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Dr.K.P.Sudheer

Professor & Head
Attached Department: 

Department of Agricultural Engineering

College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara
Address (Residence): 
India
Profile: 

NAME

 

Dr. Sudheer K P

 

DEPARTMENT

 

Dept.of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara-680 656

 

SPECIALISATION

 

 

Food Process Engineering

POSITION

 

 

Professor & Head

Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara-680 656

MOBILE PHONE NO

 

 

9447689466

EMAIL ID

 

kp.sudheer@kau.in

ADDRESS

 

 

Professor & Head

Dept.of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara-680 656

LAND PHONE NO

 

 

04872438331

PROFILE

 

Prof. (Dr.) K P Sudheer, obtained his B Tech  Agricultural Engineering degree from Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), M Tech Agricultural Processing from Tamilnadu Agricultural University (TNAU), PhD  Agricultural Engineering from IARI New Delhi and Post doctorate from KU Leuven Belgium. Prof. Sudheer started his career as scientist in Agro Processing Division, CIAE (ICAR), Bhopal. He presently working as  head of the Department of Agricultural Engg and Agri Business Incubator  College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara, KAU.

Professor Sudheer is actively involved in teaching, research and extension for the last 25 years.  He has many externally aided research projects funded by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, ICAR, NAHEP, RKVY, MSME, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, Ministry of Rural Development, NABARD,  Food Corporation of India, Government of Kerala.

Prof. Sudheer is also acting as the Project Coordinator of Food and Agricultural Process Engineering research group in KAU.  He has 330 publications (including six text books, 190 research papers in reputed National & International journals, and proceedings of seminar/workshops and many bulletins in the field of Post-harvest Technology)

Prof. Sudheer is the recipient of prestigious Norman E Borlaug Fellowship by United States Dept. of Agriculture (USA). He has also received many International and National fellowships for his research programmes including NUFFIC Fellowship from Netherlands, VLIR- UDC Fellowship from Belgium, CINADCO Fellowship from Israel, ERASMUS MUNDUS Fellowship from Sweden. Prof. Sudheer has received the Krishi Vigyan Award for the best Agricultural Scientist, from Government of Kerala. He has also received the 'Bhakshyamithra Award' for the best food processing scientist for promoting food processing entrepreneurship the State. He is the recipient of the prestigious title 'ICAR National Fellow' for his research on 'Safety and quality of Non-thermal Processed Fruits and Vegetables'. He has received the Best Teacher Award in Agricultural higher education (by ICAR) of Kerala Agricultural University, Commendation Medal and Best Reviewer Award of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi. Recently he has received ISAE Fellowship 2023, in recognition of significant contributions in the field of Agricultural Processing and Technology and Entrepreneurship Mentor Award-2022 for the contributions in the field of entrepreneurship development by Junior Chamber International (JCI).

DATE OF BIRTH

 

 

20.03.1972

SERVICE END DATE

 

 

20.03.2032

 

Important Publications of Dr. K. P. Sudheer

1. Books Edited: 6 Nos.

  1. Sudheer K P and V Indira.2022. Entrepreneurship Development in Food Processing. Joint publication of CRC Press and NIPA, New Delhi
  2. Sudheer K P and V Indira.2022. Entrepreneurship and Skill Development in Horticultural Processing. Joint publication of CRC Press and NIPA, New Delhi
  3. Binoo P Bonny, Sudheer K P and Smitha S. 2022 .Engendering Agricultural Development – Dimensions & Strategies.  Joint publication of CRC Press and NIPA New Delhi
  4. Sudheer K.P. and Lakshmanan, B. 2021.  Safety and quality management in food supply chain – A farm to fork approach.  Joint publication of CRC Press Taylor & Francis and NIPA, New Delhi.
  5. Sudheer, K.P. and Lakshmanan, B. 2021. Safety and quality assurance in food supply chain –Emerging Technologies & Challenges. Joint publication of CRC Press Taylor & Francis and NIPA, New Delhi.
  6. Sudheer K P and V Indira.2020.  Post harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops (2ndEdn).  New India Publishing house, Pitampura, New Delhi, India.  New India Publishing house, Pitampura, New Delhi, India.

