Food Engineering Research Group

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky

 

 

 

 

TEACHING

Fred Payne teaches Fundamentals of Food Engineering (AEN 340) to the food science majors, co-teaches the course Dynamics of Biological Systems (BAE 502) to junior engineering students and teaches an advanced course in processing titled Food and Bioprocess Engineering (BAE 548). In addition, he teaches the Senior Seminar (BAE 400) to the graduating seniors.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Cutting Time Prediction in Enzymatic Coagulation of Milk

Ustunol, Z., C.L. Hicks, and F.A. Payne.  1990.  Diffuse reflectance profiles of eight commercial milk-clotting enzyme preparations, Italian Journal of Food Science. 56(2):411-415.

Saputra, D., F. A. Payne, R. A. Lodder, and S. A. Shearer. 1992. Selection of infrared wave-lenghts for monitoring milk coagulation using principal component analysis. Transactions of the ASAE.   35(5):1597-1605.

Payne, F.A., Hicks, C.L. and S. Pao-Sheng.  1993.  Predicting optimal cutting time of coagulating milk using diffuse reflectance.  Journal of Dairy Science.  76:48-61.

Ustunol, Z., C.L. Hicks, F.A. Payne, and K. Milton.  1993.  Effect of pH, temperature, and enzyme concentration on diffuse reflectance profiles of coagulation milk.  Italian Journal of Food Science.  2:107-114.

Payne, F.A., C.L. Hicks, S. Madangopal, and S.A. Shearer. 1993.  Fiber optic sensor for predicting the cutting of coagulating milk for cheese production. Transactions of the ASAE.  36(3):841-847.

Saputra, D., F.A. Payne, and C.L. Hicks.  1994.  Analysis of enzymatic hydrolysis of k-casein in milk using diffuse reflectance of near infrared radiation.  Transactions of the ASAE.  37(6):1947-1955.

Payne, F.A.  1995.  Automatic control of coagulum cutting in cheese manufacturing.  Applied Engineering in Agriculture.  11(5):691-697.

Payne, P.A., R.S. Gates, and B.F. Fannin.  1996.  Measurement precision for a fiber optic diffuse reflectance sensor. Transactions of the ASAE. 39(6):2193-2198.

Lochte-Watson, K. R., F. A. Payne, R. S. Gates, and C. L. Hicks. 1998. Effects of pH, protein, fat, and calcium on diffuse reflectance of milk. Transactions of the ASAE.  41(3):701-707.

O'Callaghan, D. J., C. P. O'Donnell, and F. A. Payne. 1999.  A comparison of on-line techniques for determination of curd setting time using cheesemilks under different rates of coagulation. Journal of Food Engineering.  41: 43-54.

O'Callaghan, D. J., C. P. O'Donnell, and F. A. Payne. 1999. Effect of protein content of milk on the storage and loss moduli in renneting milk gels. Journal of Food Process Engineering.  22(3): 249-261.

O'Callaghan, D.J., C.P. O'Donnell, and F.A. Payne. 2000. On-line sensing techniques for coagulum setting in renneted milks. Journal of Food Engineering.  43:155-65.

O’Callaghan D.J., E.P. Mulholland, A. Duffy, C.P. O’Donnell, and F.A. Payne.  2001. Evaluation of hot wire and optical sensors for on-line monitoring of curd firmness during milk coagulation.  Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research.  40(2), 227-238.

Castillo, M., Payne, F.A., Hicks, C.L., López, M.B. (2000). Predicting cutting and clotting time of coagulating goat’s milk using diffuse reflectance: effect of pH, temperature and enzyme concentration.  Int .Dairy J. 10 551- 562.

O’Callaghan D.J., C.P. O’Donnell, and F.A. Payne. 2002. Review of systems for monitoring curd setting during cheesemaking.  International Journal of Dairy Technology.  55(2) 65-74.

Castillo, M., F.A. Payne, C. L. Hicks, J. Laencina, and M. B. Lopez. 2002. Effect of calcium and enzyme in cutting time prediction of coagulating goats' milk using a light scattering sensor. International Dairy Journal.  12:1019-1023.

Castillo, M., F.A. Payne, C.L. Hicks, J. Laencina, and M.B. López. (2003) Modeling casein aggregation and curd firming in goat´s milk from backscatter of infrared light. Journal of Dairy Research.  70:335-348

Castillo, M., F.A. Payne, C.L. Hicks, J. Laencina, and M.B. López. (2003) Effect of protein and temperatures on cutting time prediction in goats' milk using an optical reflectance sensor. Journal of Dairy Research.  70:205-215

 

Endpoint Prediction in Acid Coagulation of Milk          

Payne, F.A., R.C. Freels, S.E. Nokes, and R.S. Gates. 1998.  Diffuse reflectance changes during the culture of cottage cheese. Transactions of the ASAE.  41(3):709-713.

Crofcheck, C. L., F. A. Payne, and S. E. Nokes. 1999.  Predicting the cutting time of cottage cheese using light backscatter measurements. Transactions of the ASAE. 42(4):1039-1045.

           

Intelligent Transition Sensor System

Payne, F.A., C.L. Crofcheck, S.E. Nokes, and K.C. Kang. 1999. Light backscatter of milk products for transition sensing using optical fibers. Transactions of the ASAE. 42(6):1771-1776.

Danao, M.C. and F.A. Payne.  2002.  Determining product transitions in a liquid piping system using a transmission sensor.  Transactions of the ASAE.  46(2): 415-421.

           

Light Extinction Sensor

Crofcheck, C.L., F.A. Payne, C.L. Hicks, M.P. Menguc, and S.E. Nokes. 2000. Fiber optic sensor response to low levels of fat in skim milk. Journal of Food Process Engineering.  23(2):163-175.

Crofcheck, C. L., F.A. Payne, C.L. Hicks, M.P. Mengüç, M. P., and S.E. Nokes.  2002.  Fiber optic sensor response to high levels of fat in cream. Transactions of the ASAE.  45(1):171-178.

Crofcheck, C.L., F.A. Payne, and M.P. Menguc.  2002.  Characterization of milk properties using a radiative transfer model.  Applied Optics.  41(10):2028.

 

Microbial Population Measurement

Qing, D. K., M. P. Mengüç, F.A. Payne, M.C. Danao. 2003. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy for detection of trace amount of biological agents.  Applied Optics.  42(16): 2987-2994.