Laurie Melton
Food Science and Technology
Massey University
New Zealand
Biography
Melton was the inaugural Director of the Food Science programmes at the University of Auckland and is Professor of Food Chemistry. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology. He has had 50 years of experience in food research and is the Editor of Food Chemistry. Melton was the inaugural Director of the Food Science programmes at the University of Auckland and is Professor of Food Chemistry. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology. He has had 50 years of experience in food research and is the Editor of Food Chemistry.
Research Interest
The interaction of food pectins and polysaccharides and what are the consequences for food