Kevin M Keener

Department of Food Sciences

Adjunct Professor

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Adjunct Professor

Dr. Kevin Keener is Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University, where he is also the Director of the Center for Crops Utilization Research and Director of the BioCentury Research Farm. Formerly, he was on faculty at Purdue and continues as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Food Science and the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

Education

B.S., M.S. (Agricultural Engineering), The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Ph.D. (Food Process Engineering), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Research

Development of non-invasive quality measurement techniques and novel food processing technologies Specific research projects include the following:

Development of NMR and MRI methods for food processing
Development of food applications for radiant frying technology
Development of food applications for nonthermal plasma technology
Characterization of antimicrobial activity in shell eggs with carbon dioxide treatment

Awards & Honors

(2014) Dinstinguished Fulbright Professor Fellowship. Fulbright Foundation.

(2011) Finalist (1 of 5) - Distinguished Agriscience Scientist Award. Christopher Columbus Foundation.

(2012) College of Agriculture - Dean's Team Award. Purdue University - College of Agriculture.

(2012) Research Fellow. Dublin Institute of Technology.

(2010) Finalist (1 of 5) - Distinguished Agriscience Scientist Award. Christopher Columbus Foundation.

(2010) Macy Food Science and Technology Award. Institute of Food Technologists - Minnesota Section.

(2009) Sharvelle Award. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

(2007) College of Agriculture Dean's Team Award. Purdue University.

(2007) Nolan Mitchel Young Extension Worker Award. Amercian Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

(2006) Team Award-New Ventures Team. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialist Association.

Patents

Keener, K. M., & Klockow, P. A. Non-equilibrium Plasma Generation in a Sealed Package. U.S. Patent No. U.S. Patent Application 64796. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Keener, K. M. Use of CO2 Cooling in Treatment of Poultry Eggs. U.S. Patent No. European Patent # 1102542. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Keener, K. M. Use of CO2 Cooling in Treatment of Poultry Eggs. U.S. Patent No. Under Review Canadian Patent Application No. 2,339. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Selected Publications

Pankaj, S., Bueno-Ferrer, C., Misra, N., Milosavljevic, V., O'Donnell, C., Bourke, P., . . . Cullen, P. (2014). Applications of cold plasma technology in food packaging. Trends in Food Science and Technology.

Misra, N., Patil, S., Moiseev, T., Bourke, P., Mosnier, J., Keener, K., & Cullen, P. (2014). In-package atmospheric pressure cold plasma treatment of strawberries. Journal of Food Engineering, (125), 131-8.

Moiseev, T., Misra, N., Patil, S., Cullen, P., Bourke, P., Keener, K., & Mosnier, J. (in press). Post-discharge gas composition of a large-gap DBD in humid air by UVäóñVis absorption spectroscopy. Plasma Sources Science and Technology.

Pankaj, S., Bueno-Ferrer, C., Misra, N., Milosavljevic, V., O'Donnell, C., Bourke, P., . . . Cullen, P. (in press). Applications of cold plasma technology in food packaging. Trends in Food Science and Technology.

Zuizana, D., Patil, S., Keener, K., Cullen, P., & Bourke, P. (2013). Atmospheric Cold Plasma Inactivation of Escherichia coli in Liquid Media inside a Sealed Package. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 114(3), 778-87.

Connelly, J., Valdramidis, V., Byrne, E., Karatzas, K., Cullen, P., Keener, K., & Mosnier, J. (2013). Characterization and antimicrobial efficacy against E. coli of a helium/air plasma at atmospheric pressure created in a plastic package. Journal of Physics D, (46), 35401-35413.

Misra, N., Zuizana, D., Cullen, P., & Keener, K. (2013). Characterization of a novel atmospheric air cold plasma system for treatment of packaged biomaterials. Transactions of the ASABE 56 (3),, 56(3), 1011-16.

Nelson, L., Keener, K., Kaczay, K., Banerjee, P., Jensen, J., & Liceaga, A. (2013). Comparison of the FryLess 100K Radiant Fryer to Oil Immersion Frying. LWT-Swiss Food Science and Technology, 53(2), 473-9.

Food Regulations. (2013). In Handbook of Agricultural and Farm Machinery 2nd Edition. Norwich, NY: Springer /William Andrew Publishing.

Misra, N., Patil, S., Moiseev, T., Bourke, P., Mosnier, J., Keener, K., & Cullen, P. (in press). In-package atmospheric pressure cold plasma treatment of strawberries. Journal of Food Engineering.