Concepts and Terminology In Agricultural Processing (eBook)

Dr. Shukadev Mangaraj was born on 18 June 1975 at Mamia, in the District of Bolangir, Odisha, India. He passed the high school and Intermediate examination from Govt. Boys High School, Kantabanji, and B.J.B College, Bhubaneswar, with 1st division (distinction) in the year 1990 and 1992, respectively. He graduated in B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar in 1996 with 1st division. He qualified for the ICAR, Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), subsequently studied at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and received Master degree (Agricultural Engineering, specialization in Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering (AS&PE)) with 1st division (distinction) in 1998. He was selected for Agricultural Research Service in the discipline of AS&PE in the 1998 ARS batch. The author received Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He is presently working as Senior Scientist (AS&PE) at Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal. He is a life member of the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE). He has worked in twelve research projects, developed nine prototypes, published 60 research papers in peer-reviewed journal, four books, and twenty one book chapters. He has been conferred with NAAS ASSOCIATE (2014) by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi; received ISAE Commendation Award (2011) for outstanding contributions in the field of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology; Best Citizens of India Award (2012) in recognition of exceptional caliber and outstanding performance in the area of Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering from International Publishing House New Delhi, India; Rastriya Gaurav Award (2014) and Bharat Jyoti Award (2011) for meritorious services, outstanding performance and remarkable role in the field of research and development from India International