Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Dr. Ong Mei Kying graduated from the Universiti Putra Malaysia with Bachelor degree in Food Science and Technology in year 2002 and further obtained her Master’s of Science in Plant Biotechnology from the same university in 2008. She obtained her doctorate degree in Postharvest Biotechnology from the University Nottingham Malaysia Campus in 2014. Since 2014, Dr. Ong is working as the Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Science at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar Campus in Malaysia, where she once served as the Head of the Department for 5 years in the university. She has 10 years of working experience in food and agriculture technology. She has also published and presented several papers in national and international journals and conferences. She has been teaching in the areas of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, Food Product Innovation, Postharvest Technology, Food Preservation, Sensory Science and Food Analysis. Her current research interests are on novel food product development from agricultural waste / garden pest and insect, alternative protein and sweetener, sensory analysis, postharvest physiology and technology of fresh produces.