Yang-Ming Lo / Professor

Yang-Ming LoProfessor

Professor Lo is currently a faculty member of the College of Sustainability at National Tsing Hua University. His academic fields are life sciences and agriculture. His research and teaching expertise includes ecosystem restoration, ecological sustainable agriculture, carbon sinks and carbon credits, environment and human health, terrestrial resource recovery and refinement, and food safety systems.

Current Position

  • Professor, College of Sustainability, National Tsing Hua University

Education

  • Ph.D., Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University (1995/08)
  • M.S., Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University (1993/08)
  • B.S., Department of Animal Science, National Taiwan University (1989/06)

Research Expertise

  • Ecosystem restoration
  • Ecological sustainable agriculture
  • Carbon sinks and carbon credits
  • Environment and human health
  • Terrestrial resource recovery and refinement
  • Food safety systems

Contact Information

Other Experience

  • President, Young Scientist Association, USA (2023/05– )
  • Chief Scientist, Reed Ecological Restoration Center, USA (2023/01–2025/06)
  • Visiting Professor, Food Safety and Nutrition Program, Taipei Medical University (2022/08– )
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, USA (2020/08– )
  • Board Member, UNESCO UniTwin Digital Campus for Complex Systems Joint Project (2019/01– )
  • President and CEO, Biointellipro Inc., USA (2012/06–2025/06)
  • Associate Professor, Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, USA (2004/07–2014/05)
  • Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, USA (2001/07–2004/06)
  • Assistant Professor, Animal and Food Science, University of Delaware, USA (1996/07–2001/06)

Honors & Achievements

  • Has published 110 international journal papers; since 2013, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of Food Science and Nutrition, and has contributed to multiple academic books (including six book chapters).
  • His book Commercially Sterile Packaged Foods has been adopted by the U.S. FDA as an official internal and international training manual, and was translated and published in 2021 by the Taiwan Food Technologists Association.
  • Led a U.S. Congressional-funded project on “Non-Smoking Uses of Tobacco” for 10 consecutive years (2003–2012), resulting in three patents and successful technology transfer.
  • Received the U.S. White House “Silver Volunteer Service Award” twice (2015–2016); awarded the UN HHO “Outstanding Research Award in Food Safety” in 2017; in the same year, elected Fellow of the World Food Preservation Center and Ambassador of IUFoST.
  • Assisted countries including Nigeria, Mozambique, Myanmar, El Salvador, Cambodia, and Ecuador in securing food safety education and ecological restoration funding from the World Bank and USAID.
  • Chaired the 2013 United Nations Global Forum on Food, Nutrition & Health, and delivered the closing summary at the 2017 “Healthy Cities” roundtable.
  • Frequently invited as a keynote speaker at international conferences, speaking on NI (Naturalistic Intelligence) vs. AI.

