Dr Kinnari Shelat
Senior Manager
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
As the Senior Manager for UQ-HBI Partnerships, Dr Kinnari Shelat facilitates partnering and engagement with Herston Biofabrication Institute (HBI) and the University of Queensland. Kinnari’s responsibilities include facilitating collaborative educational initiatives, identifying partnership opportunities with HBI and UQ, and supporting research and governance staff.
Kinnari received her PhD in Material Sciences from the Ian Wark Research Institute at the University of South Australia in 2008. Her research was focused on understanding the co-relation of structure and property to enhance material performance. Kinnari has excellent analytical skills in using various state-of-the-art metrology tools to obtain mechanical, spectroscopic and chemical analysis for nano to micron scale.
Kinnari joined the University of Queensland in 2008 and has had a long association with the university in varied roles as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at QAAFI, and Senior Professional Officer and Business Development Manager at ANFF-Q. Kinnari has also worked in manufacturing and information technology sectors in China and Australia. She is well conversant with LEAN methodology and Agile Project management approach.
Furthermore, Kinnari volunteers and supports the life sciences committee of Women in Technology and the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (Queensland Branch).
Journal Articles
Shelat, Kinnari J., Adiamo, Oladipupo Q., Mantilla, Sandra M. Olarte, Smyth, Heather E., Tinggi, Ujang, Hickey, Sarah, Rühmann, Broder, Sieber, Volker and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2021). Correction: Shelat, K.J.; et al. Overall Nutritional and Sensory Profile of Different Species of Australian Wattle Seeds (Acacia spp.): Potential Food Sources in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. Foods 2019, 8, 482. Foods, 10 (3) 650, 1-1. doi: 10.3390/foods10030650
Low, Dorrain Y., Pluschke, Anton M., Gerrits, Walter J.J., Zhang, Dagong, Shelat, Kinnari J., Gidley, Michael J. and Williams, Barbara A. (2020). Cereal dietary fibres influence retention time of digesta solid and liquid phases along the gastrointestinal tract. Food Hydrocolloids, 104 105739, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.105739
Shelat, Kinnari J., Adiamo, Oladipupo Q., Olarte Mantilla, Sandra M., Smyth, Heather E., Tinggi, Ujang, Hickey, Sarah, Rühmann, Broder, Sieber, Volker and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2019). Overall nutritional and sensory profile of different species of Australian wattle seeds (Acacia spp.): Potential food sources in the arid and semi-arid regions. Foods, 8 (10) 482, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/foods8100482
Lawrence, Geoffrey, Kalimuthu, Palraj, Benzigar, Mercy, Shelat, Kinnari J., Lakhi, Kripal S., Park, Dae-Hwan, Ji, Qingmin, Ariga, Katsuhiko, Bernhardt, Paul V. and Vinu, Ajayan (2017). A nanoporous cytochrome c film with highly ordered porous structure for sensing of toxic vapors. Advanced Materials, 29 (42) 1702295, 1702295. doi: 10.1002/adma.201702295
Surrao, Denver C., Greferath, Ursula, Chau, Yu-Qian, Skabo, Stuart J., Huynh, Mario, Shelat, Kinnari J., Limnios, Ioannis J., Fletcher, Erica L. and Liu, Qin (2017). Design, development and characterization of synthetic Bruch's membranes. Acta Biomaterialia, 64, 357-376. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.09.032
Al-Asmari, Fahad, Nirmal, Nilesh, Chaliha, Mridusmita, Williams, David, Mereddy, Ram, Shelat, Kinnari and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2017). Physico-chemical characteristics and fungal profile of four Saudi fresh date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars. Food Chemistry, 221, 644-649. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.11.125
Zhang, Bin, Selway, Nichola, Shelat, Kinnari J., Dhital, Sushil, Stokes, Jason R. and Gidley, Michael J. (2017). Tribology of swollen starch granule suspensions from maize and potato. Carbohydrate Polymers, 155, 128-135. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.08.064
Shelat, Kinnari J., Nicholson, Timothy, Flanagan, Barnadine M., Zhang, Dagong, Williams, Barbara A. and Gidley, Michael J. (2014). Rheology and microstructure characterisation of small intestinal digesta from pigs fed a red meat-containing Western-style diet. Food Hydrocolloids, 44, 300-308. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2014.09.036
Comino, Penny, Shelat, Kinnari, Collins, Helen, Lahnstein, Jelle and Gidley, Michael J. (2013). Separation and purification of soluble polymers and cell wall fractions from wheat, rye and hull less barley endosperm flours for structure-nutrition studies. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61 (49), 12111-12122. doi: 10.1021/jf403558u
Dhital, Sushil, Shelat, Kinnari J., Shresth, Ashok K. and Gidley, Michael J. (2013). Heterogeneity in maize starch granule internal architecture deduced from diffusion of fluorescent dextran probes. Carbohydrate Polymers, 93 (2), 365-373. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.12.017
