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Middle East Technical University Department of Food Engineering 5379824072/2105632

Mecit Halil Oztop ([email protected])

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, in Biological Systems Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, U.S.A, 2006-2012, CGPA: 3.96/4.00

Dissertation Title: Characterization of Hydrogels for Controlled Release Applications: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging and NMR Relaxometry Study

Major advisor: Michael J. McCarthy, UC Davis, Dept. of Food Science & Technology / Biological Systems Engineering

Co-Advisors Kathryn L. McCarthy, UC Davis, Dept. of Food Science & Technology / Biological Systems Engineering Moshe Rosenberg, UC Davis, Dept. of Food Science & Technology 1 Master of Science, Food Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2003-2005, CGPA: 3.72/4.00

Thesis title: Optimization of microwave frying of potato pieces by using Taguchi Method and Response Surface Methodology

Major advisor: Serpil Sahin, Middle East Technical University, Department of Food Engineering

Co-Advisor Gülüm Sumnu, Middle East Technical University, Department of Food Engineering

Master of Business Administration (non thesis), Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 2003-2005, CGPA: 3.62/4.00

 Received full scholarship to cover tuition during the program

Bachelor of Science in Food Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1999-2003, CGPA: 3.70/4.00

 Ranked 2nd in graduation among 52 students  Graduated with high honor degree  Completed minor program in Industrial Engineering/ Production Planning & Control Job/Research Experience

Research Assistant (September 10 2012-): Department of Food Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Postdoctoral Fellow (June 2012-September 2012), Department of Food Science & Technology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA  Designing a pulsed field gradient spin echo sequence for a 1T NMR system to estimate cell membrane permeability of plant cells subjected to different processing conditions  Liquefaction and hydrolysis studies of grape pomace by using Magnetic Resonance Imaging and NMR Relaxometry  Designing a continuous monitoring system to explore the kinetics of an esterification reaction by NMR relaxation experiments in combination with RAMAN spectroscopy

Graduate Student Researcher (September 2006-May 2012), Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA

 Fabrication of ultrathin edible films by layer by layer assembly technique (Joint project with Prof Pieter Stroeve, University of California, Davis, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science)  Investigating freeze thaw stability of curdlan xanthan-hydrogels by using magnetic resonance imaging (Joint project with Prof Martin Lo, University of Maryland, Department of Food Science and Nutrition , College Park , MD)  Moisture/oil distribution in chicken nugget projects by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-In collaboration with Pawan Takhar at Texas Technological University, Lubbock ,TX , U.S.A )  Diffusion of gastric juice to white/brown rice and peanuts roasted at different conditions. In collaboration with Fanbin Kong (Assist. Prof at University of Georgia , Athens , GA, Department of Food Science & Technology) and Prof. Paul Singh, University of California, Davis, Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department , Davis , CA  Investigating the effect of pectin methyl esterase and calcium infusion on fresh mango samples by NMR relaxometry ( Joint project with Prof Diane Barrett University of California, Davis, Food Science & Technology , Davis , CA )  Monitoring esterification of methanol by NMR relaxation (Joint project with Prof Brian J. Marquardt and Charles Branham at University of Washington , Seattle , Applied Physics Laboratory , Seattle, WA)  Characterization of rice straw biomass by NMR relaxometry (Joint project with Assist. Prof Tina Jeoh , University of California, Davis, Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department , Davis ,CA)  Effect of pulsed electric field treatment on onion tissue ( Joint project with Assist Prof Dr. Seda Ersus, Ege University , Department of Food Engineering , Izmir , Turkey and Prof. Diane Barrett University of California, Davis, Food Science & Technology , Davis , CA )  Designing radiofrequency coils for low resolution NMR systems  Designing 1D-2D relaxation time sequences for a portable low resolution NMR instrument  Liquefaction and Saccharification studies on grape pomace by magnetic resonance imaging (In collaboration with Prof. Turkan Aktas, Namik Kemal University , Department of Biological Systems Engineering , Tekirdag , Turkey ) Teaching Experience

 Instructor , Spring 2012 : Principles of Food Quality & Assurance (FST 109, a class of 53 students capacity) , Department of Food Science & Technology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA  Instructor , Winter 2012 : Process Dynamics & Modeling (EBS 130, a class of 21 students capacity) , Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, University of California , Davis , Davis , CA  Instructor , Spring 2011 : Principles of Food Quality & Assurance (FST 109, a class of 51 students capacity) , Department of Food Science & Technology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA  Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.

