Researcher Prof Tim Guinee named winner of the Teagasc Gold Medal

Teagasc researcher Professor Tim Guinee has been named as the 2013 winner of the Teagasc Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution to the agri-food sector.

A principal research officer in the Department of Food Chemistry and Technology at Teagasc’s research centre in Moorepark, Prof Guinee has led the development of a new cheese technology platform using milk powder ingredients for manufacture of selected cheese types for foreign markets.

The technology involves design of ingredient and process technology to make customised cheeses. It is an innovative new way of manufacturing cheese, which enhances the use of functional ingredients and also simulates sensory properties of traditional cheeses in foreign countries.

Prof Guinee is author/co-author of 84 peer-reviewed scientific papers, two patents, 21 book chapters, three text books, two monographs, and numerous other technical articles in various media. He is an editorial board member for International Dairy Journal (since 2005) and Egyptian Journal of Dairy Science (since 1995), and was formerly a co-editor of the International Dairy Journal (2001-2005).

He served as a member of the Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology from 2006-2010. In January 2011, he was appointed adjunct professor to the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, UCC.

He is a member of the International Dairy Federation action team on salt reduction in cheese.