M. Carmen Alamar

Dr. M. Carmen Alamar is a Senior Lecturer in Postharvest Biology at Cranfield University's Centre for Soil, Agrifood and Biosciences. She holds a PhD in Food Technology from Polytechnic University of Valencia (2007) and has maintained continuous academic-industrial collaborations with USDA, Unilever, and Zespri.

• Key research areas: Postharvest Biology, Food Quality Assessment, Food Safety, Non-Destructive Technologies
• Research themes:
  • Postharvest technology implementation
  • Plant physiology and biochemistry under storage
  • Chemometric analysis of quality markers
  • Dormancy gene identification
  • Transcriptomic understanding of plant senescence

Recent publications demonstrate significant contributions to: potato dormancy regulation, mango ripening prediction models, citrus postharvest biomarkers, metallurgical site remediation, and food loss reduction strategies. Supervises MSc and PhD students in sustainable food systems.

• Scientific awards:
  • Postgraduate Fellowship (Rank 1st) by Spanish Research and Food Technology Department (2009)