Faculty
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Adela Acosta
aacosta@zamorano.edu
Director of the Food Science and Technology Department
Associate Professor
Education:
– Doctorate in Food Science and Technology, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain.
– B.Sc. in Chemistry, Texas A&M; University, United States of America.
Courses:
Undergraduate
– Food engineering
– Unit operations and plant design
– Meat science and technology
Learning by Doing modules
– Academic manager of Meat Plant Modules
Areas of research:
– Productive process optimization.
– Design, implementation, and validation of HACCP systems and food safety support programs.
– Clean-label formulation development.
– Food processing plant design and equipment selection.
Adriana Hernández
ahernandez@zamorano.edu
Associate Professor
Education:
– Doctorate in Public Health, Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala.
– M.Sc. in Food and Human Nutrition, Universidad Central del Ecuador.
– B.Sc. in Food Engineering, Universidad de las Américas, Mexico.
Courses:
Undergraduate
– Human nutrition
– Food science and human nutrition (collegiate course)
– Advanced Human nutrition
Graduate
– Human nutrition in agriculture
Learning by Doing modules
-Aacademic manager of the Human Nutrition Laboratory module.
Areas of research:
– Nutritional status throughout life.
– Lifestyle-related chronic diseases.
– Micronutrient deficiencies and food fortification.
Carolina Valladares
bvalladares@zamorano.edu
Associate Professor
Education:
– M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences, with focus on Food Science and Technology, Universidad de Chile.
– B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
Courses:
Undergraduate
– Food science and human nutrition (collegiate course).
– Food technology and processing (collegiate course).
Learning by Doing modules
– Academic manager of the Beekeeping Plant module.
Areas of research:
– Improvement and development of new products based on hive derivatives.
– Implementation of improvements in bee product production processes.
– Validation and implementation of techniques aimed at diversifying and increasing hive product production.
Edward Moncada
emoncada@zamorano.edu
Associate Professor
Education:
– M.B.A., with focus on Finance, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.
– B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
– Agricultural Sciences Technician, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
Courses:
Undergraduate
– Total quality management
– Production and operations management
Learning by Doing modules
– Academic manager of the Concentrates Plant module.
– Academic manager of the Seed Plant module.
Areas of research:
– Seed science and technology.
– Grain and seed postharvest, processing and storage.
– Seed quality and physiology.
– Productive resource management.
– Agro-industrial plant design.
Jorge Cardona
jcardona@zamorano.edu
Associate Dean of Students
Associate Professor
Education:
– Ph.D. in Food Science & Technology, Texas A&M; University, United States of America.
– M.Sc. in Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, United States of America.
– B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
Courses:
Undergraduate
– Fruit and vegetable science and technology.
– Food chemistry.
Learning by Doing modules
– Academic manager of the Horticulture, Fruit, Postharvest, and Processing Plants module.
Areas of research:
– Fruit and vegetable postharvest and processing.
– Assessment of minimally processed products.
– Raw material chemical composition analysis.
– Fruit and vegetable waste management.
– New product development.
José Oscar Murillo
jmurillo@zamorano.edu
Assistant Professor
Education:
Master en Ciencia y Tecnología de alimentos, Universidad Federal de Vicosa- Brasil
Ingeniería Quimica Industrial, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Courses:
Undergraduate
– Agroindustria de MiPymes Rurales (Colegiado)
Areas of research:
– New product development.
Luis Maldonado
lmaldonado@zamorano.edu
Associate Professor
Education:
– Ph.D. in Food Science, Purdue University, United States of America.
– B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
Courses:
Undergraduate
– Food analysis
– Grain science and technology
– Agroindustrial products of high commercial value
Learning by Doing modules
– Academic manager of the Food Analysis Laboratory module
– Academic manager of the Biodiesel module.
Areas of research:
– Grain technology.
– Processes optimization.
– Development of analytical methods for physical properties and chemical components of food.
– Use of seeds and other non-food plant and animal materials for biofuel production.
– Biofuel quality control.
