
Professor Martin Cole
Head of School AFW
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences
An internationally recognised food scientist and accomplished science leader with over 20 years’ experience in research management across government, academia and industry, Martin has held a number of senior leadership positions within the Commonwealth Scientific and Industry Research Organisation (CSIRO), the US National Center for Food Safety and Technology and a number of senior management roles within the private sector in Europe and the US.
He led the development of the National Food and Nutrition Strategy and Roadmap in Australia and has frequently been called upon as an expert by organisations such the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the UN Food Security Committee.
Martin has a proven track record of developing lasting business partnerships leading to significant commercial outcomes across broad impact areas including novel food technology, diet programs, agricultural bio-products and clinical diagnostics.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 Head, School of Agriculture, Food & Wine University of Adelaide 2016 - 2019 Deputy Director, Agriculture & Food Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 2014 - 2016 Director, Food & Nutrition Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 2012 - 2014 Chief, Animal, Food & Health Sciences Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 2010 - 2012 Chief, Food Science & Nutrition Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 2004 - 2009 Director US National Center Food Safety & Technology 1999 - 2004 Deputy CEO Food Science Australia 1998 - 1996 Head, Microbiology & Preservation Unilever (Netherlands) 1996 - 1999 Group Director, Food Safety, Microbiology & Chemistry Nabisco -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2020 Award 2020 CSIRO Entrepreneurial Award CSIRO Australia — 2019 Award Keith Farrer Award of Merit 2019 Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology Australia — 2004 Achievement Ivan Parkin Award 2004 International Association for Food Protection United Kingdom — -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 1988 University of East Anglia United Kingdom PhD 1984 Manchester Metropolitan University United Kingdom Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences), First Class -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country — Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors — — Fellow and Certified Food Scientist Institute of Food Science & Technology — -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2021 Augustin, M. A., Cole, M. B., Ferguson, D., Hazell, N. J. G., & Morle, P. (2021). Perspective article: Towards a new venture science model for transforming food systems. Global Food Security, 28, 100481.
Scopus12020 Cole, M., & Augustin, M. A. (2020). Food Safety and Health. Engineering, 6(4), 391-392.
Scopus1 WoS12020 Augustin, M. A., Sanguansri, L., Fox, E. M., Cobiac, L., & Cole, M. B. (2020). Recovery of wasted fruit and vegetables for improving sustainable diets. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 95, 75-85.
Scopus9 WoS92020 Bounie, D., Arcot, J., Cole, M., Egal, F., Juliano, P., Mejia, C., . . . Sellahewa, J. (2020). The role of food science and technology in humanitarian response. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 103, 367-375.
Scopus62018 Cole, M. B., Augustin, M. A., Robertson, M. J., & Manners, J. M. (2018). The science of food security. NPJ SCIENCE OF FOOD, 2(1), 1-8.
WoS41 Europe PMC102017 King, T., Cole, M., Farber, J. M., Eisenbrand, G., Zabaras, D., Fox, E. M., & Hill, J. P. (2017). Food safety for food security: Relationship between global megatrends and developments in food safety. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 68, 160-175.
Scopus1152014 Keating, B. A., Herrero, M., Carberry, P. S., Gardner, J., & Cole, M. B. (2014). Food wedges: Framing the global food demand and supply challenge towards 2050. Global Food Security, 3(3-4), 125-132.
Scopus942013 Pitt, J. I., Taniwaki, M. H., & Cole, M. B. (2013). Mycotoxin production in major crops as influenced by growing, harvesting, storage and processing, with emphasis on the achievement of Food Safety Objectives. Food Control, 32(1), 205-215.
Scopus1042012 Cole, M. (2012). Opinion. Food Science and Technology (London), 26(3), 11. 2011 Anderson, N. M., Larkin, J. W., Cole, M. B., Skinner, G. E., Whiting, R. C., Gorris, L. G. M., . . . Hall, P. A. (2011). Food safety objective approach for controlling Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin production in commercially sterile foods. Journal of Food Protection, 74(11), 1956-1989.
Scopus31 Europe PMC122010 Quested, T. E., Cook, P. E., Gorris, L. G. M., & Cole, M. B. (2010). Trends in technology, trade and consumption likely to impact on microbial food safety. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 139(SUPPL. 1), S29-S42.
