Renfu Lu, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, USDA
224 Farrall Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1323
(517) 432-8062
lur@msu.edu
http://www.ars.usda.gov
Research Interests:
- Sensors and sensing for quality measurement and grading of fruits and vegetables before, at, and after harvest
- Property characterization and determination for fruits and vegetables
- Mathematical/computer modeling and analysis for quality evaluation of fruits and vegetables
Current Projects:
- Method and technique for measuring optical properties of horticultural and food products
- Optical characterization of apples and other food products
- Technology for presorting and grading apples in the orchard
- Sensors for assessing the maturity/postharvest quality of apples
- Spectral scattering technology for postharvest quality assessment and grading of apples
- Hyperspectral and/or multispectral imaging for quality detection and grading of pickling vegetables and pickled products
