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Technology Experts

Mentor

Prof. Rintu Banerjee

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Enzymology, Bioenergy, Protein Chemistry

Mentor

Prof. H N Mishra

Director ABIF IIT Kharagpur, Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Formulation & processing RTE / RTC / RTD, Non-thermal processing of high value perishables, Extraction & microencapsulation of food bioactive, Shelf-life extension of foods through modified atmosphere packaging & controlled atmosphere storage, Food safety & quality control

Mentor

Prof. P P Srivastava

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Functional Food Development, Design of food processing machineries

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Prof. D K Swain

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Sustainable Production Agriculture, Crop Modeling and Simulation, Organic Farming & Crop Quality

Mentor

Prof. H Raheman

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Renewable energy operated agri-machinery, Unmanned agricultural machinery, renewable energy resources

Mentor

Prof. P S Rao

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Processing of Food and Beverages, Mechanical operations in Food Engineering etc.

Mentor

Prof. Somsubhra Chakraborty

Associate Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Soil Science, Digital Soil Mapping, Smartphone-based affordable soil testing

Mentor

Prof. Jayeeta Mitra

Associate Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Food Packaging and Storage, Encapsulation of Bioactives, 3D printing of Food, Biodegradable and active packaging

Mentor

Prof. Kanishka Bhunia

Assistant Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Smart and Functional Food Packaging, Microbial Food Safety & Risk Assessment, Nonthermal Surface Sanitization of Food, Food Stability and Shelf life, Process Modeling and Simulation

Mentor

Prof. Praveen Kumar Sappati

Assistant Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Post Harvest & Food Process Engineering, Fuctional Food Development, Blockchain for Food Traceability, High Altitude Food Processing

Mentor

Prof. Brajesh Kumar Panda

Assistant Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Post Harvest & Food Process Engineering, Grain Storage and Handling, Product and Process Development, Engineering Properties of Food Materials, Food Compositional Analysis

Mentor

Prof. Prithwiraj Dey

Assistant Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Natural Fibre Production, Nutrient management, Sustainable agricultural systems, Carbon Capture & Storage in Cropping sys

Mentor

Prof. G D Bhowmick

Assistant Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Aquaculture

Mentor

Prof. Manoj Kumar Mondal

Assistant Professor Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Primer for startup Finances: Valuation and term sheet

Mentor

Ms. Padmavati Manchikanti

Professor Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Intellectual Property Rights

Industry Experts

Mentor

Neeraj Pokhariyal

Lead – National Pilot on Women Entrepreneurship (NRLM & BMGF Collaboration)

Area of Expertise:Development Finance and Public Policy Expert

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