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Head of Institute: Prof. Ido Braslavsky
Administrative manager: Rakefet Kalev
Office Address:
Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition,
Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Herzl 229, Rehovot 7610001, ISRAEL
Tel: +972 - (0)8-9489385
Fax: +972 - (0)8-9363208
Email Address: rakefetk@savion.huji.ac.il
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES/ACTIVITIES
2022 – 2023 Member, Scientific Committee, 7th International ISEKI-Food Conference on "New Generation of Food Research, Education and Industry” (July 5-7, 2023, University of Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, Paris, France).
2022 Member, Scientific Committee 21st IUFoST World Food Congress 2022, Singapore.
2021 - Pres. Executive Member Scientific Committee, Master Ferrero Innovation in Food Science, Italy.
2020 - 2021 Member, Scientific Committee Master Ferrero Innovation in Food Science, Italy.
2019 - 2020 IUFoST Education Committee (EC)
2019 - 2020 ISEKI-Food 2020 - Scientific Committee, Nicosia, Cyprus (July 8-10, 2020)
2019 Member Scientific Committee, International Congress of Engineering and Food (ICEF 13), Melbourne, Australia (September 2019).
2018 Member Scientific Committee, 5th ISEKI-Food Conference, Stuttgart, Germany (July 2018).
2017 Member Scientific Committee, 31th EFFoST Conference: Food Science and Technology Challenges for the 21st Century - Research to Progress Society, Sitges, Spain (November 13-16, 2017).
2017 Member of the Academia-Industry Panel, FoodInnova2017 Cesena – Emilia-Romagna Italy (Jan. 31st to Feb. 3rd, 2017).
2017 Member Scientific Committee, International Conference on Food and Biosystems Engineering (FABE2017), Rhodes Island, Greece (June 1st to 4th, 2017).
2016 Member of The International Scientific Committee, The International School on Modeling and Simulation in Food and Bio Processing, Vico Equense, Italy (June 5-8, 2016).
2016 Member Scientific Committee, EFFoST Congress. 30th EFFoST International Conference Targeted Technologies for Sustainable Food Systems Austria (28-30 November, 2016).2016 Member Scientific Committee, 4th ISEKI-Food Conference, Vienna, Austria (July 6-8, 2016).
2016 Member of the International Scientific Committee, 1st International School on Modeling and Simulation in Food and Bio Processing, Capri, Italy (June 6-9, 2016).
2016 Co-chair, EFFoST & European Academy of Food Engineering - Food Engineering for Life Honorary Symposium for Professor Emeritus Marcus Karel (Samberg Conference Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA. May 17, 2016).
2015 Member, Scientific Committee 29th EFFoST Conference, Athens, Greece (Nov. 8-10, 2015).
2015 Organizer and co-chair, 29th EFFoST Meeting Athens, Greece (Nov. 11, 2015).
2015 Invited speaker, INNOVA - CIBIA 2015 (October 7, 2015), Montevideo, Urugay.
2015 Member, Organizing Committee “The Next Generation of Food Innovation: “From Concept to Product”. The 1st Israeli Symposium on Innovation in the Food World. Tel Aviv, Israel.
2015 Chair, Ministry of Education Higher Education Committee on Assessment of Tel Hai College. Israel.
2015 Project Evaluator, Development of a training platform “European Food Innovation Centre” (EFIC).
2015 External Examiner - Faculty Opponent, PhD Committee - Erik Börjesson, “Powder bed structure and imbibition - A study of spray dried dairy powders”, Dept. Food Technology Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Sweden (6/2015).
2015 Executive Group Member, European Academy of Food Engineering (EAFE) - The European Federation of Food Science & Technology (EFFoST).
2015 Organizer and Co-chair of Special Session 3: Open Innovation & Partnerships: A Platform for Meeting Food Engineering Future Challenges. ICEF12, Quebec City Canada (June 16, 2015).
2015 Plenary Session Speaker. ICEF12 Quebec City, Canada (June 16, 2015).
2015 Examiner, 9th European PhD Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology (Bühler AG), Uzwil, Switzerland (March 24 – 25, 2015).
2014 Invited speaker, “Virtualization of Processes in Food Engineering” Conference, Salerno, Italy (10/2014).
2014 Co-Theme Leader – Innovation Through Collaboration: Industry, Academia, Government, Consumers, IUFoST 17th World Congress Food Science & Technology Congress, Montréal, Canada (August 19-20, 2014).
