4^th International Food Safety, Quality & Policy Conference

Feng Chen obtained his BS from Shanghai Oceanic University in 1990, and MS from Jiangnan University in 1992. He was awarded the PhD degree from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 1998. After finishing his Post-doctoral research in LSU, he became a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition of Clemson University in 2001, and promoted to Associate Professor in 2007 and full Professor in 2011. He has served as a university Faculty Senator between 2011 and 2013 and college Faculty Senator Leader in 2013-2014, as well as the President of Jiangnan University Alumni Association in North America (JUANA) between 2013-2015. His research interests focus on Food Chemistry, particularly Functional Food and Food Flavors. He has published 150 SCI papers and 9 book chapters, edited 2 books. In addition, he has been awarded and licensed 5 US patents and 2 international patents. During the last 10 years, he has hosted 31 international visiting scientists and 10 international student exchanges. So far, he has advised 14 PhD and 13 MS students. He has also been serving as a review panel member for the Chinese National Natural Scientific Foundation (CNSF).