Unconventional Oilseeds and Oil Sources

Dr. Abdalbasit Adam Mariod is a Professor in the Department of Biology, College of Sciences and Art, University of Jeddah, ALkamil, Saudi Arabia. He is the founder of Ghibaish College of Science & Technology, Ghibaish, Sudan. Dr. Mariod has authored more than 92 publications, most of them in new oil sources of Sudan. He is an expert in oil chemistry, and has published six books and four book chapters. He received his PhD in Food Chemistry in 2005 from the Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universitäat, Münster, Germany. With over 15 years of experience and having led workshops on Gum Arabic, Dr. Mariod has put together a team of leading experts from key gum Arabic producing regions, representing the latest research and developments with this important emulsifier.Dr. Elwathig is a biotechnologist specializing in Food Chemistry and Biochemistry. His involvement as a teacher and researcher has also made him an expert in the analysis of halal products. Previously he was working with the National Oilseed Processing and Research Institute (NOPRI) of University of Gezira, Sudan. Now he is a lecturer in the Biotechnology Department, Kulliyyah of Engineering in IIUM and was appointed as Deputy Director (Research and Innovation) at INHART.Prof. Dr. Hussein has been publishing since 1980s in the area of oil and fat chemistry and co-authored many articles and book chapters in new oil sources of Sudan National Oilseed Processing Research Institute (NOPRI) Gezira University