Name : Dr. Shikha Mahajan
Designation : Assistant Professor (Food and Nutrition)
Mobile No. : 94631-40908
Email : : shikha_bathla@pau.edu
Education : : Education from PAU, Ludhiana as:
- B.Sc (Home Science).-2010
- M.Sc (Food & Nutrition)-2012
- Ph. D. (Food & Nutrition)-2015
Positions held:
- Senior Research Fellow in DST (SERB) Funded Project entitled “Development of Nano-Biocombosite based construction material for the storage of food grains” from 21.11.2015 to 25.08.2016 at ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana.
- Assistant Professor (Home Science) at Krishi Vigyan Kendra Handiaya (Barnala) under Guru Angad Dev Veternity and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana from 26.08.2016 to 23.12.2016.
- Assistant Professor (Home Science) at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Langroya, Distt. S.B.S Nagar-144516, Punjab from 2.2.2017 to 30.6.2023.
- Presently working as an Assistant Professor (Food & Nutrition) in the College of Community Science, PAU, Ludhiana.
Field of Specialization: Food and Nutrition
Research Interests:
- Community Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Novel cost-effective food development
Selected Publications
- Joshi S, Bathla S, Singh A, Sharma M, Inbaraj S B and Sridhar K (2023) Development of mung bean (Vigna radiate L.)-based next-generation vegan milk: Processing, nutritional composition and quality attributes. Int J Fd Sci Tech, 58 (2): 785-94. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.16233 (NAAS 9.61).
- Arora S, Chaudhary G, Yadav U, Singh T P and Bathla S (2021) Evaluation of physio-chemical and organoleptic characteristics of sweetened stirred plum (Prunes domestica) yogurt during storage. Ind J Dairy Sci, 74(4): 294-300. (NAAS 5.95).
- Bathla S and Arora S (2020) Nutritional intervention studies on the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA)-A systematic review. Critical Rev in Fd Sci Nutri, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.1935442. (NAAS 17.21)
- Bathla S, Devgan K and Sharma M (2020) Judgement of anxiety and nutritional status of service class male. J Krishi Vigyan, 8(2): 251-56. (NAAS 4.55).
- Bathla S and Grover K (2018) Edible salt enriched with ferrous sulphate along with low cost benefit ratio (C:B) helps in curbing Iron deficiency Anaemia (IDA). Chem Sci Rev Letters, 6 (21): 88-93 (NAAS 4.75).
Book Chaters:
- Bathla S, Jaidka M and Kaur B (2019) Nutritive Value. Book entitled “Maize- Production and Use”. DOI No.10.5772/intechopen.889963.Published by Intechopen Limited, London, EC3R 6AF, United Kingdom.
- Jaidka M, Bathla S and Kaur R (2019) Improved technologies for higher maize production Book entitled “Maize- Production and Use”. DOI No.10.5772/intechopen.88997.Published by Intechopen Limited, London, EC3R 6AF, United Kingdom.
- Bathla S and Jain T (2020) Role of warehousing Corporation and Food Corporation of India on Post-Harvest Conservation. Pp- 233-46. Book entitled “SustainableDevelopment through food and nutritional security” edited by Baranwal D and Chandra R.Daya Publishing House. Astral International Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi-110002. ISBN 978-93-88982-95-5 (HB).
Projects accomplished
- ICAR funded Microbial based Waste Management Using Vermicomposting under Swachta Action Plan (SAP).
- ICAR funded Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for in-situ Management of Crop Residues (CRM)
Awards/Honours/Distinctions:
- Holder of University merit scholarship during Graduation and Post Graduation.
- 37th rank in AIEEE, JRF (ICAR) in 2010.
- Cleared UGC National Eligibility Test held in June, 2013.
- Awarded Travel Grant funded by Gurdev Singh Khush Foundation for attending National Conference of Nutritional Society of India held at Hyderabad in Nov, 2015 for Oral Presentation for Young Scientist Award.
- Awarded third prize for Best Oral Presentation at International Conference entitled “Current Approaches in Nutraceuticals and Food Technology for Diabetes Management” at Periyar University, Salem, Tamilnadu (India).
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