Dilek UzunaliogluDilek (Kocer) Uzunalioglu, PhD, is Senior Director, Food Discovery & Design at Motif FoodWorks Inc., leading food application development for Motif's ingredient portfolio designed to improve taste, texture, and nutrition of plant-based foods. Prior jining Motif, Dilek led the Ingredion Global Bakery and Snack Application team as well as the Global Plant Protein application team, developing application capabilities and new ingredients such as snack texturizers, gluten-free flour systems, fibers, pulse flours, and proteins. Dilek earned her PhD in Food Science Program at Rutgers University (U.S.A.), and she holds a bachelor's and a master's of science degree in food engineering from Middle East Technical University (Turkey). She has served as president of the Cereals & Grain Association Carbohydrate Division and the Engineering and Processing Division. Currently, she is chair of the Cereals & Grains Association Book Acquisition Committee. Dilek has published several journal articles and conference papers and two book chapters. Read More Read Less