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

Development of an energy efficient electro-aerodynamic drying system for nutrient retention in foods Sponsoring Agency: MoFPI Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Madhuresh Dwivedi (PI)
• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan (Co-PI)
• Aug 2024 - Aug 2026

Development of novel Non-thermal drying system for its application in food powders Sponsoring Agency: Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB) Department: FP : Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Madhuresh Dwivedi (PI)
• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan (Co-PI)
• Jun 2024 - Jun 2027

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

A novel clean label technological intervention in increasing the yield and functionality of weaver ant egg protein and its value addition Sponsoring Agency: Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB) Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Dibyakanta Seth (PI)
• Feb 2024 - Feb 2027

Process Development for Synbiotic Millet Based Beverage and Instant Powder. Sponsoring Agency: Science & Technology Department, Govt of Odisha Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• Dr. Madhuresh Dwivedi (PI)
• Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan (Co-PI)
• Jan 2024 - Jan 2027

Design and development of low cost hurdle system for liquid foods: A non-thermal approach for a model pomegranate juice Sponsoring Agency: Science & Technology Department, Govt of Odisha Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• Prof. Sabyasachi Mishra (PI)
• Dr. VIVEK KAMBHAMPATI (Co-PI)
• Jan 2024 - Jan 2027

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 - Nov 2025

FIST Engineering Sciences Level B C or D - Project. Sponsoring Agency: DST Department: FP:Food Process Engineering

• HOD-FP (PI)
• Mar 2023 - Mar 2028

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