Sulaiman Matarneh

Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

Associate Professor | Meat Science


Sulaiman Matarneh

Contact Information

Office Location: NFS 329
Phone: 435-797-2114
Email: sulaiman.matarneh@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, 2017
MS, Animal Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2007
BS, Animal Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2004

Teaching Interests

Meat technology and processing, Food analysis.

Research Interests

Postmortem muscle biochemistry and meat quality. Role of mitochondria in beef color and tenderness.

Awards

Faculty Researcher of the Year, 2021

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, Utah State University

Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, 2020

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, Utah State University

William C. Winder and Rebecca Steward Winder Professorship Award, 2018

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences, Utah State University

E.T. Kornegay Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award, 2017

Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech


An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

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Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

NDFS 5560, 6560 - Food Chemistry, Fall 2023
NDFS 6020, 5020 - Meat Technology and Processing, Fall 2023
NDFS 5500, 6500 - Food Analysis, Spring 2023
NDFS 5020, 6020 - Meat Technology and Processing, Fall 2022
NDFS 5500, 6500 - Food Analysis, Spring 2022
NDFS 6020, 5020 - Meat Technology and Processing, Fall 2021
NDFS 5500, 6500 - Food Analysis, Spring 2021
NDFS 5020 - Meat Technology and Processing, Fall 2020
NDFS 5500, 6500 - Food Analysis, Spring 2020
NDFS 6020, 5020 - Meat Technology and Processing, Fall 2019
NDFS 5500 - Food Analysis, Spring 2019
NDFS 5020, 6020 - Meat Technology and Processing, Fall 2018
NDFS 5025 - Meat Technology and Processing Laboratory, Fall 2018
NDFS 6025 - Meat Technology and Processing Laboratory, Fall 2018
NDFS 5020, 6020 - Meat Technology and Processing, Fall 2017

Graduate Students Mentored

Mohammed AlRuzzi, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, August 2023
Chandler Stafford, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, August 2021
Mackenzie Taylor, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, August 2021 - May 2023
David Dang, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, August 2018 - December 2021
Jared Buhler, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2020 - May 2021