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Faculty Profile

Prabhat Kumar Nema

Dr. Prabhat Kumar Nema

Professor

+91-130-2281049

Area of Interest/Specialization

  1. Fruits and Vegetable Processing
  2. High Pressure Processing
  3. Novel Drying Techniques for Food

Awards & Recognition

  1. Seligman APV Fellowship 2007 by the Society of Chemical Industry, London, UK.
  2. Travel Grant by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India to deliver Keynote speech and Chair Technical Session in Asia Pacific Drying Conference in Wuxi, China in 2017.
  3. My mentee Students group have won the following prizes for Village Adoption Programme (VAP) under my guidance held in Punjab -
    a) Fourth prize in VAP-III from 30.06.2013 to 09.07.2013
    b) Fourth prize in VAP-V from 23.12.2013 to 29.12.2013
    c) Second prize in VAP-V from December 2013 to December 2014
    d) Third prize in VAP-VII from 17.09.2014 to 26.09.2014

Publications

  1. Dadhaneeya, H., Kokane, S.B., Warepam, S.C., Arora, D., Nema, P.K. (2026). From Past Insights to Future Pathways: A Process-Engineering Perspective on Refractance Window Drying. Food Eng Rev 18, 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12393-026-09436-x
  2. Pawar, K.R., Nema, P. K., Singh, A., Atkari, Vinod (2026) Microwave-assisted extraction of oil from apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) kernel: process optimization and quality characterization. Food Measurement and Characterization. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-026-04609-y.
  3. Sachin Kumar, Bharat Bhushan, Sourabh Kumar, Abhishek Chandra, Santanu Malakar, Prabhat K. Nema,(2026). Selective formulation of maltodextrin and fructooligosaccharide enhanced the physicochemical and functional characteristics of spray-dried synbiotic powder, Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre,100529, ISSN 2212-6198, doi:10.1016/j.bcdf.2026.100529.
  4. Kardile N B, Thakre S M, Nema P K, Tarafdar A, Sehrawat R and Sagar N A (2026) Process standardization and shelf-life prediction of retort-processed puran poli (an Indian traditional cuisine) packed in retort pouches under different storage conditions. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 10:1788521.  doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1788521
  5. Dhule Akshay, Patel Ajay, Nema Prabhat K. (2026) Comprehensive Review on Superheated Steam Roasting and Its Effect on Food Quality Attributes. International Journal of Food Technology and Management, 1(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.63338/ijftm.2025.000027
  6. Sharma Prachita, Indu Penumala, Dadhaneeya Harsh, Nema Prabhat K. (2025) Smart IoT-Enabled IR-Assisted Refractance Window Drying Kinetics of Guava Pulp and Quality Analysis, Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.34302/2025.17.3.9
  7. Verma, K., Nema, P.K., Dadhaniya, H. et al. (2025) Technological advances and trends in guava drying–a comprehensive overview. Food Sci Biotechnol . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-025-02050-3
  8. Rajsingha Swarnnika, Sanchetia Sambhav, Nema Prabhat Kumar, Rawat Anjali, Bist Yograj, Kumar Ankur (2025) Micronization-Induced Change in Physical, Functional, and Pasting Properties of Sattu Powder International Journal of Food Technology and Management. 1(2) e6.doi : https://doi.org/10.63338/ijftm.2025.000024
  9. Pawar, K.R., Nema, P.K., Yadav, D.K. Kokane, S. B., and Atkari. V. T. (2025) Advanced extraction techniques and functional applications of millet-derived nutrients: a review. J Food Sci Technol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-025-06366-0
  10. Dadhaneeya, H., Nema, P.K. and Warepam, S.C. (2025), Advanced Modeling Approaches for Quality Assessment of Papaya Leather Dried in IoT-Enabled IR-Assisted Refractance Window Dryer. J Food Process Eng, 48: e70059. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.70059
