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Marie Wong
Wong in 2007
Occupationfood technologist
AwardsFellow of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (2007)
JC Andrews Award (2019)
Academic background
Alma materMassey University
Thesis
Doctoral advisorRay Winger, Robert McKibbin, Re Wrolstad

Marie Wong is a New Zealand academic food technologist, and as of 2020 is a full professor at Massey University.

Academic career

Wong completed a PhD titled Modelling of a Direct Osmotic Concentration Membrane System at Massey University in 1998, supervised by Professors Ray Winger, Robert McKibbin and Re Wrolstad.[1] Wong then moved to HortResearch then back to Massey University, rising to full professor in 2020.[2][3]

Wong partnered with New Zealand company Heilala Vanilla to develop a high-value product based on their Tongan-grown beans. The partnership was a finalist in the KiwiNet 2014 awards.[4] Wong has researched features of avocado oil, such as its smoking point and extraction techniques.[5] Wong is part of Massey University's Beverage Lab, a collaboration between sports scientists, food professionals and health researchers which aims to research and develop performance-enhancing beverages.[6]

Awards and honours

Wong was made a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology in 2007.[7] In 2019 she won the institute's JC Andrews Award.[8]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ Massey University, New Zealand (1998). "My Doctoral Story - Marie Wong (1998) - Massey University". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ Massey University, New Zealand. "Prof Marie Wong - Professor - Massey University". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "2019 professorial appointments announced". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Heilala Vanilla - a New Zealand Research Commercialisation Success Stories". kiwinet.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ "What is unrefined, extra virgin cold-pressed avocado oil?". www.aocs.org. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Beverage Lab - Who We Are". Beverage Lab. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  7. ^ "NZIFST - List of Fellows". nzifst.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  8. ^ "NZIFST - J C Andrews Award Winners". nzifst.org.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2023.