Marianna Giancaterino
Dr.nat.techn. Marianna Giancaterino
Institute of Food Technology
Location Muthgasse 18, 1190 Wien
Email marianna.giancaterino@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-75242
Research Focus
Research in fruit and vegetable processing focuses on combining innovative technologies with traditional processes. The goal is to enhance process efficiency and product quality by tailored modification of the structure of plant materials. Key technologies include Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF) and Ohmic Heating (OH), which are used to alter the cellular structure of fruits and vegetables. These methods improve drying, peeling, extraction, and cooking by enhancing mass transfer and enabling rapid, uniform heating. The work spans from fundamental studies on structure-function relationships to process performance evaluation. Additionally, tailored processing strategies are developed to reduce energy consumption, shorten processing times, and minimize waste. By integrating innovative approaches into conventional workflows, the research aims to support or replace traditional methods with more efficient thermal or non-thermal alternatives.
Career
- 2023 Postdoctoral research associate
- 2020 - 2023 Research Associate, FFoQSI (Austria)
- 2019 - 2020 Post-graduate researcher, UNITE (Italy)
- 2018 - 2019 Research stay (food science and technologies), BOKU Vienna
- 2016 - 2019 Food Science and Technology (M.Sc.), UNITE (Italy)
- 2013 - 2016 Food Science and Technology (B.Sc.), UNITE (Italy)
Awards
- Year: 2024 Awards: Food Engineering Award, 2nd place (EFCE - European Federation of Chemical Engineering)
- Year: 2024 Awards: EFFoST Student of the Year Award 2024 (Popular vote)
- Year: 2024 Awards: FFoQSI Best Paper Award
- Year: 2024 Awards: Nomination TÜV AUSTRIA Wissenschaftspreis 2024
- Year: 2024 Awards: BOKU Talent Award - Jubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien (Dissertation)
- Year: 2023 Awards: GNT young scientist AWARD, 3rd place (37th EFFoST conference)
- Year: 2022 Awards: Best Presentation Award (Food Technology), 2nd place (4th World Congress on Electroporation & Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine, Food and Environmental Technologies)
- Year: 2022 Awards: GNT young scientist AWARD, 1st place (36th EFFoST conference)
- Year: 2022 Awards: BOKU Anerkennungspreis für außergewöhnliche Leistungen in der Lehre
Projects
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Publications
Knowledge Transfer to Society
Media
Presentations
15 lecures found.
Year: 2024 - Understanding of the applicability and the mechanism behind pulsed electric fields (PEF) as an alternative peeling method
Art: Vortrag - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Jäger, H
Event: 5th World Congress on Electroporation and Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine, and Food & Environmental Technologies 2024
Period: 15.09.2024 - 19.09.2024 | Location: Roma, Italy | Organizer: International Society for Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments (ISEBTT)
Year: 2024 - Understanding of process-structure-interactions during the processing of plant materials by pulsed electric fields (PEF)
Art: Poster - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Jäger, H
Event: 38th EFFoST International Conference 2024
Period: 12.11.2024 - 14.11.2024 | Location: Bruges, Belgium | Organizer: European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)
Year: 2024 - Understanding of the quality and stability of freeze-dried fruits and vegetables pre-treated by pulsed electricfi elds (PEF)
Art: Vortrag - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Werl, C; Jäger, H
Event: 22nd IUFoST World Congress of Food Science and Technology - The future of food is now: Development, Functionality & Sustainability 2024
Period: 08.09.2024 - 12.09.2024 | Location: 47921-47924 Rimini, Italien | Organizer: International Union of Food Science and Technology
Year: 2023 - The potential use of Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF) at low and medium electric field strength to modify tomato pectin nanostructure
Art: Vortrag - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Cybulska, J; Zdunek, A; Jäger, H
Event: 14th International Conference on Agrophysics 2023
Period: 11.09.2023 - 13.09.2023 | Location: Lublin
Year: 2023 - The technological potential of Pulsed Electric Fields: tailored food processes by modifying tomato pectin nanostructure
