Ruican (Karen) Wang, PhD

Associate Professor at Nankai University
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Tianjin, China, CN
Languages
  • Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Professional working proficiency

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Experience

    • China
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate Professor
      • Oct 2021 - Present
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Postdoctoral Research Associate
      • 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.

    • Research Services
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • 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

Education

  • China Agricultural University
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Food Science
    2012 - 2018
  • Huazhong Agricultural University
    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Food Science and Technology
    2008 - 2012

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