Olga Martín-Belloso (born 8 July 1960) is a Spanish food scientist and Professor at the University of Lleida. She was the first Spanish woman to join the International Union of Food Science and Technology and is President of the European Federation of Food Science and Technology. Martiín-Belloso works on new technologies for food processing.

Olga Martín-Belloso
Born8 July 1960 (1960-07-08) (age 63)
Alma materUniversity of Zaragoza
AwardsNarcís Monturiol medal (2018)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Lleida

Early life and education edit

Martín-Belloso is a native of Calahorra.[1] She attended the Colegio de las Teresianas, which she graduated in 1976.[2] She studied chemical sciences at the University of Zaragoza. She earned her bachelor's degree in 1982 and her PhD at the same institution in 1991.[3] She completed her PhD research at the Asociación de Investigación de Industrias de conservas vegetales (the National Technical Center of Canned Vegetables) in San Adrián.

Research and career edit

Martín-Belloso was made a professor at the University of Lleida in 1992.[4] She leads the Department of Food Technology. Her interests include food preservation using pulsed electric fields and food product development.[5][6] Martín-Belloso has studied coatings, including emulsion based nanostructures, that incorporate active ingredients such as antimicrobials, anti-browning compounds and texture enhancers.[7][8]

Academic service edit

In 2016 Martín-Belloso became the first Spanish Woman to join the International Union of Food Science and Technology.[9][10] She is Director of the Doctoral School at the University of Lleida.[11][12] She is the Spanish Ambassador for the Global Harmonization Task Force.[13] She was elected the President of the European Federation of Food Science and Technology in 2019.[14][15]

Books edit

Martín-Belloso has contributed to many books, including;

Martín-Belloso, Olga (2015). Regulating Safety of Traditional and Ethnic Foods. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0128006054.

Martín-Belloso, Olga (2010). Advances in Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Processing (Food Preservation Technology). CRC press. ISBN 978-1420071214.

Awards and honours edit

Her awards and honours include;

References edit

  1. ^ "Olga Martín Belloso and "Conserving food" IES Valle del Cidacos | IES Valle of the Cidacos". Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ^ "Olga Martín-Belloso - SOCIA DE HONOR 2016" (PDF). Pena Calagurritana. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. ^ "La Universidad de Lleida preside la Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos europea". Cátedra Agrobank (in Spanish). 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  4. ^ a b "Premi als Estats Units per a una catedràtica de l'ETSEA". UDL - Universidad de Lleida (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  5. ^ Aguiló‐Aguayo, Ingrid; Soliva‐Fortuny, Robert; Martín‐Belloso, Olga (2010). "High-Intensity Pulsed Electric Fields Processing Parameters Affecting Polyphenoloxidase Activity of Strawberry Juice". Journal of Food Science. 75 (7): C641–C646. doi:10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01735.x. ISSN 1750-3841. PMID 21535531.
  6. ^ Soliva-Fortuny, Robert; Elez-Martínez, Pedro; Martín-Belloso, Olga; González-Casado, Sandra (2018-04-25). "Application of pulsed electric fields to tomato fruit for enhancing the bioaccessibility of carotenoids in derived products". Food & Function. 9 (4): 2282–2289. doi:10.1039/C7FO01857F. ISSN 2042-650X. PMID 29560977.
  7. ^ Rojas-Graü, María Alejandra; Soliva-Fortuny, Robert; Martín-Belloso, Olga (2009-10-01). "Edible coatings to incorporate active ingredients to fresh-cut fruits: a review". Trends in Food Science & Technology. 20 (10): 438–447. doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2009.05.002. ISSN 0924-2244.
  8. ^ Salvia-Trujillo, Laura; Artiga-Artigas, María; Molet-Rodríguez, Anna; Turmo-Ibarz, Ana; Martín-Belloso, Olga (2018-11-26). "Emulsion-Based Nanostructures for the Delivery of Active Ingredients in Foods". Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2018.00079. ISSN 2571-581X.
  9. ^ IRBLleida. "Olga Martín, the first Spanish International Academy of Food Science and Technology | News". IRBLleida. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  10. ^ Escaparate, Revista (2019-02-21). "Olga Martín Belloso recibió ayer la Medalla Narcís Monturiol". Escaparate (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  11. ^ "Teaching and research staff". www.tecal.udl.cat. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  12. ^ "Personal Docente e Investigador". www.tecal.udl.cat. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  13. ^ "Spain | Global Harmonization Initiative". www.globalharmonization.net. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  14. ^ "Prof. Dr. Olga Martín-Belloso – 1st GHI World Congress". Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  15. ^ "Una catedrática de la UdL, la nueva presidenta de la EFFoST". La Vanguardia. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  16. ^ a b "Medalla Narcís Monturiol per a la catedràtica Olga Martín". UDL - Universidad de Lleida (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  17. ^ "Olga Martín, nueva Fellow del Institute of Food Technologists: La designación IFT Fellow es un honor otorgado a un miembro de IFT por sus pares, reconociendo la profesionalidad ejemplar en el campo de la ciencia de los alimentos. En un año concreto, no más del 0,3% de los miembros del IFT es elegible, y es aún menor el procentaje de miembros que alcanza ese honor. El candidato debe ser un miembro profesional del IFT y llevar en la práctica activa de la profesión durante al menos 15 años". www.tecal.udl.cat. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  18. ^ "25 científiques que has de conèixer". Núvol (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-05-31.