Dr. Mina Dokouhaki
Details
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Department: School of Science
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Campus: Bundoora West Australia
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mina.dokouhaki@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0002-6023-1519
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Collaborative projects
- Industry Projects
- Media enquiries
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
About
Dr. Mina Dokouhaki is a Lecturer in Food Technology at RMIT University, where she actively contributes to teaching, research, and leadership within the Food Science and Nutrition discipline in the School of Science.
Mina holds a BSc and MSc in Food Engineering from prestigious universities in Iran and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Melbourne. Her expertise primarily focuses on food biopolymers and colloids, bioactive compound delivery, surface chemistry, functional foods, emulsions, microencapsulation, and food processing.
Supervisor projects
- Developing high internal phase Pickering emulsions using plant proteins and their complexes
- 23 Jul 2025
- Production of novel functional ingredients from low-value food processing waste stream
- 8 Apr 2025
- Controlled self-assembly of plant proteins for sustainable food applications
- 29 Nov 2024
Teaching interests
Leadership roles:
Program Manager BP289 (Bachelor of Food Technology and Nutrition/Bachelor of Business)
Program Manager for Honours in Food Science and Nutrition (BH012FT)
Teaching responsibilities:
Undergraduate
- Food Processing Technology – Course coordinator & Lecturer
- Food Ingredient Structure and Function – Course coordinator & Lecturer (Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine)
Postgraduate
- Food Manufacturing: Plant Products – Course coordinator & Lecturer
- Food Processing Technologies – Course coordinator & Lecturer
Research interests
Food biopolymers and colloids, Bioactive compound delivery, Surface chemistry, Functional foods, Emulsions, Microencapsulation, Food processing
