Academic Credentials

Completed Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) in Agricultural Process Engineering,Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India.

Completed Masters Degree (M.E. (Ag)) in Agricultural Process Engineering,Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India.

Completed Bachelors Degree (B.E.(Ag)) in Agricultural Engineering,Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India.

Research Details

Principal Investigator in Externally Funded Research Projects

2016-2018 - Project Cost- Indian Rupees, 459.76 lakhs on Smart Warehouses with Application of Frontier Electromagnetic and Electronics based Technology funded by Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications &Information Technology, Government of India.

2016-2018 - Project Cost-Indian Rupees, 67.85 lakhs on Development of Management Protocols for On-Farm Bulk Storage of Paddy and Development of a Computer Simulation Model as Design and Management Tool for Bulk Storage of Grains in India’ under Extra Mural Fund by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India

2013-2015 -  Project Cost – Indian Rupees, 39.074 lakhs on Development of technologies for novel food based on indigenous technologies funded by Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India.

Co-Principal Investigator in,

2013 -  Project Cost – Indian Rupees, 5.112 lakhs Studies on effective fumigation funded by Central Warehousing Corporation, Government of India, from July 2013 to December 2013

Principal Investigator in Institute Funded Research Projects

2012-2014 - Project Cost – Indian Rupees, 37.42 lakhs Cost - Determination of drying and storage characteristics of selected pulses

2010-2011 -  Project Cost – Indian Rupees, 15.70 lakhs Development of On- Farm Pre-cooling System for Extending Fresh Shelf life of Harvested Perishables

Co-Principal Investigator in,

2012-2014 Project Cost – Indian Rupees, 35.92 lakhs Safe storage guidelines for the mung bean Vigna radiate (L.) and urd beanVigna mungl (L.)

2011-2013 Project Cost – Indian Rupees, 27.40 lakhs Quality classification of fruits and vegetables using non destructive image processing technologies.

2011-2013 Project Cost – Indian Rupees, 42.22 lakhs Development of a computer vision system for automatic grading and sorting of India specific fruits & vegetables.

2011-2013 Project Cost – Indian Rupees, 22.52 lakhs Design and Development of Ozone based hermitic storage bins to enhance the safety and shelf life of spices.

Peer Recognition

June 2015 to Jan 2018 - National Level Technical Committee Member of Indian Grain Storage Working Group, Government of India for grain storage, drying an management of grain stores for safe handling of grain in the system

February 2014 to January 2017 - Member as Representatives from Academic/ Professional Institutions of Mentor Council for Food Processing and Preservation sector for NCTV courses by Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India

February 2015 - Expert Committee member for the creation of Model Mechanized Farms with Food Processing Training cum Incubation Centers by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi

2015-16 - Nominated Expert Group Member for Preparing Standards on glossary of terms for IS 8420: 2000 Grain Dryers and IS 9981 : 2000 Agricultural Produce Processing Equipment for Bureau of Indian Standards

2010-12 - Member, Bench Marking Committee for Food Processing Technologies

2011 - Member, Team of Planning Commission as Expertise for Preparation of An Integrated Action Plans for 33 Focus Districts Affected by Left Wing Extremism in Aurangabad District, Bihar

2010 - Member, Study the Status of Rice Milling Industries & Scope for Developments in Agartala, Triupura.

Members In Professional Bodies

2013 - International Society of Food Engineering (ISFE),Life Member

2008 - Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE), New Delhi, India,Life Member

2008 - Association of Food Scientist & Technologist (I), CFTRI, Mysore,Full Member

2008 - The Indian Science Congress (ISCA), Kolkata,Life Member

2008 - Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi,Life Member

2009 - The Institution of Engineers (India), Life Member

Publications

Research Papers National & International Journals - 27

Review Papers - 2

Books Chapters - 2

International /National Conference Proceedings- Research - 3

National Seminar Proceedings- Unrefereed Papers - 4

Popular Articles - 5

International /National Conferences/ Seminars Abstracts - 55