Dr. Satish Kumar joined PAU as Assistant Professor on March 5, 1993, after completing his B.Tech (Agril. Engg.) in 1990 and M.Tech (Processing & Food Engineering) in 1992 from PAU. He earned his Ph.D. from PAU in 2002. He has served at KVK Kapurthala, PHPTC Ludhiana, and the Department of Processing & Food Engineering, where he is currently Professor. He holds a patent for a portable maize dryer and has five REC recommendations. He has guided 12 M.Tech and 5 Ph.D. students and handled seven national and one international (Newton-Bhabha) research projects. With over 70 research papers, 65 technical articles, manuals, and bulletins to his credit, he has delivered 200+ lectures to stakeholders. He serves as University NEP Coordinator, BOS Secretary, RIC member, and chairs multiple college committees. He is part of three professional societies and has served on expert panels across 20 institutions for faculty selection, thesis evaluation, and exam setting.

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects:

1. Enhanced rice milling and maximized valorization of rice milling by-products. Newton-Bhabha Fund : India-UK research & Innovation ( August 2017- July 2020)
2. Development of Ohmic Heating System for Enhancement of Fruit and Vegetable Juice Recovery and Pulp Shelf Stability
3. Development and fabrication of a low cost small scale multi-fruit and vegetable grading machine.

Research Publications :

1. Kaur R, Kumar S, Kumar, Alam M S and Wahid A (2021). Optimization of microwave-assisted multilayer drying of bitter gourd. Agric Res J 58(6): 1086–1092.
2. Kaur K, Kaur P, Kumar S, Zalpouri and Singh M (2022). Ozonation as a potential approach for pesticide and microbial detoxification of food grains with a focus on nutritional and functional quality. Food Rev Int. https://doi.org/10.1080/87559129.2022.2092129.
3. Ozukum M, Kumar S, Kaur K and Singh A (2022). Effect of microwave drying of paddy on milling characteristics, cooking quality, and microstructure of rice. Acta Aliment 59(4): 758–770.
4. Kaur K, Kumar S and Kaur P (2023). Optimization of process parameters for ozone disinfestation of C. maculatus: Effects on germination, in vitro protein digestibility, nutritional, thermal and pasting properties of mung bean grains. J Sci Eng (Accepted, Manuscript ID: BOSE-2022-0103.R1).
5. Kaur M, Kumar S, Kumar M and Lalremmawii (2023). Ohmic heating technology systems, factors governing efficiency and its application to inactivation of pathogenic microbial, enzyme inactivation, and extraction of juice, oil, and bioactive compounds in the food sector. J Food Bioprocess Technol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-023-03126-w.

Awards and Recognition:

• Best poster awards in the area of post harvest management and value addition at International Conference on ‘Green legumes, quality improvement, value addition and trade held at Indian Institute of Pulse Research, Kanpur during Feb14-16, 2009
• Best poster award in 49^th Annual ISAE convention and symposium on Engineering Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Processing held at COAE&T, PAU, Ludhiana during Feb 23-25, 2015
• 1^st prize in oral presentation at SLIETCON-2019, A Multi-Track National Conference of Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Longowal held at National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh during March 1-2, 2019