Murat O. Balaban (International Activities)

2007

Pilavtepe, M., Alpas, H., Bozoglu, F., Balaban, M.O. 2007. Use of the Weibull Model for the inactivation of foodborne pathogens in carrot juice by high hydrostatic pressure. Joint 21st AIRAPT and 45th EHPRG International Conference on High Pressure Science and Technology,  in Catania (Italy), September 17-21, 2007.

2006

2006. Grading of pink salmon skin watermarking using a machine vision system. Alexandra C.M. Oliveira, Charles Crapo and Murat Balaban. TAFT 2006. 2nd Joint Transatlantic Fisheries Technologies Conference. Quebec City. Oct. 29-Nov.1, 2006.

2006: October 29-Nov.1. Keynote speech. Some Advances in Processes and Added Value to Aquatic Products. TAFT 2006. 2nd Joint Transatlantic Fisheries Technologies Conference. Quebec City. Oct. 29-Nov.1, 2006.

2006. Comparison of Color Sensory Panel & Machine Vision Results Using Images of CO Treated Rabbit Meat.  Balaban M. O.; Aparicio J. A.; Zotarelli M. F. XX Brazilian Congress of Food Science and Technology. October 8-11, 2006. Curibita, PR, Brazil

2006. September 20-24. External reviewer for the Ph.D. defense: "Development of novel image segmentation and image feature extraction techniques and their applications for the evaluation of shrinkage, moisture content, and texture of cooled large cooked beef joints", by Chaoxin Zheng. Professor Da-Wen Sun, supervisor. Biosystems Engineering, School of Food Science, Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. University College Dublin, National University of Ireland

2006. May 26. Keynote Speech. Research with Purpose: Food Engineering for Commercialization.  Food Engineering Seminar. King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

2006. May 25. Food Engineering: Status and Career Opportunities. Presentation in King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Visit to Puerto Rico, University of Mayaguez. March 15-18, 2006.

October 18, 2006. Meeting with EARTH University Costa Rica visitors, Gainesville, FL.

2005

2005. Murat O. Balaban and Asli Z. Odabasi PA604- Color Measurement with Machine Vision, and Comparison with Hand-Held Colorimeters. EFITA/WCCA 2005 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Vila Real, Portugal. 24-28 July 2005

2005. Prediction of Oyster Volume and Weight Using Machine Vision. S. Damar, Y. Yagiz, M. O. Balaban, S. Ural, ACM Oliveira and CA Crapo. PA603.  EFITA/WCCA 2005 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Vila Real, Portugal. 24-28 July 2005

2005. Safe Application of Carbon Monoxide and “Tasteless Smoke” In Fish and Red Meat. Necla Demir, Buket Erbay and Murat Ömer Balaban. 1st International Food and Nutrition Congress. Food Safety and Quality Through the Food Chain: Farm to Fork-Fork to arm. Istanbul, Turkey. June 15-17 2005.

2005. Invited speaker. Computer Machine Vision to Evaluate the Visual Quality Attributes of Foods. 1st International Food and Nutrition Congress. Food Safety and Quality Through the Food Chain: Farm to Fork-Fork to arm. Istanbul, Turkey. June 15-17 2005.

Earlier

2000. Participated in International Conference on Engineering and Food 8, in Puebla, Mexico, and presented 6 papers.

1998. Visit to Turkey with the United Nations Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals (TOKTEN) and United Nations International Short-Term Advisory Resources (UNISTAR) Programs. Four Cities, 8 universities, several industries, and a research institute were visited. 21 seminars were presented.

1998. Participated in the 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids in Nice, France, on 23-25 March, 1998 and presented 2 papers.

1998. 5th International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose, held in Baltimore, MD, on Sept. 27-30, 1998. Presented 5 papers.

1997. Paticipated in International Conference on Enginering and Food 7, in Brighton, England, and presented 5 papers.

1997. "Ohmic thawing". Presented in ITAL, Sao Paulo, Brazil

1997. "Supercritical fluid extractions" Presented in ITAL, Sao Paulo, Brazil

1997. "Automation of Quality Evaluation of Foods". Presneted in ITAL, Sao Paulo, Brazil

1997. Short course "On-line control of deviations in thermal processing". ITAL, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

1997. Visited Turkey and contacted Istanbul University and Istanbul Technical University for planning of cooperative work.

1996. Short course "Computer applications in thermal processing". ITAL, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

1996. Short course "Computer applications in thermal processing". SENAI, Vassuras, Brazil.

1996. Chairman of the session : "Emerging Technologies" in the World Conference and Exhibition on Oilseed and Edible Oils Processing. October 6-10, 1996. Istanbul, Turkey.

1996. Visit by a Japanese delegation interested in "Biosensors in the Food Industry". Work on the automation of shrimp quality evaluation amd electronic nose was presented. August 20.

1995. Fulbright Fellowship to teach and perform research in Portugal.

1995. Hosted Professor Canan Ozgen, the chairperson of the Chemical Engineering Dept. From Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey on April 26.

1994. Participated in, and presented a paper in the international meeting "Computers in Agriculture", in Orlando, between February 5-9, 1994.

1994. Organized the "Computer vision" section of Food Processing Automation Conference sponsored by the ASAE, held in Orlando, FL between February 9-12, 1994, and I chaired two sessions.

1994. Hosted a Ministry of Agriculture team from Turkey, visiting IFAS and the University of Florida.

1994. Hosted a Spanish student for research on supercritical fluid applications to orange juice.

1993. Participated in the 6th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 6) held in Makuhari Messe, Japan, and presented the results of three studies accomplished at the UF.

1993. Co-chairman of a session in the 6th International Conference on Engineering and Food. Makuhari Messe, Japan.

1992. Dr. Sule Pekyardimci, a post-doctoral associate from Turkey visited for 3 months. to work on the enzyme inactivation with high pressure CO2.

1992. First Joint Meeting for the Tropical and Subtropical Fisheries Technology Conference and Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Inc. November 1-6, 1992. Merida, Mexico. Presented : "Ohmic thawing of shrimp blocks".

1991. Invited speaker to the 8th World Congress of Food Science and Technology held in Toronto, Canada, September 29-October 4.

1991. Invited speaker to the 2nd International Conference in Supercritical Fluids. Boston, MA. March.

1990. A Post-Doctoral research associate from Ankara University, Turkey, joined my lab in July for a nine month research project involving supercritical fluids. (Dr. Sule Pekyardimci).

1989. "Extraction of lipids from algae by supercritical CO2". International Conference on Engineering and Food. (ICEF 5) in Cologne, West Germany. May 28-June 2.

1989. "Application of Supercritical Fluid Technology to Foods". Seminar presented in the Food Engineering Department, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.

1989. Toured several food processing plants in Turkey, including a dairy plant, an integrated meat processing plant, and an aquaculture facility in Izmir, and the Marmara Scientific and Technical Research Institute in Istanbul.

1989. Invited Dr. Atilla Alpbaz, Dean of the School of Aquatic Resources in Ege University. He visited Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, and presented a seminar "Fish Farming in Turkey". November 3.

1989. First International Shellfish Depuration Conference. Two papers : "An overview of the molluscan shellfish industry in Turkey", and "Natural Contamination of Shellfish from Turkey". November.

1987. Hosted Drs. Kalra and Kurdiya, two visiting scientists from India on August 26 and 27.

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