Winter 2007 Food Microbiology (FST 1O4) Spring 2007 Principles of Food Quality & Assurance (FST 1O9) Fall 2007 Food Chemistry (FST 1OOA) Winter 2008 Process Dynamics & Modeling (EBS 130) Spring 2008 Principles of Food Quality & Assurance (FST 109) Fall 2008 Food Chemistry (FST 1OOA) Winter 2009 Food Product Development (FST 16O) Spring 2009 Principles of Food Quality & Assurance (FST 109) Fall 2009 Food Processing and Principles (FST 110A) Winter 2010 Process Dynamics & Modeling (EBS 130) Spring 2010 Principles of Food Quality & Assurance (FST 109) 20

 Teaching Assistant, Middle East Technical University Department of Food Engineering, Ankara, Turkey

Fall 2005 Food Microbiology Laboratory Fall 2005 Food Quality Control Spring 2006 Physical Properties of Food Materials Spring 2006 Food Product & Plant Design

Awards, Distinctions and Fellowships

 Spring 2011, University of California, Davis Department of Food Science & Technology Sherman J. Leonard Memorial Travel Award  Winter 2010, Food Science & Technology Departmental Scholarship  Fall 2010, Grupo Bimbo-Pan-American Bimbo Award IN Nutrition , Science And Food Technology  July 2010, 2nd place winner , IFT Food Engineering Division graduate student paper competition, Chicago, IL  July 2010, finalist , IFT Food Chemistry Division graduate student poster competition, Chicago, IL  July 2010, University of California, Davis, Davis College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Jastro Shields Research Scholarship  June 2010, University of California, Davis Department of Food Science & Technology Sherman J. Leonard Memorial Travel Award  February 2010, University of California, Davis, Department of Food Science & Technology Yellow Dog Society Scholarship  August 2009, University of California, Davis, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Jastro Shields Research Scholarship  June 2009, University of California, Davis, Department of Food Science & Technology Travel Award  May 2009, University of California, Davis , Graduate Studies Travel Award  August 2008, University of California, Davis, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Jastro Shields Research Scholarship  December 2008, University of California, Davis, Department of Food Science & Technology Departmental Scholarship  June 2006-June 2010, Higher Educational Council of Turkey, PhD Fellowship  March 2003-August 2003, TUBITAK Fellowship for Graduate Students  September 2000-June 2003, Yasar Vakfi Undergraduate Fellowship  September 2000-June 2003, Finans Vakfi Undergraduate Fellowship 1 Publications, Presentations and Abstracts

Conference Presentations Oral Presentations 1. Oztop M., Sumnu G. , Sahin S. , Optimization of microwave frying of osmotically dehydrated potato slices by Taguchi Technique, TUBITAK MRC-Food Inst. 1st International Food and Nutrition Congress, June 15th-18th, 2005, Istanbul, Turkey. 2. Oztop, M. , Sumnu G. , Sahin S., Optimization of Microwave Frying of Osmotically Dehydrated Potato Slices by Taguchi Technique, CIGR International Symposium Warsaw-2nd Technical Symposium of CIGR Section VI, Future of Food Engineering, 26-28 April 2006, Warsaw, Poland. 3. Oztop, M., Rosenberg, M., Rosenberg Y., McCarthy KL, McCarthy, MJ. Monitoring swelling in whey protein gels by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT), June 6th -10th , 2009, Anaheim, CA. 4. Oztop , M., Manyetik Rezonans Goruntuleme ve NMR Relaksometre Tekniklerinin Gidalar Uzerindeki Uygulamalari , 11. Turkiye Gida Kongresi , 10-12 Ekim , 2012 , Hatay, Turkiye

