Hwang, Keum Taek

Profile

  • Name: Hwang, Keum Taek
  • Current Position: Professor
  • Major: Functional Foods and Advanced Bio-materials
  • Research Areas: Search, analysis and application of novel functional materials indigenous to foods, Food analysis and food quality improvement, Food processing and problem solving
  • Office: +82-2-880-2531
  • E-mail: keum@snu.ac.kr 

Education

  • 1979 B.S. Department of Food Science and Technology, Seoul National University
  • 1988 M.S. Department of Food Science, Cornell University
  • 1991 Ph.D. Department of Food Science, Cornell University 

Experience

  • 1979 – 1981. Platoon Leader, Korean Army (ROTC)
  • 1981 – 1984. Research and Development Technologist, Baik-Wha Brewery, Gunsan, Korea
  • 1986 – 1990. New York Sea Grant Scholar, Institute of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • 1990 – 1990. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Poultry and Avian Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • 1990 – 1993. Research Chemist, USDA-Agricultural Research Service-Eastern Regional Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • 1993 – 1996. Assistant Professor, Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University, Muan, Korea
  • 1996 – 2007. Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
  • 2005 – 2007. Dean, College of Human Ecology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
  • 2000 – 2002. Visiting Scholar, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
  • 2003 – present. Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
  • 2007 – present. Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2009 – 2013. Chairman, Advanced CEO Program in Food and Nutrition Business, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2010 – 2015. College Representative, Faculty Council, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2010 – 2015. Board Member, Internal Review Board (IRB), Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2011 – 2013. Chair, Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2012 – 2019. Committee Member, College Personnel Committee, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2013 – 2016. Committee Member, Review Committee for Labelling and Promotion of Functional Foods, Korea Health Supplements Association, Seongnam, Korea
  • 2013 – 2015. Committee Member, FI Korea Conference Committee, Korea Food Industry Association, Seoul, Korea
  • 2014 – 2015. Committee Member, Steering Committee for Student Dormitory, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2014 – 2015. Director, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2014 – 2015. Committee Member, Steering Committee, Center for Child Educare Service & Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2014 – 2015. Committee Member, Steering Committee, Extension Lecture Programs for Public, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2015 – 2019. Dean, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2019 – present. Senator, University Senate, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea 

