EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Food Packaging and Storage Engineering, Food Quality and Safety
Areas of Interest
- Food emulsion
- Extrusion processing
- Thermal and Non thermal processing
- Alternative proteins
- Novel separation techniques
- Biodegradable active packaging
Poonam Singha Assistant Professor Grade-I
Food Process Engineering
singhap@nitrkl.ac.in
0661 - 246 2909
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PUBLICATIONS1
SPONSORED PROJECTS1
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS4
DOCTORAL STUDENTS3
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Poonam Singha
Assistant Professor Grade-I
Food Process Engineering
Room Number: PP-000
Department of Food Process Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2017
Ph.D.
Agricultural, Biosystems & Mechanical EngineeringSouth Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA
2012
M.Tech
Food Technology & Biochemical EngineeringJadavpur University, Kolkata
2009
B.Tech
Food TechnologyTechno India, West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata
Teaching Experience
- Food Process Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, 04 Mar 2020 - Present
Post Doctoral Research Experience
- Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, 01 Mar 2019 - 29 Feb 2020
- Dairy and Food Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA, 22 Feb 2018 - 21 Feb 2019
Industrial Experience
- Product Developer - Food Scientist, Chew LLC, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 08 Jan 2018 - 09 Feb 2018
- R&D Intern, Roquette America Inc., Geneva, Illinois, USA, 05 Jun 2017 - 11 Aug 2017
- Product & Process Development Associate, Vets Plus Inc., Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA, 06 Jun 2016 - 06 Jan 2017
- Quality Analyst, Britannia Industries Ltd., Kolkata, India, 01 Sep 2009 - 31 Aug 2010
Functionalization of pea protein using extrusion processing for development of healthy plant-based food products. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
- Principal Investigator
- 24
- Completed Sponsored
Development of a method to identify different varieties of areca nut (whole and broken) and value addition of its particles through extrusion process. M/S. DHARAMPAL SATYAPAL LTD.
- Co-Consultant
- 09 Jan 2023 - 08 Jan 2025
- Running Consultancy
Total Publications: 45
B. Arora, P. Singha, and S. Rizvi,"Supercritical fluid extrusion: Die design and physicochemical properties of milk protein extrudates", Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, vol.68, Elsevier, March 2021, 10.1016/j.ifset.2021.102637 Article
N. A, S. K. Singh, and P. Singha,"Current status of non-thermal processing of probiotic foods: A review", Journal of Food Engineering, vol.303, Elsevier, August 2021, 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2021.110567 Article
P. Singha, S. K. Singh, K. Muthukumarappan, and P. Krishnan,"Physicochemical and nutritional properties of extrudates from food grade distiller’s dried grains, garbanzo flour and corn grits", Food Science and Nutrition, Wiley 2018, 10.1002/fsn3.769 Article
N. A, P. Singha, M. Dwivedi, and S. K. Singh,"Hydrodynamic cavitation and its application in food and beverage industry: A review", Journal of Food Process Engineering, pp.e13144, Wiley 2019, 10.1111/jfpe.13144 Article
P. Singha and K. Muthukumarappan,"Single screw extrusion of apple pomace-enriched blends: Extrudate characteristics and determination of optimum processing conditions", Food Science and Technology International, vol.24, no.5, pp.447-462, SAGE, July 2018, 10.1177/1082013218766981 Article
KARYASHALA on "Technical Insights of Ethanol Fermentation: 1G and 2G" Food Process Engineering (Workshop)
- Coordinator
- 27 Jan 2023 - 31 Jan 2023
- Brochure
Food Extrusion Processing Food Process Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 03 Jan 2023 - 30 Jan 2023
- Brochure
Food Security and Sustainability in the Post COVID Food Processing Industry Targeting Zero Carbon Emission Food Process Engineering (Workshop)
- Coordinator
- 05 Mar 2022 - 09 Mar 2022
- Brochure
- FP3105 : Food Analysis and Quality Control {Theory}
- FP4206 : Emerging Technologies in Food Processing {Theory}
- FP4209 : Separation Techniques in Food Processing {Theory}
- FP6101 : Advanced Food Analysis and Quality Control {Theory}
- FP2172 : Food Microbiology and Safety Laboratory {Practical}
- FP3172 : Food Analysis and Quality Control Laboratory {Practical}
- FP6171 : Advanced Food Analysis and Quality Control Laboratory {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [3]
Biosynthesis and Characterisation of Plant Protein-based Hydrogel system
Dibya Ranjan DashEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Valorization, Characterization and Modification of Jojoba Cake Proteins
Nevetha REnrolled: Jul 2022ContinuingSupervisor
Machine Learning Applications in Food Process Engineering and New Product Development
Gorde Pratik MadhukarEnrolled: Jul 2023ContinuingCo-Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Alternative protein source for nutrition and health
Anbuvahini Natarajan AmbikaEnrolled: Aug 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Awards And Honours
- Faculty Advisor Appreciation Award, NIT Rourkela, India,, 2023
- Faculty Advisor Appreciation Award, NIT Rourkela, India, 2022
- MN-IFT Graduate Scholarship Award, USA, 2017
- IFT-Division Leadership Travel Award, USA, 2016
- MN-IFT Travel Award, USA, 2016
- MN-IFT Graduate Scholarship Award, USA, 2016
- Texture Technologies Travel Award, USA, 2016
- MN-IFT Graduate Scholarship Award, USA, 2015
- Texture Technologies Travel Award, USA, 2015
- IFT Refrigerated and Frozen Food Division Outstanding Volunteer Award, USA, 2015
- MN-IFT Travel Award, USA, 2014
- IFT-Division Leadership Travel Award, USA, 2014
- Awarded second position in IFT RFFD division poster competition, USA, 2014
- Texture Technologies Travel Award, USA, 2014
- Travel Award to attend NABC 26, USA, 2014
Memberships / Fellowships
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), 2022
- The Institution of Engineers (IEI) - Life Member, 2021
- Association of Food Scientists & Technologists, India (AFSTI) - Life Member, 2020
- Phi Tau Sigma : The Honor Society of Food Science and Technology, 2015
- Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), 2013