Liu Qiang is an Adjunct professor in the University of Guelph, associate professor in the McMaster University Pulse fractions expert advisory committee along with that Pulse Canada Technical committee member for dietary fiber and starch division. His current research projects:Understanding starch chemistry, structure/function, interaction, modification, and utilization as well as the role of starch and starch derivatives in the process and quality of food and non-food products. Low glycemic index (GI) starch from Canadian grown pulse. To develop novel starches from various Canadian grown plant crops (e.g. potatoes, corn and pulses) as a functional food ingredient and for biodegradable materials application to add value to agricultural crops.

chemistry, molecular structure and functional properties of starch from various plant sources resistant starch: formation, characterization and functionality alteration made to starch due to physical, chemical or biochemical means potato quality with emphasis on glycermic index, acrylamide, and digestibility in vitro thermal analysis including glass transition and heat capacity of biopolymers.