Faculty

Ph.D. (Dairy Engineering) 2023

ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute Karnal, Haryana - 132001

Dissertation: “Development of Isothermal Bioreactor for Biogas Generation”

M.Tech. (Dairy Engineering) 2019

Southern Regional Station, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru - 560030.

Thesis: “Microencapsulated Zinc Powder: Preparation, Engineering Properties and Fortification of Milk”

B.Tech. (Dairy Science and Technology) 2017

College of Dairy Science and Technology, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Thrissur.

Design and development of dairy equipment, Spray-drying, Encapsulation of bioactive compounds, Shelf-life study, Value addition and by-products utilization, Food additives, Bioenergy, New Product Development

• Senior Project Executive, National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management,Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) Ministry of Food Processing Industries,Government of India

Assistant Professor,Department of Food Technology, Nehru Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

• ICAR-Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)” (All India 8th rank in Dairy Technology) from Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi, 2017-2019 for pursuing M. Tech. (Dairy Engineering) from ICAR- NDRI, Karnal, Haryana.
• “Dr. Verghese Kurien Birth Centenary Award” for Best Master’s Degree Research Work in Dairy Science by Indian Dairy Association (8th December 2021)
• Received the Young Scientist Award from the Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology (SSDAT) for outstanding contributions in the field of Dairy Engineering during the International Web Conference on Global Research Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture & Allied Sciences (GRISAAS-2021), held from December 13–15, 2021
• “Best Master’s Thesis Award” by Indian Dairy Engineer’s Association for conducting outstanding research during post graduate programme (December 15-16, 2022)
• “Best Poster Award” in National Seminar on Engineering Interventions in Dairy Processing for Self-Reliant India -2022 organized by Indian Dairy Engineers Association at CDST, Pusad during 15-16 December 2022
• “Best Oral Presentation Award” in International Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering Applications for Sustainable Dairying organized by Indian Dairy Engineers Association at CDST, GADVASU, Ludhiana during 13-14 October 2023.
• “Dean’s Merit Award” for the academic excellence in Dairy Engineering during Doctoral programme from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Deemed University, Karnal.
• “Dean’s Merit Award” for the academic excellence in Dairy Engineering during M.Tech. programme from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Deemed University, Karnal.
• Qualified ASRB-National Eligibility Test in Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering (2021)
• Qualified UGC-National Eligibility Test in Home Science (2020)
• Received ICAR-NDRI Ph.D. Fellowship with overall 6th rank in the discipline Dairy Engineering (2019).
• “Best Poster Award” in National Conference on Recent Advances in Agriculture organised by Association of Agriculture Engineers and Department of Agricultural Engineering at RVS campus, Coimbatore on 26th April 2024 .
• Expert speaker during a webinar on the topic. "Emerging Trends in Food Processing Technology" organized by Department of Dairy & Food Technology, Parul Institute of Technology, Parul University on 22nd May, 2024.

• Completed 10 days SERB sponsored hands-on training on “High-End Scientific Equipment for Appraisement of Food Properties” organized by the ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab from 1st – 10th November 2022.
• Completed NPTEL online certification course on “Six Sigma” organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur from January to April 2019.
• Completed NPTEL online certification course on “Modern Food Packaging Technologies: Regulatory Aspects and Global Trends” organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur from January to April 2025.
• Completed agMOOCs four-week online certification course on “Functional Foods: Concept, Technology and Health Benefits” on November 2018.
• Completed two days virtual training program on Statistical Methods in Food Processing organized by AFST(I) on 10th - 11th October, 2022.
• Completed Short Course on “Applied Rheology” organized by Anton Paar on 6th February 2019 at Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru.
• Completed Short Course on “Surface Area and Porous Material Characterization” organized by Anton Paar on 14th March 2019 at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
• Completed Food Safety and Training Certification on Basic Manufacturing and COVID and Basic Catering and COVID organized by centre for Food and Water Technology on 24-04-2023.
• Completed agMOOCs four-week online certification course on “Integrated Pest Management (IPM)” from July 11 - September 15, 2023
• Completed agMOOCs six-week online certification course on “Agricultural Statistics in Practice” from July 11 - August 31, 2023
• Successfully completed the Innovation Ambassador (IA) online training program on “Foundation Level” organized by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) and AICTE, 2023
• Successfully completed the Innovation Ambassador (IA) online training program on “Advanced Level” organized by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) and AICTE, 2023
• Completed five days internship on “Food Technology” from 27/12/2024 to 31/12/2024 at Xcellogen Biotech India Pvt. Ltd, Thriruvananthapuram.
• Completed 3 months plant training at Schreiber Dynamix Dairies Pvt. Ltd. Pune, Maharashtra from November 2016 to January 2017.
• Completed 5 days National Level Faculty Development Program on ADVANCES IN ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION from 16.12.2024 to 20.12.2024 organized by the Department of Food Technology, Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore.

• P. Abhinash., D. Suresh., & M. Sain (2024). Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Food Industry. Futuristic Trends in Agriculture Engineering & Food Sciences. IIP Publications.
• P. Abhirami, P. Abhinash & V.C. Anitha Krishnan (2024). Food structures: Stability, Digestibility and Bioavailability. In Structured Foods. CRC Press
• F. Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, B.G. Seethu, Aditya Sukumar, P. Heartwin Amaladhas, P. Abhinash and A. Manickavasagan (2023). Enrichment of zinc by encapsulation for food applications. In Zinc: Early Development, Applications and Emerging Trends. CRC Press.
• Abhinash P, Dhanya Suresh & Jikky Jayakumar (2025). Applications of High Pressure Processing in Dairy Industry. In Souvenir: 14th IDEA Convention and National Seminar. Published by: IDEA (Book chapter)
• Abhinash P, F. Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, P. Heartwin Amaladhas & Anant Dhotre Spray Drying as a Method for Microencapsulation of Zinc for Fortification of Milk (2022). In Souvenir: 12th IDEA Convention and National Seminar. Published by CDT Warud. ISBN: 978-93-91621-51-3 (Book chapter)
• Chitranayak, Sharanabasava, Abhinash P., P. S. Minz, J. K. Dabas, Hima John, Ankit Deep & Priyanka(2022). Application of Hybrid Solar Energy in Fermentation Processing. In Souvenir: 12th IDEA Convention and National Seminar. Published by CDT Warud. ISBN: 978-93-91621-51-3 (Book chapter)
• Veerapandi Loganathan, P., Abhinash, P., & Vijayen, L. (2025). Nanotechnology in food packaging and preservation: Principles and practical applications (1st ed.). CRC Press.