Services to the Profession

a. Domestic Activities

Professional Societies

Scientific Societies

Institute of Food Technologists (1982- ): Professional Member (1988-)

· Executive Member, Aquatic Food Products Division, IFT (1995-1996, 1998-2004)

· Jury member for the Nicholas Appert Award, IFT (1996-1999)

· Committee Member, New Products/Technologies, IFT (1996-1997;1998-2001)

· Judge, Muscle Food Division Graduate Paper Competition, IFT (1997)

· Chair-elect, Aquatic Food Products (formerly Seafood Technology) 2001-2002

· Chair, Program Committee, Aquatic Food Products Division, 2001-2002

· Invited Speaker, Southern California IFT, Feb 20, 2002

· Chair, Aquatic Food Products Division, 2002-2003

· Past-Chair, Aquatic Food Products Division, 2003-2004

· Chair, Nominating Committee, Aquatic Food Products Division, 2003-2004

· Chair, Guideline Development for Volunteer Paper, Aquatic Food Division, 2004-2005

· Member, Peer Reviewed Communications Committee (PRCC), IFT, 2005-2008.  

· Chair Designate, PRCC, IFT, 2006-2007

· Chair, PRCC, IFT, 2007-2008

Pacific Fisheries Technologists (1992- ): Professional Member

· Oregon Representative (1993-1994)

· Treasurer (1996-1997)

· Treasurer (2007-2008)

Korean-American Food Technologists Association, KAFTA (1985- ):

· President-elect (1993-1994)

· President (1994-1996)

The Korean Fishery Society (1995- present): Overseas Member

The Society of Japanese Fisheries Science (1997- 2006): Overseas Member

American Meat Scientists Association (1982-2001)

American Chemical Society (2006- present)

Referee/Reviewer for the professional journals:

· J. of Food Science (1992 -)

· J. of Aquatic Food Product Technology (1993-)

· J. of Food Quality (1994-)

· J. of Science and Food and Agriculture (1996-)

· J. of Agriculture and Food Chemistry (1996-)

· J. of Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft & -Technologie (1996-)

· J. of Food Biochemistry (2001-)

· Food Review International (2006-)

2) Government Affiliation

NE-123 (USDA Regional Research Committee for Functional Food Proteins):

Member and Oregon Representative (1993-1998)

NEC-101 (USDA Research Coordination Committee for Functional Food Proteins):

Member and Oregon Representative (1998- )

US Codex Code Committee for Frozen Surimi, FDA, Member (1994-)

US Delegate to FAO/WHO Codex Committee (Bergen, Norway) for Fish and Fishery Products, Member (1996)

Federal Agency’s Proposal Reviewer

· USDA CSREES NRI Competitive Grants Reviewer (1994-)

· Sea Grant Proposal Reviewer (1993-)

· Saltonstall-Kennedy Proposal Reviewer (1994-)

· National Coastal Research & Development Institute Proposal Reviewer (1994-)

Industry Affiliation

National Fisheries Institute (NFI):

· Member, Surimi and Surimi Seafood Committee (1989-)

· Member, Technical Committee (1994- )

· Chairman, Technical Subcommittee of Surimi and Surimi Seafood (1990-1992)

Technical consultant to the US seafood industry (1992- )

Invited Lecturer to the US and International seafood industry and academia (1992- )

OSU Surimi Technology School (1993- ) around the world as a founder, advertiser/marketer, manager, and lecturer. All of financial profit has successfully been used to support graduate students and technicians (See Grants/Gifts from the Industry for details). All programs are three-day events.

Astoria, Oregon: Founded in 1993 and offers every April

Surimi Industry Forum (1 day) was also founded in 2001 and covers the industry’s hot issues.

Bangkok, Thailand: Founded in 1996 and offers every even year.

Paris, France: Founded in 1999 and offers every odd year

Lima, Peru: Founded in 2004 and offers every even year

b. International activities - Hosted Visiting Scientists with my financial assistance

c. Collaborative Grants

Thai National Science and Technology Development Foundation (1996-1999): Maximum utilization of tilapia: Development of stabilized fish mince (surimi) and value-added products from its by-products. Collaborated with Prof. S. Viratchakul (Khon Kaen University, Thailand). Baht 3,454,000. I visit Thailand once a year to review the progress of the project.

Yon Am Foundation (Korea) (1996-1997): Storage Stability of Surimi-based Gels and Its Prediction by WLF Model. Collaborated with Dr. B.Y. Kim (Kyung Hee University, Korea). $25,000.

Sea Grant (1998-2000): Fish Sauce - A Value-added Product from Pacific Whiting and an Ultimate Solution for By-Products (Solid Fish Waste). Dr. J. Yongsawatdigul (Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand) participated as a technical consultant. $112,958.

NCRI (1998-1999): Innovative Water Jet Meat Recovery from Fish Backbones. Invited Prof. Kris Kristbergsson (Uni. of Iceland) to conduct the project. $60,000.

Thai Research Funds (1999-2001): Biochemical and physical properties of threadfin bream surimi as affected by processing factors. Prof. Jirawat Yongsawatdigul (Suranaree University of Technology) participates as a young scientist while I am as a mentor. $5,000.

OSU Surimi Technology School in Bangkok

I founded the school in 1996 and have successfully managed it. It is held every two years. It is co-sponsored by 5-10 various industries around the world. It has been co-organized with various institutes in Thailand: Thai National Science and Technology Development Agency, Khon Kaen University, Thai National Food Institute, Dept. of Fisheries, BIOTEC, and Andaman Surimi Industries.

OSU Surimi Technology School in Europe

The 1st school was conducted in Massy, France on February 4 and 5, 1999. It is held every two years. It is co-organized with ENSIA and ACTIV International. Various sponsors (5-10) also supported the program.

Surimi School in South America

ITP (Instituto Technologico Pesquero) has agreed to work together with me as the OSU-ITP Surimi School. It is likely to begin in January 2004.

Others

a. Initiated and assisted the development of MOU between OSU and Khon Kaen University (Khon Kaen, Thailand), 1998.

b. Visited Rayong Fish Sauce Company (Rayong, Thailand) with Dr. Mark Daeschel (OSU) and Dr. Jirawat Yongsawatdigul (Suranaree Uni. of Technology, Thailand) to develop a joint research project. Aug 15, 1998.

c. US Delegation Member to the 21st Session of FAO/WHO Codex Committee for Fish and Fishery Products, Bergen, Norway, May 6-10, 1996.

d. Reviewed the current Thai government project (Tilapia surimi) and guided Thai research team for their experiments. Aug 14, 1998.

e. Appointed as an Overseas Honorary Researcher by the Korean National Fisheries Research and Development Agency. Jan 16, 1997

f. Organized a surimi conference during the 11th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea. April 22-27, 2001.

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