Murat O. Balaban (Grants)

• TITLE: Supercritical extraction of lipids from algae.
• AGENCY: Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation, Inc. Tampa, FL
• BUDGET: $5,000
• DURATION: 1 year, 1986-87
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Further evaluation of alligator meat as a wholesome product.
• AGENCY: American Alligator Farmers Association. Dover, FL.
• BUDGET: $18,500
• DURATION: 1 year, 1987-88.
• ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Non-thermal processing of orange juice.
• AGENCY: Food Machinery Corporation (FMC). Santa Clara, CA.
• BUDGET: $73,729
• DURATION: 2 years, 1988-90.
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: On-line evaluation of process deviations for continuous retorts.
• AGENCY: Food Machinery Corporation (FMC). Santa Clara, CA.
• BUDGET: $19,200
• DURATION: 1 year, 1990-91
• ROLE: Co-Investigator

• TITLE: Extraction of lipids and cholesterol from ground beef by supercritical CO2 for low cholesterol, low fat emulsions.
• AGENCY: Lykes Brothers, Inc. Plant City, FL.
• BUDGET: $50,000
• DURATION: 1 year, 1990-91
• ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Evaluation of lactic acid treatment, cryogenic freezing and depuration of Salmonella spp. in shellstock and shucked oysters collected from Suwannee regional oyster beds.
• AGENCY: Florida Sea Grant College.
• BUDGET: $24,012
• DURATION: 2 years, 1991-93
• ROLE: Co-Investigator

• TITLE: USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowship - Food Engineering
• AGENCY: USDA.
• BUDGET: $108,000
• DURATION: 3 years, 1993-1996
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Automated quality evaluation of shrimp
• AGENCY: Florida Sea Grant.
• BUDGET: $94,000
• DURATION: 2 years, 1993-1994
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Training program for the use, operation and maintenance of refrigerated food storage
• AGENCY: Florida Dept. of Education.
• BUDGET: $28,931
• DURATION: 9 months, 1993
• ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Water conservation in seafood plants by ohmic thawing
• AGENCY: National Coastal Resources Institute.
• BUDGET: $45,000
• DURATION: 1 year, 1993
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Evaluation of ohmic heating to thaw frozen shrimp blocks.
• AGENCY: Florida Sea Grant College.
• BUDGET: $1,500
• DURATION: 1 year, 1991
• ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Computer vision applied to shrimp quality evaluation
• AGENCY: Florida Sea Grant.
• BUDGET: $4,800
• DURATION: 9 months, 1991-1992
• ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Improvement of Automated Quality Evaluation of Shrimp using Electronic Nose.
• AGENCY: Florida Sea Grant.
• BUDGET: $40,000
• DURATION: 1 year, 1997-1998
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Using modified atmosphere gases to improve color of tuna.
• AGENCY: Sea Resources Int.
• BUDGET: $38,000
• DURATION: 2 yrs,1997-1999
• ROLE: Principal Investigator
  

• TITLE: Minimal Processed Juices and Pre-cuts From Tropical and Subtropical Fruits
• AGENCY: Caribbean Basin Agricultural Grant
• BUDGET: $28,000/yr
• DURATION: 3 years,1997-2000
• ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Continuous Prototype High Pressure Carbon Dioxide System For Enzyme Inactivation and Microbial Reduction in Foods
• AGENCY: Praxair Corp
• BUDGET: $50,000
• DURATION: 6 months,1999
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: High Hydrostatic Pressure to Improve Quality and Safety of Seafood From Tropical/Subtropical Regions
• AGENCY: TSTAR
• BUDGET: $96,303
• DURATION: 3 years, staring 2001
• ROLE: Co-Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Verification of Science-Based Controls for Safe Use of Vacuum and Modified Atmosphere Packaging of Seafood
• AGENCY: SeaGrant
• BUDGET: $75,007
• DURATION: 2 years, staring 2002
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: High Pressure CO₂ Processing of Tropical/Subtropical Fruit Juices
• AGENCY: TSTAR
• BUDGET: $117,209
• DURATION: 3 years, staring 2002
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: High Pressure Dependence of Compressibility and Density of Model Food Systems
• AGENCY: USDA
• BUDGET: $119,688
• DURATION: 2 years, staring 2002
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Assessing the Use of Carbon Monoxide/Tasteless Smoke on the Safety and Quality of Seafood Products
• AGENCY: USDA
• BUDGET: $438,710
• DURATION: 3 years, staring 2002
• ROLE: Co-Investigator

• TITLE: Adding Value to Tropical and Sub-Tropical Botanicals
• AGENCY: USDA-TSTAR
• BUDGET: $98,500
• DURATION: 3 years, starting Sept. 15, 2005
• ROLE: Co-Investigator

• TITLE: Oyster post-harvest treatments for processing in Florida
• AGENCY: USDA
• BUDGET: $
• DURATION: to August 31, 2006
• ROLE: Co-Investigator

• TITLE: Institute of Tropical Food Research and Development
• AGENCY: USDA-TSTAR
• BUDGET: $82,415
• DURATION: 3 years, starting Sept. 15, 2005
• ROLE: Co-Investigator

• TITLE: Integrated approach to improve guava puree and Kava beverages by non-thermal dense phase CO₂ pasteurization
• AGENCY: USDA-TSTAR
• BUDGET: $100,000
• DURATION: 3 years, starting Sept. 15, 2005
• ROLE: Co-Investigator

• TITLE: Objective quantification of the extent of aquatic food product enhancement with carbon monoxide
• AGENCY: Florida Seagrant
• BUDGET: $100,000
• DURATION: 2 years, starting 2006
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

• TITLE: Quality Enhancement of Coffee Beans by Acid and Enzyme Treatment
• AGENCY: USDA TSTAR
• BUDGET: $150,000
• DURATION: 3 years, starting 2006
• ROLE: Principal Investigator

SHARE Donations :

1988: - $800 :    Martek, Maryland

1988: - $750 :    ABC Research, Gainesville

1989: - $1,300 : Martek, Maryland

1992 : $2,500 :   Buckett-Grouper Co.

1996 : $4,000 :   Con Agra Co.

2001 : $1500 :   Hawks Peanut

Last revised February 15, 2007