Profile
Anil de Sequeira
My CV
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Education:
St Xaviers College; University of Mumbai; Reading University; London Southbank University
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Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) (Chemistry Tripos), MSc Food Technology (Process Engineering Option), PhD, CSci, FIFST, FHEA
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Work History:
Smithkline Beechams (Now GlaxoSmithkline), London Southbank University, University of Westminster
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Current Job:
Head of Food and Nutrition Section, Department of Science, School of Science, Society and Management
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My work involves the development of smart labels (Time Temperature Indicators) that change colour with time and temperature to monitor the quality shelf life of chilled and Frozen Foods.
A Time-Temperature Indicator (TTI) is a smart label that monitors the temperature history of a product and exhibits an irreversible change in colour or shape in response to the cumulative effect of time and temperature
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My Typical Day:
I lecture, do research and run the subject which can involve attending several meetings
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Most of my day involves lecturing and running practical sessions and tutorials with undergraduate students in food and nutrition. I also supervise PhD students. As Head of the Food and Nutrition I sit on several University Committees and also chair meetings (the boring stuff – so I am sure you do not wish to know more)
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I love students so I will use the money to go out to a school and run an enrichment day or get some school A level students in our University and run a day at our University
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Funny, Exciting and Interesting
Were you ever in trouble at school?
No
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Whitney Houston
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Buy a home where I could live downstairs and have a lab upstairs; Do research all day; Take two years off work to write research papers
Tell us a joke.
I am not very good at jokes so I will not tell you one
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