Recent Publications

  • Oh YJ, Kim TS, Moon HW, Lee SY, Lee SY, Ji GE, Hwang KT*. Lactobacillus plantarum PMO 08 as a probiotic starter culture for plant-based fermented beverages. Molecules, 25: 5056 (2020)
  • Lim T, Ryu J, Lee K, Park SY, Hwang KT*. Protective effects of black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) extract against hypercholesterolemia and hepatic inflammation in rats fed high-fat and high-choline diets. Nutrients 12: 2448 (2020)
  • Kim J, Yang SC, Hwang AY, Cho H, Hwang KT*. Composition of triterpenoids in Inonotus obliquus and their anti-proliferative activity on cancer cell lines. Molecules 25: 4066 (2020)
  • Lee K, Kim YJ, Hong YK, Song MY, Lee WO, Hwang KT*. Lipid content and fatty acid composition of freshwater eels Anguilla japonica caught in different seasons and locations in South Korea. Fish Sci 86: 573–580 (2020)
  • Kim J, Hwang KT*. Fagopyrins in different parts of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) and Tartary buckwheat (F. tataricum) during growth. J Food Compos Anal 86: 103354 (2020)
  • Park BI, Kim J, Lee K, Lim T, Hwang KT*. Flavonoids in common and tartary buckwheat hull extracts and antioxidant activity of the extracts against lipids in mayonnaise. J Food Sci Technol 56: 2712-2720 (2019)
  • Hwang AY, Yang SC, Kim J, Lim T, Cho H, Hwang KT*. Effects of non-traditional extraction methods on extracting bioactive compounds from chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) compared with hot water extraction. LWT-Food Sci Technol 110: 80-84 (2019)
  • Choi Y, Lim T, He Y, Hwang KT*.Chemical characteristics and?antioxidant properties of?wheat gluten hydrolysates produced by?single and?sequential enzymatic hydrolyses using commercial proteases and?their application in?beverage system. J Food Meas Charact 13: 745-754 (2019)
  • Lee HJ, Jung H, Cho H, Lee K, Hwang KT*. Black raspberry seed oil improves lipid metabolism by inhibiting lipogenesis and promoting fatty-acid oxidation in high-fat diet-induced obese mice and db/db mice. Lipids 53: 491-504 (2018)
  • Kim N, Yu KS, Kim J, Lim T, Hwang KT*. Chemical characteristics of?potato chips fried in?repeatedly used oils. J Food Meas Charact 12: 1863-1871 (2018)
  • Kim YJ, Lee Y, Kim J, Park SY, Lee K, Hwang KT*. Physicochemical characteristics and anti-oxidant activities of farm-cultivated and mountain-cultivated ginseng seeds. Food Sci Biotechnol 27: 1257-1264 (2018)
  • Yu KS, Cho H, Hwang KT*. Physicochemical properties and oxidative stability of frying oils during repeated frying of potato chips. Food Sci Biotechnol 27: 651-659 (2018)
  • Lee YC, Hwang KT*. Changes in physicochemical properties of mulberry fruits (Morus alba L.) during ripening. Scientia Horticulturae 217: 189-196 (2017)
  • Cho H, Lee HJ, Yu KS, Choi YM, Hwang KT*. Characterisation and food application of curcumin bound to sodium caseinate?polysaccharide electrostatic complexes. Int J Food Sci Tech 52: 1770-1776 (2017)
  • Cho H, Yu KS, Hwang KT*. Effect of ellagic acid incorporation on the oxidative stability of sodium caseinate-polysaccharide-stabilized emulsions. LWT-Food Sci Technol 84: 601-607 (2017)
  • Jhin C, Nho CW, Hwang KT*. Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system-applied QSAR with bond dissociation energy for antioxidant activities of phenolic compounds. Arch Pharm Res 40: 1146?1155 (2017)
  • Kim K, Cho H, Jung H, Lee HJ, Hwang KT*. Anti-proliferative effect of methanolic extracts from Citrus junos seeds and seed oils on HT-29 human colon cancer cells and identification of their major bioactive compounds. Korean J Food Sci Technol 49: 242-251 (2017)
  • Tang JW, Cho H, Kim J, Wang ZG, Hwang KT*. Optimization of microencapsulation of β-lactoglobulin?vitamin A using response surface methodology. J Food Process Preserv 41: e12747 (2017)
  • Cho H, Jung H, Lee HJ, Kwak H-K, Hwang KT*. Formation of electrostatic complexes using sodium caseinate with high-methoxyl pectin and carboxymethyl cellulose and their application in stabilisation of curcumin. Int J Food Sci Technol 51: 1655-1665 (2016)
  • Lee HJ, Jung H, Cho H, Lee K, Kwak H-K, Hwang KT*. Dietary black raspberry seed oil ameliorates inflammatory activities in db/db mice. Lipids 51: 715-727 (2016)
  • Ahn S, Kim J, Cho H, Park SY, Hwang KT*. Physicochemical and sensory characteristics of hot water extracts of Codonopsis lanceolata root skin and flesh with different heat treatments. Korean J Food Sci Technol 48: 104-110 (2016)
  • Cheon HS, Lim T, Cho W-I, Hwang KT*. Textural characteristics and bacterial reduction in glutinous rice and brown rice pretreated with ultra-high pressure. Korean J Food Sci Technol 48: 92-95 (2016)
  • (*Corresponding author) 

Recent Research Projects

  • Analysis of bioactive compounds in coconut haustorium. Supported by Body Friend Co., Ltd. 2019.6 – 2019.12
  • Effects of administration of polyphenol-rich extract from black raspberry on risk factors of murine cardiovascular system in terms of intestinal microbiome and metabolome. Supported by Korea Research Foundation. 2017.6 – 2020. 5
  • The technology and product development of active wheat protein peptides. Supported by Anhui Ruifuxiang Food Co., Ltd. 2015.12 – 2017.5
  • Shelf-life extension of gimbab and sandwiches as home meal replacements. Supported by BGF Retail Co., Ltd. 2016.4 – 2016.10