Affiliation: North Carolina A&T State University, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Dr. Reza Tahergorabi is an associate professor of food science in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University. In addition to his home department, Dr. Tahergorabi is an affiliated faculty member in the Center for Excellence in Cyber Security and an affiliated faculty member in the Center for Excellence in Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing at NC A&T State University. His main research interest is food processing and packaging. Dr. Tahergorabi has published over 80 peer reviewed papers in top-notch journals indexed in food science, and book chapters in books published by highly reputable publishers and editors. Dr. Tahergorabi is a life-time member of Phi Tau Sigma (The Honor Society of Food Science and Technology) and a professional member of IFT (Institute of Food Technologists). He is also a member of Gamma Sigma Delta chapter of NC A&T State University and was the recipient of the Award of Excellence in Research in 2017 and 2020. He served as a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals, grant proposals, book proposals, and technical research papers for conferences. Dr. Tahergorabi served as the guest editor and co-editor of 7 different journals.  He also serves as the editorial board member of 5 different journals in food and nutritional sciences.