  11. Sharanagat, Vijay Singh; Nema, Prabhat K; Singh, Lochan; Mani, Saravanan; Kishore, Anand;  (2024) Effect of sorghum pre-processing (roasting and germination) on the replacement level and quality of sorghum-wheat bread: bread characteristics, digestibility, consumer acceptability and microbiological analysis. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 61(2), 253-267, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-023-05810-3
  12. Desai, Shivani; Sharanagat, Vijay Singh; Nema, Prabhat Kumar; Mani, Saravanan; Khan, Zober Alam; (2024) Assessment of microwave roasting-induced changes in composition and signature flavor compounds of black pepper (Pepper nigrum L.) Microchemical Journal   203, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2024.110853. 
  13. Malakar, S., Arora, V. K., Nema, P. K., & Yadav, V. (2023). Recent trends and applications of evacuated tube solar collector in food processing and air heating: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31, 12, pp18119-18142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-25078-y
  14. Gupta, Rachna; Singh, Anupama; Nema, Prabhat K; Roy, Tapas; Kumar, Sanjay; Kumar, Avvaru Praveen; (2024) Implementation of RSM and ANN Optimization Approach for Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents-Based Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Orange Peel ACS Omega, 9, 32, pp34880-34892. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c04468.
  15. Dadhaneeya, Harsh, Nema, Prabhat K., Pawar, Krantidip R.,  (2024) From waste to wealth: sustainable approaches and novel strategies in the utilisation of food and dairy by-products - a critical review International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 59, 8668–8679.
  16. Dadhaneeya, Harsh, Nema, Prabhat K., Arora, Vinkel Kumar, Kokane, Sanket Balasaheb, Pawar, Krantidip R., (2024) Smart next-gen drying solution: A study of design, development and performance evaluation of IoT-enabled IR-assisted refractance window dryer Drying Technology, 42:15, pp2212-2231. https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2024.2415422
  17. Dadhaneeya Harsh, Nema Prabhat K.  (2024) A Journey from Vision to Functionality: The IoT-integrated Refractance Window Dryer's Quest for Smart Drying Perfection. International Journal of Agricultural Invention, 9, 1, pp29-35
  18. Suri, Shweta; Singh, Anupama; Nema, Prabhat K;  (2024) Infrared drying of Kinnow (Citrus reticulata) peel waste: kinetics and quality characterization. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 14, 6, pp7579-7590, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-02844-z
  19. Kaur, Samandeep; Kumar, Kshitiz; Singh, Lochan; Sharanagat, Vijay Singh; Nema, Prabhat K; Mishra, Vijendra; Bhushan, Bharat;  (2024) Gluten-free grains: Importance, processing and its effect on quality of gluten-free products Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 64:7, 1988-2015, DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2119933.
  20. Pawar, Krantidip R.; Nema, Prabhat R.; Gupta, Rachna; Harsh Dadhaneeya;  (2024) Optimization and characterization of aqueous enzyme-assisted solvent extraction of apricot kernel oil. Food Science and Biotechnology, 33, 2989–2998. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-024-01553-9
Qualification
S.No Degree Subject University/College Year
1 Ph.D. Dairy and Food Engineering IIT, Kharagpur 2008
2 M.Tech Dairy and Food Engineering IIT, Kharagpur 1997
3 B.Tech Agril. Engineering JNKVV, Jabalpur 1995
Experience
S.No Designation Institution Duration
1 Director Incharge NIFTEM Kundli Jan 2023-Aug 2023
2 Dean Students Welfare NIFTEM Kundli 2023- till date
3 Dean Research NIFTEM Kundli 2020-2023
4 Professor NIFTEM 2014-Till Date
5 Associate Professor NIFTEM 2011 - 2014
6 Professor-in-charge Research CFPTBE, AAU Anand 2010-2011
7 Associate Professor College of Food Processing Technology & Bio Energy, Anand Agricultural University, Anand Gujarat, INDIA 2009-11
8 Visiting Researcher University of Reading, United Kingdom 2007-2007
9 Assistant Professor College of Horticulture, (JNKVV Jabalpur / RVSKVV, Gwalior, MP) 2005-09
10 Lecturer North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Itanagar, AR 2001-05
International Experience/Collaboration/Consultancy

