Isabel Maria Nunes de Sousa

Isabel Sousa, PhD in Food Science from Nottingham University UK, full professor of Food Science and Engineering at the Department Biosystems Science & Engineering from Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA)/ Universidade de Lisboa. Former Head of the LEAF (Linking Landscape Environment Agriculture and Food) research centre from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and previous head of the Research Group G3-Food&Feed, former Member of General Council of the Universidade de Lisboa (21-25). Former President of the ISA School Assembly (18-22) and President of the Association for the Development of ISA: ADISA (13-18) as well as Vice-President of the ISA Executive board from jan 2007 to dec 2010. Coordinator of the teaching areas in the Industry interface: Food Industry plant lay-outs and related equipment; Plant design for the Food Industry, and on the Cereal and Biopolymers technology (food structure creation and evaluation) with extension to the Gastronomy area. Pioneered the studies on Food Texture and Rheology in Portugal and set up the Food Rheology and Cereal Technology Labs to support research in these areas. Her work is related with sustainability and efficiency, involved in projects with the Industry, by incorporating functional ingredients, from industry by-products and underexplored food sources, in staple foods, with strong impact on consumer’s wellbeing and health. Expert evaluator for: i) the Eurostar program of the Eureka Secretariat; ii) the Research Executive Agency of EU and iii) the Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation.