Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Boz Lab
Led by Ziynet Boz · Agricultural and Biological Engineering
What we study
The Boz Lab studies how to reduce food waste and improve food sustainability using engineering solutions like packaging and processing. They use modeling, optimization, and life cycle assessments to develop sustainable food systems.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Building & testing
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 4
Current projects
Mobile processing and packaging unit
Developing a portable system for food processing and packaging to reduce waste.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- IFWASTE: An Agent-Based Model for the Estimation of Household Food Waste
2026 · Sustainability
Builds a computer model to estimate household food waste by weight and composition, using behavior and socioeconomic factors.
- Theory of planned behavior and household food waste change across behavioral segments and food types: A 14-day citizen science panel
2026 · Food Quality and Preference
Explores how psychological factors affect food waste changes in different household groups.
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- Operationalizing human factors in critical infrastructure resilience stress testing: a research agenda
2026 · Environment Systems & Decisions
- Authentic Research, Real Gains: Evaluation of the University of Florida Research and Extension Experiences for Circularity and Digitalization Skill Development of Undergraduates
2026 · Journal of Agricultural Education
Evaluates a program teaching circularity and digitalization skills to undergraduates.
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How to reach out
Ziynet Boz hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.