Dr. S R Sharma has been working as Professor in the Department of Processing and Food Engineering since August 19, 2011. He started his professional journey as Assistant Professor in Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana on August 19, 1996 after completing B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) in 1991 followed by M. Tech. (Processing & Agricultural Structures) in 1996 from College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, PAU. In between his B. Tech. and M. Tech., he has experience of working in the food processing industry “Oswal Agro Furane Limited” from 1991 to 1993.  He did his Ph. D. in Processing and Food Engineering from PAU, Ludhiana in 2005. He got promoted as Associate Professor in 2005 and continued to remain in this position till 2011. He also got selected for 3 months international training on “Non-thermal / non chemical processing and membrane technologies” at Washington State University, Pullman, USA under PIU-NAIP, ICAR during 2010. He has successfully executed 02 research projects as Co-PI funded by NABARD and Punjab Govt. under Mission Tandrust Punjab. He has 62 research papers, 03 book chapters, 2 Bulletins, 5 Lab Manuals, 45 extension articles to his credit. He has guided 23 B. Tech., 13 M. Tech. and 3 Ph. D. students till date. He has 3 PAU recommended technologies to his credit. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects:

• Processing of agricultural products and by-products
• Development of technology for production, farm level processing and packaging of millets for its value-added products (Co-PI)
• Revolving Fund Scheme entitled “Processing and sale of agricultural produce(Associated as Co-incharge)

Research Publications :

1. Aslam R, Sharma S R, Kaur J, Saeed P A and Dar O I (2023). A systematic account of food adulteration and recent trends in the non-destructive analysis of food fraud detection. J Food Meas Charact. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-023-01846-3.

2. Chavan P, Sharma P, Sharma S R, Mittal T C and Jaiswal A K (2022). Application of high-intensity ultrasound to improve food processing efficiency: A review. Foods 11(122): 1–19. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11010122.

3. Sharma P, Sharma S R, Dhall R K, Mittal T C and Chavan P (2022). Pyramided effects of γ-irradiation, packaging and low-temperature storage on quality, sensory and microbial attributes of minimally processed onion rings. J Food Process Preserv. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.16305.

4. Sharma P, Sharma S R, Dhall R K, Mittal T C and Kumar S (2021). Variation in quality and acceptability of minimally processed garlic in response to γ-irradiation and packaging during refrigerated storage. Radiat Phys Chem. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.109193.

5. Sharma P, Sharma S R, Dhall R K, Mittal T C and Bhatia S (2020). Physio-chemical behavior of γ-irradiated garlic bulbs under ambient storage conditions. J Stored Prod Res. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2020.101629.

Awards and Recognition:

            Journal of Agricultural Engineering (JAE) Best Paper Award for the research paper “Mathematical model for perforation effect on modified atmosphere packaging of shelled pea” awarded by Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) for the year 2011.

REC Recommendations:

1. PAU turmeric washing and polishing machine.
2. Standardization of packaging material for storage and transportation of marigold flowers.
3. Standardization of packaging for storage and transportation of annual chrysanthemum flowers.