Visits abroad

  1. Invited to deliver Keynote speech and Chair Technical Session in Asia Pacific Drying Conference in Wuxi, China in 2017.
  2. As a member of NIFTEM delegation, visited various academic and research institutions in Germany and the Netherland in 2013.
  3. University of Reading UK in 2007 for six months as visiting researcher.

Editor / Referee / Reviewer of International and National Journals

  1. Editor of Journal of Food Science and Technology, Springer since April 2019.
  2. Guest Editor of Journal of Food Quality” an Hindawi Publication on special issue on - Innovative and Emerging Drying Technologies for Enhancing Food Quality in 2017-18.

Referee / Reviewer of-

  1. Journal of Food Engineering, (Elsevier Publication). (Since 2007).
  2. Food and Bioproducts Processing, (Trans I Chem E, Part C) Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering, UK.
  3. Journal of Food Scientists and Technologists, Mysore, India (since 2007).
  4. Journal of Food Chemistry (Elsevier Publication). (2008)
  5. Drying Technology (T&F)
  6. Journal of Food Process Engg (Willey)
  7. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation (Willey)
  8. Applied Food Research

Consultancy works undertaken

  1. Consultancy services for technical inspection provided for more than 20 assignments to National Mission on Food Processing, and MSME Govt of Haryana.
  2. Consultancy for technical inspection of Seven Food Processing Plants in MP for M P Agro Ind Corporation Limited, Bhopal MP
Externally Funded Projects
S. No.Title of ProjectWhether PI or Co PIFunding AgencyStarting and Completion datePresent Status
1“Technology Development for Pilot Scale Production of Ready to Eat Germinated Snack Food” which was submitted to MoFPI, Govt of India.(Rs26.54 Lakh.)PIMoFPI22.8.2024-2026

Ongoing

 

 

2Development and evaluation of a novel guava product for improving Iron and haemoglobin status in preschool children and adolescent girls. In collaboration with ICMR-NIN Hyderabad Total Project Cost Rs 258.07 Lacs NIFTEM K share Rs 72.86 LacsPIICMR, Dept of Health Research, Min of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India15.2.2024-2026

Ongoing

 

 

3Innovative indigenous technology development for comprehensive valorization of waste from citrus fruit processing industry. (51.04 Lacs)Co-PIMoFPI12.3.2021 to 2013

Completed

 

 

4Development and Performance evaluation of  Evacuated Tubes Solar Collector Based Hybrid Drying System" (Rs 5.25 Lacs)Co-PINIFTEM2019- 2020ongoing due to lockdown)
5Development of instant probiotic fruit juice powder . (Rs 34.40 Lacs)Co-PI/PIMoFPI2018-2020Completed
6“Rural Technology Center for Food Processing / Preservation and Farm Machinery.” A Technology Interface Unit for KVIC at NERIST.  (Rs 24 Lacs)Co-PIKhadi and Village Industries Commission, Mumbai

2004-05

 

 

 

North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar, AP 
Patent

Apparatus For Dispensing And Frying Semi-Solid Batter Globules, Indian Patent Application No. 201711039164, Date of Filing - November 02, 2017

Books
  1. Nema, P.K., 2021, Unit Operations in Food Processing, New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. ISBN No.: 978-93-87973-13-8
  2. Nema, P.K., Kaur, B.P., and Mujumdar, A.S. 2018 Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications. CRC Publishing House
  3. Nema, P.K., Kaur, B.P., and Mujumdar, A.S. 2017 Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications Part 3. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. ISBN No. 97893865468383.
  4. Nema, P.K., Kaur, B.P., and Mujumdar, A.S. 2016 Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications Part 2. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. ISBN No. 978-93-85516-39-9.
  5. Nema, P.K., Kaur, B.P., and Mujumdar, A.S. 2015 Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications Part 1. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. ISBN No. 978-93-83305-84-1.

