Edible Structures

Jose Miguel Aguilera is a professor in the College of Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (PUC). A chemical engineer (PUC, 1971) he received a master of science from MIT (1973), a doctorate from Cornell University (1976), both with specialization in food technology, and an MBA from Texas A&M University (1983). He has been the Head of the Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering at PUC, Associate Dean for Development and the Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies in the School of Engineering. Dr. Aguilera is the author or editor of 13 books, 25 book chapters, and more than 170 articles on food technology and food engineering in international journals. He has been or is on the editorial committee of six international science journals, including Journal of Food Science , Food Engineering , and Trends in Food Science and Technology . He has been a visiting professor at the University of California at Davis, Cornell University, and Technical University Munich, a technical consultant for the FAO, and a scientific advisor for the Nestle Research Center in Switzerland, for more than 12 years. Among his most significant awards are fellowships from the Fullbright Commission (1989) and the Guggenheim Foundation (1991), and the Alexander von Humboldt Prize for Research (Berlin, 2002). In the US he has received the International Award (1993), Research and Development Award (2005), and the Marcel Loncin Research Prize (2006), all from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). He was appointed a commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau by the Dutch government, and is a Fellow of the IFT and the International Association of Food Science and Technology. In 2008 he was awarded the National Prize for Applied Science and Technology, the highest scientific honor in Chile, and in 2010 was first Chilean to become a foreign associate member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, fo

• Nutritious and Delicious Molecules. Food Materials and Structures. Journey to the Center of Our Food. From Farm to Cells and Back. A Pinch of Mathematics. Nutritional and Culinary Thermodynamics. Between Brain and Cell. Culinary Technologies and Food Structures. The Pleasure of Eating. The Empowerment of Chefs. The Science that Fascinates Chefs. Healthy Habits. Final Comments.

"Students of gastronomy, nutrition, and food technology will find this well-illustrated book a splendid resource to augment their textbooks, and even serve as one. …basically the book is about the molecules that are shaped into the structures (and fluids, odors, and colors) that delight and nurture us. … Highly recommended. All readership levels. –M Kroger, emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus in CHOICE Magazine"The approach taken by the author is to discuss in a simple, narrative manner the industry, biochemistry, physiology, including taste of food constituents and what that means to us. Mixed with stories, it is a very pleasant but also instructive reading. With many references. Recommended to people who like to cook, eat, and advise on nutrition."—Professor Zvi Laron, Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 10, No. 4, July 2013