Dr. Mahsa Majzoobi
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Department: School of Science
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Campus: Bundoora West Australia
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mahsa.majzoobi@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr Mahsa Majzoobi is a Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow at RMIT School of Science listed as top 2% world scientists in the field since 2021. She has extensive international academic and research experience in plant food products especially in grain chemistry and processing, starch manufacturing, characterisation and modification, bakery and other cereal-based, food waste transformation through upcycling and value-addition, and novel trends in food productions such as functional foods, vitamin-fortified foods, meat-free, low GI, and gluten-free products, has published about 150 research and review papers/book chapters. She has been the lead and CI of several competitive and industry-funded projects.
Mahsa has developed a professional portfolio by working across the food supply chain with NSW Department of Primary Industries, CSU and RMIT Universities and has conducted/led research projects for several food and grain industries. Mahsa' research outputs have helped the food industry solve its technological/operation problems related to food manufacturing, reducing/transforming food waste, new product development, sensory/consumer behaviors and value-addition.
Research fields
- 3006 Food sciences
- 300607 Food technology
- 321002 Food properties (incl. characteristics and health benefits)
- 300606 Food sustainability
- 300602 Food chemistry and food sensory science
UN sustainable development goals
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 2 Zero Hunger
Supervisor projects
- Utilisation of Food Waste for Polymer Production in Sustainable Textiles
- 22 Feb 2026
- Development of 4D Printing Inks from Food Waste for Functional Food Applications Targeting Eating Disorders.
- 28 Nov 2025
- Investigation of multicomponent salts for sodium reduction in food systems using advanced sensory evaluation techniques
- 11 Mar 2025
- Processing of Black Rice Anthocyanin-rich Extract by Technological Interventions on Quality Characteristics
- 19 Dec 2023
- Improving freekeh nutritional and technological quality through novel approaches
- 4 Oct 2023
- Developing functional starch as a carrier for food bioactive compounds
- 11 Jul 2023
- Enhancing functional properties and health benefits of novel modified starches
- 22 May 2023
- Micronized Sugar Beet Pulp Particles As Pickering Emulsifiers: Mechanism and Applications
- 7 Mar 2023
- Extraction, Investigation, and Potential Application of Baijiu Jiuzao Glutelin
- 7 Mar 2023
Teaching interests
Mahsa significantly contributes to Plant processing for Nutrition and Health; Food Quality Assurance and undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.
Research interests
Food Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Dietetics, Crop and Pasture Production
Industry Experience:
Plant processing industry
Starch manufacturing and processing
Bakery industry
Grain industry
Food Quality Control
