Dr Tom Ross
Current ICMSF member
Centre for Food Safety and Innovation, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
Member since 2007 | Consultant 2006
Dr Ross is a food microbiologist specialising in mathematical modelling and microbial ecology of foods. In addition to academic outputs in microbial ecology and physiology, he and his colleagues develop mathematical models and risk-based decision-support systems based on that microbial ecology and physiology research that are now widely used in the food industry and by government. Dr Ross was also Director of the ARC Industrial Transformations Training Centre for Innovative Horticultural Products at the University of Tasmania. He has written more than 160 scientific papers and book chapters concerning predictive microbiology and quantitative microbial risk assessment, and has served, and continues to serve, on numerous expert consultations on food safety risk assessment and risk management for Australian government and industry organisations, and FAO and WHO, and EFSA. In 2014, he received the Keith Farrer Award from the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology for his achievements in research and education in food science.