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Suzanne Nielsen

Department of Food Sciences 

  • Professor of Food Science
765.496.1727

Note: Dr. Nielsen no longer has an active research program, so does not take on graduate students and post-doctoral research associates. 

Education
B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota 

Teaching
FS 298 Sophmore Seminar
FS 482 Senior Seminar
FS 467 Food Analysis
FS 651 Food Analysis 

Extension
Respond to inquiries on food composition/analysis and food proteins 

Industrial
Teach Food Chemistry lecture and laboratory for annual "Aseptic Processing and Packaging Workshop" 

International
Working with colleagues to establish the "International Center for Food Technology Development to Expand Markets"

 
 
 

Awards & Honors

(2014) Kohls Award. College of Agriculture - Purdue University.

(2014) Murphy Award. Purdue University.

(2013) Outstanding Teaching Award - Dept. Food Science. Dept. Food Science.

(2009) Helen B. Schleman Gold Medallion Award. Purdue University.

(2005) Iron Key Campus Leaders Honorary Society. Honorary Member.

(2005) Outstanding Alumni, Master Week. University of Nebraska.

(2003) Outstanding Graduate Educator Award. School of Agriculture, Purdue University, 2003.

(2002) William V. Cruess Teaching Award. Institute of Food Technologists.

Selected Publications

Ismail, B., & Nielsen, S. (in press). Enzymes Indigenous to Milk: Plasmin System in Milk. Encyclopedia of Dairy Science.

Nielsen, S. (2010). Food Analysis (Vol. 4th). New York: Springer.

Nielsen, S. (2010). Food Analysis Laboratory Manual (Vol. 2nd). New York: Springer.

Ismail, B., & Nielsen, S. (2010). Plasmin Protease in Milk: Current Knowledge and Relevance to Dairy Industry. Journal of Dairy Science, 93(11), 4999-5009.