Dr. C. AnandharamakrishnanDr. C. Anandharamakrishnan is presently the Director of the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, from 2022. Earlier, he served as Director of National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) (formerly known as Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, during the period April 2016–2022. He has done his doctoral research in Chemical Engineering with a Specialization in Food Engineering at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. During his PhD, he was awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship Programme of the UK Government. His research endeavors are well documented in the form of 180 impact factor publications, 2 international patents, and 7 Indian patents. He is also the author and editor of 10 books and 68 book chapters. He serves as the Associate Editor of International Journal of Food Engineering, Academic Editor of PLOS ONE journal, International Editorial Advisory Board member for Drying Technology Journal, Editorial Board member of Journal of Food Process Engineering, and various international journals, apart from being a peer reviewer for more than 20 international journals.Affiliations and expertiseDirector, CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, anandh@niist.res.inDr. V.R. SinijaDr. Sinija currently working as Professor and Chairman for the working group on Nonthermal Processing at National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-T), Thanjavur, has acquired her PhD (Agricultural & Food Engineering) and M. Tech. (Post-Harvest Engineering) degrees from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, after her B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) degree from Kerala Agricultural University. She was awarded with National Doctoral Fellowship by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), New Delhi, for carrying out her research work. She has 18 years of teaching and research experience in the field of food processing. Dr. Sinija is a member of Academic Council, Board of Studies, and Board of Examinations of various institutions across the country. Her research works have been published as papers in 79 peer-reviewed journals, 20 popular articles, 5 book chapters, and more than 85 international and national conference proceedings and 3 patents. She is also a reviewer of various national and international journals. She has received the prestigious Prof. Jeevan Singh Sidhu Award for the year 2018 by the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) for Teaching Excellency. She has also received the Bharat Vikas Award from Institution of Self Reliance, Bhubaneswar, for outstanding performance in food research and incubation. Also, for the year 2022, she has been conferred the Dr. V Subramanian Best Scientist Award from NIFTEM, Thanjavur.Dr. R. MahendranDr. R. Mahendran is presently working as a Professor at National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Thanjavur. He has acquired graduation in B. Tech (Chemical Engineering) and M. Tech (Industrial Biotechnology) from SASTRA University, and PhD in Food Process Engineering from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. Prior to his association with NIFTEM, Thanjavur, he worked as a Scientist in TIFAC, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India at New Delhi from 2006 to 2010.Dr. Mahendran also heading the department, Centre of Excellence in Nonthermal Processing, one of the unique centers in the world. Mahendran’s research focus includes cold plasma applications on agri-food, food structure shape transformation, and novel nonthermal processing on food systems. He is the recipient of Dr. V Subramanian Best Scientist Award from NIFTEM, Thanjavur, for the year 2021. Mahendran has authored over 100 publications in reputed journals, apart from popular articles and book chapters. He is also a member of various professional bodies of food & chemical engineering. He serves as guest editor and editorial board member for reputed food processing journals.
