Hao

Employment

• North Carolina A and T State University Official Bookstore Blue Cross Blue Shield Endowed Professor
  2022 - Present
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor
  2014 - Present
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Associate Professor
  2001 - 2014

Education

• Washington State University PhD
  1996 - 2001

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (164)

• Laser technologies in agri-food systems: Enhancing efficiency, quality, safety, and sustainability – a review
  Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jafr.2026.103012
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• Structure–function relationship in nano ZnO-curcumin reinforced pea protein films prepared via high-pressure homogenization
  Food Chemistry: X 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2026.103824
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• Impact of Tissue Decay on Drying Kinetics, Moisture Diffusivity, and Microstructure of Bell Pepper and Strawberry
  Foods 2025 DOI: 10.3390/foods14193401
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• Uncertainty-aware constrained optimization for air convective drying of thin apple slices using machine-learning-based response surface methodology
  Journal of Food Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2025.112503
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• Enhancing physicochemical, bioactive, and nutritional properties of sweet potatoes: Ultrasonic contact drying with slot jet nozzles compared to hot-air drying and freeze drying
  Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107216
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• Enhancing techno-functional attributes of plant protein and curcumin complexation: A comparative examination of Maillard conjugation induced by manothermosonication and ultrasonication
  Food Chemistry 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138488
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• Manothermosonication, high-pressure homogenization, and their combinations with pH-shifting improve the techno-functionality and digestibility of hemp protein
  Food Hydrocolloids 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.109661
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• Mircrofabricating double-sided polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) artificial phylloplane for microbial food safety research
  Food Research International 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114252
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• Unraveling the potential of non-thermal ultrasonic contact drying for enhanced functional and structural attributes of pea protein isolates: A comparative study with spray and freeze-drying methods
  Food Chemistry 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138137
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• Machine Learning and Taguchi DOE Combined Approach for Modeling Dynamic Ultrasound-Assisted Fresh-Cut Leafy Green Sanitation
  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2024 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c06025
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• Exploring the effects of vacuum and ultrasound treatments on calcium fortification in osmotically dehydrated apple slices
  LWT 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2023.115386
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• Pea protein isolate and inulin as plant‐based biomacromolecules for reduction of sugar uptake in osmotic dehydration
  Journal of Food Process Engineering 2023 DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.14417
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• Artificial phylloplanes resembling physicochemical characteristics of selected fresh produce and their potential use in bacterial attachment/removal studies
  Food Control 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.109730
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• Physicochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Industrial Hemp Seed Protein Isolate Treated by High-Intensity Ultrasound
  Plant Foods for Human Nutrition 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-022-01017-7
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• Impact of Osmotic Dehydration With/Without Vacuum Pretreatment on Apple Slices Fortified With Hypertonic Fruit Juices
  Food and Bioprocess Technology 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s11947-022-02834-z
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• A novel sub-pilot-scale direct-contact ultrasonic dehydration technology for sustainable production of distillers dried grains (DDG)
  Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.105982
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• Application of NIR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis for Non-destructive evaluation of apple moisture content during ultrasonic drying
  Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120733
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• Application of different drying methods for evaluation of phytochemical content and physical properties of broccoli, kale, and spinach
  LWT 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112892
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• Characterization of physicochemical, packing and microstructural properties of beet, blueberry, carrot and cranberry powders: The effect of drying methods
  Powder Technology 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.09.058
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• Control Escherichia coli O157:H7 growth on sprouting brassicacae seeds with high acoustic power density (APD) ultrasound plus mild heat and calcium-oxide antimicrobial spray
  Food Control 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108482
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