Mladen Brnčić, Prof. PhD.

Mladen Brnčić, Full Professor is the Head of the Laboratory for Thermodynamics at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

He has an extensive research portfolio with over 250 peer-reviewed publications and numerous contributions to international conferences as a plenary and invited speaker. His career has been dedicated to advancing novel food processing technologies, particularly non-thermal methods. He has served as a coordinator and researcher in various national and international projects focused on non-thermal food processing, food waste and by-product valorization. Professor Brnčić is an active member of several national and European professional societies in the field of Food Science and Technology. In 2018, Professor Brnčić was elected as a Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST). He also serves as an Associate Editor and Editorial Board member for more than 20 prestigious journals in Food Technology.