Olga Santos

Olga Santos is an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Physical Chemistry I at Lund University and a material specialist at Alfa Laval's Materials Technology & Chemistry laboratory. She holds a PhD in Food Engineering from Lund University with foundational training in Chemical Engineering, specializing in industrial surface science applications.

Her research centers on thin coatings for fouling reduction and corrosion protection on metal surfaces within food processing systems. She investigates protein adsorption/desorption dynamics, surfactant-lipid interactions with solid surfaces, and advanced characterization techniques to optimize cleaning mechanisms and equipment durability. This work bridges materials science with food engineering challenges.

As a LINXS Fellow in Food WG 4 (Food interactions on surfaces), she collaborates across academia and industry. At Alfa Laval, she participates in multinational research projects with universities, institutes, and industrial partners. No scientific awards or student advisement details were documented in the source material.