LK
Lingyan Kong
Principal Investigator
University of Alabama
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Food Science and Human Nutrition
Research directions:
1. Dietary fiber and resistant starch
2. Lutein and other carotenoids
3. Biopolymer nanofibers
4. Encapsulation systems
5. Non-invasive imaging and machine learning
About
Lingyan Kong is an Associate Professor and Endowed Academic Chair in the Department of Human Nutrition at the University of Alabama. His research focuses on understanding the structure-function relationships in food biopolymers to enhance food quality and health benefits.
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Microwave imaging with machine learning for foreign object detection in food
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