•  2009: Ph.D., Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, USA.
•  2005: M.Sc., Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
• 1997: B.Sc., Food Technology, Can Tho University, Vietnam

• July 2014-till   Assistant Professor, Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology, Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand)
• 2013-2014      Researcher, Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials, IMS, VAST (Vietnam)
• 2011-2013      Lecturer, International University – Vietnam National University (Vietnam)
• 2010-2011      Postdoctoral fellow, University of Hawaii at Manoa (USA)
• 2005-2009      Graduate research associate, The Ohio State University (USA)
• 2001-2003      Technical manager, American Feeds Co. Ltd. (Vietnam)
• 1998-2001      Lab supervisor, Cailan Oils & Fats Ind. Co. (Vietnam)

• Non-thermal food processing technologies
• Mathematical modeling of foods and food processes
• Chemical sensors and biosensors for food safety application
• Food waste recycling and utilization

1. Nguyen, V.A., Hoang, V.T., Bui, Q.T., Nguyen, H.B., Cao, H.H., Nguyen,L.H., Nguyen, L.T., Vu, T.T., Tran, D.L. Development of a PMMA electrochemical microfluidic device for carcinoembryonic antigen detection. 2016. Journal of Electronic Materials. doi:10.1007/s11664-016-4372-1
2. Nguyen, B.H, Nguyen, B.T., Vu, H.V, Nguyen, C.V, Nguyen, D.T, Nguyen, L.T,  Tran, L.D. Development of label-free electrochemical lactose biosensor based on graphene/poly(1,5-diaminonaphthalene) film. 2016. Current Applied Physics. 16, 135-140.
3. Park, S.H., Nguyen, L.T., Min, S., Balasubramaniam, V.M., Sastry, S.K. 2016. In situ thermal, volumetric and electrical properties of food matrices under elevated pressure and the techniques employed to measure them. In High Pressure Processing in Food: Technology, Principles and Application. Balasubramaniam,V.M.,  Barbosa-Cánovas,G.V.,  Lelieveld, H.L.M. (Eds). Springer. In Press.
4. Nguyen, T.N, Nguyen, C.D., Thi, C.B., Nguyen, B.H., Thi, D.B, Pham, N.H., Nguyen, L.T, Nguyen, D.T, Pham, D.G, Tran, H.T, Tran, L.D. Facile synthesis of multifunctional Ag/Fe₃O₄-CS nanocomposites for antibacterial and hyperthermic applications. 2015. Current Applied Physics. 15, 1482-1487. doi:10.1016/j.cap.2015.08.016.
5. Nguyen, B.H., Nguyen, L.T. 2015. Rapid and non-invasive evaluation of pork meat quality during storage via impedance measurement. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.12847.
6. Nguyen, H.H.V., Nguyen, L.T. 2014. Carrot Processing. In   Handbook of Vegetable Preservation and Processing, Second Edition.  Hui, Y.H., Özgül Evranuz, E. (Eds). CRC Press. In Press.
7. Do, P.T., Do, P.Q., Nguyen, H.B., Nguyen, V.C., Tran, D.L., Le, T.H., Nguyen, H.L, Pham, H.V., Nguyen, L.T., Tran, Q.H. 2014. A highly sensitive electrode modified with graphene, gold nanoparticles, and molecularly imprinted over-oxidized polypyrrole for electrochemical determination of dopamine. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 198, 307 – 312. doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2014.07.029.
8. Vu, H.D., Nguyen, L.H., Nguyen, T.D., Nguyen, H.B., Nguyen, L.T., Tran,D.L. 2014. Anodic stripping voltammetric determination of Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ using interpenetrated MWCNT/P1,5-DAN as an enhanced sensing interface. Ionics. doi: 10.1007/s11581-014-1199-8.
9. Cao, T.T., Nguyen, V.C, Ngo, T.T.T, Le, T.L, Nguyen, L.T, Tran, D.L., Obraztsova, E.D.,  Phan, N.M. 2015. Effects of ferrite catalyst concentration and water vapor on growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotube. Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 5 045009 doi:10.1088/2043-6262/5/4/045009
