Filiz Koksel

Dr. Filiz Koksel serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences within the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Her expertise bridges food engineering and nutritional sciences with specialization in plant-based food systems.

Education:

• BSc in Food Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
• MSc (with distinction) in Food Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
• PhD in Food Science, University of Manitoba, Canada

Research Focus: Dr. Koksel investigates electromagnetic and mechanical analyses of foods, empirical and fundamental food rheology, and microstructure of aerated puffed foods. Her current projects examine quality monitoring during plant-based meat processing, mechanisms of quality creation in protein-rich plant aerated foods, and extrusion effects on pulse flours. Research integrates food texture analysis, sensory evaluation, and techno-functional properties of plant proteins.

Academic Engagement: She actively supervises graduate research aligned with food processing, rheology, and plant-based alternatives as evidenced by the department's formal supervision inquiry system. Teaching responsibilities include FOOD 3210 (Introduction to Food Engineering), FOOD 4010 (Food Processing II), and FOOD 7240 (Advanced Food Extrusion).