Lab Team Elhadi M. Yahia, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor · Laboratory Leader
Emeritus professor Laboratory leader Education: B.Sc. from the University of Tripoli, Libya; M.Sc. from the University of California, Davis, and Ph.D. from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA Dr. Elhadi M. Yahia is Emeritus Professor, Senior Scientist at the University of Querétaro, Mexico, where he teaches, conducts research and supervises graduate students, and the global food industry on “food security, postharvest technology, food science and technology, and human nutrition”, and is also Courtesy Professor at the University of Florida, USA. He published 25 books in 3 languages, and more than 400 scientific and technical articles and book chapters on biology, technology and handling of perishable foods. He acted as Agro Industry Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations where he collaborated on the launching of the Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste Reduction, and developed national and regional agroindustry strategies, among several other activities. He serves as consultant to many organizations such as FAO, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Global Cold Chain Alliance, the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), the Global Cold Food Foundation (GCCF), USAID, USDA, ICARDA, among others. He is member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the New York Academy of Sciences, The Scientific Research Society (Sigma Xi), The Council of Scientific Advisors of the GCCA/GCCF, and several other national and international organizations, and has been classified as among the top 2% of World Scientists by Stanford University, USA. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Tripoli, Libya, M.Sc. from the University of California, Davis, Ph.D. from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and postdoctoral training at the University of California, Davis. .
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