Members of the BDDC attended the 2026 Canadian Food Engineering Conference (CFEC 2026) on May 14th and May 15th. The conference was held at the University of Guelph and promotes meaningful collaboration among academia, industry, and government, to address global challenges related to food safety, sustainability, processing, and more. Prof. Misra acted as a conference co-chair, and several BDDC members presented their research. 

 

Poster presentations by BDDC members: 

Reshma Krishnan: “Impact of Edible Coating Treatments on the Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life of Pears and Bell Peppers” 

Hugh MacFarlane: “Graphitization of Argo-residue Based Biocarbon for Supercapacitor Applications” 

Myra Mead: “Biodegradable Polymers-Based Food Packaging” Thomas Karlovich, “Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) of Polyhydroxybutyrate for Sustainable Food Packaging Applications: Powder Reuse and Processing Optimization” 

Oral Presentations by BDDC members: 

Emmanuel Okonkwo: “Compatibilized PBAT/Wood Biocarbon Biocomposites for Sustainable Food Packaging Application” 

Debarshi Nath: “"Development of High-Performance Biodegradable PBAT/PLA and PBSA/PBAT Blend Films through Uniaxial Orientation for Food Packaging Applications" 

 

To learn more about the conference, please visit this link.