Raúl Espinal
respinal@zamorano.edu
Associate Professor
Education:
– Ph.D. in Entomology, Kansas State University, United States of America.
– M.Sc. in Grain Science, Kansas States University, United States of America.
– B.Sc. in Agriculture, University of Southwestern Louisiana, United States of America.
– Agricultural Sciences Technician, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
Courses:
Undergraduate
– Experimental design.
– Grain science and technology.
– Statistics II (collegiate course).
Graduate
– Statistical methods and experimental design (collegiate course)
Areas of research:
– Assessment of food and industrial grain postharvest loss; pest control during post-production in the field, in balanced-food plants, and in plants for food for human consumption.
– Assessment of loss of manufactured foods.
Sandra Espinoza
sespinoza@zamorano.edu
Assistant Professor
Education:
– M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences, with focus on Agro-industrial Production, Universidad de Chile.
– B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.
– Agricultural Sciences Technician, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
Courses:
Undergraduate
– New product development.
– Sensory analysis and consumer psychology.
– Coffee science and technology.
Learning by Doing modules
– Academic manager of the Food Innovation Plant module.
– Academic manager of the Grain Processing for Human Consumption module.
– Academic manager of the New Product Development module.
Areas of research:
– New product development.
Instructors
Daniela Varela
dvarela@zamorano.edu
Instructor
Education:
B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
Learning by Doing modules
– Grain Processing for Human Consumption.
– New product development.
Areas of research:
– New product development
– Grain Processing for Human Consumption
Evelyn Acosta
eacosta@zamorano.edu
Instructor
Education:
– M.Sc. in Integrated Management Systems for Occupational Risk Prevention, Quality, Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain.
– B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
Learning by Doing modules:
– Postharvest.
Areas of research:
– Fruit and vegetable postharvest.
– Minimally processed products.
– New food and vegetable product development.
Fausto Mairena
fmairena@zamorano.edu
Instructor
Education:
B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
Learning by Doing modules:
– Meat Plant
– Magro-industrial Process Management Macro-module.
Areas of research:
– Meat processing
– Validation of HACCP systems
German Pacheco
gpacheco@zamorano.edu
Instructor
Education:
– B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Agricultura, Honduras.
Learning by Doing modules:
– Beekeeping Plant.
Areas of research:
– Industrialization of bee products.
Jackeline Alvarado
mjalvarado@zamorano.edu
Instructor
Educación:
– Doctora en Microbiología con orientación industrial (en el grado académico de licenciatura), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.
Módulos del Aprender Haciendo que asiste:
– Laboratorio de microbiología de alimentos.
Áreas de investigación:
– Métodos microbiológicos para determinación de diferentes microorganismos.
– Indicadores y algunos patógenos en alimentos en laboratorio acreditado bajo la norma ISO 17025:2005.
Jaime Nolasco
jnolasco@zamorano.edu
Instructor
Education:
– M.B.A., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.
– B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Universidad José Cecilio del Valle, Honduras.
Learning by Doing modules:
– Seed Plant.
Areas of research:
– Seed processing.
Mirella Maite Cerón
mceron@zamorano.edu
Instructor
Education:
B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Honduras.
Learning by Doing modules:
– Dairy Plant.
– Agro-industrial Process Management Macro-module.
Areas of research:
• Dairy product processing
• Development of new packaging
• New product development
Steffany Artica
sartica@zamorano.edu
Instructor
Education:
– B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Universidad Católica de Honduras.
Learning by Doing modules:
– Fruit and Vegetable Plant.
Areas of research:
– Fruit and vegetable processing.
– New processed fruit and vegetable product development.
Tatiana Degrandez
tdegrandez@zamorano.edu
Instructor
Education:
– Doctora en Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia (en el grado académico de licenciatura), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.
Learning by Doing modules:
– Food Analysis Laboratory.
Areas of research:
– Analytical methods to determine food components and analytical techniques for physical and chemical tests.
– Nutrition labeling.
– ISO 17025, 19011 Quality management systems.