Personal Information

Dr. Syed Mansha Rafiq (Contractual) Dr. Syed Mansha Rafiq (Contractual) Designation : Assistant Professor mansha.syed@niftem.ac.in +91-130-2281020
  1. Dairy Technology
  2. Cheese and Fermented Foods
  3. Bye Product Utilization
  4. Traditional Dairy Products
  5. Milk derived Bioactive Components
  6. Functional Foods
  7. New Product Development
  1. Appreciation award for outstanding research work in the field of Dairy Processing by ICAR-NDRI Karnal, 2018
  2. Women Leadership Excellence Award 2022 by NIFTEM.
  3. Young Women Researcher Award 2022 by VIWA.
  4. Best poster presentation award for new product development by Indian Dairy Association, 2016.
  5. Appreciation award for best poster presentation by Swedish South Asian Studies Network, 2018.
  6. ICAR – National Dairy Research Institute Fellowship for Ph. D programme.
  7. Fellowship for M. Tech programme (2011-2013) by Ministry of Minority Affairs.
  8. ICAR- NET qualified
  9. DuPont Nutri-Scholars Awards – Season 2: 2018 Finalist.
  1. Rafiq, S. M., & Ghosh, B. C. (2021). Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) and Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi) extracts as potential preservatives in processed cheese. Indian Journal of Dairy Science, 74(3). https://doi.org/10.33785/IJDS.2021.v74i03.002
  2. Rafiq, S. I., Muzaffar, K., Rafiq, S. M., Saxena, D. C., & Dar, B. N. (2021). Underutilized horse chestnut (Aesculus indica) flour and its utilization for the development of gluten-free pasta. Italian Journal of Food Science, 33(SP1), 137-149.
  3. Rafiq, S. I., Rafiq, S. M., Muzaffar, K., & Saxena, D. C. (2021). Drying of horse chestnut (Aesculus indica) starch: drying kinetics and morphology. Journal of Postharvest Technology, 9(2), 27-35.
  4. Sharma, N., Rafiq, S. M., & Rafiq, S. I. (2021). Food Encapsulation: Principles, Novel Methods, and Applications. Handbook of Research on Food Processing and Preservation Technologies: Volume 5: Emerging Techniques for Food Processing, Quality, and Safety Assurance, 163.
  5. Rafiq, S. I., Garg, S., Rafiq, S. M., & Dar, A. H. (2021). Novel Approaches to Gluten Degradation. In Gluten-free Bread Technology (pp. 227-243). Springer, Cham.

1. Qualification

# Degree Name Subject University/College Year
1 Ph.D Dairy Technology National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 2013-2017
2 M.Tech Food Technology Jamia Hamdard 2011-2013

2. Experience

# Designation University/College Duration
1 Assistant professor NIFTEM Since January 2019
2 Research Associate NDRI, Karnal May, 2017 - January,2019