Scopus48 Europe PMC192009 van Schothorst, M., Zwietering, M. H., Ross, T., Buchanan, R. L., & Cole, M. B. (2009). Relating microbiological criteria to food safety objectives and performance objectives. Food Control, 20(11), 967-979.
Scopus1222008 Grove, S. F., Forsyth, S., Wan, J., Coventry, J., Cole, M., Stewart, C. M., . . . Lee, A. (2008). Inactivation of hepatitis A virus, poliovirus and a norovirus surrogate by high pressure processing. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 9(2), 206-210.
Scopus382008 Grove, S. F., Forsyth, S., Wan, J., Coventry, J., Cole, M. B., Stewart, C. M., . . . Lee, A. (2008). Inactivation of foodborne viruses by high pressure processing. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 9(2), 206-210. 2008 Grove, S. F., Forsyth, S., Wan, J., Coventry, J., Cole, M. B., Stewart, C. M., . . . Lee, A. (2008). Inactivation of foodborne viruses by high pressure processing. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 9(2), 206-210. 2006 Chapman, B., Jensen, N., Ross, T., & Cole, M. (2006). Salt, alone or in combination with sucrose, can improve the survival of Escherichia coli O157 (SERL 2) in model acidic sauces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72(8), 5165-5172.
Scopus13 Europe PMC62005 Stewart, C. M., Cole, M. B., Legan, J. D., Slade, L., & Schaffner, D. W. (2005). Solute-specific effects of osmotic stress on Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 98(1), 193-202.
Scopus15 Europe PMC82005 Bull, M. K., Szabo, E. A., Cole, M. B., & Stewart, C. M. (2005). Toward validation of process criteria for high-pressure processing of orange juice with predictive models. Journal of Food Protection, 68(5), 949-954.
Scopus24 Europe PMC92003 Szabo, E. A., Simons, L., Coventry, M. J., & Cole, M. B. (2003). Assessment of control measures to achieve a food safety objective of less than 100 CFU of Listeria monocytogenes per gram at the point of consumption for fresh precut iceberg lettuce. Journal of Food Protection, 66(2), 256-264.
Scopus36 Europe PMC172003 Stewart, C. M., Cole, M. B., & Schaffner, D. W. (2003). Managing the risk of staphylococcal food poisoning from cream-filled baked goods to meet a food safety objective. Journal of Food Protection, 66(7), 1310-1325.
Scopus39 Europe PMC202002 Stewart, C. M., Tompkin, R. B., & Cole, M. B. (2002). Food safety: New concepts for the new millennium. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 3(2), 105-112.
Scopus382002 Stewart, C. M., Cole, M. B., Legan, J. D., Slade, L., Vandeven, M. H., & Schaffner, D. W. (2002). Staphylococcus aureus growth boundaries: Moving towards mechanistic predictive models based on solute-specific effects. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68(4), 1864-1871.
Scopus77 Europe PMC302001 Peleg, M., Penchina, C. M., & Cole, M. B. (2001). Estimation of the survival curve of Listeria monocytogenes during non-isothermal heat treatments. Food Research International, 34(5), 383-388.
Scopus582001 Legan, J. D., Vandeven, M. H., Dahms, S., & Cole, M. B. (2001). Determining the concentration of microorganisms controlled by attributes sampling plans. Food Control, 12(3), 137-147.
Scopus622001 Sortwell, D. R., David Legan, J., Vandeven, M. H., Jenkins, P., Poulos, P. G., & Cole, M. B. (2001). "The boundary for growth of Zygosaccharomyces bailii in acidified products described by models for time to growth and probability of growth," a comment on: J. Food Prot. 63(2):222-230 (2000) (multilpe letters). Journal of Food Protection, 64(4), 439-441.
Scopus5 Europe PMC42001 Stewart, C. M., Cole, M. B., Legan, J. D., Slade, L., Vandeven, M. H., & Schaffner, D. W. (2001). Modeling the growth boundary of staphylococcus aureus for risk assessment purposes. Journal of Food Protection, 64(1), 51-57.
Scopus29 Europe PMC132000 Jenkins, P., Poulos, P. G., Cole, M. B., Vandeven, M. H., & Legan, J. D. (2000). The boundary for growth of Zygosaccharomyces bailii in acidified products described by models for time to growth and probability of growth. Journal of Food Protection, 63(2), 222-230.
