Prof Mark Fenelon (Teagasc; Food; male; FWCI – 1.78) is a senior principal research officer with Teagasc. Mark is the Head of Food Research Programme at Teagasc. Prior to joining Teagasc, Mark worked in the infant formula industry in the research and development area. He has competitively won >€15M in research funding as a Coordinator / Lead Principal Investigator. His main research interests are in dairy (and plant based food) chemistry and related processing technologies. He has expertise in rheology, protein – carbohydrate, protein - mineral interactions and associated instrumentation / analytical techniques. He has extensive experience in food formulation, processing and functionality. He has published >100 scientific papers and >4000 citations.