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Damaris Okafor
Country of origin: Nigeria Currently in: Nigeria, Owerri General field of specialization: Engineering sciences-
Degrees
2012 Master Engineering sciences2003 Undergraduate Engineering sciences -
Current Research Activities
Other
FOOD SAFETY, NUTRIGENOMICS, QUALITY ASSURANCE, BREWING AND BEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY/ PROCESSING, STARCH MODIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION, BIO-RESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, NANOTECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND ENZYMOLOGY.
Publications resulting from Research:
ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF OYSTER MUSHROOM, EFFECT OF COMBINED CELL WALL DEGRADING ENZYME, EFFECT OF THE INCLUSION OF FRUIT PEEL ON CONSUMER ACCEPTABILITY, DIETARY FIBER AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF JAM PRODUCTS, COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE PROXIMATE COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONAL AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF THREE VARIETIES OF BEANS, EFFECT OF HEAT AND CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ON PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF COCONUT MILK-ORANGE BEVERAGE, PRODUCTION AND EVALUATION OF COOKIES FROM WHOLE WHEAT AND DATE PALM FRUIT PULP AS SUGAR SUBSTITUTE, Physical, Chemical and Sensory Attributes of Tapioca Grits from Different Cassava Varieties, ASSESSMENT OF THE CONCENTRATION OF METALS IN A SEWAGE TREATMENT POND OF THE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA, ASSESSMENT OF THE PROTEIN NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION IN.., PHYTOPLANKTON DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE AS A FUNCTION OF WATER QUALITY FOR FISH PRODUCTION A CASE STUDY OF TWO MANMADE RESERVOIRS IN ZARIA NIGERIA, A Study on the Concentration of Tartrazine in Plantain Chips Commonly Sold Within South-Eastern NigeriaSensory Evaluation of Jam Produced from Jackfruit, Proximate Composition and Carotene Content of Three Cultivars of Xanthosoma Sagittifolium (Artocarpus heterophyllus), Physico-chemical and Sensory Acceptability of Soursop(Annonamuricata) Wine, Comparative Effect of Milling Methods on the Proximate, Assessment Of Ecological Status And Tree Diversity In Ohaji Egbema watershed, South- Eastern, Nigeria, EFFECTS OF TREATMENT METHODS ON ...OF NORMAL AND LATE HARVEST TRIFOLIATE YAM (Dioscorea dumetorum), The Mineral and Vitamin Compositions of Black Walnuts using Roasting, Flavour Extraction
from Spices and_Production of Flavoured Popcorn from the Extract, Comparative_Proximate_Analysis_of_Some_Green_Leafy_Vegetables_from_Selected, ETC
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchAdministrationTeachingHigher Education StudyRESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2017 BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY, UGBOR ROAD, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA. 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITION OWSD-BIU 2017 (TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE)Presentation given
2017ORALOWSD BIU 2017Event: PRODUCTION OF MUSHROOM BASED FOOD CONDIMENT2017POSTERowsd biu 2017Event: ; NUTRITIONAL AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES OF Pleurotus ostreatus