VISITING PROFESSOR IN LUBLIN

The Doctoral School of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin will host professor Osama Ibrahim from Department of Dairy Sciences, Institute of Food Industry and Nutrition Research, Cairo, Egypt from October 7 to October 11, 2024.

The visit is financed as part of the NAWA STER project “Actions towards the internationalization of the Doctoral School of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin (I-SDUPL)”, as part of the task “School of Excellence”, which aims to invite outstanding representatives of the world of science representing various disciplines to conduct classes with doctoral students.

Short research CV of the invited professor

Professor Osama Ibrahim is a specialist in food technology, specializing in dairy chemistry. His research topics include purification and characterization of enzymes from new sources to improve food properties, study of functional characteristics as well as therapeutic benefits of food proteins, extending shelf life of food using cheap or environmentally friendly materials; and optimizing or developing specialty food products, as well as production of novel food products with high biological value, inexpensive and accessible to all segments of society. Prof. Osama Ibrahim is the author of many patents and articles published in international scientific and technical journals.

Visiting professor bibliographic indicators (according to Web of Science):

• h-index = 12
• number of publications = 56
• number of citations>700

Schedule of the visit

VISIT REPORT

On October 7-11, 2024, Professor Osama Ibrahim, representing the Department of Dairy Sciences, Institute of Food Industry and Nutrition Research in Cairo (Egypt), visited the University of Life Sciences in Lublin as part of the invitation of the Doctoral School of our University.

The visit was financed as part of the NAWA STER project “Actions towards the internationalization of the Doctoral School of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin (I-SDUPL)”, as part of the ‘School of champions’ task, which aims to invite outstanding representatives of the world of science representing various disciplines in order to conduct classes with PhD students.

The topics of the classes conducted by the visiting professor concerned the possibility of applying scientific research on an industrial scale, enzymes as tools to improve the functional properties of food, and aspects related to the preparation and publication of scientific works in high-ranking scientific journals.

In total, approximately 80 people participated in the events.