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YAO OLIVE LI
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Dept. Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry EDUCATION:
2005 ~ 2009
Doctor of Philosophy (completed by Mar. 2009) in Food Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto
Dissertation title: Development of microencapsulation-based technology for micronutrient
fortification in staple foods for developing countries
Supervisor: Professor L. L. Diosady
Master of Applied Science in Food Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto
Thesis title: Development and stability study of multiple-fortified Ultra Rice® containing iron,
zinc, and B vitamins
Supervisor: Professor L. L. Diosady

Master of Engineering in Biochemical Engineering
Department of Biochemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
Thesis title: Study of mutagenization and its effects on production of thermostable alpha-
amylase by thermophilic strain Bacillus sp. JF.
Supervisors: Professors P. X. Feng, F. X. Jin, Z. G. Su
Bachelor of Engineering in Food Engineering
Department of Food Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, China
Thesis title: Development of an extraction procedure for recycling useful pigments from
sunflower seed waste
Supervisor: Professor A. B. Xu

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
2009, March ~ present
Post Doctoral Fellow, Food Engineering Research Group, University of Toronto
• Study of food-based interventions, including food fortification and nutraceutical delivery in functional foods, for alleviating health issues associated with poor nutrition • Development of innovative processing technologies for effective delivery of active ingredients, leading to novel food products that balance a population’s nutritional profile, or “optimized nutrition” Research Assistant, master’s and later doctoral level, University of Toronto
Yao Olive Li 416-964-0832, [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------------ • Establishment of microencapsulation-based technology platform for developing effective delivery systems of active ingredients through food fortification • Development of stable ingredient formulations containing multiple micronutrients that are suitable for fortification in selected staple foods – salt, sugar, and rice • Formulation development of iron-containing multiple-fortified Ultra Rice® and stability study of the added micronutrients over the shelf-life at various storage conditions Research Associate, Dalian Polytechnic University, China
• Kinetic study of thermophilic strain Bacillus sp. JF. for simultaneously producing two thermostable enzymes, alpha-amylase and alpha-galactosidase Funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China
Research Assistant, master’s level, Dalian University of Technology, China
• Study of mutagenization conditions of thermophilic strain Bacillus sp. JF. • The effects of mutagenization and culture conditions on production of thermostable alpha- Optimization study for production of thermostable alpha-amylase by the strain Research Assistant, Dalian Polytechnic University, China
• Development of extraction techniques for recycling useful pigments from sunflower seeds Feasibility study of novel preservation techniques for long-distance distribution of local fresh produces
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2005 ~ present
Research supervision, Food Engineering Group, University of Toronto
• Supervise 10+ undergraduate students during their thesis studies or summer research Provide guidance to 4 visiting scholars at master’s level for conducting their research projects related to formulation and process development for food fortification Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of
Toronto
• Taught/evaluated Chemical Plant Design for 6 years, which is a core course for fourth year
• Facilitated/graded Team Strategies for Engineering Design for 3 years, which is a core
Instructed/graded Applied Chemistry Lab, a core laboratory course for second year
undergraduates
Course Instructor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Toronto
Yao Olive Li 416-964-0832, [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------------ Designed curriculum and taught a mini-course, Iron chef with iron ring - Introduction of
Food Engineering for 2 years, which is a part of Da Vinci Engineering Enrichment
Program (D.E.E.P) offered by the Faculty of Engineering for high school students for their
preparation of entering university
Senior Lecturer, Dalian Polytechnic University, China
• Taught and evaluated university students at senior levels in Food Biochemistry course
through large-class lecturing and small group tutorials • Instructed students in biochemistry and biochemical engineering laboratory experiments Junior Lecturer, Dalian Polytechnic University, China
• Taught and evaluated undergraduate students in two elective courses, Food Additives,
Functional Foods, and Plant Proteins, through large-class lecturing
Arranged and directed students’ internships/trade trainings
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
Sept 2009
Travel grant, valued at $500 Euro, for 17th International Conference on Bioencapsulation held in Groningen, Netherlands Dupont Graduate Scholarship (Ontario Graduate Student Scholarship, OGS)
Richard Quittenton Graduate Scholarship (OGS) McLean Foundation Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Research project funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China Graduate student scholarships at Dalian University of Technology, China Award of Excellence in Lecturer’s Presentation Contest at Dalian Polytechnic Award of Best Ten Instructors of the Year at Dalian Polytechnic University, China
PUBLICATIONS:
Refereed
• Li, O. Y., Diosady, L. L., Wesley, A., Iron in vitro bioavailability and iodine storage stability in double fortified salt (DFS), Food and Nutrition Bulletin of United Nations, 2009, 30(4) pp. 327-
335.
• Li, O. Y., Lam, J., Diosady, L. L., Jankowski, S., Antioxidant system for the preservation of vitamin A in Ultra Rice®, Food and Nutrition Bulletin of United Nations, 2009, 30(1) pp. 82-89.
• Li, Y., Diosady, L.L., Jankowski, S., Effect of iron compounds on the storage stability of multiple- fortified Ultra Rice®, International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2008 (43) pp. 423-
429.
• Li, Y., Diosady, L.L., Jankowski, S., Stability of vitamin B1 in the presence of encapsulated ferrous fumarate in Ultra Rice®, International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, 2008 (59) pp. 24-
33.
Yao Olive Li 416-964-0832, [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------------ • Yuan, J., Li, Y., Ue, J., Wesley, A., Diosady, L. L., Development of field test kits for determination of microencapsulated iron in double fortified salt, Food and Nutrition Bulletin of United Nations,
2008 (29) pp. 288-297.
• Huang, D. C., Ye, S. H., Zhang, Y. Li, O. Y., Wang, X., Ding, D. W., Microbial remediation and optimization of oil polluted wetlands at Dalian Bay in China, Biomedical and Environmental
Sciences, 2007 (20) pp. 414-419.
• Ye, S. H., Huang, D. C., Li, Y., Ding, M., Hu, Y. Y., Ding, D. W., Investigation on bioremediation of oil-polluted wetland at Liaodong Bay in northeast China, Applied Microbiology and
Biotechnology, 2006, 71 (4): 543-548.
• Jin, F. X., Li, Y., Zhang, C. Z., Yu, H. S., Thermostable α-amylase and α-galactosidase production from the thermophilic and aerobic Bacillus sp. JF strain, Process Biochemistry, 2001 (36) pp. 559-
564.
• Li, Y., Jin, F. X., Zhang, C. Z., Yu, H. S., Effects of medium compositions and culture conditions on thermostable α-amylase production by thermophilic Bacillus sp-JF, Journal of Dalian
Polytechnic University (in Chinese), 1998 (17) pp. 36-42.
• Li, Y., Jin. F. X., Zhang, S., Study of mutation methods for enzyme production by thermophilic Bacillus sp-JF, Journal of Dalian Polytechnic University (in Chinese), 1997 (16) pp. 45-50.