Poster Presentations 5. Oztop, M., Sumnu G. & Sahin S., Mikrodalga ile Patates Dilimlerinin Kızartılması Isleminin Taguçi Teknigi ile Optimizasyonu, Ege Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Gıda Mühendisligi Bölümü Gıda Kongresi, 19-21 Nisan 2005, IOzmir, Turkiye. 6. Oztop, M., Sumnu G. & Sahin S., Osmotik Dehidrasyona Maruz Kalmıs Patates Dilimlerinin Mikrodalga ile Kızartılması Isleminin Yanıt Yüzey Metodu ile Optimizasyonu, Türkiye 9. Gıda Mühendisligi Kongresi, Poster Sunumu, 24-26 Mayıs 2006, Ankara, Turkiye. 7. Oztop Mecit, Rosenberg M., Rosenberg, Y., McCarthy, KLM., McCarthy, MJ. Swelling kinetics in whey protein gels. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT), 2009, Anaheim, CA, USA. 8. Oztop Mecit, Rosenberg M., Rosenberg, Y., McCarthy, KLM., McCarthy, MJ. Investigation of diffusion in whey protein gels by using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, 2009, West Yellowstone, MT, USA. 9. Gonzalez , ME, Oztop, ME., Ersus , S. , Michael McCarthy , Diane Barrett Investigation of different dehydration methods on onions by using 1H-NMR relaxometry. . International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, 2009, West Yellowstone, MT, USA 10.Oztop, M.H., M. Rosenberg, Y. Rosenberg, K.L. McCarthy, M.J. McCarthy. 2009. Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as a method to design controlled delivery systems for food systems. International symposium on fermented foods: Fermentation, source of vitality. Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea. October 23-24. 11. Oztop, M., Rosenberg, M., Rosenberg Y., McCarthy KL, McCarthy, MJ. Monitoring in vitro Degradation of Whey Protein Isolate Gels in Simulated Intestinal and Simulated Gastric Fluids by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and NMR Relaxometry. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT), (2010), Chicago,IL. 12. Oztop, M., Rosenberg, M., McCarthy, MJ. Investigating the Effect of Divalent Salts on Whey Protein Gels by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and NMR relaxometry. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT), (2010), Chicago,IL. 13. Oztop, M., McCarthy, KL. Finite element modeling of swelling in whey protein gels. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT), (2010), Chicago,IL. 14. Oztop, M., McCarthy, KL , Modeling of Swelling in Whey Protein Based Gel Systems, Comsol Multiphysics Modeling Conference , Newton , Boston , MA 15. Altan, A., Oztop, M., McCarthy KL., McCarthy, MJ. Investigation of brining of Turkish Feta Cheese by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and relaxation time distributions. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT), (2010), Chicago, IL. 16. Williams P., Oztop, MH., McCarthy, MJ. , McCarthy, KL. Lo, YM. Characterization of water retention in curdlan-xanthan hydrogel complex using magnetic resonance imaging, NMR relaxometry, and rheology, Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT), (2011), New Orleans, LO. 17. Kong, F., Oztop, MH., Jelicich, AA., Singh, RP., McCarthy MJ . Physical Changes in white and brown rice during simulated gastric digestion. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT), (2011), New Orleans, LO. 18. Oztop, M., Rosenberg, M., McCarthy, KL., McCarthy, MJ Magnetic Resonance Imaging and NMR relaxometry to understand binding of divalent salts from whey protein hydrogels. Presented at 11th International Congress on the Engineering and Food, May 2011, Athens, Greece. 19. Oztop, M., Wichchukit, S. , McCarthy, MJ McCarthy, KL., Use of whey protein/alginate beads to design a sustained release system in a viscous media. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT), (2012), Las Vegas, NV. 20. Oztop, M., Bansal , H.,. , McCarthy, MJ McCarthy, KL., Takhar , P. Water and fat distributions in methyl cellulose coated fried chicken nuggets. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT),, (2012), Las Vegas, NV. 21. Oztop, M., Sirijariyawat A., Ngamchuachit P., Barrett, DMB., McCarthy, MJ., Understanding the impact of pectin methyl esterase (PME) and CaCl2 infusion on cell integrity of fresh-cut and frozen-thawed mangoes. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting (IFT), (2012), Las Vegas, NV. 22.Aktas, T., Oztop M., Üzüm Posası ve Bilesenlerinin Bazı Termokimyasal Özellikleri ve Izotermal Olmayan Sartlarda Piroliz Kinetikleri , 27. Tarımsal Mekanizasyon Ulusal Kongresi, 05-07 Eylül 2012 , Samsun , Turkiye.

