Dr. Pelin Kavur is currently a research assistant at the Department of Food Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH) in Turkey. Her research focuses on developing multifunctional biodegradable films, coatings and bioactive gels for food packaging applications. She has expertise in the area of delivery systems of active compounds. At the conference, she will present her work on developing an effective encapsulant film matrix using chitosan composites with surface active pulse proteins by ultrasound treatment. Now, she is continuing postdoctoral studies in food chemistry and biochemistry under Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yemenicioglu at IZTECH.