An-I (Andy) Yeh
Professor
Graduate Institute of Food Science and Technology
National Taiwan University
1 Roosevelt Road, Section 4
Taipei, Taiwan
e-mail: yehs@ntu.edu.tw
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, July 1986.
Montana State University (MSU), Bozeman, Montana
Dissertation : Reverse Relative Volatilities by Extractive
Distillation.
M.S. Chemical Engineering, July 1983, MSU.
B.S. Food Science, June 1977
National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
TRAINING
COURSES
The courses taken at National Taiwan Univ. in year of 2000
(1) Home Page Writing
(2) Windows NT Server : management of network
(3) Unix Shell Script Writing
(4) Java and Java Applet
HONORARY
AWARDS:
(1) The Endowment and Alumni Foundation Graduate
Achievement Award, MSU, 1983.
(2) The Outstanding Research Award, National Science Council,
Taiwan, 1993.
(3) The Outstanding Research Award, Chinese Institute of Food
Science & Technology, 1996.
(4) International Who’s Who, 1998.
(5) Who’s Who, 2000
EXPERIENCE:
8/92 - now
8/87 - 7/91
Professor, Graduate Institute of Food Sci. & Technol., National
Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Teach Physical Chemistry of Foods, Food Engineering, Food
Processing, Distillation, Supercritical Extraction at graduate level.
Current research areas include preparation of nanoparticles from
biopolymers, mechanism of acrylamide formation in foods, and
properties of waxy rice dough. In the past, research areas included
modification of starch, extrusion technology, protein-starch
interactions, and product development.
Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Food Sci. & Technol.
Teach Food Engineering and Food Processing at graduate level
and develop research projects in starch modification, extrusion
cooking technology, and supercritical extraction.
7/86 - 7/87
Research Associate, Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical
Engineering, Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ.
Studied the gelatinization of starch at extrusion conditions.
10/81 - 6/86
Research Assistant, ChE Dept., MSU.
Developed the methodology to select the effective separating
agents for extractive distillation.
12/80 - 9/81
Food Scientist, President Enterprise Co., Taiwan.
Investigated the treated wheat flour for new applications and
optimized the process for instant noodle production.
6/79 - 10/80
Sales Engineer, Shei-Tai Starch & Chemicals Co., Taiwan
Promoted market for specialty modified starch in foods.
PUBLICATIONS:
Chuang, George Chao-Chi, and Yeh, An-I. 2005. Rheological Characteristics and
Texture Attributes of Glutinous Rice Cakes (Mochi). J. Food Eng. Accepted. NSC 902214-E-002-035
Hsu, C.I., Lai, V.M.F., Yeh, A. I. And Lii, C. Y. 2004. Effects of temperature and
glycerol on the de-organization of hsian-tsao (Mesona procumbens Hemsl)
polysaccharide solution by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. Food Hydrocolloid,
18(2):349-355 SCI
Chuang, George Chao-Chi, and Yeh, An-I. 2004. Effect of Screw Profile on
Residence Time Distribution and Starch Gelatinization of Rice Flour during Single
Screw Extrusion Cooking. J. Food Eng. 63(1):21-31 SCI NSC 91-2214-E-002-024
Shiau, Sy-Yu & Yeh, An-I, 2004. On-Line Measurement of Rheological Properties of
Wheat Flour Extrudates Added with Oxido-reductants, Acid, and Alkali. Accepted for
publication. J. Food Eng. 62(2):193-202 SCI NSC 84-2321B002054
Li, Jeng-Yune, and Yeh, An-I, 2003. Gelation properties and morphology of heatinduced starch/salt soluble protein composites. J. Food Sci. 68(2):571-580 SCI NSC90-2313-B-002-355.
Li, Jeng-Yune, and Yeh, An-I, 2003. Effects of starch properties on rheological
characteristics of starch/meat complexes. J. Food Eng. 57:287-294 SCI NSC-89-23132
B-002-186.
Li, Jeng-Yune, and Yeh, An-I, 2002. Functions of starch in formation of starch/meat
composite during heating. J. Textural Studies 33:341-366 SCI NSC-90-2313-B-002355.
Chiang, Po-Yuan and Yeh, An-I. 2002. Effect of soaking on wet-milling of rice. J.
