Robert Lane
Specialist
Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Expertise:Food Safety; Economic Development; Agricultural Engineering
| Phone: 757-727-4861 | FAX: 757-727-4871 | e-mail: |
Research Interests
Engineering, processing applications, energy and resource management as applied
to the seafood and aquaculture industries.
Current Projects
Mr. Lane has provided field applicable technical support, research and training
to the seafood industry in several ways. He carries out retort cook and pasteurization
process validations; air- cool room temperature verifications; refrigerated
storage temperature verifications and other thermal monitoring that is related
to the aquaculture production, handling, processing, storage, transporting
and marketing of seafood. He provides and/or arranges for training in the use
of thermal monitoring, pH, can seam evaluation, processing equipment and other
critical food processing or aquaculture production equipment.
Mr. Lane develops and implements, in assistance with managers, energy audits for processing and production facilities. He reviews energy used; costs associated with energy uses and provides recommendations to managers on his findings. He maintains contacts and a working relationship with people in the power and fossil fuel industry, in order to understand what changes are coming up and how these changes affect the seafood industry.
Mr. Lane also works with managers to develop and implements waste and wastewater audits for processing and productions facilities. He reviews the water used, the waste produced and the costs associated with waste and wastewater production and removal. Then with individual companies he works to develop waste alternatives, if necessary, and provides recommendations. He continues to maintain contacts and a working relationship with people in the waste and reclamation industry to understand what changes are coming up and how these changes affect the seafood industry.
