EDUCATION 

• M.Sc. (National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan R.O.C.) June 2006

Major: Food Science 

Dissertation: Screening and microencapsulation of lactic acid bacteria isolaled from commercial yogurts in Taiwan

• B.S. (Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) March 2001 

Major: Processing and Preservation of Agricultural Products and Food Stuff

SHORT COURSES

• Visiting scholar at University of California, Davis, USA for higher curriculum development (April -June/2009).
• Attending the "EU-Southeast Asia Expert meeting on Food Quality, Safety & Traceability" at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand (2009).
• Attending the short course "Technology transfer of heat pump drying expertise for Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam”, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Attending the international conferrence "Food for Health: The magic of Asian Agriculture”, Kasertsat University, Bangkok, Thailand. 
• Attending the training course "The Faculty and Student Exchange Program between Thailand and Neighboring Countries”, Maejo University, Chiangmai, Thailand.
• Attending the short course "Research Methodology in Postharvest Biology and Technology”, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Financial supported by AusAid Capacity-Building in Agriculture and Rural Development.
  

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WORK EXPERIENCE

March 2001 - present: Lecturer of Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

 LECTURES

• Processing and Preservation of Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa
• Functional Food
• Food Engineering Lab
• Experimental design and data analysis 

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PUBLICATIONS

Didier Montet et al., 2010. Future topics of common interest for EU and SEA partners in food quality, safety, and traceability. Quality assurance and safety of crops and foods, 1-7.

Luong, H. Q., P. C. Hsieh, and P. Y. Lai (2006). Screening and microencapsulation of lactic acid bacteria isolated from commercial yogurts in Taiwan. In: Taiwan National Library.
Luong, H. Q., P. C. Hsieh, and P. Y. Lai (2006). Microencapsulation of lactic acid bacteria isolated from commercial yogurts in Taiwan. Proceedings of the 4th KU-NPUST Bilateral Conference on Food for Health: The magic of Asian Agriculture, 06 – 09 November, 2006, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Student Members of Institute of Food Technologists, USA, and American Society for Microbiology, USA (2006).