Cereal Sci. 35:85-94. SCI
Chuang, George Chao-Chi, and Yeh, An-I. 2002. Effect of product temperature and
moisture content on viscoelastic properties of glutinous rice extrudates. Cereal
Chemistry 79(1):36-40.SCI NSC 88-2214-E-002-004
Li, Jeng-Yune and Yeh, An-I. 2001. Relationships between thermal, rheological
characteristics and swelling power for various starches. J. Food Eng. 50(3):141148.
Lai, V.M.F., Shen, M.C., Yeh, An-I, Juliano, B.O., and Lii, C.Y. 2001, Molecular and
gelatinization properties of rice starches from IR24 and Sinandomeng cultivars.
Cereal Chem. 78(5):596-602. SCI NSC-88-2113-M-001-034.
Chen, Chia-Mao and Yeh, An-I. 2001, Effect of amylose content of expansion of
extruded rice pellet. Cereal Chemistry 78(3):261-266 SCI, NSC 88-2313-B-002-082.
Shiau, Sy-Yu & Yeh, An-I, 2001. Effects of alkali and acid on dough rheological
properties and characteristics of extruded noodles. J. Cereal Sci. 33(1):27-37. SCI
NSC 84-2321B002054
Lin, Y.S., Yeh, An-I, and Lii, C.Y. 2001, Correlation between starch retrogradation
and water mobility as determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Cereal Chem. 78(6): 647-653. SCI
Shiau, Sy-Yu & Yeh, An-I (2000) Effect of flour strength and oxidoreductant
additives on the rheological properties of doughs and the quality of extruded
noodles. Taiwanese J. Agric. Chem. Food Sci. 38(6):498-507.
Chen, C. W., Yeh, An-I, & L. S. Hwang (2000) Effects of temperature gradient in
extractor on supercritical carbon dioxide separation of cholesterol from lard. Tajen
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J. 19:31-47.
Chen, Chia-Mao & Yeh, An-I. (2000) Expansion of rice pellet: Examination of glass
transition temperature and expansion temperature. J. Cereal Sci. 32(2):137-145.
Yeh, An-I & Shiau, Sy-Yu (1999) Effects of oxido-reductants on rheological
properties of wheat flour dough and comparison with some characteristics of
extruded noodles. Cereal Chem. 76(5):614-620.
Yeh, An-I & Yih-Moh Jaw (1999) Predicting residence time distributions in a single
screw extruder from operating conditions. J. Food Eng. 39(1):81-89.
Yeh, An-I, Tsai-Quen Wu, & Yih-Moh Jaw (1999) Starch transitions and their
influence on flow pattern during single screw extrusion cooking of rice flour. Trans
IChemE vol 77 part C, 47-54.
Yeh, An-I & Yih-Moh Jaw (1999) Effects of feed rate and screw speed on operating
characteristics and extrudate properties during single screw extrusion cooking of
rice flour. Cereal Chem. 76(2):236-242.
Lii, Cheng-Yi, Chen, Chun-Hsien, Yeh, An-I, and Lai, Vivian M.F. (1999)
Preliminary study on degradation kinetics of agarose and carrageenans by
ultrasound. Food Hydrocolloids 13:477-481.
Yeh, An-I & Yih-Moh Jaw (1998) Modeling residence time distributions for single
screw extrusion process. J. Food Eng., 35:211-232.
Chen, Su-Lin, Yeh, An-I, & Wu, James Swi-Bea (1997) Effects of particle radius,
fluid viscosity and relative velocity on the surface heat transfer coefficient of
spherical particles at low Reynolds numbers. J. Food Eng. 31:473-484.
Yeh, An-I & Jeng-Yune Li (1996) A continuous measurement of swelling of rice
starch during heating. J. Cereal Sci., 23:277-283.
Yeh, An-I & Jeng-Yune Li (1996) Kinetics of phase transition of native, cross-linked,
and hydroxypropylated rice starches. Starch/Stärke, 48(1):17-21.
Yeh, An-I & J.-U. Huang (1995) The effect of die shape on velocity profile of
extrudate using a single-screw extruder. J. Food Eng., 25:209-222.
Yeh, An-I & J.-U. Huang (1995) The effect of single screw extrusion operation
variables on properties of rice flour extrudates. Food Sci., 22(2):124-140.
