Food Engineering: Reaction Kinetics, Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow with Specialty research efforts resulting in over 125 publications, 223 presentations, 25 U.S. and numerous Foreign Patents, numerous domestic and foreign patents applications pending, 16 M.S. and 15 Ph.D. programs completed, as chair or co-chair, provided training/mentoring for 16 postdocs/visiting professors, been PI or Co-PI for over $26 million in outside research support (plus over $5.5 million in equipment donations to N.C. State University). Founded or Co-founded two NSF research centers, two Master Research Agreements, and one Kellogg/APLU national leadership Institute (Food System Leadership Institute, FSLI). Royalties to N.C. State University from licensed patents from Dr. Swartzel’s lab have exceeded $23 million, with 8 start-up companies all founded in North Carolina.