Education: B. Tech., PAU, Ludhiana (1991); M. Tech., PAU, Ludhiana (1996); Ph.D., PAU, Ludhiana (2005)

Positions held: Assistant Professor, PAU Ludhiana (1996-2005), Associate Professor (2005-2011), Professor (2011-till date)

Field of Specialization: Processing & Food Engineering

Research Interests:

1. Value addition of agricultural produce
2. Processing of spice crops
3. Enhancement in shelf life of perishables

Research Projects:

• Processing of agricultural products and by-products
• Development of technology for production, farm level processing and packaging of millets for its value-added products
• Revolving Fund Scheme entitled “Processing and sale of agricultural produce(Associated as Co-incharge)

Selected Research Publications (Maximum upto 5):

1. Aslam Raouf, Sharma Sajeev Rattan, Kaur Jaspreet, Panayampadan Afthab Saeed and Dar Owias Iqbal (2023) A systematic account of food adulteration and recent trends in the non-destructive analysis of food fraud detection. J Food Meas Charact DOI: 10.1007/s11694-023-01846-3. (NAAS Rating: 9.01)
2. Chavan P, Sharma P, Sharma S R, Mittal T C and Jaiswal A K (2022) Application of high-intensity ultrasound to improve food processing efficiency: A Review. Foods 11 (122): 1-19. Doi.org/10.3390/ foods11010122. (NAAS Rating: 10.35)
3. Sharma Pallavi, Sharma S R, Dhall R K, Mittal T C and Prasad Chavan (2022) Pyramided effects of γ-irradiation, packaging and low-temperature storage on quality, sensory and microbial attributes of minimally processed onion rings. J Food Process Preserv. DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.16305 (NAAS Rating: 8.19)
4. Sharma Pallavi, Sharma S R, Dhall R K, Mittal T C and Satish Kumar (2021) Variation in quality and acceptability of minimally processed garlic in response to γ-irradiation and packaging during refrigerated storage. Radiat Phys Chem. Doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.109193 (NAAS Rating: 7.98)
5. Sharma Pallavi, Sharma S R, Dhall R K, Mittal T C and Bhatia Surekha (2020) Physio-chemical behavior of γ-irradiated garlic bulbs under ambient storage conditions. J Stored Prod Res. Doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2020.101629 (NAAS Rating: 7.95)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

Journal of Agricultural Engineering (JAE) Best Paper Award for the research paper “Mathematical model for perforation effect on modified atmosphere packaging of shelled pea” awarded by Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) for the year 2011.

REC Recommendations:

1. PAU turmeric washing and polishing machine.
2. Standardization of packaging material for storage and transportation of marigold flowers.
3. Standardization of packaging for storage and transportation of annual chrysanthemum flowers.