Olaimat completed his Ph.D. in Food Science from University of Manitoba, Canada and obtained his BSc. and Msc. degrees from the Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan. Olaimat has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers in reputed international journals and conferences beside one book chapter. His current research areas include: the study and analysis the microbial quality and safety of traditional foods, the antimicrobial activity of functional ingredients from natural sources against foodborne pathogens in different food products, development of active packaging materials to improve the quality and safety of foods, development of functional products and study the sensory characteristics.