Asgar Farahnaky

Biography

After lecturing at Shiraz University from 1998 to 1999 in the area of Food Technology, Dr Farahnaky then moved to the University of Nottingham (UK) and completed his PhD in the area of Food Structure and Rheology on a project sponsored by a consortium of 12 UK food industries with Prof J.R. Mitchell and Prof S.E. Hill. Asgar was then employed by the University of Nottingham from 2003 to 2005 as a part time lecturer and postdoctoral research associate managing a number of industrial projects sponsored by CSM International Company. Asgar was employed by Shiraz University from 2006 to 2013 as an academic member where he was actively engaged in teaching BSc, MSc and PhD subjects and supervising fundamental and industrial research projects. He was awarded as the outstanding researcher of Fars Province and/or Shiraz University in 2011, 2012 and 2013 with publication of about 130 peer-reviewed journal papers and receiving several industrial research grants. Asgar joined CSU in 2014 and is the Subject Coordinator in the area of Food Science and Technology. Currently he is supervising a number of PhD students with several active research projects. Potential research students are encouraged to get in touch and express their interest to receive more information on available research projects in the area of Food Science and Technology.

Research Interest

Biomedical science