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Dr. Purwiyatno Hariyadi is a Professor in Food Processing and Engineering at the Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, IPB University (formerly known as Bogor Agricultural University), Indonesia. His previous appointments at IPB University include Director of Southeast Asian Food and Agricultural Science and Technology (SEAFAST) Center, Vice Dean of Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (1995 to 2000) and the Head of the Department of Food Science and Technology (2000 to 2004).

He is actively involved with many professional organizations, including the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Institute for Thermal Process Specialists (IFTPS). In 2012, he was elected to the Indonesian Academy of Sciences as a member of the Commission of Engineering Sciences, and In 2016, Prof Hariyadi was elected to the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST – IUFoST). Prof. Hariyadi has been consulting for government agencies (National Agency for Drug and Food Control and Ministry of Agriculture) as well as for the food industry.  He has also been a member of the CODEX National Committee since 2010 and served as the Vice-Chair of Codex Alimentarius Commission from 2017 to 2021. 

Prof. Hariyadi was the president of the Indonesian Palm Oil Society (2005-2009) and the President of the Indonesian Association of Food Technologists (IAFT) for two periods (2006-2008; and 2008-2010). His research interests are (i) post-harvest handling and processing; especially for palm oil and (ii) food processing and engineering; especially on sterilization, pasteurization, and aseptic processing/packaging, including irradiation of foods.

He is also the Chief Editor of the monthly magazine of FOODREVIEW Indonesia. He received his PhD in Food Science (with a minor in Chemical Engineering) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1995).