NSF Convergence Accelerator Track J: Dairy Protein Product Research and Innovation Hub

NSF 融合加速器轨道 J：乳蛋白产品研究和创新中心

• 批准号: 2235992
• 负责人: Owen McDougal
• 金额: $ 75万
• 依托单位: Boise State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-12-15 至 2024-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2235992&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Convergence; Accelerator; Track; Dairy

The world population is expected to reach 10 billion by 2050. A critical challenge facing humanity is growing demand for nutrient-dense foods with longer shelf-life and climate resilience to reach regions of the world most impacted by extreme weather conditions, geopolitical turmoil, and mass migration. Milk is nutrient-dense, containing vitamins and minerals, fat, and protein content used to produce a range of products that are widely consumed across the world by people of all ages, from infants to seniors. However, current dairy product manufacturing methods are rate limited, and use outdated processing practices that suffer from critical efficiency shortcomings in monitoring protein integrity, separation science, and spray drying of protein powders. This project will address the knowledge gap currently preventing adoption of state-of-the-art technological solutions by creating a roadmap for the implementation of intelligent sensing and advanced manufacturing technologies aimed at efficient production of high-value products for consumers that address nutrition security at a domestic and global level. The project team’s use-inspired approach targets farmers and rural communities, dairy processors, and consumers of food products containing dairy protein powder ingredients. Dairy is the single largest component of the Idaho agricultural economy, being driven predominantly by farmers and processors in rural counties, where underserved minority populations are increasing at a rapid rate in a state that is among the fastest growing in the United States. This project will focus on educational programs and workforce development for these underserved minority populations through land grant university extension outreach programs, partnership with dairy marketing and communication organizations (Dairy West), and organizations dedicated to the training and workforce development pipeline for students to careers in dairy processing (BUILD Dairy). University programs including the Vertically Integrated Project curriculum and BUILD Dairy-sponsored projects, offer students training essential for their employment in high-paying, benefit-eligible positions in rural communities throughout Idaho and the United States.The goal of this Convergence Accelerator is to modernize the dairy processing industry by fusing artificial intelligence, chemometric sensing, and advanced manufacturing tools to achieve transformative efficiency, quality, and quantity gains in the production of shelf-stable, nutrient-dense, protein powder products. To achieve this convergence goal, a team of academic researchers and industry stakeholders with exceptional credentials, experience, and knowledge in food and dairy chemistry, computer science/artificial intelligence, microbiology, rheology, food process engineering, and food process technology has been assembled. The specific deliverables are: (1) Develop artificial intelligence-based chemometric solutions to automate the use of near-infrared spectroscopy for the real-time analysis of proteins in milk during processing to improve the quality of dairy products and reduce waste; (2) Implement and optimize operating conditions for advanced manufacturing pulsed electric field and extruder equipment into dairy facilities to improve processing efficiency, product quality, reduce waste, conserve energy, and expand capacity; and (3) Converge sciences, engineering, computer science, food science, nutrition, dairy farming, supply chain management, and workforce training to develop innovative protein products for early childhood development, adolescent and adult nutrition, and senior care that are shelf-stable, nutrient-dense, and impactful to a global market.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

到 2050 年，世界人口预计将达到 100 亿。人类面临的一个重大挑战是对营养丰富、保质期更长、气候适应能力更强的食品的需求不断增长，以满足世界上受极端天气条件、地缘政治动荡和气候变化影响最严重的地区的需求。牛奶营养丰富，含有维生素、矿物质、脂肪和蛋白质，用于生产一系列产品，被世界各地从婴儿到老年人广泛消费。制造方法受到限制，并且使用过时的加工方法，这些方法在监测蛋白质完整性、分离科学和蛋白粉喷雾干燥方面存在严重的效率缺陷。该项目将解决目前阻碍采用最先进技术的知识差距。该项目团队通过制定实施智能传感和先进制造技术的路线图来提供技术解决方案，旨在为消费者高效生产高价值产品，解决国内和全球层面的营养安全问题。 、乳制品加工商和含有以下成分的食品消费者乳制品是爱达荷州农业经济的最大组成部分，主要由农村县的农民和加工商推动，在这个美国增长最快的州之一，服务不足的少数族裔人口正在迅速增加。该项目将通过赠地大学扩展外展计划、与乳制品营销和传播组织（Dairy West）以及致力于为学生提供培训和劳动力发展渠道的组织合作，重点关注这些服务不足的少数群体的教育计划和劳动力发展。乳品加工职业（BUILD Dairy）。包括垂直整合项目课程和 BUILD Dairy 赞助项目在内的大学课程为学生提供了在爱达荷州和美国各地农村社区从事高薪、符合福利资格的职位所必需的培训。该融合加速器的目标是实现现代化通过融合人工智能、化学计量传感和先进的制造工具，乳品加工业在生产耐储存、营养丰富的蛋白粉产品方面实现了效率、质量和数量的变革。为了实现融合目标，一支由在食品和乳制品化学、计算机科学/人工智能、微生物学、流变学、食品加工工程和食品加工技术方面具有卓越资历、经验和知识的学术研究人员和行业利益相关者组成的团队已经组建完成。包括： (1) 开发基于人工智能的化学计量学解决方案，自动使用近红外光谱技术对加工过程中牛奶中的蛋白质进行实时分析，以提高乳制品的质量并减少浪费； (2) 实施和优化先进制造脉冲电场和挤出机设备在乳制品设施中的运行条件，以提高加工效率、产品质量、减少浪费、节约能源并扩大产能；(3) 融合科学、工程、计算机科学、食品科学、营养学、乳制品；农业、供应链管理和劳动力培训，为儿童早期发展、青少年和成人营养以及老年护理开发创新的蛋白质产品，这些产品具有货架稳定性、营养丰富且对全球市场有影响力。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命并已被视为值得通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

项目成果

Development of methodology for assessing flowability of milk protein powders using shear failure testing device

开发使用剪切破坏测试装置评估乳蛋白粉流动性的方法

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2023.111450
• 发表时间: 2023-07
• 期刊: Journal of Food Engineering
• 影响因子: 5.5
• 作者: Palmer, Katelynn;Parhi, Ashutos;Shetty, Abhishek;Sunkesula, Venkateswarlu;Sharma, Prateek
• 通讯作者: Sharma, Prateek

Integration of Meta-Multi-Omics Data Using Probabilistic Graphs and External Knowledge

使用概率图和外部知识整合元多组学数据

• DOI: 10.3390/cells12151998
• 发表时间: 2023-08-04
• 期刊: Cells
• 影响因子: 6
• 作者: Can, Handan;Chanumolu, Sree K.;Nielsen, Barbara D.;Alvarez, Sophie;Naldrett, Michael J.;Unlu, Guelhan;Otu, Hasan H.
• 通讯作者: Otu, Hasan H.