Specialist İlknur ŞEN,

Tel: 0 232 750 6227

Fax: 0 232 750 6196

e-mail: ilknursen@iyte.edu.tr

 M.Sc., Department of Food Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey, (2000-2003)

 Master’s Thesis: Spectroscopic Determination of Major Nutrients (N, P, K) of Soil

 PhD., Department of Food Engineering , İzmir Institute of Technology , İzmir , TURKEY (2008 - ...)

     Work Experience

• Research Staff, Specialist in Food Engineering Department, IYTE, Izmir, Turkey (2007-Present)

• Food Additives and Residue Analysis Lab. Responsible, Ege Food and Industrial Analysis Inc., Izmir (2006-2007)

Duties: Responsible for the execution of mineral and heavy metal analysis in foods by ICP-MS; pesticide analysis by GC-MS-ECD-FPD; toxin, vitamin, and additive analysis by      HPLC-UVD-FLD. Implementation and documentation of quality control procedures of ISO 17025. Method validation of accredited analysis.

• Milk Based Desserts and Ice Cream Production Engineer, Ozsutden Food Inc, Izmir (2005-2006)

          Duties: Responsible for the planning and execution of daily production. Implementing and developing new production techniques. Reporting to the factory manager.

• Process Quality Assurance Engineer, Ant Food Inc. Fora Olives, Balıkesir (2004-2005)

Duties: Responsible for the implementation of ISO 9001:2000 and HACCP standards on the production facilities. Evaluation and feedback of consumer complaints. Approving final products by physical, microbiological and chemical analysis. Reporting to the quality assurance manager.

• Research Assistant in Food Engineering Department,  IYTE, Izmir, Turkey (2000-2003)

      Instrumentation

• ICP-MS, GC-MS-ECD-FPD, HPLC-UVD-FLD