Dr. Kirandeep joined Punjab Agricultural University as Assistant professor (AE) at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar on 14.08.2019. She completed her B.tech (AgrilEngg) in 2012, M.Tech (Proc & Food Engg) in 2014 and PhD (Proc & Food Engg) in 2018 from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. She has joined as scientist in the department of Processing and Food Engineering in March 2025. During her tenure in KVK she has worked under the project promotion of agricultural mechanization for in-situ management of crop residue in the district SBS Nagar and was awarded certificate of appreciation for the outstanding contribution towards crop residue management in the district. She has also worked in the areas of development of extruded products from mosambi waste during her master’s degree and worked on active modified atmosphere packaging and smart  packaging for shelf life extension of fresh produce during her PhD. She has published 13 research papers in reputed journals, 5 extension articles, 2 chapters in compendium and 5 chapters in international books.  

Professional Accomplishments 

Research Publications :

1. Devgan K, Kaur P, Kumar N and Kaur A (2018). Active modified atmosphere packaging of yellow bell pepper for retention of physico-chemical quality attributes. J Food Sci Technol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-018-3548-5.

2. Devgan K, Kaur P, Kumar N and Mahal A K (2020). Development of smart film labels for storage quality assessment of yellow bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) under active packaging. J Food Saf Food Qual 71(6): 138–145.

3. Kumar N, Kaur P, Devgan K and Kumar A (2020). Shelf life prolongation of cherry tomato using magnesium hydroxide reinforced bio nanocomposite and conventional plastic films. J Food Process Preserv. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.14379.

4. Kaur P, Kaur K, Devgan K, Kumar M, Sandhu K and Kaur A (2021). Potential of low-dose aqueous ozone treatment and packaging to extend quality and shelf-life of green pea pods under cold storage. J Food Process Preserv. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.16165.

5. Kaur P, Devgan K, Kumar N, Kaur A, Kumar M and Sandhu K (2021). Quality retention and shelf-life prolongation of cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) under different cool storage systems with passive modified atmosphere bulk packaging. Packag Technol Sci 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2595.

Awards and Recognition:

1.   Best Oral Presentation award for paper entitled “Shelf-life extension of yellow bell pepper using active modified atmosphere packaging during multitrack national conference SLIETCON-2019 held at Chandigarh during march 2019.
2.   Certificate of appreciation for outstanding contribution towards Crop residue management awarded by Dr ParvenderSheoran, Director ICAR-ATARI, Zone-I, PAU Ludhiana in September 2023 under the project Promotion of Agricultural mechanizations for in-situ management of residue in the district SBS Nagar.
3. Farm literature popularization award (Second Prize) for the year 2022-23 awarded by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana on the occasion of Kisan Mela on 15.3.2024.