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Dr Simon Loveday

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https://people.csiro.au/l/s/simon-loveday

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Biography

I'm a food scientist with broad experience in physical chemistry, polymer and colloid chemistry, rheology, food product design and microscopy. One of my focus areas is protein functionality in foods, which includes technical functionality (foaming, gelling, emulsifying, dissolving etc.) and nutritional functionality (digestion, absorption, metabolism). I am also experienced in using Food Materials Science principles to build mechanistic linkages between structure (molecular, meso, micro, macro) and texture, and in advanced texture measurement via small- and large-amplitude oscillatory rheology and large deformation measurements.

I have a solid background in dairy and bakery systems, and have worked with protein ingredients from sources such as chickpea, mungbean, hemp, soy and insects. I have done a lot of confocal microscopy on food systems, as well as scanning and transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy.

Academic Qualifications

  • 2006

    PhD in Food Technology
    Massey University, New Zealand

  • 2000

    Bachelor of Technology (First Hons) in Food Science
    Massey University, , New Zealand

Current Roles

  • Senior Research Scientist
    Food Chemistry team

Grants

  • 2025-2027

    CSIRO R+ CERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (AUD435k): Going Nuclear on Plant-Based Food Innovation

  • 2023-2028

    MBIE Endeavour Research Program (NZD14m): Plant-based Food Ingredients: a Systems Approach to Sustainable Design

  • 2022-2022

    MBIE Endeavour Smart Idea (NZD1m): Novel Infant Formula Emulsions

  • 2018-2023

    MBIE Endeavour Research Program (NZ11.2m): New Zealand Milks Mean More

  • 2015-2018

    High Value Nutrition National Science Challenge Contestable Fund (NZD1.2m): Multi-Source Protein Foods to Keep Seniors Mobile (MultiProMo)

  • 2015-2021

    MBIE Endeavour Research Program (NZD16.8m): Food Industry Enabling Technologies

Other highlights

  • 2012-present

    PhD examiner: U. Melbourne, Monash U., U. Queensland, U. Pretoria, Otago U., Canterbury U.

  • 2023-2023

    Assessment Committee member, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France)

  • 2012-present

    Peer reviewer for national funding bodies in Australia (ARC), Singapore , Spain, Canada, UK

  • 2018-present

    journal editorial board member - Food Biophysics, Sustainable Food Proteins

  • 2006-present

    peer reviewer for scientific journals (107 reviews for 36 journals as of February 2024)

Professional Experiences

  • 2022-2023

    Principal Investigator
    Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, A*STAR Singapore

  • 2018-2022

    Senior Research Scientist
    Food Chemistry and Structure team, AgResearch New Zealand Ltd.

  • 2006-2018

    Senior Research Scientist
    Riddet Institute Centre of Research Excellence, Massey University, New Zealand

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