About

Our Vision

Aiming to be the premier source of food structure design strategies and ingredient application expertise to enhance sensory mouthfeel, physical stability, and human health.

 

Our Mission

1. To train and develop future R&D leaders in the food industry and academia 
2. To carry out research and deliver outcomes to stakeholders from the industry and the public
3. To contribute scientific publications which advance food technology and make impacts in the real life

 

Values

1. Deliver reliable solutions via hypothesis-driven research
2. Establish solid collaborative partnerships for solving multidisciplinary problems 
3. Be application and innovation oriented 

 

The home department of the PI is Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences at NC State University

The PI also associates with

• Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center (affiliated faculty) https://sdfrc.ncsu.edu/faculty-scientists/ 
• Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein (affiliated faculty) https://bezoscenter.ncsu.edu/people/hzheng23/ 
• Global One Health Academy (affiliated faculty) https://provost.ncsu.edu/global-one-health-academy/people/haotian-zheng/ 

Contact PI: Dr. Haotian Zheng

haotian.zheng@ncsu.edu