Alireza Abbaspourrad

Youngkeun Joh Assistant Professor of Food Chemistry and Ingredient Technology, Food Science

Our research is focused on the rational design and synthesis of emulsions to fabricate multi-compartment emulsion-based vehicles for regulating lipid digestion and bioavailability in gastrointestinal tract. Another theme of our research is to understand the molecular and physical factors that impact bioavailability and stability of lipid and lipophilic food ingredients and develop effective emulsion-based systems and encapsulation technologies to enhance ingredient stability within food matrix.

Interests

Structural Emulsions and Encapsulation Technologies

Surface Chemistry

Courses Taught

FDSC 9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research
FDSC 6960: Graduate Internship in Food Science
FDSC 5000: Master of Professional Studies (Agriculture) Project
FDSC 4990: Undergraduate Research in Food Science

Contact Information

243 Stocking Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

(607) 255-2923

Alireza [at] cornell.edu

- Abbaspourrad Lab Website

Alireza in the news

News

March 31, 2022

Easy test can see if breeding bulls have the right stuff

Forget sending bull semen out for complicated laboratory tests to learn whether the agricultural animal is virile. Cornell scientists have developed a faster, easier microfluidics method.

Cornell Atkinson
Food Science
Agriculture

News

March 30, 2022

Watch Out Chicken, Here Comes Hemp

PhD candidate Martin Liu is interested in how hemp might function as a food source, and particularly, as a source of protein.

Food Science
Food
Health + Nutrition