List of chapter / article in Books (11):

  1. Mitharwal Swati, Kumar Sachin , Kujur Neerja Usha, Chauhan Komal, Nema P K, 2021 Ultrasound assisted drying and its impact on bioactive compounds of fruits and vegetables. In Book ‘Green perspective in food processing’ by Anupama Singh et al. NIPA N Delhi ISBN 978-81-94849-51-3 Page 43-59
  2. Sandhu, H.K., Sehrawat, R., Kumar, A., Nema, P.K. 2020 Overview of food industry and role of innovation in food industry. Emerging Technologies in Food Science: Focus on the Developing World, pp. 3-14. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2556-8_1
  3. Sharma S, Nema, P.K. 2018 Atmospheric Freeze Drying. In Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications Part III., Kaur, B.P., and Mujumdar, A.S. New India Publishing Agency 2018 [ISBN- 9789386546838]
  4. Dasora D, Nema P K 2018. Ultrasound Application in Food Drying. In Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications Part III Nema, P.K., Kaur, B.P., and Mujumdar, A.S. New India Publishing Agency 2018 [ISBN- 9789386546838]
  5. Anjali, Nema P K 2018. Processing and Drying of Mushroom. In Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications Part III Nema, P.K., Kaur, B.P., and Mujumdar, A.S. New India Publishing Agency [ISBN- 9789386546838]
  6. Rachna Sehrawat, Prabhat K Nema, Drying of Mango Products 2017 In Processing and Drying of Tropical Fruits, Ed. Law, C.L., Hii, C.L., Jangam, S.V., Mujumdar, A.S. Pages 123-144 Singapore (ISBN - 978-981-11-1967-5), 
  7. Rachna, Prabhat K. Nema, Pramod Kumar , Anit Kumar 2017 Classification of Dried Milk products In Novel Dairy Processing Technologies- Techniques, Management and Energy conservation.(ISBN: 9781771886123) Apple Academic Press
  8. Rachna Sehrawat, Onkar A. Babar, Anit Kumar, Prabhat K. Nema, Recent trends in drying of fruits and vegetables, 2017 Technological Interventions in the Processing of Fruits and Vegetables, Editors: Rachna Sehrawat , Khursheed A. Khan Megh R. Goyal, Prodyut K. Paul, Pages P26 Apple Academic Press [Hard ISBN: 9781771885867]
  9. Chavan, R.S., Sherawat, R., Nema, P.K., and Sandeep, K. 2017. High pressure processing of dairy products. Dairy Engineering- Advanced Technologies and Their Applications, 175-198 [ISBN- 9789385516399]
  10. Kaur, B.P., and Nema, P.K. 2016. Thermal energy storage assisted solar dryers. In: Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications Part II. Eds. Nema, P.K., Kaur, B.P., and Mujumdar, A.S. (Eds.),New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, India. Pp. 113-129. [ISBN-9789385516399]
  11. Nema, P. K. 2016, Cereal-based non-alcoholic indigenous fermented foods. Indigenous fermented foods of south asia, Taylor and Francis. [ISBN-9781439887905]
  12. Siddhartha Singha, Prabhat K. Nema Supercritical Drying 2016 Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications Volume 2 Pages 131-155 New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, India. [ISBN-9789385516399]
  13. Kaur, B.P., Sharanagat, V.S., and Nema, P.K. 2015. Fundamental of drying. In: Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications Part 1. Eds. Nema, P.K., Kaur, B.P., and Mujumdar, A.S. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, India. Pp. 1-22. [ISBN-9789383305841]
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