Eric A. Decker
Professor, Department Head
Strategies to inhibit lipid oxidation; Antioxidants; Impact
of processing on bioactive lipids; Altering food lipid bioavailability;
Seafood/muscle biochemistry.
Office: Room 236, Chenoweth Laboratory
Off. Tel.: (413) 545-1026
Email: edecker@foodsci.umass.edu
Curriculum Vitae
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Professional
Experiences
Member, Food Forum, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science
Member, Food and Drug Administration Food Advisory Committee (2007-2010)
3rd Workshop on Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Functional Foods Workshop, Shanghai, China 2007.
2nd Workshop on Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Functional Foods Workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2006.
Organizer, Developing functional foods with omega-3 fatty acids. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2005.
Lipid Oxidation in Heterogeneous Foods, Annual Meeting of the AOCS, St. Louis, MO, 2006.
Organizing Committee, Measuring Antioxidant Activity in Food Systems at the Second International Congress on Antioxidant Methods, Orlando, FL 2005.
Chair, Peer-Review Journal Sub-Committee, Institute of Food Technologists (2003-2005)
Member, USDA-CSREES Review Team for Dept. of Food Science, Louisiana State University (2003)
Research Committee, Institute of Food Technologists (1999-2002)
Panel Leader, USDA-NRI Food Characterization Grant Review Panel (2002-2003)
Contributing Editor, Nutrition Reviews (1994-2004)
Panel Member, USDA-NRI Food Characterization Grant Review Panel (2001-2002)
Program Committee, American Meat Science Association (1998-2000)
Advisory Panel Member for TSE in Foods, Food and Drug Administration (1997-1998)
Advisory Board for International Collaborative Doctoral Degreee Program, Thailand (1999-present)
Grant Review Committee for Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Beef, National Cattlemen Association (1997-1999)
Chair, Chair-Elect, Muscle Food Division, IFT (1993-1995)
Member and Chair, Committee Sections and Divisions, IFT (1995-1998)
Judge, Graduate Research Poster Competition, IFT (1996 and 1997)
Chairman for Graduate Poster Competition, American Meat Science Assoc. (1995)
Member, EPA Dioxin Reassessment Working Group, IFT (1994-1995)
Chairman, Bluegrass Institute of Food Technologist (1991-1993)
Secretary, Bluegrass Institute of Food Technologist (1989-1990)
