datta.bee.cornell.eduAshim K. Datta, Professor

Skip to main content Cornell University Biological and Environmental Engineering Search BEE Search Cornell Home Publications Teaching Professional Research Areas Food as Deformable Porous Media Combination Microwave Heating Mechanistic Understanding of Food Safety: Microbial Attachment and Internalization Mechanistic Understanding of Food Quality: Texture and Color Simulation-Based Design, Teaching and Learning What We Do Our research and teaching program are built around the application of transport phenomena (e.g., energy and water transport, fluid flow) in biological processes in an effort to better understand their complexities with the intent of improving them through optimization. We have been active in primarily the application areas of industrial food processing but we have also worked in biomedical applications. In food process engineering, we develop mechanistic understanding of process, quality and safety for complex food processes, including fresh produce, and under various heating modes such as microwave and infrared. Our goal in this mechanistic approach is to improve safety, quality, and scale-up/automation in a more efficient manner. My teaching program provides the knowledge base in transport processes in a biological context through two well-coordinated courses. The first course deals with the basics of energy and mass transport in biomedical/bioenvrionment/bioprocess context and the second one builds on the first one through class projects involving real-life biomedical/biological processes. I have also developed a course on completely mechanistic approach to food physics and engineering. Beyond the specific courses, I have a project on teaching and learning of problem solving. Ashim K. Datta Professor Biological & Environmental Engineering Cornell University 208 Riley-Robb Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-5701 akd1@cornell.edu Email: akd1@cornell.edu Tel: (607) 255-2482 Fax: (607) 255-4080 ©2005 Cornell University...