Current Projects

1.

Title:  An Integrated Approach for Improving Growth and Quality of Sweet Basil Using Cold Plasma Activated Water and Mist 

Duration: May 2018-April 2022

Sponsor: USDA NIFA Foundational Program 2018

Team: PI: Deepti Salvi (May-June 2018), co-PI (June 2018 onwards)

Current PI: M. V. Karwe, Co-PIs: D. W. Schaffner, J. E. Simon, Q. Wu, S. Guran, D. Specca, A. Fridman, G. Fridman, V. Miller, A. Rabinovich.

2.

Title: Evaluating efficacy of plasma-activated water in egg washing

Duration: May 2020- April 2023

Sponsor: USDA NIFA Foundational Program 2019

Team: PI: Deepti Salvi Co-PI: Sophia Kathariou

3.

Title: Harnessing (bio-)electrochemical technologies as sustainable sources for on demand precision agriculture

Duration: February 2020- June 2023

Sponsor: Game‐Changing Research Incentive Program for Plant Sciences Initiative

Team: PI: K. Stapelmann Co-PI: Deepti Salvi et al.

4.

Title: High-quality manufacturing of packaged fresh produce with conformable in-package cold atmospheric plasma

Duration: USDA NIFA Foundational Program 2019

Sponsor: July 2020- June 2023

Team: PI: Deepti Salvi Co-PIs: Katharina Stapelmann and Aaron Mazzeo.

5.

Title: Natural Antimicrobial Edible Coatings for Enhancing Microbial Safety and Prolonging Shelf-Life of Raw Poultry Meat 

Duration: August 2020- July 2023

Sponsor: N.C. Agricultural Foundation

Team: PI: Deepti Salvi Co-PI: Nathalie Lavoine

6.

Title: Plasma-activated water (PAW) for inactivation of mixed-species biofilms

Duration: May 2020- December  2022

Sponsor: Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies – CAPPS, a NSF IUCRC Founded Center

Team: PI: Deepti Salvi

7.

Title: Plasma-activated water (PAW) as a cleaning-in-place (CIP) solution for fouling removal and microbial inactivation

Duration: May 2021- December 2022

Sponsor: Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies – CAPPS, a NSF IUCRC Founded Center

Team: PI: Deepti Salvi Co-PI: Haotian Zheng

8.

Title: Plasma-activated water (PAW) as a cleaning-in-place (CIP) solution in a model continuous pipe system 

Duration: May 2022- April 2023

Sponsor: Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies – CAPPS, a NSF IUCRC Founded Center

Team: PI: Deepti Salvi Co-PI: Haotian Zheng

9.

Title: Conversion of food wastes into energy storage devices

Duration: May 2022- April 2023

Sponsor: Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies – CAPPS, a NSF IUCRC Founded Center

Team: PI: Praveen Kolar Co-PIs: Deepti Salvi, Sanjay Shah