Ph.D,  2014.10- ~ 2018.10

Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, the University of Queensland

Project: ‘Interactions of barley endosperm proteins with starch and their effects on functional properties’

Supervisors: Prof, Robert G Gilbert; Prof. Mike J Gidley; Dr. Glen P Fox

Master, 2011.09- 2014.06     South China University of Technology, China

Food Quality and Safety

Supervisor:Prof. Hui Wu

Bechelor, 2007.09- 2011.06      Nanchang University, China

Food Science, GPA: 3.21 out of 4   Rank 27/80

Supervisor: Pingwei Wen

1.Wenwen Yu^#, Haiteng Li, Wei Zou, Keyu Tao, Jihui Zhu, Robert G Gilbert^*. Using starch molecular fine structure to understand biosynthesis-structure-property relations. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2018. in press: p. DOI 10.1016/j.tifs.2018.08.003.1.(IF=8.519)       

2.Wenwen Yu, Keyu Tao, Michael J Gidley, Glen P Fox, Robert G Gilbert^*. Molecular brewing: Molecular structural effects involved in barley malting and mashing. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2019. 206: p. 583-592. (IF=6.044)         

3.Wenwen Yu, Wei Zou, Sushil Dhital, Peng Wu, Michael J. Gidley, Glen P. Fox, Robert G. Gilbert^*. The adsorption of α-amylase on barley proteins affects the in vitro digestion of starch in barley flour. Food Chemistry, 2018. 241: p. 493-501. (IF=5.399)          

4.Wenwen Yu, Keyu Tao, Robert G Gilbert^*. Improved methodology for analyzing relations between starch digestion kinetics and molecular structure. Food Chemistry, 2018. 264: p. 284-292. (IF=5.399)

5.Wenwen Yu, Xinle Tan, Wei Zou, Zhenxia Hu, Glen P. Fox, Michael J. Gidley, Robert G. Gilbert^*. Relationships between protein content, starch molecular structure and grain size in barley. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017. 155: p. 271-279. IF=5.15 (IF=6.044)