Dilek Austin is senior baking application scientist at Novozymes North America. Dilek has worked as food engineer in the Ministery of Agriculture of Turkey for 10 years, taught and led research at the Food Science Departments of University of Nebraska-Lincoln (MSci.), Texas A&M University (Ph.D.), and North Carolina State University (Post Doctorate). She also taught online courses on nutrition, health and wellness through University of Phoenix as adjunct faculty.