Background
Montville, Thomas Joseph was born on January 10, 1953 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Son of Frank Vincent and Elisabeth (Para) Montville.
Montville, Thomas Joseph was born on January 10, 1953 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Son of Frank Vincent and Elisabeth (Para) Montville.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Rutgers University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979.
Research assistant food science department Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1975-1980. Research microbiologist United States Department of Agriculture, Eastern Region Research Center, Philadelphia, 1980-1984. Associate professor food science department Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1984-1991, professor, since 1991, director graduate program in food science, 1991-1994, chairman food science department, 1997-2000.
Board editors Food and Nutrition Press, 1988-2004. Editorial board member Journal Food Protection, 1985-1998, since 2005, Process Biochemistry, 1993-1998, Journal Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, since 1995, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, since 2001. Panel manager United States Department of Agriculture CSRS Food Safety Grants Program, 1992.
Food advisory committee United States Food and Drug Administration, 1999-2002. Editorial advisory board Springer Food Safety Series, since 2001, Institute of Food Technologists Press, since 2004. Consultant, lecturer in field.
Fellow American Academy Microbiology. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Association Milk Food and Environmental Sanitarians, American Society Microbiology, Institute Food Technologists (chairman biotechnology division 1991-1992), Society Industrial Microbiology, Society Applied Bacteriology, Phi Tau Sigma.
Married Nancy Helen Shiffner, June 6, 1976. Children: Christopher, Rebecca, Matthew.