Associate Professor in Food Microbiology
"BSc Hons, PhD (Tas)"
| Contact Campus | Sandy Bay Campus |
| Building | Life Sciences Building |
| Telephone | +61 3 6226 6382 |
| Fax | +61 3 6226 7444 |
| Tom.Ross@utas.edu.au |
Assoc/Prof Ross teaches in the following undergraduate units:
KLA 210/200 Microbiology (and Marine Microbiology)
KLA 396 Food Microbiology
KLA394 Advanced Food Safety Management
KLA256 Microbes and Man
Assoc/Prof Ross also supervises students in various MSc (Coursework) units, Microbiology Honours and higher research degree programs (PhD).
Assoc/Prof Ross has produced 96 papers in international refereed literature, 14 book chapters and 2 monographs (as at 2011).
A full record of publications can be found on Assoc/Prof Ross' WARP research report.
Some of these publications are available via Assoc/Prof Ross' eprints listing.
1995 Eijkmann-Ingram Award
1997 + Editorial Board, International Journal of Food Microbiology
1999 AIFST’s J.R. Vickery Medal
2001 + Participation as invited expert on various FAO/WHO Joint Expert consultations on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA)
2004 – 7 Manager, Advanced Food Safety Education Program, Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence;
Deputy Director, Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence
2004 + OzFoodNet, Scientific Advisory Panel.
2005 + Meat and Livestock Australia: Scientific Risk Management Expert Panel
2007 + Member of International Commission for Microbiological Specification of Foods
2008 + Theme Leader (Higher Education) - Australian Seafood Co-operative Research Centre.
2009 UNESCO/ASM International Visiting Resource Person (Bogor, Indonesia)
Research Interests
Assoc/Prof Tom Ross conducts research in food and predictive microbiology. See the TIA Food Safety Centre