Chemical Profiles of Selected Jordanian Foods

lt;p>Moawiya A. Haddad holds a Ph.D. in Nutrition and Food Technology. Chiefly focusing on product development and shelf life extension for fermented dairy products, he is Associate Professor and currently Head of the Department of Nutrition and Food Processing, Al-Balqa Applied University.

Mohammed I. Yamani had his Ph.D. from Berlin Free University, Germany, and has been professor of  Food Microbiology and Hygiene and Quality Management Systems at the Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan. He was Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, and Head of the Amman Municipality Food Control Laboratories. He has taught, proposed, and directed academic activities work in different fields of food science and technology in three universities. He published tens of papers and articles in international refereed research periodicals and professional scientific periodicals and was the author of the book Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Generic Models for some Traditional Foods: A Manual for the Eastern Mediterranean Region published by World Health Organization. He was a professional member of the Institute of Food Technologists, the American Dairy Association, and the International Association for Food Protection. He had been a certified ISO 9001, ISO 22000, and HACCP System lead auditor.

Saeid M. Abu-Romman is currently Professor of Molecular Crop Physiology and Biotechnology at Al-Balqa Applied University, where he has been since 2009. He received a B.S. from Mutah University in 2000, and an M.S. from the University of Jordan. He received his Ph.D. in Plant Physiology and Biotechnology from the University of Hohenheim-Germany in 2008, working with Prof. Andreas Schaller. Saeid's research interests include functional genomics; stress physiology; and allelopathy. His research projects has been supported by Al-Balqa Applied University, Scientific Research Fund (Ministry of Higher Education-Jordan), Abdulhameed Shoman Foundation, and IHE Delft (The Netherland). Prof. Abu-Romman is the former director of the Office of Cooperation and International Relations and is currently the Dean of Scientific Research & Innovation. Saeid has over 65 refereed publications.

Maher Obeidat is Associate Pofessor of Microbiology and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science at Al-Balqa Applied University. He specializes in microbiology, immunology, and cancer therapy.

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