Susan Jane Dewar

Susan Jane Dewar is a Professor at Heriot-Watt University, affiliated with the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society and the Institute for Life and Earth Sciences. Her research focuses on molecular and physiological controls of bacterial growth, particularly in food manufacturing contexts. She investigates microbial biofilms, foodborne pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes and Arcobacter butzleri, and natural antimicrobial substances.

Her work includes collaborative projects such as developing selective isolation media for Listeria in smoked fish and studying teak bark extracts to inhibit pathogens. She has published widely in areas like food safety, microbial inhibition, and bacterial growth dynamics. Her email is S.J.Dewar@hw.ac.uk.

No scientific awards are listed for Susan Dewar. Her research outputs span 2000–2009, with notable contributions to Food Hydrocolloids and Letters in Applied Microbiology. She has no listed advisees or grants in the provided texts.