Ebrahim Noroozi graduated with a B.Sc. in food science engineering degree from Iran’s Institute of Nutritional Sciences and Food Industry in Tehran, Iran in 1972 and obtained his M.Sc. in Food & Dairy Chemistry from McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1978.
Upon graduation he established a food engineering consulting firm which he worked at for almost ten years prior to joining the Food Science & Agricultural Chemistry Department at McGill University, Macdonald Campus acting as Manager of Teaching Laboratories and Safety Advisor in the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences since 1987.
He has published more than one hundred research and industrial reports with a number of commercially developed food products in the market and is in the process of publishing a book in “Occupational Health & Safety in Food & Beverage Industries”.
Professional Accreditation & Certifications
- Ordre des Chimistes du Quebec as Professional Chemist (P.Chem.), 1989 - 1999
- The International Food Science Certification Committee (IFSCC) at IFT (institute of Food Technologists) as Certified Food Scientist (CFS), 2013 - Present; and
- Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals as Certified Registered Safety Professionals (CRSP), acting as Chair & Ambassador, Quebec, Canada since, 1995 - Present.
- Certified Commissioner of Oath, Ministry of Justice, Quebec, Canada since 1987 –
- More than a dozen other national and international scientific organizations.
Examples of Awards, Honors & Recognitions
- Governor General Sovereign Medal for Volunteer. February 2020
- Inaugural BCRSP Recognition Award. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 24th, 2019.
- Gold Lapel Pin Recognition for Thirty Years of Service by Diana Dutton, Associate Vice Principal, Human Resources, McGill University. Presented Dr. Anja Geitmann, Professor and Dean FAES. 11/12/2018.
- Food Scientist of the Year Award International Recipient. Iranian Food Science & Technology Association (IFSTA). Awarded in Institute of Nutritional Sciences & Food Industries of Iran, Shahid Beheshti University. Tehran, Iran. February 23rd 2019.
- Inaugural Sustainable Labs Award, McGill University September 2018
- Principal’s Staff Award of Excellence, 2014.
- Inaugural Safety Ambassador, McGill University, 2013.
International Health & Safety Award. CV Magazine, Global Media. 2018
