Ian Hildebrandt

Contact Information

Farrall Agricultural Engineering Hall
524 S. Shaw Ln
Room: 216
East Lansing , MI 48824

hildeb44@msu.edu

Research Specialist

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Biography

Ian Hildebrandt is a Biosystems Engineering Research Specialist that focuses on improving food safety through process design optimization and improved validation tools. Using laboratory- and pilot-scale biosafety level 2 facilities, he focuses on the translation of foodborne pathogen research to industry-ready information. His expertise includes the development of mathematical and living (surrogate) models for predicting pathogen inactivation (e.g., Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes) in various food matrices. Ian received his B.S. and M.S in Biosystems Engineering from MSU after which he worked with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Afterwards, he returned to MSU to receive his Ph.D. in Biosystems Engineering.

Selected Publications

  1. Hildebrandt IM, Marks BP. 2024. Improving the Utility of Surrogates Intended for Foodborne Pathogen Preventive Control Validations. Current Opinion in Food Science. 57, 101153.
  2. Hildebrandt IM, Riddell LM, Hall NO, James MK, Marks BP. 2024. Demonstration of Inappropriate Validation Method for a Cracker Baking Process Using Predictive Modeling. Journal of Food Protection. 87, 100298.
  3. Ahmad NH, Hildebrandt IM, Pickens SR, Vasquez S, Jin YQ, Liu SX, Hilk LA, Tsai HC, Lau SK, D’Souza RC, Kumar S, Subbiah J, Thippareddi H, Zhu MJ, Tang JM, Anderson NM, Grasso-Kelley EM, Ryser ET, Marks BP. Interlaboratory Evaluation of Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 as a Salmonella surrogate for Validating Thermal Treatment of Multiple Low-Moisture Foods. Journal of Food Protection. 85(11): 1538-1552.
  4. Hildebrandt IM, Hall NO, James MK, Ryser ET, Marks BP. 2021. Process Humidity Affects Salmonella Lethality at the Surface and Core of Impingement-Cooked Meat and Poultry Products. Journal of Food Protection. 84(9): 1512-1523.
  5. Rana YS, Eberly PM, Suehr QJ, Hildebrandt IM, Marks BP, Snyder AB. 2021. Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during Moderate Temperature Dehydration of Plant-Based Foods. Foods. 10, 2162.