Vural Gökmen, BSc, MSc, PhD, is a professor in the Food Engineering Department at Hacettepe University. His professional responsibilities encompass teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, supervising theses for Master’s and Doctoral degrees, conducting research projects, and providing consultancy services on knowledge and technology transfer within the domain of food science and engineering.
Professor Gökmen holds a PhD in food engineering, which he obtained in 1998. He was recognized as an outstanding young scientist by the Turkish Academy of Sciences in 2004 and subsequently became an academy member in 2023. Professor Gökmen has received the incentive award from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye in 2007 and the science award in 2022.
Professor Gökmen established the Food Quality & Safety Research Group in 2004, the Food Research Center at Hacettepe University in 2010, and the National Food Technology Platform of Türkiye in 2011. Throughout his illustrious career, Professor Gökmen has actively participated in both national and international research projects spanning diverse domains of food science. His extensive lecture engagements, both domestically and internationally, have fostered collaborations with research institutions globally. His expertise in food science has significantly contributed to the comprehension of process-induced effects on the quality and safety of foodstuffs. Furthermore, he has developed sophisticated analytical techniques, including chromatography, mass spectrometry, and computer vision, to monitor food quality and safety.
To his credit, Professor Gökmen has published over 300 articles based on original research, including 22 book chapters and the editing of a book. As of 2026, his publications have been cited more than 15,000 times in Web of Science (h-index 71) and Scopus (h-index 70). Currently, Professor Gökmen serves as the editor of Food Chemistry (IF 9.8).




