Dr Maryam Afzali Haji Dela
- Position: Research Support Technician
- Areas of expertise: Crystallisation of inorganic materials (e.g. calcium carbonate), electron microscopy techniques (TEM, cryo-TEM, LC-TEM, SEM), emulsions, UV spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS).
- Email: M.AfzaliHajiDela@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 8.51 EC Stoner
- Website: LinkedIn | White Rose
Profile
Maryam has joined NAPIC as a Research Support Technician in Alternative Protein Analysis at the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre, based at the University of Leeds, UK. She completed her PhD at the School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, focusing on the understanding of the early stages of calcium carbonate crystallisation using advanced electron microscopy techniques.
Prior to joining NAPIC, Maryam worked as a R&D scientist at Labcorp, gaining valuable industry experience. At NAPIC, she will be working on the colloidal and in vitro oral processing performance of alternative proteins, contributing to the development of the National Knowledgebase on Alternative Protein.
Responsibilities
- Research Support Technician
Qualifications
- PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering
- MSc in Food Quality and Innovation
- BSc in Food industrial Engineering