Ben Kew passes his PhD Viva. Congratulations Dr. Kew

Huge congratulations to Ben Kew (PhD Student, ERC LubSat Project) on passing his PhD viva with editorial corrections only on his interdisciplinary thesis by publication titled “Oral lubrication of alternative proteins” (funded by ERC LubSat Project). Ben's thesis was examined by Dr. Alan Hernandez Alvarez (internal) and Prof. Lisa Methven (University of Reading) who recommended his thesis for “Research Excellence”.

Massive congratulations Dr. Kew for amazing accomplishments during PhD, winning numerous poster and oral presentation awards, travel grants and now finally passing the viva with flying colours.

We wish Dr. Kew  all the very best with your next steps.

Published work from Ben's PhD thesis: 

Kew B, Holmes, M, Liamas E, Ettelaie R, Connell S, Dini D, Sarkar A. (2023).Transforming sustainable plant proteins into high performance lubricating microgels. Nature Communications, 15, Art No. 4743 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40414-7

Kew B, Holmes M, Stieger M, Sarkar A. 2021. Oral tribology, adsorption and rheology of alternative food proteins (2021). Food Hydrocolloids, 116, Art. No. 106636 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.106636

Kew B, Holmes M, Stieger M, Sarkar A. 2020. Review on fat replacement using protein-based microparticulated powders or microgels: a textural perspective. Trends in Food Science and Technology, Volume 106, pp. 457-468 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2020.10.032

Published allied work besides PhD:

Pabois O, Avila-Sierra A, Ramaioli M, Mu M, Message Y, You KM, Liamas E, Kew B, Durga K, Doherty L, Sarkar A. (2023). Scientific Reports (Accepted, Nov)

Lesme H,  Kew B, Bonnet L, Sarkar A, Stellacci F. (2023). Food Hydrocolloids (Accepted, Nov)

Zembyla M, Liamas E, Andablo-Reyes E, Gu K, Krop EM, Kew B, Sarkar A. (2021). Surface adsorption and lubrication properties of plant and dairy proteins: A comparative study. Food Hydrocolloids, 111, Art. No. 106364 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106364