Background
Salminen, Seppo Jaakko was born on April 4, 1954 in Petäjävesi, Finland. Son of Jaakko M. and Pirkko Hellevi Salminen.
Salminen, Seppo Jaakko was born on April 4, 1954 in Petäjävesi, Finland. Son of Jaakko M. and Pirkko Hellevi Salminen.
Master of Science, Washington State University, Pullman. Master of Science, University Helsinki, Finland, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University Surrey, Guildford, 1982.
Professor, food chemistry department biochemistry & food chemistry University Turku, Finland, 1994—2000, professor health biosciences, food development, 2000, director, functional foods forum, since 2002. Development manager, nutrition specialist Valio Finnish Cooperative Dairies Association, Helsinki, Finland. Visiting professor Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia, since 1997.
Visiting professor of food safety Univerität Bodenkultur (BOKU), Vienna, since 2007.
Married Eeva Kaarina Soikkeli, September 21, 1981. Children: Henrik, Helene, Erik.