Scopus46 Europe PMC222000 Peleg, M., & Cole, M. B. (2000). Estimating the survival of Clostridium botulinum spores during heat treatments. Journal of Food Protection, 63(2), 190-195.
Scopus97 Europe PMC472000 Mattick, K. L., Jørgensen, F., Legan, J. D., Cole, M. B., Porter, J., Lappin-Scott, H. M., & Humphrey, T. J. (2000). Survival and filamentation of Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis PT4 and Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium DT104 at low water activity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66(4), 1274-1279.
Scopus114 Europe PMC701998 Humpheson, L., Adams, M. R., Anderson, W. A., & Cole, M. B. (1998). Biphasic thermal inactivation kinetics in Salmonella enteritidis PT4. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64(2), 459-464.
Scopus103 Europe PMC621998 Peleg, M., & Cole, M. B. (1998). Reinterpretation of microbial survival curves. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 38(5), 353-380.
Scopus597 Europe PMC2671998 Buchanan, R. L., Cole, M., Lammerding, A. M., Clarke, I. R., Van Schothorst, M., & Roberts, T. A. (1998). Potential application of risk assessment techniques to microbiological issues related to international trade in food and food products. Journal of Food Protection, 61(8), 1075-1086.
Scopus60 Europe PMC61998 van Schothorst, M. (1998). Principles for the establishment of microbiological food safety objectives and related control measures. Food Control, 9(6), 379-384.
1997 Piper, P. W., Ortiz-Calderon, C., Holyoak, C., Coote, P., & Cole, M. (1997). Hsp30, the integral plasma membrane heat shock protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a stress-inducible regulator of plasma membrane H<sup>+</sup>-ATPase. Cell Stress and Chaperones, 2(1), 12-24.
Scopus138 Europe PMC861996 Holyoak, C. D., Stratford, M., Mcmullin, Z., Cole, M. B., Crimmins, K., Brown, A. J. P., & Coote, P. J. (1996). Activity of the plasma membrane H<sup>+</sup>-ATPase and optimal glycolytic flux are required for rapid adaptation and growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the presence of the weak-acid preservative sorbic acid. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 62(9), 3158-3164.
Scopus194 Europe PMC1091996 Anderson, W. A., McClure, P. J., Baird-Parker, A. C., & Cole, M. B. (1996). The application of a log-logistic model to describe the thermal inactivation of Clostridium botulinum 213B at temperatures below 121-1°C. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 80(3), 283-290.
Scopus105 Europe PMC511995 Coote, P. J., Billon, C. M. P., Pennell, S., McClure, P. J., Ferdinando, D. P., & Cole, M. B. (1995). The use of confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM) to study the germination of individual spores of Bacillus cereus. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 21(2), 193-208.
Scopus281995 Armstrong-Buisseret, L., Cole, M. B., & Stewart, G. S. A. B. (1995). A homologue to the Escherichia coli alkyl hydroperoxide reductase AhpC is induced by osmotic upshock in Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology, 141(7), 1655-1661.
Scopus39 Europe PMC251995 Duffy, G., Ellison, A., Anderson, W., Cole, M. B., & Stewart, G. S. A. B. (1995). Use of bioluminescence to model the thermal inactivation of Salmonella typhimurium in the presence of a competitive microflora. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 61(9), 3463-3465.
Scopus40 Europe PMC231994 McClure, P. J., Cole, M. B., & Smelt, J. P. P. M. (1994). Effects of water activity and pH on growth of Clostridium botulinum. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 76, 105S-114S.
Scopus25 Europe PMC31994 Stephens, P. J., Cole, M. B., & Jones, M. V. (1994). Effect of heating rate on the thermal inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 77(6), 702-708.
Scopus104 Europe PMC531994 Little, C. L., Adams, M. R., Anderson, W. A., & Cole, M. B. (1994). Application of a log-logistic model to describe the survival of Yersinia enterocolitica at sub-optima pH and temperature. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 22(1), 63-71.
Scopus43 Europe PMC191994 Coote, P. J., Jones, M. V., Seymour, I. J., Rowe, D. L., Ferdinando, D. P., McArthur, A. J., & Cole, M. B. (1994). Activity of the plasma membrane H<sup>+</sup>-ATPase is a key physiological determinant of thermotolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microbiology, 140(8), 1881-1890.
