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Mitchell Armstrong

Food Science PhD Student

About

Mitchell is currently pursuing his Ph.D. and serves as a lieutenant in the Army National Guard. His prior research includes working for Dr. Briana M. Burton at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an undergraduate and post-baccalaureate through the UW-PREP program. His research focuses on dairy stream processing, utilizing membrane filtration technologies to isolate and concentrate bioactive compounds from whey protein phospholipid concentrate. Mitchell aims to leverage these technologies and bioactive substances to enhance human health. In his free time, Mitchell enjoys curling, paragliding, and playing Dungeon and Dragons.

Advisor

Gulustan Ozturk

Research Interest

Whey processing, WPPC, Postmenapausal nutrition (mice), Dairy bioactives as Prebiotics, Product development

Experience

Lieutenant

Army National Guard

B.S. in Microbiology

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, USA