Dr. Satish Kumar Gupta is a senior academician with over 28 years of experience in teaching, research, extension, training and institutional development. He joined Punjab Agricultural University in 1996 as Assistant Professor after completing his M.Tech. in Agro Industrial Processing and earned his Ph.D. in 2008. Currently serving as Professor and Incharge, Training and Placement, he has significantly contributed to student development and industry-institute interface. His efforts have led to the successful campus placements of over 140 students and industrial training attachments for over 450 students in the last 7 years in leading national and multinational organizations, including Mahindra and Mahindra, John Deere, CLAAS, Escorts Kubota, AMUL, Tata Tea, Goodricke, New Holland, International Tractors, NDDB, Jain Irrigation, Trident group and many more. He has coordinated 13 international training programmes in collaboration with Moscow universities and more than 150 short duration training programmes. He has handled 70+ group visits, delivered more than 125 lectures, and has been actively involved in PAU’s Kisan Melas as Co-Convener of the Agro Industrial Exhibition Committee. As Nodal Officer for ICAR’s STUDENT READY Programme at COAE&T, he has led its successful implementation since 2019. An accomplished teacher and guide, he has mentored 18 B.Tech. projects, 9 M.Tech. theses, and 3 Ph.D. students. He has published 38 research papers, 18 abstracts, 9 extension articles and presented papers at conferences. He served as President of the Alumni Association (2019–2023) during which Alumni Relations Centre was established and a number of MOA’s were signed with Alumni for various initiatives. He is also the Joint Secretary cum Treasurer of the Punjab Chapter of ISAE. With a strong focus on student development and professional growth, Dr. Gupta continues to lead initiatives that enhance employability and bridge the gap between campus and corporate.

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

• Optimization of process parameters for primary and secondary processing of commonly grown pulses in Punjab funded by UGC as Co-PI

Inventions, innovations, patents, etc. :                     

• The designed and developed low-cost Aloe vera leaf gel extraction machine for gel extraction was approved in the 264^th meeting of Research Evaluation Committee (PAU) held on 09.10.2017 and 26.10.2017 at PAU, Ludhiana
• Filed patent for “Development of Automated Multi Vegetable Transplanter” vide Application No 202411040200 dated May 23, 2024.
• Filed patent for “Robotic Mechanism for Plantation of Saplings in the vegetable Plantations” vide Application No 202411040199 dated May 23, 2024.

Research Publications:

1. Wagh M D, Alam M S, Roy T and Gupta S K (2024) Infusion of active compound into sliced button mushroom through vacuum impregnation to improve functionality: comparing response surface methodology and artificial neural network. J Food Sc.89: 4969-4985.
2. Panayampadan A S, Alam M S, Aslam R, Gupta S K and Kaur Sidhu G (2022) Effects of alternating magnetic field on freezing of minimally processed guava, LWT – Food Science and Technology 165: 113544.
3. Solanki C, Gupta S K and Alam M S (2021) Microwave-assisted pre milling of chickpea (Cicer Arietinum) for higher recovery. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 33(11): 965-971.
4. Gajbhiye A, Gupta S K, Alam M S, Sharma S R and Mittal T C (2017) Design, development and evaluation of aloe vera leaf gel expulsion machine. J Food Process Engg 40(5): e12543.
5. Parsad C, Sharma S R, Mittal T C, Mahajan G and Gupta S K (2016) Optimization of parboiling parameters to improve the quality characteristics of Pusa basmati 1509. J Food Process Engg 40(3):1-12.

Awards and Recognition:

Dr. Gupta is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including:

• All India Winners (AIR-3) in National Level Competition – TIFAN 2025 as Faculty Mentor / Advisor of the College team COAETian Innovators
• All India Winners (AIR-1) in National Level Competition – TIFAN 2024 as Faculty Mentor / Advisor of the College team COAETian Innovators
• All India Winners (AIR-1) in National Level Competition – TIFAN 2023 as Faculty Mentor / Advisor of the College team COAETian Innovators
• All India Winners (AIR-2) in National Level Competition – TIFAN 2022 as Faculty Mentor / Advisor of the College team COAETian Innovators
• Future Award Winner (2023) in the National Level Competition – SIEP-Hero ebike Challenge as Faculty Mentor / Advisor of the College team COAETian Creaters.
• Guru Award (2024) by SAEIndia Foundation and Asahi India
• Commendation Medal (2020) by Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE)
• Best Teacher Award (2017) by Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
• Appreciation Certificate (2012) from DDG (Agril. Extn), ICAR and Vice Chancellor, PAU
• Best Chapter Awards (2013 and 2016) in the capacity of Joint Secretary cum Treasurer of Punjab Chapter of ISAE.
• Bharat Jyoti Award (2012)
• JP Gupta Memorial All India Best Research Award (2024) at Master’s Level awarded to my M.Tech Advisee Kashika Mahajan by  Society for Advancement of Human and Nature, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan for the thesis “Effect of different precooling methods and storage conditions on shelf life and quality of pear [Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm F) Nakai]”.
• Best Ph.D Thesis Award (2022) awarded to my Ph.D Advisee Chandan Solanki by Green Planet Agrotech Foundation for the thesis “Design and Development of continuous pre-milling treater for improved recovery from selected pulses”.
• Best Paper Award (2023) for the paper “Examining the impact of precooling treatments on pear fruit throughout storage” authored by Kashika Mahajan, SK Gupta, SR Sharma and Swati Kapoor at VIIIth International Conference on Global Research Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture and Allied Sciences held at UAS, Raichur, Karnataka in December 2023.
• 1^st prize for Best Poster Award (2017) for the paper entitled “Colour analysis of minimally processed mango under different treatments” in International Conference on “Advances in Agricultural and Biodiversity Conservation for Sustainable Development (ABCD-2017)” held at CCS University, Meerut.
• 3^rd prize for Best Poster Award (2017) for the paper entitled “Effect of thermal and chemical treatments on textural property of minimally processed mango” in National Symposium on “Innovation in Horticulture: Production to Consumption” held at at G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.
• 3^rd prize (2022) for Best Oral presentation for the paper “Impact of continuous microwave pre-milling treatments on chickpea for enhanced recovery” authored by Solanki C, Gupta S K and Alam M S. at International Conference on “Advances in Agricultural, Veterinary and Allied Sciences for Improving Livelihood and Environmental Security” organised by ICAR and NAHEP at University of Kashmir.