Scopus51 Europe PMC281994 Ellison, A., Anderson, W., Cole, M. B., & Stewart, G. S. A. B. (1994). Modelling the thermal inactivation of Salmonella typhimurium using bioluminescence data. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 23(3-4), 467-477.
Scopus27 Europe PMC171994 McClure, P. J., Cole, M. B., & Davies, K. W. (1994). An example of the stages in the development of a predictive mathematical model for microbial growth: the effects of NaCl, pH and temperature on the growth of Aeromonas hydrophila. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 23(3-4), 359-375.
Scopus44 Europe PMC241994 Seymour, I. J., Cole, M. B., & Coote, P. J. (1994). A substrate‐mediated assay of bacterial proton efflux/influx to predict the degree of spoilage of beef mince stored at chill temperatures. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 76(6), 608-615.
Scopus25 Europe PMC101994 McClure, P. J., de, C., Cole, M. B., Curtis, P. S., Jones, J. E., Legan, J. D., . . . Walker, S. J. (1994). Modelling the growth, survival and death of microorganisms in foods: the UK Food Micromodel approach. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 23(3-4), 265-275.
Scopus153 Europe PMC641994 McClure, P. J., Anderson, W. A., & Cole, M. (1994). Thermal inactivation of Clostridium botulinum spores. The Journal of applied bacteriology, 77((1 SUPPL) VI). 1993 Little, C. L., Adams, M. R., Cole, M. B., & Anderson, W. (1993). Modelling the effect of temperature, pH and acidulant on the survival of Yersinia enterocolotica. Journal of Industrial Microbiology, 12(3-5), 356. 1993 Little, C. L., Adams, M. R., Cole, M. B., & Anderson, W. (1993). Modelling the effect of temperature, pH and acidulant on the survival of Yersinia enterocolotica. Journal of Industrial Microbiology, 12(3-5), 356. 1993 Cole, M. B., Davies, K. W., Munro, G., Holyoak, C. D., & Kilsby, D. C. (1993). A vitalistic model to describe the thermal inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes. Journal of Industrial Microbiology, 12(3-5), 232-239.
Scopus2551993 Holyoak, C. D., TANSEY, F. S., & Cole, M. B. (1993). An alginate bead technique for determining the safety of microwave cooking. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 16(2), 62-65.
Scopus121993 McClure, P. J., Cole, M. B., Davies, K. W., & Anderson, W. A. (1993). The use of automated tubidimetric data for the construction of kinetic models. Journal of Industrial Microbiology, 12(3-5), 277-285.
Scopus401992 Anderson, W. A., Goddard, M., McKirgan, C., Steels, H., & Cole, M. B. (1992). A method for the assessment of safe rehydration regimes for pasta. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 14(3), 77-80.
1992 Little, C. L., Adams, M. R., Anderson, W. A., & Cole, M. B. (1992). Comparison of a quadratic response surface model and a square root model for predicting the growth rate of Yersinia enterocolitic. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 15(2), 63-68.
Scopus181992 Coote, P. J., Jones, M. V., Edgar, K., & Cole, M. B. (1992). TPK gene products mediate cAMP-independent thermotolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of General Microbiology, 138(12), 2551-2557.
Scopus8 Europe PMC101991 Coote, P. J., Holyoak, C. D., & Cole, M. B. (1991). Thermal inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes during a process simulating temperatures achieved during microwave heating. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 70(6), 489-494.
Scopus39 Europe PMC111991 Cole, M. B. (1991). Databases in modern food microbiology. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 2(C), 293-297.
Scopus131991 Hedges, A., & Cole, M. (1991). Predictive modelling—or is it?. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 13(5), 217-219.
Scopus111991 Coote, P. J., Cole, M. B., & Jones, M. V. (1991). Induction of increased thermotolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae may triggered by a mechanism involving intracellular pH. Journal of General Microbiology, 137(7), 1701-1708.
Scopus73 Europe PMC471991 Anderson, W. A., Hedges, N. D., Jones, M. V., & Cole, M. B. (1991). Thermal inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes studied by differential scanning calorimetry. Journal of General Microbiology, 137(6), 1419-1424.