Submitted
• Li, O. Y., Yadava, D., Lo, K. L., Diosady, L. L., Wesley, A., Development of an extrusion technique for preparation of microencapsulated ferrous fumarate for salt fortification. Under review
with Journal of Food Engineering (Submission # JFOODENG-D-09-01022).
• Li, O. Y., Diosady, L. L., Wesley, A., Iodine stability in double fortified salt prepared with microencapsulated ferrous fumarate and iodized salt. Under review and revision with Journal of
Food Engineering (Submission # JFOODENG-D-09-01114).

In Preparation
• Li, O. Y., Diosady, L. L., Wesley, A. S., Folic acid fortification through existing fortified foods – iodized salt and vitamin A fortified sugar. Currently under internal review with the Micronutrient Initiative (MI). • Li, O. Y., Diosady, L. L., Jankowski, S., Folic acid stability in multiple fortified Ultra Rice® made by extrusion. Currently under internal review with the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH).
Refereed Conference Proceedings
• Li, O. Y., Diosady, L. L., Microencapsulation-based technologies for effective delivery of micronutrients in fortified staple foods. Technical paper submitted to The 17th International
Conference on Bioencapsulation, Groningen, Netherland, 2009, pp. 48-49.
• Jin, F. X., Li, Y., Zhang, C. Z., Yu, H. S., Two enzyme fermentation kinetics of thermophilic Bacillus sp. JF. The 5th China-Japan Joint Symposium on Enzyme Engineering, 1998, pp. 86-
87.

