Dr. Gagandeep Kaur Sidhu  is working as Principal Scientist in the Department of Processing and Food Engineering at PAU, Ludhiana. She started her professional journey as Assistant Research Engineer in Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana on June 16, 1995 after completing B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) in 1989 followed by  M. Tech.(Processing and Agricultural Structures) in 1993 from College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, PAU. She did her PhD in Processing and Agricultural Structures from PAU, Ludhiana in 2005(In-service).She has been In charge of State Research Scheme of the department since 2023. She has successfully executed 6 research projects funded by ICAR, RDF, DST., applied for one Patent and one PAU REC recommendation. She has Published 60 research papers in peer reviewed journals,10 research bulletins/manuals/reports, 13 Book chapters and 25 popular/extension articles. She guided 3 Ph.D,  7 M.Tech and 20 B.Tech students till date

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects:

• Development of the Hermetic System for Safe Storage of Agricultural Produce Without Using Hazardous Chemicals
• Setting up of Primary Agri Processing Centre in Rural Milieu Accelerator
• Development of Scientific Drying and Storage System for Jaggery
• Design and development of mobile thermo refrigeration system for enhancement of shelf life of fruits and vegetables
• Standardize the process for enhancement of shelf life of groundnut

Research Publications:

1. Kaur S, Sidhu G K, and Kaur G (2025) Development and comparative study of biodegradable packaging film from groundnut shell powder. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-025-06831-y
2. Kaur G, Kaur G, Kaur J and Singla M (2024) Compositional and rheological characterization of peanut oils influenced by ozonation, roasting and combination process. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. doi:10.1111/ijfs.16928.
3. Kaur G, Kaur G and Kaur P (2023) Moisture sorption isotherms characteristics for shelf-life prediction of peanuts (Arachis Hypogaea L.). J Sci Food Agric, DOI 10.1002/jsfa.12475:1-16. 
4. Prasad C, Kaur G and Jaiswal A K (2022) Performance Evaluation of Mobile Liquid Cooled Thermoelectric Refrigeration System for Storage-Cum-Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables. Foods, doi.org/10.3390/foods11131896: 1-18.
5. Kaur G, Kaur G,  Kaur P and Kaur A (2022) Influence of ozonation and roasting on functional, microstructural, textural characteristics, and          aflatoxin content of groundnut kernels. J Texture Stud. DOI: 10.1111/jtxs.12713:1–15.

Patent filed:

Applied for patent for a technology on ‘Mobile Thermoelectric Refrigeration System for Marketing of Fruits and Vegetables’ by Dr. Gagandeep Kaur, Dr. Prasad Chavan, Dr. M. S. Alam and Dr. Mahesh Kumar  (Application No. 202011013203). 

PAU Recommended Technologies

Enhancing shelf life of Fresh Cucumber by Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Storage (267^th REC, May 8, 2018).

Awards and Recognition:

1. Best Poster Award for poster at 21th Science Congress on ‘Scientific advances for inclusive development and environmental protection’ held on February 7-9, 2018 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
2. Best Poster Award at   SLIETCON 2019, ‘A Multi- track National Conference held on March 1-2, 2019 at  Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology.
3. Best Oral Presentation Award  at (ICFPLS-2023) “An International Conference on “Prospects and challenges of environment and biological sciences in food production system for livelihood security of farmers’ held on  September 18-20, 2023 at ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India.