**About the Editors**

## **Bhesh R. Bhandari**

Prof Bhandari is a Professor of Food Processing Technology and Engineering at the University of Queensland, Australia. He obtained his PhD from ENSIA (France) in Food Process Engineering in 1992. His major research focus is on food materials science/engineering, including the microencapsulation of food ingredients, nanotechnology, glass-transition-related issues in food processing and product systems, and the 3D printing of food materials. Prof Bhandari invented a patented continuous process to produce microgel particles that can be used to encapsulate various food functional ingredients and pharmaceutical drugs. Professor Bhandari has been listed as a "Highly Cited Researcher" every year from 2019 to 2022 by Clarivate (Web of Science) in his subject field. Professor Bhandari is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award (2023), Distinguished Alumini Award (2019), Bolaike Outstanding Drying Research Award 2017, Bruce Chandler Book Award 2015 and Excellence on Drying–Applying Fundamentals to Practice 2012. Professor Bhandari also won "Top 25 Q-index" award among more than 2500 researchers at the University of Queensland. Prof Bhandari has co-authored more than 500 papers, including 9 co-edited books and 35 book chapters.

## **Hasmadi Mamat**

Hasmadi Mamat is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) in Malaysia. He earned his Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition. His research interests include the characterization of food biopolymers and the production of bread items employing composite flour derived from local raw materials. With over two decades of academic experience, he has published 79 articles in high-impact journals and presented over 30 talks at national and international conferences. He is also a Research Fellow at the UMS Food Safety and Quality Unit and the UMS Seaweed Research Unit. He holds the title of Professional Technologist with the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT).
