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Education
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The University of Western Ontario 2001
MBA General management
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The Weizmann Institute of Science 1988
PhD
Plant genetics/cereal quality
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University of Guelph 1983 MSc Crop science
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University of Rhodesia
1977 BSc Agriculture
Present Position
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Associate Professor,
School of Biological Sciences,
the
University of Hong Kong
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(Asst. Professor from 1992,
tenured
from 1994)
Previous
Positions
(at University of California, Davis, 1989-1992)
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Post-doctoral Researcher,
Cereal Laboratory, Department of Agronomy and Range Science and
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Administrator,
International Triticeae Mapping Initiative
Recent/Current Professional
Appointments/ Activities
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International Scientific Advisory Board, 9th Intl.
Hydrocolloids Conference, Singapore, 2008
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Scientific Advisory Committee, International Starch Convention,
Krakow, 2006
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Honorary Professor, China Agricultural University, Beijing (2005)
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Editor, “Encyclopedia of Grain Science”, Elsevier, Oxford
(published in 3 vols., July 2004)
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Senior Editor, Cereal Chemistry (2000-2006 )
(Associate Editor 1997-2000)
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Invited Lecturer, Int. Atomic Energy Agency course, ‘Induced
Mutations in Crop Quality Improvement’, Beijing, 2004
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ad
hoc
reviewer for ~20 international journals; ad hoc reviewer for
USDA-NRI Plant Genome, & Value-Added Products proposals
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Membership reviewer for Finnish Academy of Sciences, 2005
Other Professional Appointments/
Activities
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External Examiner (BSc programs) University of Science, Penang,
Malaysia (2002-2003)
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Director, American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC)
(1996-1998)
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Chair, Asian Products Technical Committee, American Association of
Cereal Chemists (2001-2002)
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Invited Member, International Executive Committee and Nominations
Committee (AACC)
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Honorary President of Council, Society of Carbohydrate Science and
Technology, Guangdong Province
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Consulting Professor, South China University of Technology,
Guangzhou, China; Honorary Professor, Hubei Academy of Agricultural
Sciences; Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Shanxi
University.
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Invited Member, Professional Development Panel, and ad hoc
committee to review ‘Cereal Chemistry’ (AACC)
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International Advisory Committee, Intl. Conf. & Exhibition on
Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals, Houston, 2000
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Scientific Committee, Intl. Conference “Food for Health in the
Pacific Rim”, Davis, CA, 1997; Wuxi, China, 2000
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Vice-Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, 1st Intl. Conference on Asian Food
Product Development, Shanxi, China, 1998
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Co-Chair for AACC Technical Symposium at Food Ingredients Asia,
Hong Kong, 1996, Singapore, 1997
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Plenary speaker, 47th Royal Australian Chemical Institute Cereal
Chemistry Conference, Perth, 1997
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Co-Chair for SCST - AACC International Starch Technology Symposium,
Guangzhou, March 7-9, 1996
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Course Director of AACC short course “Asian Food Technology” in the
U.S.
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