Scopus55 Europe PMC301991 Cole, M. (1991). Predictive microbial modelling, Yes it is!. Letters in Applied Bacteriology, 13, 217-219. 1990 Cole, M. B., Jones, M. V., & Holyoak, C. (1990). The effect of pH, salt concentration and temperature on the survival and growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 69(1), 63-72.
Scopus259 Europe PMC1351990 Cole, M. B., & Jones, M. V. (1990). A submerged‐coil heating apparatus for investigating thermal inactivation of micro‐organisms. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 11(5), 233-235.
Scopus641989 Lund, B. M., Knox, M. R., & Cole, M. B. (1989). DESTRUCTION OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES DURING MICROWAVE COOKING. The Lancet, 333(8631), 218.
Scopus43 Europe PMC151987 Cole, M. B., & Keenan, M. H. J. (1987). Effects of weak acids and external pH on the intracellular pH of Zygosaccharomyces bailii, and its implications in weak‐acid resistance. Yeast, 3(1), 23-32.
Scopus601987 Cole, M. B., & Keenan, M. H. J. (1987). A quantitative method for predicting shelf life of soft drinks using a model system. Journal of Industrial Microbiology, 2(1), 59-62.
Scopus251987 Cole, M. B., Franklin, J. G., & Keenan, M. H. J. (1987). Probability of growth of the spoilage yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii in a model fruit drink system. Food Microbiology, 4(2), 115-119.
Scopus291986 Cole, M. B., & Keenan, M. H. J. (1986). Synergistic effects of weak‐acid preservatives and pH on the growth of Zygosaccharomyces bailii. Yeast, 2(2), 93-100.
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Books
Year Citation 1998 Cole, M. B. (1998). Microorganisms in Foods 6. Not known (Ed.), Aspen Publishers. 1998 Cole, M. B. (1998). Microorganisms in Foods 6. Not known (Ed.), Aspen Publishers. 1998 Foods, I. C. O. M. S. F. (1998). Microbial Ecology of Food Commodities. Aspen Publishers. -
Book Chapters
Year Citation 2011 Stewart, C. M., Cole, M. B., Hoover, D. G., & Keener, L. (2011). New Tools for Microbiological Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Process Validation Methodology. In Nonthermal Processing Technologies for Food (pp. 550-561).
Scopus12009 Legan, J. D., Stewart, C. M., & Cole, M. B. (2009). Modeling the growth, survival and death of microbial pathogens in foods. In Foodborne Pathogens: Hazards, Risk Analysis and Control: Second Edition (pp. 66-112).
Scopus12008 Stewart, C. M., Buckle, K. A., & Cole, M. B. (2008). The Future of Water Activity in Food Processing and Preservation. In Water Activity in Foods: Fundamentals and Applications (pp. 373-389).
Scopus52005 Cole, M. B., & Tompkin, R. B. (2005). Microbiological performance objectives and criteria. In Improving the Safety of Fresh Meat (pp. 673-695).
Scopus32001 Cole, M. B., & Roberts, T. A. (2001). Summary and future prospects. In Control of Foodborne Microorganisms (pp. 509-520).
Scopus12000 Stratford, M., Hofman, P. D., & Cole, M. B. (2000). Fruit juices, fruit drinks and soft drinks. In No Editors (Ed.), The Microbiological Safety and Quality of Food. 2000 Stratford, M., Hofman, P. D., & Cole, M. B. (2000). Fruit juices, fruit drinks and soft drinks. In No Editors (Ed.), The Microbiological Safety and Quality of Food. -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2010 Craven, H., & Cole, M. (2010). Innovative sampling for product clearance. In Australian Journal of Dairy Technology Vol. 65 (pp. 86-90). 2010 Cole, M., & Ball, G. (2010). Global trends and opportunities in food and nutritional sciences. In Food Australia Vol. 62 (pp. 460-464). 2005 Cole, M., Voelcker, N. H., & Thissen, H. (2005). Switchable coatings for biomedical applications. In Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5651 (pp. 19-27).
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2019 - 2021 Chair High Level Panel of Experts UN Food Security Committee Italy 2013 - 2021 Chair Risk and Audit Committee Food Standards Australia New Zealand Australia 2013 - 2016 Board Member Board Institute of Food Technology United States -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2019 - ongoing Member Academy of Technology and Science Australia -
Consulting/Advisories
Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country 2020 - ongoing v2foods plant protein venture start-up Product development Business and professional Australia
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