Title: Professor

Address: College of Mechan. Electr. Eng. Northwest A&FUniversityYangling, Shaanxi 712100, China

Email:shaojinwang@nwafu.edu.cn, shaojin_wang@wsu.edu

Tel.: (509)335-7950

Education Background

1994-1998 Ph. D., Gembloux Agricultural University (Belgium)

1983-1986 Master degree, Zhejiang University (P. R. China)

1978-1982 Bachelor degree, Zhejiang University (P. R. China)

Working Experiences

2011-present Professor, College of Mechan. Electr. Eng., Northwest A&F University

2005-2011   Assistant Research Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering Washington State University, Pullman, WA

2000-2004   Research Associate, Department of Biological Systems Engineering Washington State University, Pullman, WA

1998-1999   Research Engineer, Bio-environmental station, INRA, Avignon, France

1991-1993 Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Engineering Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China

1989-1990   Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Physics Gembloux Agricultural University, Gembloux, Belgium

1986-1989   Assistant Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Engineering Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China

Research Interests

· Microwave/radio frequency (RF) heating, related thermal/dielectric properties measurement, and computer simulation model development

· Value added food processing technologies including drying and thermal processing

· Advanced thermal processing technologies for food safety and non-chemical pest control in international trades

· Thermal death kinetics of microorganisms

Professional Activities

2021-Present  Editorial Board Member of Foods (SCI)

2014-Present  Editorial Board Member of Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture.

2012-Present Section Editor of International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (IJABE)

2007-Present Associate Editor of Transactions of the ASABE and Applied Engineering in Agriculture

2011-2012  FPE-703 Food Processing Committee Vice Chair of ASABE

2010-2011  FPE-703 Food Processing Committee Secretary of ASABE

2007-2009 Board member at Large of AOCABFE Technology Cooperation Director of AOCABFE FPE-703 Food Processing Committee member of ASABE

2007 Co-organized a USDA Regional Project (NE-1008) meeting on postharvest technologies in the Tri-Cities on June 6 and 7.

2005-2007 FPE04/041 Publication Committee member of ASABE Editor-in-chief of IMPACT Newsletter of AOCABFE http://www.aoc-web.org/newsletter.htm

2003-2005 Treasurer of AOCABFE