She/Her
1334 Eckles Ave, Food Science & Nutrition Building
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisor
Kumar Mallikarjunan
Education
BS Nutrition and Health Science, Oregon State University
Biography
Pear is passionate about making our food safer, healthier, and more sustainable. Her research focuses on food safety and quality, including GMR biosensor-based pathogen detection, cold plasma technology, and antimicrobial biodegradable packaging derived from dairy protein byproducts.
Areas of Interest
Food Microbiology | Food Safety | Food Quality
- Novel biosensor-based foodborne pathogen detection
- Cold Plasma Technology and Plasma-activated water
- Antimicrobial & Biodegradable Packaging from Dairy Protein byproducts
Select Publications
Liang S, Sutham P, Wu K, Mallikarjunan K, Wang J-P. Giant Magnetoresistance Biosensors for Food Safety Applications. Sensors. 2022; 22(15):5663. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22155663