10. Nguyen, N.T., Nguyen, B.H., Ba, D.T., Pham, D.G, Khai, T.V, Nguyen, L.T., Tran, L.D. 2014. Microwave-assisted synthesis of silver nanoparticles using chitosan: a novel approach. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 29 (4), 418-421.
11. Nguyen, L.T., Balasubramaniam, V.M., Ratphitagsanti, W. (2014). Estimation of accumulated lethality under pressure-assisted thermal processing. Food and Bioprocess Technology. 7(3), 633-644.
12. Nguyen, L.T., Won, C., Jun, S., Lee, S.H. 2013. Exploring the heating patterns of multiphase foods in a continuous flow, simultaneous microwave and ohmic combination heater. Journal of Food Engineering. 116 (1), 65-71.
13. Choi, W., Jun, S., Nguyen, L.T., Runggraeng, N., Yi, H., Balasubramaniam, S., Puri, V.M. and Lee, J. 2013. 3-D milk fouling modeling of plate heat exchangers with different surface finishes using computational fluid dynamics codes. Journal of Food Process Engineering. 36(4), 439-449.
14. Choi, W., Nguyen, L.T., Lee, S.H., Jun, S. 2011. Heating uniformity of the solid-liquid mixture under microwave and ohmic combination heater. Journal of Food Science. 76(9), E576-E585.
15. Nguyen, L.T., Choi, W., Lee, S.H., Jun, S. 2011. Exploring the heating patterns of multiphase foods in a continuous flow, simultaneous microwave, and ohmic combination heater. In: Taoukis PS, Stoforos NG, Karathanos VT, Saravacos GD, editors.  Proceedings of the 11^th International Congress on Engineering and Food. 2011 May 22-26; Athens, Greece.
16. Nguyen, L.T., Balasubramaniam, V.M., Sastry, S.K. 2011. Determination of in-situ thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, volumetric specific heat and isobaric specific heat of selected foods under pressure. International Journal of Food Properties. DOI: 10.1080/10942911003754726
17. Nguyen, L.T., Tay, A., Balasubramaniam, V.M., Legan, J.D., Turek, E.J., & Gupta, R. 2009. Evaluating the impact of thermal and pressure treatment in preserving textural quality of selected foods. LWT-Food Science and Technology. 42(3), 525-534.
18. Nguyen, L.T., & Balasubramaniam, V.M. 2011. Fundamentals of Food Processing Using High Pressure. In Handbook of nonthermal processing technologies for food. Zhang, H.Q., Barbosa-Carnovas, G.V., Balasubramaniam, V.M., Dunne, C.P, Farkas, D.F., Yuan, J.T.C. (Eds.). Blackwell Publishing.
19. Rastogi, N.K., Nguyen, L.T., Jiang, B., & Balasubramaniam, V.M. 2008. Improvement in texture of pressure-assisted thermally processed carrots by combined pretreatments using response surface methodology. Food and Bioprocess Technology. 3(5), 762-771.
20. Rastogi, N.K., Nguyen, L.T., & Balasubramaniam, V.M. 2008. Effect of pretreatments on carrot texture after thermal and pressure-assisted thermal processing. Journal of Food Engineering. 88, 541-547.
21. Nguyen, L.T., Rastogi, N.K., & Balasubramaniam, V.M. 2007. Evaluation of the instrumental quality of pressure-assisted thermally processed carrots. Journal of Food Science, 72(5), E264-E270.

Honor society

• Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture, Ohio chapter.
•  Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, The Ohio State University chapter.

 Awards and honors

• Outstanding graduate student research award (2008), Dept. of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University
• Outstanding high pressure laboratory associate award (2006), Dept. of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University
• Albert Stevens Prize (2005) (AIT, Thailand)
• The AIT Alumni Association Prize (2005) (AIT, Thailand)