Graduates

Thesis title
Development of a prototype equipment of vacuum-microwave dryer applied in a model food system

Line of research
Food electrochemical properties, emerging technologies

Guiding Professor
Dr. Mario Pérez Won

Thesis title
EFFECTS OF BLOCK FREEZE CONCENTRATION AND IONIC ENCAPSULATION PROCESSES IN THE BIOACTIVE PROPERTIES IN BERRY JUICES

Line of research
Emerging technologies, bioactive compounds

Guiding Professor
Dr. Guillermo Petzold Maldonado

Thesis title
In vitro bioaccessibility study of polyphenols and carotenoids content of an enriched apple snack by Vacuum Impregnation and omhic heating

Line of research
Emerging technologies, Bioactive compounds, Physicochemical and sensory analysis of wines

Guiding Professor
Dr. Jorge Moreno Cuevas

Thesis title
Evaluation of pulsed electric field (PEF) on enzymatic hydrolysis and maillard reaction to obtain functional peptides with potential use as food additives

Line of research
Food proteins, emerging technologies

Guiding Teacher
Dr. Gipsy Tabilo Munizaga

Thesis title
Obtaining bioactive compounds from biowaste blends of native Chilean berries by means of serial Extraction with Supercritical Fluid and Pressurized Liquid

Line of research
Bioactive compounds, extraction with supercritical fluid and Pressurized Liquid

Guiding Professor
Dr. José Miguel Bastías Montes

Thesis title
STUDY OF THE USE OF ELECTRIC FIELDS AS PRETREATMENT FOR FREEZE-DRYING BLUEBERRY

Line of research
Non-thermal technologies, Electrotechnologies (PEF, HVED, EHD), freeze-drying, bioactive compounds, computational simulation, single-cell proteins

Guiding Professor
Dr. Andrés Segura Ponce

Thesis title
Effect of high-pressure homogenization (HHP), pulsed electric field (PEF), and subsequent cryoconcentration of aqueous extracts of maqui(Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz) and calafate(Berberis microphylla) on the content of bioactive compounds, microbiological quality, and bioaccessibility.

Line of research
Cryoconcentration, Bioactive compounds

Guiding Professor
Dr. José Miguel Bastías Montes

Thesis title
Isothermal and non-isothermal drying study of plant-based food material. Drying experiments using 2D polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) micromodels and apple samples (Granny Smith).

Line of research
Non-thermal food technologies, Multiscale food drying, Vacuum and atmospheric freeze-drying, Vacuum-assisted food freezing, Cold plasma in activated media

Guiding Professor
Dr. Andrés Segura Ponce

Thesis title
Stability of liposomes loaded with green tea extracts subjected to pulsed electric field (PEF) process conditions

Line of research
Emerging Technologies, Functional Foods, Nanotechnology, and Sustainable Production

Guiding Professor
Dr. Mario Pérez Won