Gunness, Purnima, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Shelat, Kinnari, Gilbert, Robert G. and Gidley, Michael J. (2012). Kinetic analysis of bile salt passage across a dialysis membrane in the presence of cereal soluble dietary fibre polymers. Food Chemistry, 134 (4), 2007-2013. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.03.131
Shelat, Kinnari J., Vilaplana, Francisco, Nicholson, Timothy M., Gidley, Michael J. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2011). Diffusion and rheology characteristics of barley mixed linkage beta-glucan and possible implications for digestion. Carbohydrate Polymers, 86 (4), 1732-1738. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.07.004
Tran, Thuy T. B., Shelat, Kinnari J., Tang, Daniel, Li, Enpeng, Gilbert, Robert G. and Hasjim, Jovin (2011). Milling of rice grains. The degradation on three structural levels of starch in rice flour can be independently controlled during grinding. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59 (8), 3964-3973. doi: 10.1021/jf105021r
Shelat, Kinnari J., Vilaplana, Francisco, Nicholson, Timothy M., Wong, Kok Hou, Gidley, Michael J. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2010). Diffusion and viscosity in arabinoxylan solutions: Implications for nutrition. Carbohydrate Polymers, 82 (1), 46-53. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.04.019
Shelat, Kinnari J., Dutta, Naba K. and Choudhury, Namita R. (2008). Interfacial interaction and morphology of EVOH and ionomer blends by scanning thermal microscopy and its correlation with barrier characteristics. Langmuir, 24 (10), 5464-5473. doi: 10.1021/la703192g
Conference Papers
Alderees, F., Williams, D., Mereddy, R., Shelat, K. and Sultanbawa, Y. (2017). Mechanism of Action and Antimicrobial Activity of Australian Native Herb Essential Oils against Yeasts and Bacteria. TropAg2017, International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 20-22 November 2017. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers.
Surrao, Denver C., Skabo, Stuart J., Chau, Yu-Qian, Limnios, Ioannis J., Shelat, Kinnari J. and Liu, Qin (2016). Design, development & evaluation of electrospun nanofibrous membranes as scaffolds for retinal pigment epithelium cells. ARVO Annual Meeting 2016, Seattle, WA, United States, 1 -5 May 2016. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Calvo, P., Fanning, K. J., Shelat, K. and O'Hare, T. J. (2015). Tweaking nature: Zeaxanthin and lutein concentration in sweet corn can be modified by genotype, physiologic maturity, and location on the cob. Macular Carotenoids Conference 2015, Cambridge, United Kingdom, July 8-10, 2015. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000635
Hanan, Jim, Belward, John, Williams, Barbara A., Shelat, Kinnari and Gidley, Michael J. (2012). Linking in vitro and in vivo models of digestion: a computational modelling approach. Food Structures, Digestion and Health Conference 2012, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 7-9 March 2012.
Shelat, Kinnari, Gorham, Barbara, Nicholson, Timothy, Gidley, Michael J. and Williams, Barbara (2012). Dynamic in vitro digestion technique to model small intestinal digestion of food matrices containing soluble dietary fibre. Food Structures, Digestion and Health Conference 2012, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 7-9 March 2012.
Williams, B. A., Shelat, K., Hanan, J., Dhital, S. and Gidley, M. J. (2011). An in vitro technique to model digestive behavior of feeds containing soluble fibers. 12th International Symposium on Digestive Physiology in Pigs, Keystone, CO, United States, 29 May - 1 June 2012.
Aufort, A., Gidley, M. J., Gilbert, R. G., Nicholson, T. M., Shelat, K. J. and Wong, K. (2009). Diffusion and rheology characteristics of arabinoxylan solutions and implications for digestion. AACC International Annual Meeting 2009, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A., 13-16 September 2009. St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.: American Association of Cereal Chemists.
Shelat, K. J., Nicholson, T. M., Wong, K. H. and Gilbert, R. G. (2009). Diffusion and viscosity in arabinoxylan solutions. 5th Australian-Korean Rheology Conference, Sydney, Australia, 1 - 4 November 2009.
Shelat, Kinnari J., Aufort, Anastasia, Nicholson, Timothy M., Wong, Kok Hou, Gidley, Michael J. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2008). Diffusion and viscosity in polysaccharide solutions: Beyond Stokes-Einstein. 30th Australasian Polymer Symposium (30APS), Melbourne, Australia, 30 November-4 December 2008. RACI Polymer Division.
Shelat, Kinnari, Tran, Peter, Aravindaraj, G. K., Roy Choudhury, Namita and Dutta, Naba (2006). Multifunctional organic-inorganic hybrid. ACUN-5 International Composites Conference: Developments in Composites:Advanced, Infrastructural, Natural & Nano-Composites, Sydney, Australia, 11-14 July, 2006. Sydney, Australia: University of New South Wales.
Shelat, K., Babakharkhil, Z., Dutta, N. and Choudhury, N. Roy (2006). Biodegradable blends of polyolefin and polycaprolactone. 28th Australasian Polymer Symposium & Australian Society for Biomaterials 16th Annual Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, 5-9 February 2006. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology.