Current Students

Meet the current students who are an integral part of our research team.

Sophia Antoniello (MSc student) from Venezuela.

Title of Project: Machine learning and fermentation strategies to evaluate the flavour and nutritional properties of pre-treated chickpeas.

Email: santonie@stfx.ca

Dorris Onu, (MSc student), from Nigeria.

Title of Project: The role of food matrix components in modulating flavour interactions in plant-based seafoods during processing and storage.

Email: :x2023fni@stfx.ca

Enoch Abotsi, (PhD Student) University of Newfoundland.

Title of Project: Characterizing plant protein flavour interactions.

Email: x2024eot@stfx.ca

Alinta MacLeod (HNU student). She is a national equestrian athlete in the discipline of Dressage. She is one of the top-ranked dressage athletes in Nova Scotia and is a part of Equestrian Nova Scotia’s High-Performance Athlete Program. She is currently working on a Directed Studies. Title of Project: How lipids and enzymes contribute to the flavour of freshly prepared and refrigerated seafood alternatives. Email: x2021ebg@stfx.ca

Yashodha Panagodage, (MSc.). PhD Student, University of Guelph.

Title of Project: Effect of fermentation-induced microstructural changes on functionality of commercial soy and non-soy Tempeh.

Email: x2021gmh@stfx.ca

Isaac Olowojaiye, MSc. Student.

Title of Project: The impact of plant-based oils and natural antioxidants on the flavour profiles, enzyme activity, fatty acid composition and oxidative stability of freshly prepared and refrigerated plant-based seafood analogues.

Email: x2024ggy@stfx.ca