Yeh, An-I & Po-Ling Wang (1994) Processing characteristics of obtaining garlic
extract using supercritical carbon dioxide. Food Science, 21(4):247-255.
Yeh, An-I & Su-Lan Yeh (1993) Some characteristics of hydroxypropylated and
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crosslinked rice starches. Cereal Chemistry, 70(5):596-601.
Guo, J. J. & An-I Yeh (1993) The rheological properties of heat treated native and
crosslinked starches. Food Science, 20(2): 149-160.
Yeh, An-I & Su-Lan Yeh (1992) The effect of sodium sulfate on the cross-linking
between rice starch and phosphorus oxychloride. J. Chinese Agriculture Chemical
Society, 30(2):247-252.
Yeh, An-I, S. J. Hwang & J. J. Guo (1992) Effect of screw speed and feed rate on
residence time distribution and axial mixing of wheat flour in a twin-screw
extruder. J. Food Engr., 17:1-13.
Yeh, An-I & S. J. Hwang (1992) Effect of screw profile on extrusion-cooking of
wheat flour by a twin-screw extruder. International J. of Food Sci. Technol.,
27:557-563.
Yeh, An-I, W.-H. Hsiu & J.-S. Shen (1992) Moisture diffusion and gelatinization in
extruded rice noodles. Chap. 11, in: Food Extrusion Science and Technology, J.
Kokini, C. T. Ho, and M.V. Karwe eds., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.
Wang, S. S., W. C. Chiang, X. Zheng, B. Zhao, M. H. Cho, & An-I Yeh (1992)
Application of an energy equivalent concept to the study of the kinetics of starch
conversion during extrusion. Chap. 10, in: Food Extrusion Science and
Technology, J. Kokini, C. T. Ho, and M.V. Karwe eds., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New
York.
Yeh, An-I & Po-Ling Wang (1992) The effects of different extraction methods on the
compositions of garlic oil. Food Science, 19(1):108-116.
Yeh, An-I & L. Berg (1992) The dehydration of ethanol by extractive distillation.
Chem. Eng. Comm., 113:147-153.
Liang, J. H. & An-I Yeh (1991) Process conditions for separating fatty acid esters by
supercritical carbon dioxide. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 68(9):687-692.
Yeh, An-I, J. H. Liang & L. S. Hwang (1991) Separation of fatty acid esters from
cholesterol in esterified natural and synthetic mixtures by supercritical carbon
dioxide. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 68(4):224-229.
Yeh, An-I, S. J. Hwang & J. J. Guo (1991) The effect of operating conditions on the
residence time distribution and axial mixing in a twin-screw extruder. Food
Science, 18(2):183-198.
Yeh, An-I, W. H. Hsiu & J. S. Shen (1991) Some characteristics in extrusion cooking
of rice noodle by a twin-screw extruder. J. Chinese Agriculture Chemical Society,
29(3):340-351.
Guo, J. J. & An-I Yeh (1991) The effect of different heat treatments on the hardness
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and color of shark fins. Food Science, 18(4):368-378.
Yeh, An-I, W. H. Hsiu & J. S. Shen (1990) The effect of additives on the properties of
extruded rice noodle. National Taiwan University Agriculture Research Report,
30(1):104-113.
Berg, L., R. J. Szabados, K. M. Wendt & An-I Yeh (1990) The dehydration of the
lower fatty acids by extractive distillation. Chem. Engr. Comm., 1990, 89:113-131.
Characklis, W., R. Bakke & An-I Yeh (1990) Modeling a monopopulation biofilm
system: Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Chap 12, in: Biofilm, W. G. Characklis and K.
C. Marshall, eds., John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Kim, I.-K., An-I Yeh, B. Zhao, & S. S. Wang (1989) Gelatinization kinetics of starch
using Raman spectroscopy and DSC. Biotechnology Progress, 1989, 5(4):172-174.
Yeh, An-I & W. H. Hsiu (1989) Kinetics of the diffusion of water in rice kernel.
Proceeding Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Application, Taipei, Taiwan,
pp. 87-92.
Wang, S. S., W. C. Chiang, An-I Yeh, B. Zhao, & I. K. Kim (1989) Kinetics of phase
transition of waxy corn starch. J. Food Sci., 54(5): 1298-1301.
