College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

Degree Program

PhD Student in Food Science

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Ahmed Abdelhamid

Background and Research Interests

Tamil Selvan Arul Arasan earned his undergraduate degree in Biotechnology Engineering from Anna University, Chennai. He completed his Master’s degree in Food Science, where his research focused on food allergy and immunology in Dr. Gangur's lab. He is currently a PhD student in Dr. Abdelhamid’s Food Microbiology laboratory, investigating the virulence and survival strategies of foodborne pathogens, such as Salmonella on fresh produce, with the goal of mitigating pathogen virulence and enhancing food safety.