2013 Scientific Board, iFood 2013 (8th to 10th October), Hanover, Germany.
2013 International Scientific Committee and Co-Chairperson (with Prof. Z. Berk) - Food and Biosystems Engineering International Conference (FABE2013), Skiathos Island, Greece.
2013 Chairperson, Ad Hoc Visiting Committee, Tel Hai College (Appointed by the Ministry of Education, Israel).
2013 Committee Member, Selection, distribution and managing Funds (Tnuva class action case), Ministry of Health, Israel.
2011 – 2013 Chairperson - Innovation Forum, A platform where Industry meet Academia to discuss Innovation, Israel.
2011 International Scientific Committee and Co-Chairperson, Session 5: Food Engineering Education in a Changing World. International Congress on Engineering and Food, May 22-26, Athens, Greece.
2010 Scientific Committee, FoodInnova2010 International Conference on Food Innovation, October 25-29, Valencia, Spain.
2010 Co-Chairperson “From Open Innovation, Partnerships, Knowledge-interactions and Design to Consumer Solutions” IFT (Session 121; July 19, 2011), Chicago IL.
2006 - 2009 IFT Fellows Award Jury Committee, IFT Chicago, Illinois.
2008 Academic Chairperson - The 7th Israeli Conference: “Food in the New Era-Nutrition, Health and Technology,” Tel Aviv Israel, 22-24 June.
2005 Chairperson (Technology and Nutrition) and Organizing Committee - The 4th Israeli Conference: “Food in the New Era -Nutrition, Health and Technology”, Tel Aviv Israel, 22-23 June.
2003 Co-Chairperson - Application of the Weibull and other distributions in food process engineering; safety assessment and shelf life determination, 2003 IFT Meeting, Chicago, IL (12-15 July).
2002 Organizing Committee - The 2nd Israeli Conference, Tel Aviv 18-19 December.
2002 Organizing Committee and Chair - Preventing Nutrition Unifying Forces, Tel Aviv April 10-11.
2001 Co-Chairperson - The 1st Israeli Conference: “Food in the New Era -Nutrition, Health and Technology”, Tel Aviv Israel, 9-10 January.
2000 Chair - Water-mediated Effects in Foods, 8th International Symposium of Water (ISPOW) September 16-21, Zichron Jacob, Israel.
2000 Elected into Who’s Who in the World.
1998 Invited Representative – European workshop on: "Improved raw materials for safe and nutritious foods," Brussels June 4-5.
1994 Member of the Expert Committee on Tea, Ministry of Health, Israel.
1991 - 1994 Chairman, Inter-departmental Equipment Committee, Faculty of Agriculture.
1993 Chairman, Human resources Development, 3rd International Convention: “Food Technology for Health & Prosperity,” September 7 to 12, 1993, Mysore, India.
1992 Chairman, Future Foods and Food technology their impact on the Foodservice Industry. Foodservice Systems beyond the Year 2000. Jerusalem, March 29, 1992.
1990 - 1991 Co-Editor, “Food Product Development: From Concept to The Marketplace”, Van Nostrand Reinhold (AVI), New York.
1988 - 1991 Member of The Program Committee, Institute of Food Technologists, USA.
1986 - 1990 Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Food Process Engineering, USA.
1988 - 1989 Member of the Fish and Selfish Committee, The Refrigeration Research Foundation Washington, DC.
1989 Co-Chairmen, Technical Session: Engineering and Modeling of Food Systems - II. 1989 IFT Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (June 27).
1983/4, 1987 Member of the Editorial Board: “Food and Kitchen,” The Israeli Magazine of Institutional Kitchen and Food Industry, Israel.
1986 Chairman, Fifth International Drying Symposium, Cambridge, MA (August).
1982 - 1985 Israeli Patent Standard Committee Member:
Committee 514: Carbonated Beverages
Committee 559: Alcoholic Drinks
Committee 561: Statistical Sampling of Food Products
1983 - 1984 Member of the Executive Committee, The Scientific Council, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.
1983 - 1984 Chairman, The Scientific Council, Institute for Technology and Storage of Agricultural Products, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.
1981 - 1983 Chairman, The Israeli Association for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Israel.
1981 - 1983 Editor, “Computer‑Aided Techniques in Food Technology,” Marcel Dekker, New York.
1981 Co‑Chairman, Symposium on “Optimization Theory, Techniques and Their Implementation in Food Industry”, Institute of Food Technologists 41st National Meeting, Atlanta.