- Jamie A. Bober, M.S. Student, 2000-2002. Thesis Title: Nisin fermentation by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis in biofilm reactors using plastic composite supports.
- Ratna R. Sharma, Ph.D. Student, 2000-2002. Dissertation Title: Decontamination of alfalfa seeds and sprouts by novel methods.
- Aman Jalali, Undergraduate Independent Study Student, Spring 2000. Project Title: Inactivation of Salmonella during composting of food wastes.
- Angela Mazzoni, Undergraduate Independent Study Student, Fall 2000. Project Title: Decontamination of alfalfa seeds by supercritical carbon dioxide.
- Kathiravan Krishnamurthy, M.S. Student, 2001-2002. Thesis Title: Inactivation of Salmonella Typhimurium and E. coli O157:H7 on packaged meat during irradiation.
- Gabrielle Davis, LSC Undergraduate Res. Program Student, Summer 2001. Project Title: Production of nisin in suspension cell bioreactor.
- Sara Hillegas, Undergraduate Independent Study Student, Spring 2002. Project Title: Inactivation of Clostridium sporogenes in honey by pulsed UV-light treatment.
- Stephen P. Walker, M.S. Student, 2002-2003. Thesis Title: Novel method for on_farm CIP cleaning of milking systems.
- Ennis L. Veale, M.S. Student, 2002-2003.Thesis Title: On-line monitoring fermentation process by using spectroscopic methods.
- Katherine L. Bailka, M.S. Student, 2002-2003. Thesis Title: Efficacy of electrolyzed oxidizing water for the microbial safety and quality of eggs.
- Deniz Cekmecelioglu, Ph.D. Student, 2002-2004. Dissertation Title: Fate of pathogenic microorganisms in food waste composting.
- Mark Bechara, Graduate Independent Study Student, Summer 2004. Project Title:The effect of calcium and magnesium on the production of nisin.
- Beatrice Sirakaya, Graduate Independent Study Student, Fall 2004. Project Title: Industrial grade media evaluation for ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
- Thunyarat Pongtharangkul, Ph.D. Student, 2002-2006. Dissertation Title: Enhanced nisin production and separation from fermentation broth.
- Kathiravan Krishnamurthy, Ph.D. Student, 2002-2006. Dissertation Title: Decontamination of Milk and Water by Pulsed UV-light and Infrared Heating.
- Todd J. Miserendino, M.S. Student, 2005-2006. Thesis Title: Nisin production by immobilized cell fermentation.
- Katherine L. Bialka, Ph.D. Student, 2003-2007. Dissertation Title: Decontamination of berries with ozone and pulsed UV light.
- Eric Huang, M.S. Student, 2006-2007. Thesis Title: Enhanced human lysozyme production by Kluyveromyces lactis K7.
- Nene M. Keklik, Ph.D. Student, 2006-2009. Dissertation Title: Decontamination of poultry by pulsed UV-light.
- Kuan-Chen Cheng, Ph.D. Student, 2007-2010. Dissertation Title: Microbial cellulose production by using biofilm reactors.
- Gulten Izmirlioglu, M.S. Student, 2008-2010. Thesis Title: Ethanol Production from Waste Potato Mash by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
- Debleena Dasgupta, Graduate Independent Study Student, Spring 2009. Project Title: Industrial grade media evaluation for ethanol fermentation by Xymomonas mobilis.
- Jimmy Truong, Undergraduate Independent Study Student, Spring 2009. Project Title: Production of ethanol from sugar beets.
- Torgautov Daulet, Undergraduate Independent Study Student, Spring 2010. Project Title: Decontamination of potato strip by pulsed UV light.
- Can, Fidan O. 2011-2013. M.S., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Thesis Title: Surface decontamination of packaged hard cheeses by pulsed-UV processing as a novel technology.
- Ercan, Duygu. 2010-2014. Ph.D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Dissertation Title: Production of human lysozyme by using biofilm reactors.
- Coban, Hasan B. 2011-2014. Ph.D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Dissertation Title: Conversion of amino Acids to their specific alpha-keto acids by microbial fermentation.
- Wang, Xinmiao. 2011-2015. Ph.D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Dissertation Title: Evaluation and optimization of electrolyzed oxidizing water as a novel cleaning-in-place approach for milking systems.
- Izmirlioglu, Gulten. 2010-2016. Ph.D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Dissertation Title: Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for production of ethanol from waste mash potato in biofilm reactors.
- Fan Nai-Wen. Undergraduate Honors Thesis Student, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014. Decontamination of E. coli K12 on strawberries by EO Water.
- Mahdinia, Ehsan. 2014-2017. Ph.D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Dissertation Title: Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone-7) production by Bacillus subtilis natto in a biofilm reactor.
- Ouyang, Beining. 2017-2019. M.S., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Thesis Title: Liquid egg decontamination by pulsed UV light processing.
- Hu, Hetian. 2018-2020. M.S., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Thesis Title: Enhancing bacterial cellulose production rate of Gluconacetobacter strains using co-culturing methods.
- Iram, Attia. 2017-2022. Ph.D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Dissertation Title: Microbial production of cellulases and hemicellulases using dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) as the feedstock.
