With North Dakota as our home
Dr. Bingcan Chen
Associate Professor - Cereal and Food Science
Dr. Jiajia Rao
Associate Professor - Cereal and Food Science
OUR TEAM
Diverse research team
Team members from all around the world
Post Doctoral Researcher
Muxin Zhao
Joined in 2019
My interests
Movies, music, reading, and gaming
Post Doctoral Researcher
Zixuan Gu
Joined in 2018
My interests
Cooking, baking and music
PhD Candidate
Anil Kunapareddy
Joined in 2021
My interests
Music and sports
PhD Candidate
Arunika Rajapaksha
Joined in 2023
My interests
Movies, music and gardening
PhD Candidate
Shiyu Zhou
Joined in 2024
My interests
Hiking and cooking
PhD Student
Diego Vargas Yana
Joined in 2024
My interests
Hiking, music, movies, photography
PhD Student
Wenzhe Li
Joined in 2024
My interests
Music, basketball
PhD Student
Xiaoyang Lu
Joined in 2025
My interests
Music, table tennis
PhD Student
Xiya Feng
Joined in 2024
My interests
Music, watching movies
PhD Student
Zixuan Xu
Joined in 2024
My interests
E-sports, ball sports
PhD Student
Chaofan Sun
Joined in 2024
My interests
Cooking, music, drawing
PhD Student
Haese Lee
Joined in 2025
My interests
Pilates, cooking, k-dramas
MS Student
Hannah Sosah
Joined in 2024
My interests
Travel, trying new food, music and gym
MS Student
Kayden Werlinger
Joined in 2025
My interests
Reading, baking
PhD Visiting Student
Iuri Brito
Joined in 2025
My interests
Travel, music and sports
ALUMNI
Our first team! (photo was taken in 2019)
VISITING SCHOLARS
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Christina Trigka (Ph.D. candidate, IRTA, Spain/Dr. Chen)
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Jianxiong Yue (Associate Professor, Gansu Agricultural University, China/Dr. Chen)
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Yan Li (Assistant Professor, Shenzheng Technology University, China/Dr. Chen)
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Xianzhu Dai (Assistant Professor, Southwest University, China/Dr. Rao)
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Chun Li (Professor, Northeast Agriculture University, China/Dr. Chen)
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Dianhui Wu (Associate Professor, Jiangnan University, China/Dr. Rao)
Ph.D. STUDENTS
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Chales Anto Pradeep (Assistant Professor, Middle Tennessee State University/Dr. Rao)
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Matteo Grossi (Senior Scientist, Fiber star, USA/Dr. Chen)
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Kun Gao (Associate Professor, Anhui Agricultural University, China/Dr. Chen)
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Liuyi Chang (R&D Director, GRA Nutra, Portugal/Dr. Rao)
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Baochen Fang (Dr. Rao)
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Zixuan Gu (Postdoctoral researcher, NDSU/Dr. Chen)
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Xiaoxi Qi (Dr. Rao)
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Yang Lan (Senior scientist, Zhejiang GuYueLongShan Shaoxing Wine/Dr. Rao)
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David Boehm (ABD, Director, NCI, USA/Dr. Chen)
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Haiyang Jiang (Assistant Professor, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical University/Dr. Rao)
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Fengchao Zha (Associate Professor, Ocean University of China/Dr. Chen)
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Minwei Xu (Assistant Professor, NDSU/Dr. Chen)
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Muxin Zhao (Postdoctoral researcher, NDSU/Dr. Chen)
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Jin Wan (Associate Professor, Guizhou University, China/Dr. Rao)
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS/RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
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Taiyoung Kang (Assistant Professor, Chungnam National University, South Korea/Dr. Chen)
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Uyory Choe (Assistant Professor, Konkuk University, South Korea/Dr. Rao)
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Zhengze Li (Scientist, KBI biopharma, USA/Dr. Chen)
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Alice Fujita-Schwarz (Dr. Chen)
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Ramnarain Ramakrishna (R&D Manager, Bay State Milling, USA/Dr. Chen)
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Zhao Jin (Assistant Professor, NDSU/Dr. Chen)
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Sara Moayedi (Dr. Chen)
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Huijuan Zhen (Senior Scientist, IFF Shanghai/Dr. Rao)
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Kun Gao (Associate Professor, Anhui Agricultural University, China/Dr. Chen)
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Baochen Fang (Dr. Rao)
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Zixuan Gu (Postdoctoral researcher, NDSU/Dr. Chen)
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Xiaoxi Qi (Dr. Rao)
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Yang Lan (Senior scientist, Zhejiang GuYueLongShan Shaoxing Wine/Dr. Rao)
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Fengchao Zha (Associate Professor, Ocean University of China/Dr. Chen)
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Hui Li (Professor, Jilin University, China/Dr. Chen)
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Minwei Xu (Assistant Professor, NDSU/Dr. Chen)
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Muxin Zhao (Postdoctoral researcher, NDSU/Dr. Chen)
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Leqi Cui (Associate Professor, Florida State University/Dr. Rao)
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Zili Gao (Lecturer, UMass Amherst/Dr. Rao)
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Peiyi Shen (Lecturer, UMass Amherst/Dr. Chen)
MS STUDENTS
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Jake Thomsen (Associate Scientist, Grain Processing Corporation, USA/Dr. Chen)
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Gabe Swanson (ABD, Dr. Chen)
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Hanna Gross (ABD, Specialist, Maud Borup, USA/Dr. Rao)
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Muxin Zhao (Postdoctoral researcher, NDSU/Dr. Chen)
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Qionghuan Ye (Dr. Rao)