Ruican (Karen) Wang, PhD
Associate Professor at Nankai University- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Nankai University
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China
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Professor
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Oct 2021 - Present
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Oct 2018 - Oct 2021
* Conducted multiple research projects to study the mechanisms of stickiness, which involved the rheological, textural, and interfacial properties of nutritional bars, caramels, and gummies. * Authored in project reports, peer-reviewed publishing, and presentations at conferences. * Mentored undergraduate research assistants in relevant projects and assisted graduate students with project design and analytics. * Conducted multiple research projects to study the mechanisms of stickiness, which involved the rheological, textural, and interfacial properties of nutritional bars, caramels, and gummies. * Authored in project reports, peer-reviewed publishing, and presentations at conferences. * Mentored undergraduate research assistants in relevant projects and assisted graduate students with project design and analytics.
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China agricultral university
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Research Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Sep 2012 - Jun 2018
* Accomplished a government-funded research project which studied the soy protein interactions and their effects on the physicochemical properties of soy-based food products. * Acquired hands-on experimental and analytical skills, such as plant protein extraction and isolation, rheology, texture analysis, SDS-PAGE, DSC, XRS, SEM, CLSM, GC-O-MS, and FTIR. * Engaged in multiple R&D projects on soy/cereal application, such as millet infant formula, instant millet, and dehydrated tofu. * First-authored in 6 peer-reviewed research articles, co-authored in one book chapter, and presented in 2 international conferences. Show less
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Education
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China Agricultural University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Food Science -
Huazhong Agricultural University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Food Science and Technology