
Title
Assistant ProfessorOffice Building
Alfred Dairy Science HallOffice
325Mailing Address
Alfred Dairy Science Hall 325Dairy & Food Science-Box 2104
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Education
Ph.D., Biological Sciences - Dairy Manufacturing, 2013: South Dakota State University, Brookings, SDM.Sc., Dairy Technology, 1996: SMC College of Dairy Science, Gujarat agricultural University, Anand, India
B.Sc., Dairy Technology, 1993: SMC College of Dairy Science, Gujarat agricultural University, Anand, India
Academic Interests
Dairy Products Processing and Ingredient DevelopmentAcademic Responsibilities
DS 492/792- Topics Multidisciplinary ProjectDS 442/542 - Dairy Product and Process Development
DS 731 - Lab Tech in Dairy Science
DS 400-400L/DS 500-500L – Dairy Chemistry and Analysis and Lab
DS 321 – Dairy Processing I – Theory and Lab - Cheese
DS 322 - Dairy Processing II - Theory and Lab – Condensed milk and Dried Products
DS-898D: Dissertation – Ph D
DS-798: Thesis- Masters
DS-498: Undergraduate Research/Scholarship
DS-791: Independent Study
Committee Activities
Advisor and Executive Secretary: North Central Cheese Industry Association (NCCIA)Associate Director: Midwest Dairy Foods Research Centre (MDFRC)
PI: Institute for Dairy Ingredient Processing (IDIP), SDSU, Brookings, SD.
Advising 2 Doctoral students, 6 Master’s students, and one undergraduate student.
In the academic committee of 8 Doctoral/Master’s students.
Professional Memberships
American Dairy Science AssociationInstitute of Food Technologists
Gamma Sigma Delta
The Society of Dairy Technologists of India
The Dairy Engineers Association of India
Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET)
Agriculture Research Communication Centre (ARCC), India
Work Experience
Corporate R&D and Technical Services Coordinator (2013-2021): Saputo Cheese USA, IncManager (Projects, Powder plant, Butter oil) (1996-2007): Mother Dairy (now called AmulFed Dairy), Gandhinagar (A Unit of G.C.M.M.F. Ltd., Gujarat State), India
Technical Officer (1993-1994): The Panchmahal District Cooperative Milk producers’ Union Ltd, Godhra (Gujarat State), India
In-Plant Trainee (1992-1993): Chittoor District Cooperative Milk producers’ Union Ltd, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), India
Creative Activities
Papers published: 20Invited presentations: 06
Conference papers presented: 26
Other presentations: 12
Panel member and judging: 05
Area(s) of Research
Cheese technology and dairy-based ingredient development.Research focuses on new dairy-based ingredient development, enzymes (crosslinking, hydrolytic and modifying), cheese, other novel ingredients, new processes, and product development.
Department(s)
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Department of Dairy and Food Science