Art: Poster - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Cybulska, J; Zdunek, A; Jäger, H
Event: 37th EFFoST conference
Period: 06.11.2023 - 09.11.2023 | Location: Valencia
Year: 2023 - Innovative ohmic heating concepts for tailored vegetable processing
Art: Poster - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Waldert, K; Astráin Redín, L; Giancaterino, M; Mair, D; Jäger, H
Event: 37th EFFoST International Conference 2023
Period: 06.11.2023 - 08.11.2023 | Location: Valencia, Spanien | Location: Valencia, SPAIN | Location: Valencia | Organizer: European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) | Organizer: European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)
Year: 2023 - Application of pulsed electric fields as an alternative peeling method for tomatoes and kiwifruits
Art: Vortrag - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Jäger, H
Event: 14th International Congress on Engineering and Food 2023
Period: 20.06.2023 - 23.06.2023 | Location: Nantes, France
Year: 2023 - Tailored heating concepts for the targeted processing of vegetables
Art: Vortrag - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Waldert, K; Astráin Redín, L; Gratz, M; Giancaterino, M; Cebrián, G; Álvarez, I; Jäger, H
Event: 14th International Congress on Engineering and Food 2023
Period: 20.06.2023 - 23.06.2023 | Location: Nantes, France
Year: 2023 - Optimization of ohmic heating concepts for tailored vegetable processing
Art: Vortrag - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Waldert, K; Astráin Redín, L; Gratz, M; Giancaterino, M; Cebrián, G; Jäger, H
Event: 9th School on Pulsed Electric Field Applications in Food and Biotechnology 2023
Period: 04.09.2023 - 08.09.2023 | Location: Vienna, AUSTRIA | Organizer: International Society for Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments (ISEBTT)
Year: 2022 - Impact of pulsed electric field treatments on the peeling ability of tomatoes and kiwi fruits
Art: Poster - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Jäger, H
Event: 36th EFFoST International Conference 2022
Period: 07.11.2022 - 09.11.2022 | Location: Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Location: Dublin, Ireland | Organizer: EFFoST | Organizer: European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)
Year: 2022 - Physical and chemical characterization of freeze-dried strawberries and red bell peppers pretreated by PEF
Art: Vortrag - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Jäger, H
Event: 4th World Congress on Electroporation & Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine, Food and Environmental Technologies 2022
Period: 09.10.2022 - 13.10.2022 | Location: Copenhagen, Denmark | Location: Copenhagen, DENMARK | Organizer: International Society for Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments
Year: 2022 - Physical and chemical characterization of freeze-dried strawberries and red bell peppers pretreated by PEF
Art: Vortrag - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Fauster, T; Pittia, P; Jäger, H
Event: IFT-NPD Workshop on Nonthermal Processing of Foods
Period: 07.11.2022 - 09.11.2022 | Location: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Year: 2022 - Effect of pulsed electric field pretreatment on the debittering process of cherry kernels
Art: Vortrag - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Fauster, T; Krottenthaler, A; Jäger, H
Event: 8th School on Pulsed Electric Field Applications in Food and Biotechnology 2022
Period: 30.05.2022 - 04.06.2022 | Location: Compiegne | Location: Compiègne, France | Organizer: European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)
Year: 2022 - Effect of pulsed electric field pretreatment on the debittering process of cherry kernels
Art: Poster - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Fauster, T; Krottenthaler, A; Jäger, H
Event: 36th EFFoST International Conference 2022
Period: 07.11.2022 - 09.11.2022 | Location: Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Location: Dublin, Ireland | Organizer: EFFoST | Organizer: European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)
Year: 2021 - The application of pulsed electric fields prior freeze drying to improve quality parameters of red bell peppers.
Art: Vortrag - Ausgewählte Präsentation
Autoren: Giancaterino, M; Fauster, T.; Jäger, H
Event: European Federation of Chemical Engineering EFCE Online Event on Alternative Food Processing Technologies 2021
Period: 25.05.2021 - 27.05.2021 | Location: Online