Publications

Book
  • Commercially Sterile Packaged Foods (CSPF) Official Training Manual, FDA, USA. Lo, Y.M. 2021.
Journal Articles
  • Wu, H., Liu, Y., Li, M., Chong, Y., Zeng, M., Lo, Y.M., Yin, J.J. 2015. Size-dependent tuning of horseradish peroxidase bioreactivity by gold nanoparticles. Nanoscale, 7: 4505-4513.
  • Beck, E.A., Lefcourt, A.M., Lo, Y.M., Kim, M.S. 2015. Use of a portable fluorescence imaging device to facilitate cleaning of deli slicers. Food Control, 51: 256-262.
  • Liu, N.T., Nou, X., Bauchan, G.A., Murphy, C., Lefcourt, A.M., Shelton, D.R., Lo, Y.M. 2015. Dual-species biofilms... Journal of Food Protection, 78(1): 121-127.
  • Lo, Y.M. 2015. Better food safety practices. Food Science & Nutrition, 3(3), 169-171.
  • Shiroodi, S.G., Rasco, B.A., Lo, Y.M. 2015. Hydrogel complex on whey protein isolate gels. Journal of Food Science, 80(7): E1498-E1505.
  • Shiroodi, S.G., Lo, Y.M. 2015. The effect of pH on rheology... The Journal of Dairy Research, 82(4): 506-512.
  • Liu, N.T., Bauchan, G.R., Francoeur, C.B., Shelton, D.R., Lo, Y.M., Nou, X. 2016. Ralstonia insidiosa serves as bridges... Food Control, 65: 14-20.
  • Zhao, Y., Wang, W., Xie, J., Zheng, B., Miao, S., Lo, Y.M., Zheng, Y., Zhuang, W., Tian, Y. 2017. Microwave vacuum drying... Drying Technology, 35(13):1561-1570.
  • Li, M., Chong, Y., Fu, P.P., Xia, Q., Croley, T.R., Lo, Y.M., Yin, J.J. 2017. Effects of TiO2 nanoparticles... Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 65(45), 9893-9901.
  • Zhu, S., Huang, M., Feng, G., Miao, Y., Wu, H., Zeng, M., Lo, Y.M. 2018. Gelatin vs degradation products... Food Science & Nutrition, 6(4), 1023-1031.
  • Li, X., Zhao, M., Fan, L., Cao, X., Chen, L., Chen, J., Lo, Y.M., Zhao, L. 2018. Chitobiose alleviates... Journal of Functional Foods, 46, 202-211.
  • Fu, H., Li, M., Ni, R., Lo, Y.M. 2018. Enzymatic catalysis for sustainable omega-3... Food Science & Nutrition, 6(8), 2020-2027.
  • Chang, W.C., Huang, D.W., Lo, Y.M., ... 2019. Protective effect of caffeic acid... Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 67, 7684−7693.
  • Ko, C.Y., Lin, R.H., Lo, Y.M., ... 2019. Effect of Ruellia tuberosa... Food Science & Nutrition, 7(11), 3742-3750.
  • Ye, X., Li, P., Lo, Y.M., Fu, H., Cao, Y. 2019. Novel shortenings structured by oleogels. Journal of Food Science, 84(6), 1456-1464.
  • Fu, H., Lo, Y.M., Yan, M., Li, P., Cao, Y. 2020. Thermo-oxidative behavior... Food Chemistry, 305, 125470-125476.
  • Lei, Y., Wang, W., Zhang, C., Wang, D., Zhuang, W., Zheng, B., Lo, Y.M., Tian, Y. 2021. Microwave vacuum drying of Lentinula edodes... Journal of Food Science, 86(3), 667-676.
  • Ko, C.Y., Lo, Y.M., Xu, J.H., ... 2021. Alpha-lipoic acid alleviates NAFLD... Food Science & Nutrition, 9(5), 2733-2742.
  • Xu, J.H., Lo, Y.M., Chang, W.C., ... 2020. Identification of bioactive components... Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2020.
  • Zhao, Y., Zhu, H., Xu, J., Zhuang, W., Zheng, B., Lo, Y.M., Huang, Z., Tian, Y. 2021. Microwave vacuum drying of lotus seeds... LWT, 149, 111603.
  • Huang, D.W., Lo, Y.M., Chang, W.C., ... 2020. Ruellia tuberosa alleviative effect... Food Science & Nutrition, 8(10), 5710-5716.
  • Wang, W., Lei, Y., Lo, Y.M., Han, Y., Zheng, B., Tian, Y. 2021. Lotus seed drying kinetics... Journal of Food Process Engineering, 44(9), e13795.
  • Ko, C.Y., Xu, J.H., Lo, Y.M., ... 2021. Alpha-lipoic acid on cognitive impairment... Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13, 774477.
  • Gao, M., He, Q., Dong, H., Wang, J., Shi, J., Xie, C., Lo, Y.M., Zhao, L. 2022. Microfiltration fouling mechanism... Journal of Food Process Engineering, 45(2), e13961.
  • Lo, Y.M. 2022. The ART and LOGIC of scholarly communication. Food Science & Nutrition, 10(4), 981-984.
  • Ko, C.Y., Xu, J.H., Chang, Y.W., Lo, Y.M., ... 2022. Effects of α-lipoic acid on phagocytosis... Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13, 788723.
  • Ko, C.Y., Wu, C.H., Huang, W.J., Lo, Y.M., ... 2023. Alleviative effects of α-lipoic acid on muscle atrophy... Food Science & Nutrition, 11(4), 1931-1939.
  • Jiang, X., Lu, C., Hu, R., Shi, W., Zhou, L., Wen, P., Jiang, Y., Lo, Y.M. 2023. Vermicompost tea in hydroponic cultivation... Food Science & Nutrition, 11(6), 3184-3202.
  • Wen, H., Lu, C., Hu, R., Shi, W., Zhou, L., Wen, P., Jiang, S., Lo, Y.M. 2023. Oral administration of vermicompost tea... Food and Agricultural Immunology, 34(1), 2223366.