Staff profiles
Einer Williams
Senior Lecturer, BSc (Hons) Food Science, MSc Post Harvest Technology, PG Diploma in Management
Phone 0114 225 5105
E-mail e.williams@shu.ac.uk
Subject areas
Food quality management, new product development, integrating e-learning in the food industry
Profile
- graduate of South Bank and Cranfield Universities
- commercial experience in establishing the assessment and maintenance of exotic produce quality in the export supply chain
- functional food research for the dairy industry and technical support for SME food sector
- worked internationally for organisations including Food and Agricultural Organisation, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Heinz and the former New Zealand Dairy Board
- involved in education and training within further and higher education system in the U.K. for the past eight years
- has conducted research into the use of e-media as a distance learning tool for the food industry
- joined Sheffield Hallam University in May 2007 in the post of senior lecturer in food technology
- work is divided between teaching undergraduate food and nutrition programmes and managing commerical and trianing projects for clients
Research interests
- dairy technology
- functional food and ingredient development
- quality standards for exotic fruit, vegetables and spice products
- maintenance of product quality in international trading
- use of project management tools for effective product development
Teaching interests
- use of e-learning media for enhancing distance teaching and learning in the food industry
