Mirjana Menkovska
Ss.Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
Biography
Dr. Mirjana Menkovska, Ph.D is full professor at Department of Food Technology and Biotechnology at the Institute of Animal Science, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia. Her background is Food Technology. She graduated at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Skopje, took M.S. degree in Instrumental Analysis in Chemistry and Technology at the same University and Ph.D. degree in Food Technology at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. Dr. Menkovska was visiting scientist for cereal research at GMRC in Manhattan, Kansas, during the academic 1985/86, at Cereal Research Institute in Detmold, Germany in 1997, and at other known research centers in Europe. Dr. Menkovska has published more than hundred fifty papers in domestic and foreign scientific journals and participated at ninety scientific meetings in the country and abroad. Her bibliography data counts over 200 references. She published a book and she has also translated scientific books (3) and reviewed scientific books (3) from English into Macedonian language. Dr. Menkovska teaches Food Instrumental Analysis and Food Quality and Safety, as well as Dietoprevention and Dietotherapy at the post-graduate studies. She has been many years a member of AACC, RACI, ISEKI, National contact person at EUCheMS - Division of Food Chemistry, ICC National Delegate, and member of many Scientific and Organising Committees at many international and domestic scientific meetings and conferences, such as Food Technology Conferences. She got the aword ”The 13th of November” of her city Skopje for the scientific book “Technologycal quality of Macedonian wheat-recent instrumental techniques and methods, international standards” and a Certificate of Recognition for contribution to the Eu/ICC Cereal Conference 2002 “ECC 2002-ERA. She was rector candidate at Ss.Cyril and Methodius University and candidate for regular and corresponding member of Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.