YOUKAI LU

Ph.D Student

Resume (pdf)

email: ykl3@msstate.edu

Research Interests

• Seafood food processing

• Shelf life prediction

• Rapid methods in food microbiology

• Stress physiology and post-mortem biochemistry of fish.

• Post-harvest physiology and processing of fruits and vegetables
   

Education

Mississippi State University  Master of Science. Food Science and Technology

B.S. 1984. Horticulture. Guangxi Agriculture College (now, Guangxi University), PRC

Memberships

• Institute of Food Technologist

 Publications 

Youkai Lu, Juan L. Silva and Taejo Kim. The effects of indirect contact of icing on shelf life, microbiological quality and spoilage attributes of refrigerated catfish fillets. Journal of Aquatic Food Technology. (In Preparation)

 Presentations

Youkai Lu, Juan L. Silva and Taejo Kim. 2005. Initial quality and refrigerated storage shelf-life of catfish fillets. Proceeding of the 2005 Annual Meeting of Aquaculture American in New Orleans. Technical Poster

Youkai Lu, Juan L. Silva and Taejo Kim. 2005. Microbiological quality indicator of refrigerated catfish stored at 0oC and 4oC. Proceeding of the 2005 Annual Meeting of Mississippi Academy of Science (MAS) in Tupelo. Oral Presentation.

Youkai Lu, Juan L. Silva and Taejo Kim. 2005. High temperature storage shelf life of fresh catfish fillets. Proceeding of the 2005 Annual Meeting of Mississippi Academy of Science (MAS) in Oxford. Technical Poster.

Youkai. Lu, Taejo. Kim, Juan. L. Silva, Bill W. Evans, W. Holmes and R. Ingram. 2004. Quality and lycopene content of Mississippi tomatoes. Proceeding of the 2004 Annual Meeting of Mississippi Academy of Science (MAS) in Biloxi. Technical Poster

Youkai Lu, Juan L. Silva and Taejo Kim. 2004. Best incubation temperature for predicting microbial load and spoilage of catfish. Proceeding of the 2004 Annual Meeting of Mississippi Academy of Science (MAS) in Biloxi. Oral Presentation

Youkai Lu, Juan L. Silva and Taejo Kim. 2003. Different grading methods affect quality and shelf life of blueberry during refrigerated storage. Proceeding of the 2005 Annual Meeting of Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in Chicago. Technical Poster.