2. Research papers published in peer-reviewed Journals with Impact factor >1: 14 Nos

  1. Sudheer K P, Shahanas E., Vithu Prabha, Sankalpa K B, Anjineyulu Kothakota & Pandiselvam R. 2023. Optimization of Retort Processing Parameters for the Production of Ready-To-Serve Flavored Skimmed Coconut Milk. Journal of Culinary Science & Technology.
  2. Alfiya P. V., Rajesh G. K., Murali S., Aniesrani Delfiya D. S., Manoj P. Samuel,  Prince M. V., Sudheer K. P. 2023. Process optimization for drying of Shrimp (Metapenaeus dobsoni) under hot air-assisted microwave drying technology using response surface methodology in Journal of Food Process Engineering.
  3. Binuja Thomas, Sudheer K.P., Sankalpa K.B.,Nandhu Lal A.M., Aswin S. Warrier, Naveen Kumar Mahanti, Anjineyulu Kothakota. 2023. Optimization and modeling of vacuum impregnation of pineapple rings and comparison with osmotic dehydration in Journal of Food Science.
  4. Gaurav Kumar, Dilini Perera, Sudheer K. P,, Pangzhen Zhang and Sushil Dhital. 2024. Leaching of Phytochemicals from Beans during Hydration, Kinetics, and Modeling in Foods 2024, MDPI
  5. Navya K. P., Sudheer K. P., Abdullah S., Vithu P., Berin Pathrose, Rajesh G. K. 2024, Effect of aqueous ozone treatment on the reduction of chlorpyrifos and physicochemical and microbial qualities of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.): Process modeling and optimization in Journal of Food Process Engineering, 47(3), March 2024.
  6. Binuja Thomas, Sudheer K.P, Saranya S., Anjineyulu Kothakota, Ravi Pandiselvam, Michael Joseph. 2022. Development of protein enriched cold extruded pasta products using hybrid dried processed mushroom powder and defatted flours: A study on nutraceutical, textural, colour and sensory attributes in LWT-Food Science and Technology.
  7. Pritty S.B., Sudheer K.P., Sarathjith M.C., Naveen Kumar M., Ravi Pandiselvam, Bindu Jaganath and Anjineyulu Kothakota 2022. Non-invasive and rapid quality assessment of thermal processed and canned tender jackfruit: NIR spectroscopy and chemometric approach in International Journal of food science and technology.
  8. Pritty S.B., Sudheer, K. P, Bindu J and Mohan, CO. 2021. Effect of thermal processing on quality of tender jackfruit in tin-free-steel cans, J. Food Sci. Technol.
  9. Griet, K., Sudheer K. P., C. Ines, V. B. Sandy, H. Marc, and V. L. Ann. 2012b. Lycopene degradation, isomerisation and in vitro bio-accessibility in high-pressure homogenized tomato puree containing oil: Effect of additional thermal and high-pressure processing, Food Chemistry, Vol. 135(3): 1290-1297.
  10. Griet, K., Sudheer K. P., C. Ines, V. B. Sandy, H. Marc, and V. L. Ann. 2013. Isomerisation of carrot β-carotene in presence of oil during thermal and combined thermal/high-pressure processing, Food Chemistry, Vol. 138 (2-3): 1515-1520.
  11. Griet, K., Sudheer K. P., L. Lien, V. B. Sandy, H. Marc, and V. L. Ann. 2012a. Carrot β-Carotene Degradation and Isomerization Kinetics during Thermal Processing in the Presence of Oil, J. Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 60(41):10312-10319.
  12. Sudheesh C,  SunooJ K V, Aaliya Basheer, Muhammed Navaf, Akhila P., Shabir Ahmad Mir, Sarasan Sabu, Abhilash Sasidharan, Sudheer K P., Suraj Kumar Sinha, Sajeevkumar V P., Johncy George.2022. ‘Effect of energetic neutrals on the kithul starch retrogradation; Potential utilization for improving mechanical and barrier properties of films’ in Food Chemistry.
  13. Srikanth, V. Rajesh, G.K., Kothakota, A., Pandiselvam, R., Sagarika, N., Manikantan M. R. and Sudheer, K. P. 2020. Modeling and optimisation of developed cocoa beans extractor parameters using box behnken design and artificial neural network. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.
  14. Sudheer K. P.,Sankalpa, K. B., Saranya, S. and Jaganath, B. (2020). A comparative study on the textural and nutritional profile of high pressure and minimally processed pineapple. J. Food Sci. Technol.  

3. Research papers published in peer-reviewed Journals with Impact factor <1: 10 Nos

  1. Ann A S, Sudheer K P, Vithu P, Sankalpa KB, Rose Mary F and Regina A . 2022. Process Optimisation and Performance Evaluation of a Small-Scale Parboiling-Cum-Drying Unit for Paddy Processing Through Response Surface Methodology (RSM), Agricultural Research.
  2. Pritty, S.B. and Sudheer, K.P. 2020. Quality evaluation of thermal processed tender jackfruit during storage. Journal of Tropical Agriculture. 58 (1): 22-32.
  3. Ashitha, G.N., Prince,M.V. and Sudheer,K.P. 2020. Mild thermal processing of cashew apple juice using ohmic heating. Journal of Tropical Agriculture. 58 (1): 44-52.
  4. Somithas N. S., Seeja Thomachan, Sudheer K.P., Sharon C. L., Lakshmy P. S., and Vidya T.A. 2024. Development and Evaluation of Ready to Cook Extruded Food from Mushroom and Fruit Flours in the Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 58(1):258-366.
  5. Vithu, P., Pritty, S.B., Sudheer, K.P., Dhanasree, B. and Sneha, S. (2021). Optimization of the process for banana flour preparation. Agricultural Engineering Today.45(3): 1-5
  6. Pritty S.B., Sudheer, K. P., Sarathjith, M. C., Mathew, S. M. and Gopinath, G. 2020. Quality Evaluation of Tender Jackfruit Using Near-infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 22(3), 171-175.
  7. Pritty S B, Sudheer K P & J Bindu .2012.  Optimization of blanching process for tender jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus L.) in  Indian Journal of Dairy & Biosciences.
  8. PrittyS  Babu and Sudheer, K.P. 2019 Standardization of thermal process parameters of canned tender jackfruit in Journal of Postharvest Technology.
  9. Ranasalva, N, and K. P. Sudheer. 2018. Effect of Pre-treatment on quality parameters of vaccum fried riped banana (Nendran chips) Journal of Tropical Agriculture. Vol.55, No2, 161-166
  10. Saranya S, and Sudheer K P .2018. Development of fortified banana pseudostem juice powder utilizing spray drying technology, Journal of Tropical Agriculture, Vol. 55.

 

 

 

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