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Professor Judith Evans

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9033-6880
    20032026

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    Overview

    I work on food refrigeration operations throughout the food cold chain from harvest/slaughter to the consumer. During my career, I have worked on a number of topics including frozen storage of meat, consumer handling of food and studies to improve the performance of domestic and commercial refrigerators, energy labelling, instrumentation performance, decontamination of food, cook-chill systems, novel refrigeration systems, optimising refrigeration systems and improving performance and temperature control in chilled and frozen storage rooms.
    My current work revolves around reducing energy use and emissions from the food cold chain, energy storage and optimising food refrigeration processes.

    Research Interests

    I have 35 years experience of working in food refrigeration operations. During this period I have carried out work on frozen storage of meat, consumer handling of food and studies to improve the performance of domestic and commercial refrigerators, energy labelling, instrumentation performance, decontamination of food, cook-chill systems, novel refrigeration systems, optimising refrigeration systems and improving performance and temperature control in chilled and frozen storage rooms. My recent work has focused on energy storage and on reducing carbon emissions from the food chain.
    I am actively involved in promoting engineering and refrigeration. I am a member of the EPSRC peer review college and involved in the work of the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). I am a member of the IOR technical committee and is regularly involved in their activities such as chairing committees, involvement in organisation of conferences, speaking at events and judging prizes. I am also the UK representative to the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and so provides a conduit between the UK and international IIR activities. I am a member of the IIR management, Science and Technology (STC), C2 (food science and engineering) committees, President of IIR ‘C’ commission (Biology and food technology) and a vice president of the IIR Careers in Refrigeration (CaRe) sub commission, the IIR cold chain in warmer countries sub commission and the Women in Refrigeration initiative.
    I have been an editor of the Journal of Food Engineering since 2005. This is one of the foremost food engineering journals with an impact factor of 5.354.

    Subjects Taught


    None.

    Education/Academic qualification

    MSc

    1984 → 1985

    BSc

    1980 → 1983

    External Positions and Roles

    Professor, London South Bank University

    2011 → …

    Research Reader, London South Bank University

    2009 → 2011

    Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol

    2007 → 2009

    Senior Research Project Manager, University of Bristol

    2005 → 2007

    Research Fellow, University of Bristol

    1996 → 2005

    Research Associate, University of Bristol

    1992 → 1996

    Research Assistant, University of Bristol

    1990 → 1992

    Scientific Officer, ARC Meat Research Institute

    1985 → 1990

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
      SDG 2 Zero Hunger
    2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
    3. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
      SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
    4. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
      SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    5. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
      SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
    6. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
      SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
    7. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
      SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
    8. SDG 13 - Climate Action
      SDG 13 Climate Action

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