2012 PhD CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore
2001 M. Tech. (Chemical Engineering):Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
2000 B. E. (Chemical Engineering): Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering at BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore (From Oct 2019 to till date) www.bmsce.ac.in
Associate Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering at BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore (From Sep 2015 to Oct 2019) www.bmsce.ac.in
Assistant Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering at BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore (From Sep 2011 to Sep 2015) www.bmsce.ac.in
Senior Lecturer in Department of Chemical Engineering at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore (From July 2010 to Sep 2011) www.dayanandasagar.edu
Lecturer in Department of Biotechnology at Peoples Education Society Institute of Technology (PESIT), Bangalore. www.pes.edu (from October 2005 to May 2006)
Visiting faculty for M.Sc. Students of Microbiology at Maharani’s College, Bangalore (from December 2005 to April 2006).
Guest Lecturer for Biotechnology at JSS College, Otty Road, Mysore (2006)
Teaching assistant for conducting practical classes of Food Engineering Laboratory for Master of Science Food Technology at CFTRI, Mysore.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Senior Research Fellow (from June 2006 to July 2010): Department of Food Engineering,
Central Food Technological Research Institute (cftri) http://www.cftri.com, Mysore, India
PhD Research topic: “Integrated downstream processing involving biocompatible methods for extraction, purification, and concentration of anthocyanin, a natural colorant”.
Research supervisor: Dr. N.K. Rastogi, Chief Scientist, CFTRI.
Project Assistant (from June 2003 to October 2005): Department of Food Engineering, Central Food Technological Research Institute (cftri), Mysore, India
Research topic: “Application of gamma radiation for food irradiation and process engineering aspects of dehydration and rehydration of irradiated foods”.
Research supervisor: Dr. N.K. Rastogi, Chief Scientist, CFTRI.
Nature of Work:
Analysis of the literature information and identifying the knowledge gaps.
Planning and execution of the irradiation and dehydration/rehydration experiments
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Engineer Trainee selected through campus interview (from March 2001 to Sept. 2001): Max Pharma, a business unit of Max India Ltd., presently known as Jubliant Organalysis Pvt Ltd., Nanjangud, Mysore, India
Nature of Work: Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Hazard and operability studies (HAZOP), Process Flow Diagram (PFD) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) mainly for hydrogenation and solvent distillation operations.