George SRZEDNICKI Senior Research Fellow
	location	Room 110 F10
	telephone	9385 4355
	facsimile	9385 5966
	email	g.srzednicki@unsw.edu.au
	School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering The University of New South Wales UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia

Qualifications	BSc, MSc FSA Gembloux BE 1971 PhD ETH ZurichCH 1977 Dpl. Mach. Design NCAE Silsoe UK 1982
Employment	University of New South Wales, Sydney, School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, FoodScience & Technology researcher 1988-present AgroprogressKienbaum International Ltd. Consulting Engineers. BonnDE, consultingengineer 1984-1988; on assignment in Bangladesh1985-1988, several short missions to Nigeria. Freelance consultingengineer for milling and drying industry in Zurich 1983 National College of Agricultural Engineering and National Institute of Agricultural Engineeringin SilsoeUK, research assistant 1981-82 Honorary professor inagricultural engineering at the University of Costa Rica , Guanacaste1980-1981 Federal ResearchStation for Agricultural Engineering and Rural Economics, Taenikon CH, researchassistant 1979 ElectrowattConsulting Engineers Pty. Ltd. Zurich CH, consulting engineer 1978-1979, onassignment in Senegal HilleshoegSA, Chantilly FR, consultant 1977 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich CH, research fellow1971-1977
Research Interests	Food dehydration process Determination ofthermophysical properties of foods Development of dryingmodels and computer simulations for solid foods Design of dryers andcontrol systems Food quality during drying and storage Grain quality instorage Volatile compounds andnutrients in foods Ergosterol as indicatorof grain quality in storage Energy conservation in food dehydration Solar gas-assisteddryers Heat pump drying ofseed, fruit and vegetables Near-ambient air dryingof grain Use of biomass for drying Computer assisted learning Development ofmultilingual multimedia tutorials for grain quality management
Selected Publications	Borompichaichartkul,C., Moran, G., Srzednicki, G. and Price, W.S. 2005. Nuclearmagnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of cornat subzero temperatures. Journal of FoodEngineering. 69(2),199-205 Mongkoltriluk W., SrzednickiG. & Craske J., 2005. Preservation of Sensory Attributes in Parsley(Petroselinum crispum) by Heat Pump and Cabinet Drying. Polish Journal of Foodand Nutrition Sciences, Vol. 14/55, No 1, pp. 63-66. Lohachoompol, V.,Srzednicki G. and Craske J. 2004. The Change of Total Anthocyanins inBlueberries and their Antioxidant Effect after Drying and Freezing. Journal ofBiomedicine and Biotechnology. 5, 248-252. Srzednicki, G., Craske,J., Nimmuntavin, C., Mantais L. G. & Wattananon S. 2004. Determination ofErgosterol in Paddy Rice using Solid Phase Extraction. Journal of the Scienceof Food and Agriculture 84, 15, 2041-2046 Kanlayanarat, S. &Srzednicki, G. 2003. APEC Postharvest Activities within Various Working Groups.In: S. Kanlayanarat and W. B. McGlasson (eds): Proceedings of the APECSymposium on Postharvest Handling Systems, 1-3 September 2003, Bangkok,Thailand, 235-248. Borompichaichartkul C.,Srzednicki G.S. & Driscoll R.H. 2003. Drying at Sub-Zero Temperatures: CaseStudy on In-Store Drying of Grains. Drying Technology, 21, 4, 735-754. Yaw Geok Moi L.,Srzednicki G. & Craske, J., 2003. The effects of high temperature drying onfragrant rice. In: P. F. Credland, D. M. Armitage, C. H. Bell, P. M. Cogan andE. Highley: Advances in Stored Product Protection. Proceedings of the 8thInternational Working Conference on Stored Product Protection. 22-26 July 2002,York, UK. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK,439-447. Longstaff, B. C., vanSomeren Graver, J. and Srzednicki, G. 2003. Improving postharvest commoditymanagement through training. In: P. F. Credland, D. M. Armitage, C. H. Bell, P.M. Cogan and E. Highley: Advances in Stored Product Protection. Proceedings ofthe 8th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection. 22-26July 2002, York, UK. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK ,989-995.
Societies	Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Institution ofEngineers Australia,Society for Engineering in Agriculture Association of SwissAgricultural Engineers and Food Technologists American Society ofAgricultural Engineers Canadian Society ofAgricultural Engineers