Vijaya Raghavan
Academic title(s):
Distinguished James McGill Professor
Department:
Bioresource Engineering
Areas of expertise:
Postharvest technologies for food security and food safety. Electro-technologies for drying and thermal processing of crops and produce, extraction of value compounds from agriculture residues, and disinfestation of grains. Enhancement of heat/mass transfer using particulate medium in spouted and fluid beds. Methods to extend storability and increase nutritive content of fresh produce in storage. International projects on post-harvest engineering to reduce food losses and drudgery.
Link(s):
Area(s):
Safe, Nutritious and Secure Food Supply
Human Nutrition and One Health
Bioproducts, Biomaterials and Bioenergy
Research areas:
Abiotic and biotic stress
Bio-based products
Carbon management
Engineering
Food safety
Food science
Food security
Value addition
Waste management
Media availability:
Yes
Specialization:
Circular Economy, food security, sustainability in food system, plant-based beverages
Language(s) spoken:
English
Hindi
Tamil
Kannada