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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Philip G. Crandall

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High Impact

Professor

Also affiliated: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (2017); Agricultural Research Service (2010); United States Department of Agriculture (2012–2017); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2009); Cornell University (1987); Purdue University West Lafayette (1975); University of Arkansas System (2009–2025); Food Safety and Inspection Service (2011); Peking Union Medical College Hospital (2014); Florida Department of Citrus (1976–1995); University of Florida (1976–2000); Hebei University of Science and Technology (2013); Star Technology and Research (United States) (2012–2015); Yan'an University (2014); JiangSu Armed Police General Hospital (2014); Rwanda Agriculture Board (2015); Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center (2010); Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2011); Marine Technical College (2013); Statistical Research (United States) (1980); Arkansas Power Electronics International (2012–2016); Chinese People's Armed Police Force (2014); Colorado State University (2011–2012); Mississippi State University (2009)

Faculty Researcher

Food Science

40 h-index 251 pubs 7,017 cited

  • Food Microbiology
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Food Handling
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Cattle
  • Food Contamination
  • Plant Oils
  • Meat Products
  • Foodborne Diseases
  • Food Safety
  • Food Preservation

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Philip G. Crandall, Professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, studies microbial contamination and detection in food systems. His research has focused on Listeria monocytogenes, including its viable but non-culturable states and potential virulence. Crandall also investigates the detection and prevention of foreign materials in food manufacturing, contributing to broader food safety and quality assurance practices.

His work extends to understanding consumer perceptions of food products, such as broken rice, and its potential role in addressing food insecurity. Crandall has also reviewed topics related to food manufacturing environments, palatability enhancers in pet food, and the psychological influences on food perception and behavior. He leads a research group and maintains an active lab website, engaging in collaborative scholarship with colleagues at the University of Arkansas, including Corliss A. O’Bryan, Wan Shou, Pouya Sohrabipour, and Chaitanya Pallerla.

Crandall's scholarly output is substantial, with 251 total publications and over 6,900 citations, reflected in his h-index of 40. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher.

Metrics

  • h-index: 40
  • Publications: 251
  • Citations: 7,017

Selected Publications

  • Assessing the Feasibility of Low-Cost Multispectral Sensing for Woody Breast Severity Classification (2026)
  • ChicGrasp: Imitation‐Learning‐Based Customized Dual‐Jaw Gripper Control for Manipulation of Delicate, Irregular Bio‐Products (2026)
  • Integrating Worker and Food Safety in Poultry Processing Through Human-Robot Collaboration: A Comprehensive Review (2026)
    Foods 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • ChicGrasp: Imitation‐Learning‐Based Customized Dual‐Jaw Gripper Control for Manipulation of Delicate, Irregular Bio‐Products (2026)
  • Synthetic Data Augmentation for Enhanced Chicken Carcass Instance Segmentation (2025)
    IEEE Transactions on AgriFood Electronics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Rapid Detection of Chicken Residues on Poultry Plant Surfaces Using Color and Fluorescence Spectrometry (2025)
  • Variations in attitudes toward working with robots and concerns about robots replacing jobs among Midwesterners (2025)
  • Evaluation of Robotic Swabbing and Fluorescent Sensing to Monitor the Hygiene of Food Contact Surfaces (2025)
    Foods 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • UniT: Data Efficient Tactile Representation With Generalization to Unseen Objects (2025)
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cost-Effective Active Laser Scanning System for Depth-Aware Deep-Learning-Based Instance Segmentation in Poultry Processing (2025)
    AgriEngineering 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Environmental monitoring in food manufacturing: Current perspectives and emerging frontiers (2023)
    Food Control 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Detection and prevention of foreign material in food: A review (2023)
    Heliyon 44 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Consumers' willingness to pay for safer, more environmentally friendly smoke flavored chicken breasts (2023)
    Journal of Sensory Studies 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Becoming the employer of choice: anticipating and preparing for a graying workforce in industry (2022)
    SN Social Sciences 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Uncooked rice consumption: Causes, implications, regulation, and interventions (2022)
    Cereal Chemistry 2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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