Don Mottram

Don Mottram is Professor Emeritus of Flavour Chemistry at the University of Reading, having retired as Head of the Flavour Chemistry Research Group in 2010 while continuing research collaborations. His work focuses on flavor compound formation mechanisms and food chemistry kinetics.

Research areas include Maillard reaction pathways, acrylamide formation mechanisms, and coffee chemistry. He maintains the odour.org.uk database documenting aroma compound properties.