Prof. F. Xavier Malcata completed a B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering at the College of Engineering, University of Porto (UP), Portugal; and a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering, with a distributed minor in Food Science, Statistics, and Biochemistry, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. He is currently a Full Professor at UP’s Department of Chemical Engineering, and a Senior Researcher at LEPABE/ALiCE. He has previously served as Dean of the College of Biotechnology of the Portuguese Catholic University, President of the Portuguese Society of Biotechnology, Chief Executive Officer of University/Industry Extension Associations
AESBUC and
INTERVIR+ and Biotechnological Entrepeneurial Incubators
CiDEB and
INOVAR&CRESCER, and Portuguese Government Liaison Officer to the European Commission for food and biotechnology matters.
Over the years, Prof. Malcata has received several national and international public recognitions and awards, including the: William V. Cruess Award for excellence in teaching, from the Institute of Food Technologists (USA); Teaching Award in Dairy Manufacturing, from the American Dairy Science Association (USA); Stephen S. Chang Award for distinguished accomplishments in research with lipids, from the American Oil Chemists’ Society (USA); Elmer Marth Educator Award, from the International Association for Food Protection (USA); and Scientist of the Year Award, from the European Federation of Food Science and Technology (Netherlands).
Prof. Malcata has published 14 monographs and edited 5 books; published 400+ papers in peer-reviewed international journals, collaborated in 60+ R&D projects – serving as principal investigator in 35+, and served on the editorial boards of 5 major journals in the areas of applied biotechnology, and of food science and engineering.