Faculty Profile

1. Emerging processing techniques for the post-harvest reduction of anti-nutrients.
2.  Non-thermal processing of fresh produce

   3. Insects as alternative sources of protein for food and feed

   4. Valorization of food processing byproducts

   5. Nature inspired sustainable packaging solutions

 

1. Distinguished Services Certificate of ISAE 2013 for the significant contribution in the field of Farm Machinery & Power. It was awarded in the 48th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, MPUAT, Udaipur, 21-23 Feb., 2014.
2. Jyoti award for the best paper on design and development of vegetable transplanting machine based on original R&D which has found the application in field in the 45th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, Dr. PDKV, Nagpur, 17-19 Jan., 2011.

• Gaur, A., & Kumar, G.V.P. (2026). Pulsed electric field assisted oxalate reduction in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) leaves. Food Chemistry, 524, 150273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.150273
• Gaur, A., & Kumar, G. V. P. (2026). Selective reduction of soluble oxalates from salad leaves through viable pulsed electric field electroporation pretreatment. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 112, 104666l. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2026.104666
• Gaur, A., Chhirang, P., Singh, N., Gahlawat, V.K., Singh, B.P., & Kumar, G.V.P. (2026). Fungal metabolites and their application in the food industry: Challenges and solutions. In: Singh, B.P., Agnihotri, S., Oberoi, H.S. (eds) Fungal Additives and Bioactives in Food Processing Industries. Fungal Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-04519-5_9
• Gaur, A., Kumar, G.V.P., & Kumar, D. (2025). Food oxalates: Occurrence in the food system and advances in technologies for reduction, detection, and quantification. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 24(4), e70212. http://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.70212
• Rohithkumar, P.M., Kumar, G.V.P., Gaur, A., Singh, L., Hossain, S., Rafiq, S.M., & Nayik, G.A. 2024. Microbial Transglutaminase in cashew based vegan cheese: An innovative approach in achieving ideal texture and meltability. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 59(11): 8290-8297. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.17539
• Kheto, A., Nema, P.K., Sharanagat, V.S., & Kumar, G.V.P. 2023. Technological development in the grading of fruits and vegetables. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal, 25(4): 246-265. https://cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/8841/4163
• Kamboj, A., Chopra, R., Singh, R., Saxena, V. & Kumar, G.V.P. 2022. Effect of pulsed electric field parameters on the alkaline extraction of valuable compounds from perilla seed meal and optimization by central composite design approach. Applied Food Research, 2(2): 100240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2022.100240
• Baruah, N., Kumar, G.V.P., & Khobragade, C.B. 2022. Desiccant dehumidification: a potential method for different drying and cooling applications. Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 16: 1151-1163. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990793122060033
• Kumar, G.V.P., Paul, S.K., Khobragade, C.B., Bania, B., & Sengupta, D. 2020. Requirements of mixed tangerine (Citrus tangerine) and pineapple (Ananas comosus) powdered peel wastes fermentation for citric acid production. J. of Scientific Research and Development, CIGR Agricultural Engineering International, 22(2): 194-207. https://cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/5487/3333
• Baruah, N., Kumar, G.V.P., & Khobragade, C.B. 2019. Feasibility study of various organic fibers as potential desiccant materials. Russian J. of Physical Chemistry B, 13(6): 969-974. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990793119060149  ISSN: 1990-7931
• Kumar, G.V.P., Khobragade, C.B., Gupta, R.K., & Raza, K. 2019. Development and performance evaluation of an electric motor powered ginger washing-cum-peeling machine. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 8(2): 722–737. https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.802.084
• Baruah, N., & Kumar, G.V.P. 2017. Numerical modeling of regenerative rotary heat exchanger: a review. J. of Biosystems Engineering, 42(1): 44-55. https://doi.org/10.5307/JBE.2017.42.1.044