Kieran Downey

Research Interests

Kieran leads a staff of twenty, comprising food technologists, process engineers and plant operators, and maintains Moorepark Technology Ltd (MTL) as a leading international provider of pilot-plant services, with particular expertise in wet processing, separation technologies and spray drying.

Kieran is competent in the following food technology areas:
• Dairy technologies
• Infant Formula technologies
• Separation technologies: Mechanical and Membrane separation – UF, MF, NF, clarification, decantation.
• Concentration technologies such as Evaporation, Turbo, Microwave and Spray drying technologies
• Wet Processing – HTST/UHT, homogenisation equipment

The main focus of his role has been:
• Pilot plant product development
• Process optimisation
• Cost optimisation
• Process engineering and efficiency
• Client training courses.

Education

MSc Business

BSc Food Science