Francisco J Senorans
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Biography
Francisco J Señoráns has developed his research and teaching career in Food Science and Technology in different Spanish and international institutions during the last 25 years. He served in Madrid (CSIC and UAM) and at Uppsala University (Sweden) as Researcher and Lecturer for two years. He has Chemical Sciences PhD and since 2002 he is Professor Titular (Associate Professor) at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain), where he has been responsible of several research projects and contracts with industry. He was In-charge of the management and creation of the Joint Institute in Food Science Research (CIAL) as a Co-director since its foundation in July 2007. He is co-author of more than 100 publications of international impact (SCI) with h index of 31 (Web of Science) and of several international patents transferred to industry. In 2001, he received the Prize "Archer Daniels" granted by the AOCS. At present, he directs a research team with a sound record of research contract with food and pharma industry, in projects related with healthy lipids, including omega-3 fractionation and enrichment of fish and marine oils, microalgae components extraction with compressed fluids and supercritical technology, and enzymatic technologies for structured lipids, hipocaloric oils, and phospholipids.