Circular Food Processing: Harnessing Microwave and Extrusion Technology for Development of Nutrient-Dense Food and Feed Products from Agricultural and Livestock Residues Sponsoring Agency: MoFPI Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Prof. Parag Prakash Sutar (PI)
• Dr. Arun Prasath Venugopal (Co-PI)
• Aug 2024 - Aug 2026

Low Cost mobile zero energy cooling chamber unit Sponsoring Agency: Other Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Madhuresh Dwivedi (PI)
• Jun 2024 - Oct 2024

Development of 5 Myrobalan Decorticator for Tribal Application Sponsoring Agency: TRIFED Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan (PI)
• Apr 2024 - Jan 2025

Skill Gap Study in Fortified Rice Kernel Manufacturing Sector Sponsoring Agency: Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative (FICSI) Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Madhuresh Dwivedi (PI)
• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan, Prof. Rajeev Kumar Panda, Prof. Jugal Mohapatra (Co-PI)
• Feb 2024 - Aug 2024

Assessing the Impact of Millet-Based Governmental Intervention on Women Entrepreneurship in Tribal Areas of Odisha and Jharkhand Sponsoring Agency: ICSSR Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Dibyakanta Seth (PI)
• Prof. Rajeev Kumar Panda, Dr. Madhuresh Dwivedi (Co-PI)
• Feb 2024 - Feb 2026

Value addition to agricultural processing by-products: Improving functionality of renewable polymer-based active food packaging materials by reinforcing with chemically tailored nanomaterials. Sponsoring Agency: Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• Prof. Preetam Sarkar, Prof. Nandika Bandara (PI)
• Prof. Kunal Pal, Prof. Tizazu Mekonnen (Co-PI)
• Nov 2023 - Mar 2026

Role of Skill India Mission (PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana) in Developing Skilled Workforce for Industry 4.0 in Eastern India. Sponsoring Agency: ICSSR Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan (PI)
• Prof. Rajeev Kumar Panda, Dr. Purna Chandra Pradhan, Dr. Kishalay Adhikary (Co-PI)
• Sep 2023 - May 2024

Application of low-temperature technology for development of Millet based smart-healthy breakfast products. Sponsoring Agency: Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB) Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan (PI)
• Mar 2022 - Mar 2025

Development of a rural bioresources complex in tribal districts of Western Odisha for primary processing and value addition of Horticultural and Non Timber Forest produce. Sponsoring Agency: Department Of Biotechnology Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan, Prof. Jatindra Kumar Sahu (PI)
• Prof. Satyanarayan Naik, Prof. Mahendra Kumar Mohanty, Prof. Rajeev Kumar Panda (Co-PI)
• Feb 2022 - Aug 2024

Functionalization of pea protein using extrusion processing for development of healthy plant-based food products. Sponsoring Agency: Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB) Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Poonam Singha (PI)
• Dec 2021 - Dec 2023