UMass Lowell's Nicolai Konow wants to bridge the gap between research on food processing and nutrient absorption. 'There is a divide between biomechanists, who study chewing and food transport, and physiologists, who examine what actually happens to food in the gastrointestinal tract,' said the assistant professor of biological sciences.
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