AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Modified atmosphere packaging: elucidation the relationship between O2 /CO2 concentration in package, product respiration, and film permeability
Oxygen scavenger packaging : oxygen scavenger impregnated retort tray and evaluate the performance for meatball packaging shelf life
Antimicrobial packaging and agent encapsulation: continuous volatile agents releasing system against poultry pathogen organisms (Salmonella Typhimurium, Listeria monocytogene, Campylobacter jejuni)
Food product/package compatibility and interaction between Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHT) releasing PLA film and food simulants

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member, IoPP, (Institute of Packaging Professionals), 2006 - current
Member, IFT, (Institute of Food Technologists), 2005 - current

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Shin, Y.J., Shin, J.M., Lee, Y.S., 2009, Effects of oxygen scavenging package on quality changes of processed meatball product, Journal of Food Biotechnology, accepted.
Shin, J.M., Harte, N., Harte, J., Dolan, K., 2008, Breathable film packages to maintain quality of fresh Michigan asparagus, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, In review.
Shin, J.M., Harte, B., Harte, J., Dolan, K., 2008, The effect of low dose x-rays irradiation treatment on the quality of fresh cut asparagus under vacuum skin packaging, Journal of Food Protection, In review.
Shin, J.M., Harte, B., Ryser, E., Selke, S., 2008, The development of continuous allyl-isothiocyanate (AITC) gas release and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on the growth of pathogen on fresh chicken breast, Journal of Food Science, in review.
Choi, Seongjin, Shin, J.M., The analysis of cushioning properties of corrugated cushion, Journal of Korea Society of Packaging Science and Technology 12:1 p35-40, 2006
Lee, M.H., and al. (Shin, J.M), Korean packaging science of technology encyclopedia, Korea Society of Packaging Science & Technology, Seoul, Korea, 2003