Marie Wong
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Alma mater | Massey University |
Awards | Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (2007) JC Andrews Award (2019) |
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Fields | Food technology |
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Marie Wong is a New Zealand academic food technologist, and as of 2020 is a full professor at Massey University.
Wong completed a PhD titled Modelling of a Direct Osmotic Concentration Membrane System at Massey University in 1998, supervised by Professors Ray Winger, Robert McKibbin and Ronald Wrolstad.[1] Wong then moved to HortResearch, and subsequently back to Massey University, rising to full professor in 2020.[2][3]
Wong partnered with New Zealand company Heilala Vanilla to develop a high-value product based on their Tongan-grown vanilla beans. The partnership was a finalist in the KiwiNet 2014 awards.[4] Wong has researched features of avocado oil, such as its smoking point and extraction techniques.[5] Wong is part of Massey University's Beverage Lab, a collaboration between sports scientists, food professionals and health researchers which aims to research and develop performance-enhancing beverages.[6]
Wong was made a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology in 2007.[7] In 2019, she won the institute's JC Andrews Award.[8]
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