Research & doctoral degree

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Department: Food Technology

Shaping food - living the future

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Current research projects

There are currently 3 projects at the Department of Food Technology that are funded by the HMWK and the European Union.

Research topics

Research topics

The working groups in the specialist fields in the department cover a wide range of research topics with various industrial and academic partners within food technology. Our specialisation is in applied research and development. The combination of specialists from different fields such as microbiology, nutrition, physics and technology results in a broad spectrum of research topics.

Manageability of packaging - examination and assessment of the manageability of pharmaceutical and consumer packaging

  • Characterisation of the properties of foodstuffs using physical measurement methods (including impedance spectroscopy, rheology, thermally induced changes in foodstuffs, scanning electron microscopy)
  • Use of technical gases in the production of foodstuffs
  • Development and planning of processes and attachments (process analysis, process modelling, process optimisation)
  • Hygienic design of equipment, machines and attachments
  • Stability of multiphase systems
  • Influence of complex microbial communities on the flavour, texture and nutritional content of fermented foods
  • Characterisation of food spoilage by high-throughput sequencing to modify food microbiomes and extend food shelf life
  • Influence of food components on the human and animal gut microbiome
  • Evidence of pathogens and spoilage organisms in food and food processing plants by real-time genomics
  • Use of membrane bioreactors in the production of fermented beverages
  • Oxidation protection through biological scavengers
  • Water: treatment, management and recycling
  • Evaluation and development of a company-related food safety culture
  • The potential of digitisation in quality management in the food industry (Listen to Meta Leonie Boller's contribution in the podcast "Gesprächsstoff" )
  • Synergies between sustainability management and quality management in the food industry
  • Designing digital and learning-effective teaching-learning arrangements in university teaching (> Developed learning toolkits in the GO-IN project, e.g. activating learning status control with escape games and > Attendance in the SoTL project on the topic of "Accompanying evaluation - learning-effective blended learning design based on the inverted classroom approach")
  • Quality management in educational institutions

Doctoral degree at the Department of Food Technology

At Fulda University of Applied Sciences, you have the opportunity to obtain a doctorate in cooperation with a university in Germany or to participate in an international doctoral programme in the Department of Food Technology.

University of Kassel, Department of Ecological Agricultural Sciences

Example: Justus Liebig University Giessen, Goethe University Frankfurt,
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

After many years of ERASMUS cooperation between the Fulda University of Applied Sciences and the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)in Ireland, it is now possible to take part in a joint international doctoral programme at the LT department to obtain the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences. In particular, research projects from the biological-chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological scientific fields of food technology can be included in this doctoral programme.

The general conditions of this doctoral programme are as follows:

  • The basic requirement is a very good degree from a relevant Master's degree programme.
  • As a rule, the doctoral thesis is carried out within a research project at the department.
  • As a doctoral student, you must be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies at CIT via the Fulda University of Applied Sciences. This enrolment is subject to a fee. However, these are usually covered by the project-associated thesis funding.
  • You will therefore have a direct supervisor for your thesis at CIT and at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. The supervisor at Fulda University of Applied Sciences is your main contact person.
  • You can also take part in the Ed4Life structured PhD program to take a course of 5 credits at CIT if necessary.
  • Two academic peer-reviewed publications are expected as part of the thesis.

For further information, please contact Stefan Schildbach.

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Ansprechpartner

Prof. Dr.

Stefan Schildbach

Bioprocess Engineering

stefan.schildbach(at)lt.hs-fulda.de +49 661 9640-501
Take a look at the Hessenschau report on current research topics at the Department of Food Technology.