Qing Jin

Expertise

? Agriculture, ☀️ Clean and renewable energy, ? Food science, ? Food security, ?Waste streams, ? Bioproducts, Processing, Techno-economic analysis

Jin’s research focuses on food system innovation that is both economically-viable and environmentally-friendly.  She is specifically interested in finding value-added uses for food waste and food processing by-products.  This involves exploring advanced and cost-effective processing methods to obtain food ingredients, green chemicals, biofuels, and biomaterial from waste streams. Visit Jin’s biography to learn more.

A bubble chart demonstrating a 50% research 50% teaching appointment split.
Jin balances her time between teaching (50%) courses about food engineering and preservation, and research new, valued-added opportunities for food waste.

Appointment details

Jin’s work is supported by:

  • School of Food and Agriculture at the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture
  • Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

Experiment Station contributions

  • Current project: Development of advanced food- and bio-processing for a sustainable food industry in Maine. Hatch project number ME022423.