Peer Reviewed Publications 1. Sumnu G., Turabi E., Oztop M., 2005. Drying of carrots in microwave and halogen lamp–microwave combination ovens, LWT - Food Science and Technology, 38:549- 553. 2. Oztop M., Sumnu G., Sahin S., 2007. Optimization of microwave frying of potato slices by Taguchi Technique, Journal Food Engineering, 79:83-91. 3. Oztop M., Sumnu G., Sahin S., 2007. Optimization of microwave frying of osmotically dehydrated potato slices by Response Surface Methodology, European Food Research & Technology, 224(6), 707-713. 4. Oztop M., Sumnu G., Sahin S., 2007. Effect of osmotic pretreatment and microwave frying on acrylamide formation in potato strips. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2007), 87(15), 2830-2836. 5. Oztop Mecit, Rosenberg M., Rosenberg, Y., McCarthy, KLM. McCarthy, MJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and relaxation spectrum analysis as methods to investigate swelling in whey protein gels, 2010. Journal of Food Science, 75, 7, E508-E515 6. Ersus S, Oztop Mecit, McCarthy MJ., Barrett, DB. Disintegration Efficiency of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) Induced Effects on Onion (Allium cepa L.) Tissues as a function of pulse protocol and determination of cell membrane integrity by 1H NMR relaxation peasurements.2010., Journal of Food Science, 75 , 7, E444-E452. 7. Oztop Mecit, McCarthy, KLM., 2011. Mathematical modeling of swelling in high moisture whey protein gels . Journal of Food Engineering, 106:1:53-59 8. Kong, F., Oztop, MH., Singh, RP., McCarthy MJ., 2011. Physical changes of white and brown rice during simulated gastric digestion. Journal of Food Science, 76 (6):E450-457. 9. Oztop, M., McCarthy, MJ. , McCarthy, KL., Rosenberg, M., 2012. Uptake of divalent ions (Mn+2 and Ca+2) by heat-set whey protein gels. Journal of Food Science, 77 (2): E68-73. 10.Altan, A., Oztop, MH., McCarthy, MJ. , McCarthy, KL., 2011. Monitoring changes in Feta cheese during brining by magnetic resonance imaging and NMR relaxometry. . Submitted to Journal of Food Engineering, 107 :2, 200-207. 11. Williams P., Oztop, MH. McCarthy, MJ. , McCarthy, KL., Lo, YM., 2011. Characterization of Water Distribution in Xanthan-Curdlan Hydrogel Complex Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry, Rheology, and Scanning Electron Microscopy, Journal of Food Science, 76 (6):E472-478. 12. Kong, F., Oztop, MH., Singh, RP., McCarthy MJ., 2013. Physical changes of peanuts during simulated gastric digestion. 50 : 32-38 13. Oztop, M., McCarthy, MJ. , McCarthy, KLM., Rosenberg, M., 2012. Characterization of diffusion of divalent ions (Mn+2 and Ca+2) from heat-set whey protein gels: An NMR Relaxometry and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Study. Submitted to Journal of Food Science. 14. Wichchukit S., Oztop, M., McCarthy, MJ., McCarthy, KLM. Use of whey protein/alginate beads to design a sustained release system in a viscous media. Submitted to Food Hydrocolloids 15. Oztop, M., Bansal, H., McCarthy, MJ McCarthy, KL., Takhar , P. Using Multi-Slice- Multi-Echo MR images with NMR Relaxometry to asses water and fat distribution in coated chicken nuggets. Submitted to Journal of Food Engineering as a communication

Manuscripts in Preparation

16. Oztop, M , 2012. Characterization of food grade hydrogels and polymer solutions by 1D and 2D NMR Relaxometry experiments. 17. Oztop M, Aktas T., Liquefaction and hydrolysis of grape pomace by Magnetic Resonance Imaging & NMR Relaxometry. 18. Aktas T., Oztop M., Pyrolysis kinetics of grape pomace at non-isothermal conditions. 19. Oztop, M., Sirijariyawat A., Ngamchuachit P., Barrett, DMB., McCarthy, MJ., 2D NMR Relaxometry to evaluate the impact of pectin methyl esterase (PME) and CaCl 2 infusion on cell integrity of fresh-cut and frozen-thawed mangoes.

Internship Experience

 June-August 2003 Intern at UFK Ugur Paper and Cleaning Supplies, Ankara, Turkey  June -August 2002 Intern at Nuh’un Ankara Macaroni, Ankara, Turkey  July -August 2001 Intern at Harika Frozen Food Company, Ankara, Turkey  August –September 2001 Intern at Kent Confectionary Products, Kocaeli, Turkey

Community Involvement / Administrative Activity

President of Turkish Students Association @ UC Davis : October 2009-June 2012

References

Michael J McCarthy Professor and Chair, Department of Food Science and Technology Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616-8598 Phone: 530 752 2358

Kathryn L. McCarthy Professor Dept. Food Science and Technology One Shields Ave. University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Phone: 530-752-1487; Fax: 530-752-4759

Moshe Rosenberg, D.Sc. Professor and Specialist, Dairy Science and Engineering Department of Food Science and Technology University of California, Davis One Shields Ave. Davis, CA 95616 Phone : 530-752-4682