Technical Reports
• Li, O. Y. and Diosady, L. L., Analysis of iodine fortified salt samples from Yemen (over three
hundred samples) – Final report prepared for the Micronutrient Initiatives (MI), Jan – Aug 2009. Yao Olive Li 416-964-0832, [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------------ • Diosady, L. L., Yadava, D., Li, O. Y., Microencapsulation-based technologies for the double fortification of salt with iron and iodine – Progress report prepared for the Micronutrient Initiatives (MI), Feb 2009. • Diosady, L. L. and Li, O. Y., Ultra Rice® process and product refinement - Phase II interim report prepared for the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Jan 2009. • Li, O. Y. and Diosady, L. L., Iodine meter validation – Technical report prepared for the Micronutrient Initiatives (MI), Jan 2009. • Li, O. Y. and Diosady, L. L., Iodine field test kit, “MBIKITS”, validation – Technical report prepared for the Micronutrient Initiatives (MI), Jan 2009. • Diosady, L. L. and Li, O. Y., Ultra Rice® process and product refinement - Phase I final report prepared for the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), May 2008. • Li, O. Y., Ultra Rice® technology transfer in Brazil – Field travel report prepared for the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), May 2008. • Yadava, D., Li, O. Y., Diosady, L. L., Standard Operation Protocols (SOPs) for pilot-testing extrusion-based iron premix production – Prepared for the Micronutrient Initiatives (MI) for field study of DFS technology, Feb 2008. • Li, O. Y. and Diosady, L. L., Preliminary investigation of folic acid addition to Guatemalan salt and sugar – Final report prepared for the Micronutrient Initiatives (MI), Dec 2007. • Diosady, L. L. and Li, O. Y., Upgrading of Ultra Rice® – Interim report prepared for the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Nov 2007. • Li, O. Y. and Diosady, L. L., Literature survey on folic acid – its chemistry and applications in food fortification – Report prepared for the Micronutrient Initiatives (MI), March 2007. • Diosady, L. L. and Li, O. Y. Final report on development and stability testing of an iron-containing formulation of Ultra Rice® - Prepared for the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), May 2005. • Diosady L. L. and Li, O. Y., Phase I report on the development and stability testing of an iron- containing formulation of Ultra Rice® - Prepared for the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Aug 2004.
Conference Presentations
• Li, O. Y., Effective strategies for global malnutrition problems, 2nd Graduate Student Global
Health Research Symposium, Nov 2009, University of Toronto. (Oral presenter)
• Li, O. Y., Diosady, L. L., Microencapsulated-based technologies for effective delivery of micronutrients in fortified staple foods, 17th International Conference on Bioencapsulation, Sept
2009, Netherland. (Oral presenter)
• Li, O. Y., Palynchuk, K., Diosady, L. L., Folic acid stability in salt double fortified with iodine and folic acid, 11th Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering (CSChE) Ontario-Quebec
Biotechnology Meeting, June 2009, University of Waterloo. (Poster presenter).
• Palynchuk, K., Li, O. Y., Diosady, L. L., Fortified rice premix formulation: stabilization of vitamin A in the presence of iron, 11th CSChE Ontario-Quebec Biotechnology Meeting, June 2009,
University of Waterloo.
• Li, O. Y., Engineering solutions to combating the global nutrition problem of micronutrient deficiencies, 1st Graduate Student Global Health Research Symposium, May 2009, University of
Toronto. (Oral presenter)
• Li, O. Y., Yadava, D., Lo, K., Diosady, L. L., Microencapsulated ferrous fumarate made by extrusion coupled with glassy polymer coatings, 9th CSChE Ontario-Quebec Biotechnology
Conference, May 2007, Toronto. (Oral presenter)
Yao Olive Li 416-964-0832, [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------------ • Li, O. Y., Diosady, L. L., Jankowski, J., Stability of multiple-fortified Ultra Rice®, 26th Joint
AAFC/CIFST Conference (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Canadian Institute of Food Science
and Technology), May 2006, Montreal. (Oral presenter)
• Li, Y., Diosady, L.L., Jankowski, J., Stability of micronutrients in the presence of encapsulated ferrous fumarate in rice flour, 55th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Oct 2005,
Toronto. (Oral presenter)

