Melvin Tan

Melvin Tan, PhD, is an accomplished Senior Food Scientist at Sanitarium, where expertise spans R&D, new product development, and food engineering processes since February 2020. Prior roles include Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO and R&D Chemical Engineer at Sanitarium, where contributions involved raw materials assessment, thermal process validation, and technical specification development. Melvin's academic background includes a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Monash University, complemented by postdoctoral research and teaching experiences at the same institution. Early career experience includes production technician work at Kerry Specialty Ingredients, focusing on GMP and batch production processes.