Levente Diosady

Levente L. Diosady is the professor of Food Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at U of T. His research interests include oilseed processing, membrane processes, extrusion, advanced separation processes, and micronutrient fortification of food. He is the author of over 200 publications in refereed journals, including 25 patents.

He supervised more than 115 graduate students. 17 of his students and PDF’s are professors on four continents.

He is the recipient of the Canada Award for Business Excellence, the Professional Engineers of Ontario Engineering Medal, the Eva Award of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, the KY Lo medal of the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Babcock-Hart Award of IFT and Engineers Canada Gold Medal. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Chemical Institute of Canada, the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, the American Oil Chemists Society, the International Academy of Food Science and Technology, the Hungarian Academy of Engineering, and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He is a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and the Officers’ Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit. He is a member of the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest civilian honour and has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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