Dr. Michael Mayokun ODEWOLE is a Senior lecturer and the acting Head of the Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He holds Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural Engineering (Processing and Storage Engineering). His core research interests are: thermal and non-thermal food processing technology; and development, empirical modelling and optimization of food processing and storage systems. He has contributed significantly to knowledge advancement with over sixty (60) articles published in his areas of research. He has co-patented three (3) research works, and has served as Reviewer to many reputable publication outlets. He is a recipient of the prestigious Netherlands Fellowship Programme and has presented scholarly research papers at learned conferences in Japan and Nigeria. He is a registered Engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and member of a couple of national and international professional associations.