Welcome to the Post-Harvest Engineering and Education (PHEED) Research Team Website

Our research efforts are focused on treatment technologies that reduce microbial load and mycotoxin development in food and feed products. This knowledge leads to solutions to food quality, safety and food security for both humans and animals in post-harvest usage, drying, handling and storage.

Traditionally, we have explored the diverse reactions of atmospheric cold plasma’s creative gas species, including ozone, to degrade and destroy common stored grain fungi. The technology has proven to be effective in reducing microbes and is being applied to fresh produce as well as other stored commodities.