Yeh, An-I, W. H. Hsiu, J. S. Shen & T.-C. Lin (1989) Temperature effect on the water
absorption by rice kernel. Food Science, 16(4):319-327.
Yeh, An-I, L. Berg & K. J. Warren (1988) The separation of acetone-methanol
mixture by extractive distillation. Chem. Engr. Comm., 68:69-79.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1987) Separation of m-xylene from o-xylene by extractive
distillation. Chem. Engr. Comm., 54:149-159.
Yeh, An-I & L. Berg (1986) Reversing the relative volatility by extractive distillation.
Recent Advances in Separation-III, AIChE symposium series, 82(250):169-178.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1986) The breaking of acetate-alcohol water azeotropes by
extractive distillation. Chem. Engr. Comm., 34.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1985) The recovery of ethyl acetate by extractive distillation.
Chem. Engr. Comm., 39:193-199.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1985) The unusual behavior of extractive distillation-reversing
volatility of the acetone-isopropyl ether system. AIChE Journal, 31:504-506.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1984) The separation of isopropyl ether from acetone by
extractive distillation. AIChE Journal, 30:871-874.
Berg, L., P. Ratanapupech & An-I Yeh (1984) Use of packed column in extractive
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distillation. AIChE Journal, 30:845-849.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1984) The separation of isopropyl ether from methyl ethyl
ketone by extractive distillation. Chem. Eng. Commun., 29:283-289.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1984) The separation of methyl acetate from methanol by
extractive distillation. Chem. Eng. Commun., 30:113-117.
PATENTS:
Yeh, An-I, K.-H. Tseng & S.-P. Chi (1997) A new method for manufacturing salted
egg yolk. Chinese Patent (R.O.C.) 083932.
Yeh, An-I & Y.-L. Tien (1995) The improvement method for manufacturing non-fried
instant noodle. Chinese Patent (R.O.C.) 070417.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1989) Separation of isopropyl acetate from isopropanol by
extractive distillation, U.S. Patent 4,826,576.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1988) Separation of isobutyl acetate from isobutanol by
extractive distillation. U.S. Patent 4,724,049.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1988) Separation of 2-butyl acetate from 2-butanol by extractive
distillation. U.S. Patent 4,718,988.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1987) Dehydration of formic acid by extractive distillation. U.S.
Patent 4,642,166.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1987) Separation of isobutyl acetate from isobutanol by
extractive distillation. U.S. Patent 4,642,167.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1986) Dehydration of ethanol by extractive distillation. U.S.
Patent 4,631,115.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1986) Separation of n-propyl acetate from n-propanol by
extractive distillation. U.S. Patent 4,592,805.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1986) Separation of m-xylene from o-xylene by extractive
distillation. U.S. Patent 4,585,526. A divisional of US Patent 4,488,937.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1986) Separation of methyl acetate from methanol by extractive
distillation. U.S. Patent 4,597,834. A divisional of US Patent 4,543,164.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1985) Separation of isopropyl ether from acetone by extractive
distillation. U.S. Patent 4,551,207. A divisional of US Patent 4,459,179.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1985) Separation of methanol from methyl acetate by extractive
distillation. U.S. Patent 4,549,938.
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Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1985) Separation of isopropyl ether from methyl ethyl ketone by
extractive distillation. U.S. Patent 4,544,454. A divisional of US Patent 4,459,179.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1985) Separation of methyl acetate from methanol by extractive
distillation. U.S. Patent 4,543,164.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1985) Separation of n-butyl acetate from n-butanol by extractive
distillation. U.S. Patent 4,525,245. A divisional of US Patent 4,507,176.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1985) Separation of isopropyl ether from isopropanol and water
by extractive distillation. U.S. Patent 4,510,022.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1985) Separation of n-butyl acetate from n-butanol by extractive
distillation. U.S. Patent 4,507,176.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1985) Extractive distillation of methanol-acetone. U.S. Patent
4,501,645.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1984) Separation of m-xylene from o-xylene by extractive
distillation. U.S. Patent 4,488,937.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1984) Separation of isopropyl ether from acetone by extractive
distillation. U.S. Patent 4,459,179.
Berg, L. & An-I Yeh (1984) Separation of isopropyl ether from methyl ethyl ketone by
extractive distillation. U.S. Patent 4,459,178.
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