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Hire Dr. Brittany Buysschaert

Belgium

USD 70 /hr

PhD Food Scientist with industry experience

Profile Summary

US educated American living in Belgium. I have PhD, MS, and BS degrees in Food Science. My PhD work focused on citrus flavor chemistry and my MS work focused on sensory science. Due to the breadth of my degrees I am knowledgeable in all basic areas of food science including food microbiology and food safety, US government regulations, food chemistry, and nutrition. I am a published scientific contributor and a native English speaker. I have extensive experience in planning, moderating, and analyzing the results from consumer sensory tests. I worked for a major multinational food company where my main focus was strategic sugar reduction and utilization of alternative sweeteners in beverages. Specific areas of expertise: -Beverages, juices, functional beverages -Sugar reduction, sweeteners, sugar alternatives -Citrus flavor -Sensory analysis, training, and moderating -Scientific writing and editing in food science & nutrition

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Food Science
• ★ Food & Beverage Development
• ☆ Food Preservation
• ☆ Food Safety
• ☆ Flavor & Fragrance Chemistry
• ☆ Food Chemistry
• ☆ Product Development
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Consulting
• Product development
• Writing
• Data science & analysis
• Research

Consulting Technical consulting

Product development Formulation & development, Shelf life stability

Writing Journal article, Review article, Blog article, News article, Educational content

Data science & analysis Statistical analysis

Research Internet research, Evidence-based answers, Secondary data compilation, Literature search

Work Experience

Scientist

The Coca-Cola Company

August 2017 - October 2019

Education

PhD Food Science

University of Florida

July 2013 - August 2017

MS Food Science and Human Nutrition

University of Florida

May 2011 - May 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2018). Gender and GMOs: Understanding Floridians attitudes toward GMOs through the lens of social judgment theory. Journal of Applied Communications.

(2017). A comparison of the volatile components of cold pressed Hamlin and Valencia (Citrus sinsnsis (L.) Osbeck) orange oils affected by huanglongbing. Journal of Food Quality.

(2017). Physicochemical and sensory properties of cold pressed oils from Florida Hamlin and Valencia oranges affected by huanglongbing. Journal of Food Science.