Contact details +6469517140
Prof John Bronlund
Professor of Food and Bioprocess Engineering
Contract Research UnitProfessional
Contact details
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Ph: 84140
Location: B2.92, Riddet Complex
Campus: Turitea
Research Expertise
Research Interests
- Process modelling,
- Food oral processing,
- Food packaging,
- Supply chains,
- Food Engineering,
- Shelf life extension technologies
- Bioprocess Engineering
Thematics
Future Food Systems
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Chemical Engineering (090400):
Chemical Engineering Design (090403):
Engineering (090000):
Food Engineering (090802):
Food Packaging, Preservation and Safety (090804):
Food Processing (090805):
Food Sciences (090800):
Manufacturing Engineering (091000):
Packaging, Storage and Transportation (091010):
Powder and Particle Technology (090406):
Process Control and Simulation (090407):
Technology (100000)
Research Projects
Current Projects
Project Title: Project 1.3a - Human Digestome
Date Range: 2021 - 2028
Funding Body: Tertiary Education Commission
Project Team:
- Distprof Harjinder Singh - Project Leader
- Prof John Bronlund - Project Leader
- Miss Meka Faamanu Mapuilesua - Team Member
Project Title: FIET - Project 13 - UV Technologies for Fresh Exports
Date Range: 2018 - 2023
Funding Body: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Project Team:
- Prof John Bronlund - Project Leader
- Prof Andrew Shilton - Team Member
Completed Projects
Project Title: FIET - Pomace Fracturing - Project 6b
Date Range: 2015 - 2021
Funding Body: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Project Team:
- Prof John Bronlund - Project Leader
- Prof Jim Jones - Team Member
Project Title: FIET - Meat Tenderisation - Project 3b
Date Range: 2015 - 2021
Funding Body: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Project Team:
- Prof John Bronlund - Project Leader
- Prof Jim Jones - Team Member
Project Title: Fibreboard Packaging MAUX1302
Date Range: 2013 - 2020
Funding Body: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Project Team:
- Prof John Bronlund - Project Leader
- Prof Andrew East - Project Leader
- Jamal Olatunji - Team Member (Doctoral Student)
- Dr Karl Dahm - Team Member
- Dr Richard Love - Team Member
- Dr Maria J. Ferrua - Team Member
- Prof Don Cleland - Team Member
- Nicolas Tapia Zapata - Team Member (Doctoral Student)
Project Title: Future foods - a new capability for New Zealand's leading industry
Date Range: 2007 - 2012
Funding Bodies: Foundation for Research, Science & Technology; Heinz Wattie's Ltd; Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited; Meat Biologics Research Ltd; Independent Fisheries Ltd
Project Team:
- Distprof Harjinder Singh - Project Leader
- Distprof Paul Moughan - Team Member
- Prof Mike Boland - Team Member
- Dr Paul Singh - Team Member
- A/Pro Lawrence Creamer - Team Member
- Prof David Mellor - Team Member
- Prof Roger Lentle - Team Member
- Prof John Bronlund - Team Member
- Dr Anil Anal - Team Member
- Prof Jaspreet Singh - Team Member
Teaching and Supervision
Current Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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Supannikar Pakkethati
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Doctor of Philosophy
Food component interactions during oral processing and digestion of rice
Co-supervisor of:
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Raquel Lozano
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Doctor of Philosophy
Model-based packaging design for minimising environmental impact of horticultural packaging systems -
Noorul Faridatul Akmal Che Ibrahim
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Doctor of Philosophy
Sous vide processing to tenderise meat
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2023
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Suchima Gonapinuwala
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Doctor of Philosophy
Commercially scalable fish collagen processing -
2022
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Daniel Thornton
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Doctor of Philosophy
Browning and Blistering of Mozzarella During High Temperature Pizza Baking -
2022
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Huijian Huang
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Doctor of Philosophy
A systematic approach of develop and manufacture fruit simulators -
2021
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Muhammad Mohd Firdaus How
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Doctor of Philosophy
Modelling of chewing and aroma release during oral processing: model development, model validation and comprehensive examples for food design -
2020
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Mohamad Aiman Jamsari
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Doctor of Philosophy
The role of flute morphology in mechanical behaviour of corrugated fibreboard - A numerical, analytical and empirical study - view more...
Co-supervisor of:
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2023
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Ramandeep Golan
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Doctor of Philosophy
Characterization of m膩nuka and rosemary oils as antimicrobial and antioxidant agents for meat applications -
2022
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Joanna Nadia
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Doctor of Philosophy
Breakdown of rice and wheat-based foods during gastric digestion and its implications on glycemic response -
2020
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Marzieh Eblaghi
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Doctor of Philosophy
Process for Recovery of Smooth Fibre Ingredient from Pomace -
2019
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Sebastian Linnenkugel
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Doctor of Philosophy
Prediction of the glass transition temperature of fruit juice powders -
2019
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Meghan Keck
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Doctor of Philosophy
Mathematical Modeling of Salt Diffusion in Dry-Salted Cheese - view more...