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Dr. P. KANDASAMY

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering

Centre for Journalism & Mass Communication
Department of ASEPAN

Date of Birth:

 15th December 1973

Qualification:

BE (Agricultural Engineering), 1998, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
ME (Agricultural Processing), 2001, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

Ph.D (Agricultural Engineering), 2013, Visva-Bharati Central University, Santiniketan

Contact Address:

Department of ASEPAN
Institute of Agriculture
Visva-Bharati Central UniversitySriniketan- 731236, West Bengal.

Phone Number:

+91-9434306277+91-9434306277

e-mail:

pkandasamy@visva-bharati.ac.in

erkands@yahoo.co.in

Awards/ Scholarships: Krishnamurthy International Agricultural Development Foundation (KIADEF), 2000

Area of Specialization:
  1. Agricultural and Food Processing Engineering

Teaching and Research Experience:
  1. More than 9 years in Visva-Bharati (since April 2004)

Supervision of Research:
  1. Guiding Ph.D students: 1

Subjects Teaching:
  1. Fundamentals of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
  2. Protected Cultivation and Post Harvest Technology
  3. Farm Machinery and Power
  4. Renewable Energy
  5. Soil Erosion and ConservationFarm Mechanization (RAWE)

Academic Distinction: 

  1. Life member: Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India), Mysore
  2.  Life member: Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi
  3. Editorial Board member: International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management
  4. Reviewer: International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management
  5. Reviewer: Global Research Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Reviewer: Herald Journal of Agricultural and Food Science Research
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Research Publications:
  1. Kandasamy P and Moitra R. (2010) Principles and application of cryogenic technology in spice processing. Indian Food Industry Journal, Vol (29), No (6): 10-21.
  2. Kandasamy P, Moitra R and Shanmugapriya C. (2011) Preservation of fruits and vegetables under various techniques of controlled atmosphere storage. Indian Food Industry Journal, Vol (30), No (4): 21-33.
  3. Kandasamy P, Varadharaju N, Kalemullah S and Maladhi D. (2012) Optimization of process parameters for foam-mat drying of papaya pulp. Journal of Food Science and Technology, DOI 10.1007/s13197-012-0812-y.
  4. Kandasamy P, Varadharaju N, Kalemullah S and Moitra R. (2012) Production of papaya powder under foam-mat drying using methyl cellulose as foaming agent. Asian Journal of Food and Agro Industry, 5(5): 374-387.
  5. Kandasamy P, Moitra R and Mukherjee S. (2012) Diffusion channel system for enhancing the shelf life of fruits and vegetables under controlled/modified atmosphere. International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 3(3): 394-403.
  6. Kandasamy P, Varadharaju N and Kalemullah S. (2012) Foam-mat drying of papaya (Carica papaya L.) using glycerol mono-stearate as foaming agent. Food Science and Quality Management, 9: 17-27.
  7. Kandasamy P, Varadharaju N, Kalemullah S and Moitra R. (2012) Preparation of papaya powder under foam-mat drying technique using egg albumin as foaming agent.  International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management,3(3):324-331.
Kandasamy P and Varadharaju N. (2014) Assessment of biochemical characteristics of foam-mat dried papaya powder. International Journal of Agricultural and Food Science, 4(1): 54-58.
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Research Book Publications:
  1. Kandasamy P. (2013) Studies on Foam-Mat Drying of Papaya (Carica Papaya) Fruit. Published by LAB LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-659-37432-6.

Proceedings in Seminar/Conference/Symposium:
  1. Kandasamy P and Moitra R. (2012) Utilization of biomass produced by rice processing industries-Technical Analysis. Proceedings of 25th National Convention of Agricultural Engineers and National Seminar on Advances in use of Non-Conventional Energy Sources for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, The Institute of Engineers (India), WBSC, Kolkata, pp: 52-60.

Paper Presented in Seminar/Conference/Symposium:
  1. Participated and presented a paper in the National Seminar on “Advances in use of Non-Conventional Energy Sources for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development” held at the Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, 19-20 January 2012.
  2. Participated and presented a paper in the International Conference on “Foods 2012-Foods Web: A Global Connect” held at MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai during 17-18 February 2012.
  3. Participated and presented a paper in the National Seminar on “Safe Food for All” held in the Department of ASEPAN, Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan during 21-23 February 2012.
  4. Participated and presented a paper in the Golden Jubilee National Seminar on “Advances in Agricultural Research towards Food Security and Environmental Sustenance” held in the Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan during 1-3 September 2012.
  5. Participated and presented a paper in the National Seminar on “Echoes of Silent Spring: Human impact on Environment” held in the Department of Environmental Studies, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan on 9th March, 2013.
Participated and presented a paper in the National Seminar on “Agriculture and Bio-Security in Changing Scenario” held in the Department of ASEPAN, Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan during 1-3 February 2014.
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Extension Activities:
  1. Actively participating in different extension programmes of the department/institute as resource person in many training programmes, farmers-scientist meets, krishi mela, transfer to technology programme etc.