STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Peter Torley
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
School of Science Cluster
School / Department:
Biosciences and Food Technology
Phone:
99255095
Email:
peter.torley@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Melbourne City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- PhD (Land and Food Sciences), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Bachelor of Technology (Biotechnology) (Honours), Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Teaching
- Food Manufacturing: Animal Products (course co-ordinator, lecturer)
- Food Quality Assurance (course co-ordinator, lecturer)
- Food Safety and Quality Assurance (course co-ordinator, lecturer)
Program Administration
- Senior Program Manager: Food Technology and Nutrition (2016 – present)
- Program Manager: BP199 Bachelor of Science (Food Technology and Nutrition) (2015 – present)
- Program Manager: BP289 Bachelor of Science (Food Technology) / Bachelor of Business (Management) (2015 – present)
- Program Manager: BH099 Bachelor of Science (Food Technology and Nutrition) / Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Hons) (2015 – present)
2016 – present: Associate Professor, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2014 – 2016: Senior Lecturer, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2014 – present: Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia
2008 – 2014 Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
Afilliated with:
- National Wine and Grape Industry Centre
- Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation
2002 – 2008: The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Senior Research Fellow (Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology)
- Project Manager (Centre for High Performance Polymers, School of Engineering)
- Research Fellow (School of Land and Food Science)
1995 – 2002: Research Scientist, CSIRO (Food Science Australia), Brisbane, Australia
1991 – 1995: Doctoral Student, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland
1989: Visiting Researcher, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
1985 – 1991: Biotechnologist, Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Pematilleke, N.,Kaur, M.,Adhikari, B.,Torley, P. (2020). Influence of meat texture on oral processing and bolus formation In: Journal of Food Engineering, 283, 1 - 9
- Ostovar, S.,Fowler, S.,Hopkins, D.,Torley, P.,Gill, H.,Blanch, E. (2020). Differentiating various beef cuts using spatially offset Raman spectroscopy In: Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 51, 711 - 716
- Landry, J.,Torley, P.,Blanch, E. (2020). Detection of biomarkers relating to quality and differentiation of some commercially significant whole fish using spatially off-set Raman spectroscopy In: Molecules, 25, 1 - 10
- Oli, P.,Adhikari, B.,Pallas, L.,Ward, R.,Torley, P. (2019). Parboiling of Rice In: Advances in Science & Engineering of Rice, DEStech Publications, Inc., Pennsylvania, United States
- Ostovar, S.,Fowler, S.,Hopkins, D.,Torley, P.,Gill, H.,Blanch, E. (2019). Investigation of chemical composition of meat using spatially off-set Raman spectroscopy In: The Analyst, 144, 2618 - 2627
- Longo, R.,Blackmann, J.,Antalick, G.,Torley, P.,Rogiers, S.,Schmidtke, L. (2018). A comparative study of partial dealcoholisation versus early harvest: Effects on wine volatile and sensory profiles In: Food Chemistry, 261, 21 - 29
- Longo, R.,Blackmann, J.,Antalick, G.,Torley, P.,Rogiers, S.,Schmidtke, L. (2018). Harvesting and blending options for lower alcohol wines: a sensory and chemical investigation In: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 98, 33 - 42
- Longo, R.,Blackmann, J.,Antalick, G.,Torley, P.,Rogiers, S.,Schmidtke, L. (2018). Volatile and sensory profiling of Shiraz wine in response to alcohol management: comparison of harvest timing versus technological approaches In: Food Research International, 109, 561 - 571
- Saha, B.,Longo, R.,Torley, P.,Saliba, A.,Schmidtke, L. (2018). SPME method optimized by Box-Behnken design for impact odorants in reduced alcohol wines In: Foods, 7, 1 - 17
- Al-Dalain, S.,Al-Rabadi, G.,Nieder, R.,Alnawaiseh, M.,Kusters, A.,Torley, P.,Abdel-Ghani, A.,Al-Nasir, F. (2018). Plant-soil-nutrient status of vegetables and wheat grown on calcareous soil In: Crop Research, 53, 109 - 116
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
6 PhD Current Supervisions
Food science and technology, Food processing, Food for the elderly, Grains, Rice, Meat, Wine, Extrusion, Sensory analysis, Consumer preference, Ultrasound processing, Rheology, Texture, Synchrotron, Process modelling, Nutrition
- Noninvasive Measurement of Meat Quality in Live Animals Using Deep Tissue Raman Spectroscopy. Funded by: Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) and Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Joint Food Safety Program Grant 2016 from (2017 to 2019)