Dr. Mohamed Ahmedna has been named director of the SAES's Center of Excellence for Post-Harvest Technology at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis.
Since joining the SAES in 2000, Ahmedna has been involved in 17 multidisciplinary projects totaling more than $5 million. His research has resulted in 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications and patent applications involving a process to inactivate allergens in peanuts. Ahmedna received a master's and doctorate in food science, and a master's in applied statistics, at Louisiana State University. He recently received an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler business school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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