Invited Lecture
• Li, O. Y., Engineering solutions for combating the global problem of micronutrient deficiencies. Oct 2009, invited by Dr. Yvonne Yuan at Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Canada, as a guest speaker for her 3rd year undergraduate Food Chemistry course.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Manuscript Reviews
• On the request of Editor-in-chief of LWT – Food Science and Technology, Dr. Katrin Hecht,
reviewed the manuscript LWT-D-08-01128, “Vitamin fortified rice grain using spraying and soaking”. • On the request of Associate Editor of Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Professor
Daniel Demeyer, reviewed the manuscript JSFA-08-0395, “The effect of the application of protein and cellulose preparations as iodine carriers on stability of thiamine in processed meats”. • On the request of Editor of Food and Nutrition Bulletin, Dr. Irwin H. Rosenberg, reviewed the
manuscript FNB-MS 6191, “Effect of double fortified salt on haemoglobin status and urinary iodine excretion of adolescent girls".
Academic Services
• Serving in the IFT’s Food Processing and Packaging Subpanel for preparation of 2010 IFT
Annual Meeting Scientific Programs – proposal reviews and short course preparation • Served as a graduate student representative (invited by the vice Dean of Faculty of Engineering, U of T) for preparing the faculty’s strategic plan of recruiting graduate students • Twice served as a graduate student representative (invited by the department chair) for the department searching process in hiring faculty members • Served as a graduate student representative (invited by the department chair) for the department internal review on the development of educational curriculums and research programs
Industrial Experience
Yao Olive Li 416-964-0832, [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------------ • Actively involved in the technology transfer activities sponsored by two international nutrition-
oriented NGOs – the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) and the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) for the field studies of Ultra Rice® project and Double Fortification of Salt project in Brazil, Colombia, India, and China, particularly Was invited by the former PATH project director, Dr. T. Greiner, for joining the PATH Ultra Rice® team to Brazil and to provide technical assistance to the pilot-scale testing Assisted PATH in hiring a technical officer in China for Ultra Rice® technology Participated the review of National Standards for Fortified Rice Products for China and Drafted Standard Operation Protocols (SOPs) for the technology transfer of Double Fortification of Salt technology in India • Worked as an independent consultant and conducted literature reviews and feasibility study for
Flax 2015 - opportunities in industrial utilization of flax Natural health product license application from the Health Canada for two products: probiotics product - LB17® and natural flax lignan product - Organic Golden® • Conducted and coordinated 10+ short-term projects for clients from phosphorus analysis in extracted krill oil to verification of different iron and iodine analytical methods • Completed 10+ technical reports and 3 presentations for clients with respect to the research progresses in double fortified salt, Ultra Rice®, and Livade® nutrient-enhanced beverages
Trainings in Research and Teaching
• Successfully completed with a certificate of IFT Pre-Annual Meeting Short Course –
Microencapsulation in Food Applications, offered by Institute of Food Technologists (IFT),
USA.
• Participated the Academic Bootcamp organized by ONWiE (Ontario Network of Women in
Engineering) for preparing female graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in pursuing academic
career.
• Successfully completed with a certificate of PPIT (Prospective Professor in Training) program
offered by the Faculty of Engineering at University of Toronto. • Actively participated conferences and workshops offered by OTA (the Office of Teaching
Advancement) at University of Toronto.
• Participated seminars/training sessions offered by TATP (Teaching Assistants’ Training
Program) at University of Toronto.
• Organized and joined research field trips with fellow graduate students of the department to visit
Dupont R&D center at Kingston, AECL (Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.) Chalk River Centre, and NRC (National Research Council) at Ottawa, as well as several chemical plants. Yao Olive Li 416-964-0832, [email protected]
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
2009 ~ present Chinese American Food Society (CAFS), USA
2008 ~ present Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), USA
2005 ~ present Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST)
2004 ~ present Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers (CSChE)
1996 ~ 2001 Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST)
1995 ~ 2001 Professional Engineer licensed in China
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:
• Social director, Chinese Scholar and Student Association at University of Toronto
• Departmental steward of CUPE 3902 (Teaching Assistant Union) at University of Toronto
• Project coordinator, Graduate Student Technology Tour in the Leaders of Tomorrow program of
CEGSA (Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association) at University of Toronto • Social Director and Student Appealing Committee member, CEGSA (Chemical Engineering
Graduate Student Association) at University of Toronto

REFERENCES available upon request

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