Hualu Zhou's Lab

Hualu Zhou's Lab

Forging a world-class lab in food science and technology

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
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 sustainability, molecular dynamics
Contributions: Providing closer collaborations in research projects
Email: xipinggong@uga.edu, Linkedin
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
Yike Zhao
Ph.D. student (09/2026-)
Position: Graduate Research Assistant
Research interest: Food proteins, protein functionality, data analysis, plant-based foods
Contributions: Assisting in research, writing manuscripts, exploring food proteins and their structure–property–function relationships
Email: Yike.Zhao@uga.edu
Madelyn Rippo
M.S. student (09/2026-)
Position: Graduate Research Assistant
Research interest: Plant proteins, protein modification, structure, and functionality; functional and nutraceutical food products, nutrient bioavailability, food product development
Contributions: Assisting in research, writing manuscripts, investigating modification of oat proteins and effects on structure, function, and potential applications
Email: Madelyn.Rippo@uga.edu, GoogleScholar, Linkedin

Group Alumni

Anthony Suryamiharja
M.S. student (09/2023-07/2025)
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
Aron Csuti
M.S. 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