Sibel Uzuner

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sibel Uzuner is a faculty member at the Department of Food Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on innovative food technologies (high hydrostatic pressure, pulsed electric field, ozone, UV, ultrasound), bioprocessing modeling, algal biotechnology, and food waste valorization. She leads projects such as 'Production of modified MAH-PBS/Chlorella composite films' (TUBİTAK) and 'Enzymatic saccharification of hazelnut shells' (METU Research Fund).

• Supervised PhD student Buse Dogan on vinasse-based bio-plastic production
• Supervised Büşra Nur Esen (2023) on pectinolytic enzyme production

Key research trends include bioplastic production from industrial effluents, enzymatic processing of agricultural waste, and non-thermal preservation of traditional beverages. Her work has resulted in multiple patents for bioprocessing equipment and bioactive extraction methods. Recent projects focus on machine learning applications in microbial inhibition and scale-up approaches for industrial food technologies.