Suzanne Nielsen

Head & Professor Food Science

Department: Department of Food Sciences
Phone: 765.494.8256
E-mail: nielsens@purdue.edu

Note: Dr. Nielsen no longer has an active research program, so does not take on graduate students and post-doctoral research associates.

Education
B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Teaching
FS 298 Sophmore Seminar
FS 482 Senior Seminar
FS 467 Food Analysis
FS 651 Food Analysis

Extension
Respond to inquiries on food composition/analysis and food proteins

Industrial
Teach Food Chemistry lecture and laboratory for annual "Aseptic Processing and Packaging Workshop"

International
Collaborative research project with University of Costa Rica (funded by Agency for International Development, AID).

Curriculum Vitae

- Recent Publications

Ismail, B., L. H. Choi, L. M. Were, & S. S. Nielsen (2006). Activity and Nature of Plasminogen Activators Associated with the Casein Micelle. Journal of Dairy Science, 89(9), 3285-3295.

Nielsen, S. S. (2005). Nutrition and Food Science: Old and New Connections. Dept. of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska.

Nielsen, S. S. (2005). Enhanced Bean Utilization in the U.S. and Central America. Bean/Cowpea CRSP All-Researchers Meeting.

Maurer, G., G. Fakuda, & S. S. Nielsen (2005). Development of bean-based granola bars and cereal. Cereal Foods World, 50(1), 27-32.

Lalitha, S., R. E. Shade, L. L. Murdock, R. A. Bressan, P. M. Hasegawa, & S. S. Nielsen (2005). Effectiveness of recombinant soybean cysteine proeinase inhibitors against selected crop pests. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C, 140, 227-235.

Nielsen, S. S. (2005). Innovations and Trends in Food Analysis. Dept. of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska.

Nielsen, S. S. (2005). Testing for Lipid Oxidation: Principles and Case Studies. Dept. of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Nielsen, S. S., R. L. S. Budiman, & O. H. C. S. Nielsen (2005). Predicting moisture content of process cheese utilizing stretched and multi-exponential models of magnetic resonance T₂ decay curve. Institute of Food Technologists National Meeting.

Ofori-Anti, A. O., E. O. Sakyi-Dawson, K. M. Bosompem, L. Murdock, T. J. V. Higgins, & S. S. Nielsen (2005). Effect of heat and digestive enzymes on recombinant and non-recombinant a-amylase inhibitor of some legumesEffect of heat and digestive enzymes on recombinant and non-recombinant a-amylase inhibitor of some legumes. Institute of Food Technologists National Meeting.

Choi, L. H., L. M. Were, & S. S. Nielsen (2005). Effects of Incubation Temperature and Salt Concentration on Plasminogen Activators in Cheese Curd. International Dairy Journal.