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He is an associate professor in pre- and post-harvest Food production Science and technology who has around 27 publications, is a certified reviewer at renowned peer-reviewed journals, and is fluent in written and spoken English, Arabic, and German. For more than 25 years, he has gained experience in teaching food science and technology courses such as Food Chemistry, Food Analysis, Food Microbiology, Food Preservation, Food Hygiene, Food Biotechnology, etc. Furthermore, he is a descendant of a family working in Arabic sweets since 1835 and for some time was the owner of this business. He has gained practical experience in local and international animal production and food industries and conducted trainings in subjects such as shelf life calculations. He actively advises food importers about packaging quality to enhance shelf life and food exporters to be compliant with the target country laws and regulations.
Furthermore, his interest in the effect of nutrition on the production and chemical properties of milk started very early during his BS years at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science (FAFS), American University of Beirut (AUB). There he attained his master's in animal science working on “Levels of milk-related hormones and milk fat composition of dairy goats fed supplemental fat”. During that time, he worked as a graduate assistant who helped in daily dairy activities such as milk production, milk storage hygiene, laboratory analysis, and finally, yet importantly, giving an introductory field trip to milk producers that benefited from the American grant for the development of the dairy sector in Lebanon.
During his doctorate studies at the University of Hohenheim - Germany-, the effect of genetic makeup of goats on the milk processing properties, namely the rheological attributes and the cheese yield, was studied. His dissertation title was “Yield, Composition, and Processability of Dahlem Cashmere Goats' Milk”. After he obtained his Ph.D., he did an internship in one of the largest dairy farms in Gut Hohen Luckow, Rostock -Germany. There he had the opportunity to gain experience in management issues such as participation in the related fields such as nutrition, raising up heifers, hygienic problems, and personnel management. In addition to that, he started his full-time job at Liban lait (Housh Snied, Beqaa, Lebanon).