Ph.D (Agricultural Science) Kyushu University Japan
M.Sc Kyushu University Japan
B.Sc Kyushu University Japan
Course Director :
Field of interest :
Food Processing/ Food safety/ Fruit and Vegetable Technology
Current researches :
Innovative technology for shelf life extension of fruits and vegetables
Effective methods to reduce spoilage/pathogenic food microorganisms, including pesticide on fresh product’s surface
Awards :
A Royal Thai Government Scholarship for non-specific agencies (2001-2012)
Best Poster Award, The International Meeting on Chemistry, Kitakyushu, Japan (July 2010)
The JSPS Institutional Program for Young Researcher Overseas Visits Grant for International conference (Academic Year 2011, Period III)
Publications :
Tirawat, D., Meno, A., Fujiwara, H., Higo, K., Noma, S., Igura, N. and Shimoda, M. 2010. Development of Rapid Hygrothermal Pasteurization by Using Saturated Water Vapor.Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies. 11(3): 458-463.
Tirawat, D., Noma, S., Kunimoto, H., Tameda, S., Nishibayashi, E., Igura, N. and Shimoda, M. 2013. Decrease in the Number of Microbial Cells on Chinese Cabbage by Rapid Hygrothermal Pasteurization using Saturated Water. International Food Research Journal. 20(2): 981-985.
Tirawat, D., Kunimoto, H., Noma, S., Igura, N. and Shimoda, M. 2013. Comparison of decontamination efficacy between the rapid hygrothermal pasteurization and sodium hypochlorite treatments. Food and Nutrition Sciences. 4(6): 636-642.