Contributors of this Lab
We really appreciate the following people, because their contributions have played the most important role in the development of this lab.
Current Group Members
 | Hualu (Lu) Zhou Principal Investigator (04/2023-) Position: Assistant Professor Research interest: Food emulsions; Lipophilic bioactives; Gastrointestinal fate of nutrients and nutraceuticals; Plant proteins; Plant-based foods; Food digestion Contributions: Taking a leading charge of this lab for research, funding, and everything related Email: hualuzhou@uga.edu GoogleScholar, Linkedin, ResearchGate |
 | Anthony Suryamiharja Master student (09/2023-) Position: Graduate Research Assistant Research interest: Plant-based proteins and applications, Plant bioavailability, and Plant emulsions; Contributions: research, publications, and attending conferences Hobbies: powerlifting, bodybuilding, and plant-based diet Email: Anthony.Suryamiharja@uga.edu Linkedin, Website |
 | Bobby Goss Jr. Laboratory Technician (04/2023-) Position: Research Professional II Research interest: Food processing, food safety, food analysis, sensory analysis Contributions: Assisting in the start-up of our new laboratory and related research projects Email: bgoss@uga.edu |
 | Xiping Gong Collaborator (10/2023-) Position: Postdoctoral Associate Research interest: Computational modelling, data analysis, food sustainabilityi, molecular dynamics Contributions: Providing closer collaborations in research projects Email: xipinggong@uga.edu |
 | Minghe Wang Ph.D. student (09/2024-) Position: Graduate Research Assistant Research interest: Polyphenols, plant-derived nanoparticles, bioactive compounds, food digestion Contributions: Assisting in research, writing manuscripts, developing bioactive compound-loaded nanoparticles and their food applications Email: Minghe.Wang@uga.edu |
Group Alumni
 | Aron Csuti Master student (09/2023-10/2024) Position: Graduate Research Assistant Research interest: Nanoencapsulation, polyphenols and bioactives, plant-based foods, functional foods, green food chemistry Contributions: Assisting in research, writing manuscripts, developing a new encapsulation method for the development of next-generation plant-based foods Email: Aron.Csuti@uga.edu Linkedin, ResearchGate |