General

Dr. Tong's industry experience was gained as Assistant Food Scientist at the Clorox Technical Ctr., Pleasanton, CA in 1979, and as Technical Brands Manager/Research Scientist in the Refrigerated Products Division, at the Kraft Technology Center, Glenview, IL in 1987 -1988.
Dr. Tong's current research interests are in three main areas: The first area is Bioseparation Processes, which includes; design, performance, efficiency and applications of bioseparation processes to dairy food systems and processes (e.g., use of membrane technology to fractionate milk proteins, characterization of membranes by atomic force microscopy, membrane fouling and its relationship to flux decline). The second research interest of Dr. Tong is in Frozen Dessert Technology, including; new ingredients, structure, and stability. The third area is in Dairy Chemistry and Technology, including; physico-chemical properties of dairy systems, genetic variants of milk proteins and their relationship to cheese chemistry and technology, lowfat dairy foods, factors influencing quality of cottage cheese, physical properties of milkfat, influence of dairy farm practices on dairy foods composition and quality, use of dairy protein systems as fat substitutes.
Dr. Tong's teaching interests are in the chemistry and technology of dairy foods and related subjects, food engineering, new food product development, and short courses and symposia for the dairy foods industry.

Education

1977 - B.S., Food Science & Technology, University of California, Davis

1982 - M.S., Food Science (minor - Agric. Economics), Cornell University

1986 - Ph.D., Food Science (minor Chem. Eng., Ag. Econ.), Cornell University

Awards/Recognitions

Editorial Board, Journal of Dairy Science, American Dairy Science Association

Editorial Board, Cultured Dairy Products Journal

Advisory Board, California Dairy Foods Research Center

Member, Group of Experts, International Dairy Federation

Current Courses

DSCI 522 Bioseparation Processes in Dairy Product Technology (3) Physical and chemical principles governing bioseparation processes in dairy product technology. Factors influencing mass transport phenomena as it relates to filtration, size exclusion chromatography, ion exchange, dialysis, centrifugation, crystallization and other unit operations. Laboratories emphasize application of bioseparations of commercial importance. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: DPT 401 or FSN 407, FSN 435. CHEM 302 recommended.

DSCI 571 Selected Advanced Laboratory in Dairy Science (1-3) Directed group laboratory study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 6 units. 1-3 laboratories. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

DSCI 581 Graduate Seminar in Dairy Science (3) Group study of selected developments, trends and issues in the field of Dairy Science. 3 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Address

Phone: (805) 756-6102

Fax:(805)756-2998

Office: Dairy Science II

Dr Phillip Tong may be E-mailed at ptong@calpoly.edu.