Charbel MOUAWAD

Assistant Professor

School of Food Industry Engineering
School of Agricultural Engineering for Mediterranean Countries Beirut
School of Engineering of Beirut
Faculty of Pharmacy
School of Mediterranean Agricultural Engineering

+961 (8) 803 325 ext 6407 charbel.mouawad1@usj.edu.lb

I am currently a part-time Assistant Professor at the Lebanese University (LU) an Adjunct Lecturer at Saint Joseph University (USJ) Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK). Simultaneously, I am working as the QSE Manager at CHATEAU KEFRAYA SAL, a viticulture winemaking company in Lebanon. In my role, I am responsible for planning actions ensuring the smooth execution of system product certification projects, new product development, scientific research projects in collaboration with universities. My teaching objectives aim to achieve learning outcomes by deepening students knowledge and understanding of all disciplinary aspects of the agro-food field. Teaching a variety of subjects within my discipline, such as food engineering, food technology, food biochemistry, packaging, food safety and quality management, food preservation, food composition, and biochemistry, has allowed me to understand the needs and interests of a diverse student body specialized in agro-food. My research interests are both influenced and shaped by my teaching and professional experience. Furthermore, the need to support the resolution of technical, regulatory, and quality issues in the food sector has served as a precursor to building my scientific research studies, creating benefits for the food industry. Managing scientific and industrial research projects is aimed at providing support and creating solutions for the food industry. As a tutor, I have mentored graduate students and supervised over 20 graduation projects on topics related to agro-food concerns in partnership with Lebanese food factories and universities. These 16 years of professional and academic experience allow me to be aware of primary issues and recognize the challenges.

Education

Degree University Country Year
Doctorat - procédés biotechnologiques et alimentaires Institut national polytechnique de Lorraine (INPL) France 2007
D.E.A - procédés biotechnologiques et alimentaires Institut national polytechnique de Lorraine (INPL) France 2003
Diplôme d'ingénieur - agronomie Université du Saint-Esprit Kaslik Liban 2002

Research themes

Study supervision of the execution of R&D projects in collaboration with the food industry, focusing on the formulation creation of new products (cereal bars, dried fruits, etc.), the optimization of industrial processes, food engineering, quality food

Publications and communications

C. Mouawad, E. Arab-Tehrani & S. desobry, 2007. Determination of partition coefficient of migrants in food simulants by the PRV method- Food Chemistry, Volume 105, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1571-1577 Makhlouf H, Mouawad C, Shaban N T, Aad J, Sassine L, Samaha H. Evaluation of the growth promoting effect of native microbial community under field conditions. Acta Agrobotanica. 202376:1-12. doi:10.5586/aa/168485.