PrintFátima A. Miller graduated in Microbiology in 2001 and got her PhD degree in Biotechnology with specialisation in Food Microbiology at UCP-ESB in 2009. She is currently a researcher of CBQF and an invited assistant professor of Biology. Her research is focused on mild processes optimisation, approaching the quality and safety characteristics of fruit products.
She has participated in international funded projects and supervised several master and PhD students. She is a member of the editorial team of the International Journal of Food Studies and the IUFoST Education Committee.
Publications
Tahir AA, Sousa S, Madani K, Silva CLM, Miller FA (2021). Ultrasound and heat treatment effects on Staphylococcus aureus cell viability in orange juice, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 78, 105743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105743
Miller FA, Fundo JF, Garcia E, Silva CLM, Brandão TRS (2021). Effect of gaseous ozone process on Cantaloupe peel: Assessment of quality and antilisterial indicators, Foods, 10(4), 727. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10040727
Miller FA, Fundo JF, Garcia E, Santos JR, Silva CLM, Brandão TRS (2020). Physicochemical and bioactive characterisation of edible and waste parts of Piel de Sapo melon, Horticulturae, 6(4), 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae6040060
Fundo JF, Miller FA, Mandro GF, Tremarin A, Brandão TRS, Silva CLM (2019). UV-C light processing of Cantaloupe melon juice: Evaluation of the impact on microbiological, physicochemical and bioactive characteristics, during refrigerated storage, LWT - Food Science and Technology, 103, 247-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2019.01.025
Miller FA, Fundo JF, Silva CLM, Brandão TRS (2018). Physicochemical and bioactive compounds of “Cantaloupe” melon: Effect of ozone on processed pulp and seeds, Ozone: Science & Engineering, 40(3), 209-215. https://doi.org/10.1080/01919512.2017.1414582
