Dr. Chii-Cherng Liao

Title: Director-General

Organization: Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI), Taiwan

Nationality: Taiwan

Education:
        Ph.D. in Food Science, The Ohio State University, USA.
        B.S and M.S. in Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Expertise: Food Science and Technology, Applied Microbiology, Probiotics,  Food Biotechnology.

 

Work Experience:

  • Deputy Director-General, Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI), Taiwan
  • Director, Bioresource Collection and Research Center (BCRC), FIRDI. 
  • President, Taiwan Association for Lactic Acid Bacteria.
  • President, Agricultural Chemical Society of Taiwan.
  • Secretary-General, Taiwan Association for Food Science and Technology.
  • Director of The Board, Taiwan Bio Industry Organization.
  • Director of The Board, Taiwan Quality Food Association, 
  • Executive Director of The Board, Taiwan Premium Agricultural Products Development Institute.
  • Member of The Board of Food Safety, Executive Yuan, ROC.

Honors/Awards:

  • Outstanding Research Project Leader Award, Ministry of Economic Affair, Taiwan. 
  • Outstanding Achievement Award in Value Addition for Traditional Industries, Ministry of Economic Affair, Taiwan.
  • Academic Achievement Award, Taiwan Association for Food Science and Technology. 
  • Mr. J. T. Tsen's Invention Award, Taiwan Association for Food Science and Technology. 
  • Technical Achievement Award, Agricultural Chemical Society of Taiwan. 
  • Winner of the John C. Ayres Research Paper Competition, The Institute of Food Technologists (The Society for Food Science and Technology), USA