Speakers

Sheelagh Hewitt

Principal Scientist

Dr Sheelagh Hewitt is a Principal Scientist at the Fonterra Research and Development Centre.  She has worked at FRDC and its legacy companies for over 4o years.  With a PhD in Food Technology from Massey University, she was at the forefront of turning whey from a waste product to highly functional protein ingredients for foods and beverages.  Her current research focus is the characterization and functional evaluation of milk proteins and non-dairy proteins with a view to capturing IP and developing new ingredients.