Thyme: STARVIT2 - Use of Polysaccharides for the production of mesoporous Carbons and Vitamin Encapsulation
Dimopoulou, M., Hurst, P., He, J., MacQuarrie, D. & McElroy, C. R.
1/07/21 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
Research output
- 11 Article
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Pectin recovery and characterization from lemon juice waste streams
Dimopoulou, M., Alba, K., Campbell, G. & Kontogiorgos, V., 18 Oct 2019, In: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 99, 14, p. 6191-6198Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Structure and rheology of pectic polysaccharides from baobab fruit and leaves
Dimopoulou, M., Alba, K., Sims, I. M. & Kontogiorgos, V., 1 Dec 2021, In: Carbohydrate Polymers. 273, 118540.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Techno-Economic Assessment of Polysaccharide Extraction from Baobab: A Scale Up Analysis
Dimopoulou, M., Offiah, V., Falade, K., Smith, A. M., Kontogiorgos, V. & Angelis-Dimakis, A., 3 Sept 2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 7, 9915.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Baobab polysaccharides as emulsifiers
Alba, K., Dimopoulou, M. & Kontogiorgos, V., 3 Mar 2021, In: LWT - Food Science and Technology. 144, 111235.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Novel emulsifiers as products from internal Maillard reactions in okra hydrocolloid mucilage
Temenouga, V., Charitidis, T., Avgidou, M., Karayannakidis, P., Dimopoulou, M., Kalogianni, E., Panayiotou, C. & Ritzoulis, C., 1 Sept 2015, In: Food Hydrocolloids. 52, p. 972-981Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review