Education: B. Tech., PAU, Ludhiana (1996); M.Tech., PAU, Ludhiana (1998)

Positions held:

Assistant Research Engineer, PAU, Ludhiana (01/2012-07/2012); Assistant Professor (Agricultural Engineering), KrishiVigyan Kendra, Moga (07/2012-10/2015); Assistant Research Engineer, PAU, Ludhiana (10/2015-till date)

Field of Specialization :

Post-harvest Engineering and Technology (Agro-Industrial Processing)

Research Interests :

1. Post-Harvest handling and processing of crops for value addition and shelf life enhancement.

2. Design and development ofprocessing equipment.

3. By-product utilization

4.Extrusion Technology

Research Projects :

1. Extraction of essential oils from agricultural by-products.

2. Spectroscopic techniques for detection of adulterants in honey.

3. Sprout inhibition in bulbs/tubers during storage.

4. Packaging solution for increasing shelf life of produce.

Selected Research Publications :

Kaur G J, Rehal J, Singh A K, Singh B and Kaur A. (2014). Optimization of extrusion parameters for development of ready to eat breakfast cereal using RSM. Asian J Dairy & Fd Res. 33(2):77-86.(NAAS Rating=4.20)

Singh A K, Rehal J, Kaur A and Kaur G J. (2015).Enhancement of attributes of cereals by germination and fermentation: A Review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 55(11):1575-89. DOI:10.1080/10408398.2012.706661. (NAAS Rating=10.82)

Kaur G J and Rehal J. (2016). Effect of packaging material and temperature on the firmness of minimally processed button mushrooms (Agaricus Bisporus). J Krishi Vigyan. 4(2):32-36.(NAAS Rating=4.41)

Rehal J, Kaur G J, and Bons H K. (2017). Studies on physico-mechanical properties of W. Murcott mandarin. Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 9(1): 80-84.(NAAS Rating=4.84)

Bhinder J S, Chunneja PK and Kaur G J. (2001).Development and evaluation of electrically heated knife for uncapping honey combs. Indian Bee Journal 63:162.

Awards/Honours/Distinctions :

Letter of Commendation for outstanding performance in Summer school “Food Quality and Safety: Recent Advances in Evaluation Techniques” organized by CIPHET from 5-25Aug 2015 at Ludhiana