
Dan Cristian Vodnar
University of Agricultural Sciences, Romania
Biography
Vodnar Dan Cristian has been during the last years responsible for building up the Food Biotechnology discipline at University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj Napoca, Romania. He has a vast experience, in managing national projects (innovation area) and academic grants (fermentative bioconversion, microencapsulation). The majority of the projects were performed together with the industry, and the main focus has been to develop processes, innovative functional foods and smart packaging to attain a cost effective and sustainable food industry. He has published over 50 articles in scientific journals, conference proceedings and book chapters. He is a member in scientific and industrial organizations, membership in five journal editorial boards, and visiting Professor at universities from EU. He was awarded with Gold Medal (2014) and Bronze Medal (2013) at International Exhibition of Research, Innovation and Inventiveness “PRO INVENT†and he received “Danubius Young Scientist Award†Prize at Vienna, Austria in 2014.
Abstract
Abstract : Influence of food matrices on probiotic viability