Profile of Dr. Vishal Kumar

• B. Tech. in Agricultural Engineering: Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar.
• M. Tech. in Processing and Food Engineering: Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
• Ph.D. in Processing and Food Engineering: Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan. (Gold Medallist)

Professional Area

• Research Area: Processing and Food Engineering
• Research Interest: Machine design, value addition, storage and noval processing technologies (specific area)
• Life member of ISAE. New Delhi

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Kumar, V., Vijay, V. K. and Agarwal, U.S. Studies on centrifugal clarification of sugarcane juice -Possibilities and Limitations. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal, FP 06 029. Vol. X: 1-11. (NAAS 6.63)
• Kumar, V., Kumar, G. and Sharma, P.D. 2009. Effect of osmo-convective drying on quality of Litchi. Journal of agricultural Engineering, 46(4):31-35. (NAAS 4.79)
• Kumar, V. and Bhagat, I. B. 2010.Design and development of a centrifugal clarifier for sugarcane juice. RAU Journal of Research, 20 (1 &2):6-10.
• Kumar, M., Kumar, V. and Sharma, P.D. 2010. Jatropha curcas for oil extraction. Environment and Ecology, 28 (3A): 1881-1883.
• Kumar, V. and Kumar, M. Physical properties of Jatropha seed. Environment and Ecology, 28(3): 1875-1879.
• V and Kumar, M. 2011. Influences of pre-treatments on quality attributes of yam chips. International Journal of Processing and Post- Harvest Technology,         2 (2): 77- 85.
• Kumar, V., Sharma, P. D., Kumar, C. and Deo, M. M. 2012. Development and storage stability of non-fermented whey- litchi health drinks. International Agricultural Engineering Journal, 21(1): 31-39.
• Kumar, V., Kumar, C. and Deo, M. M. and Rajak, D. 2012. Development and storage stability of non-fermented whey- mango health drinks. RAU Journal of research, 22(1 & 2): 12-17.
• Kumar, V. and Kumar, V. 2012 Influences of temperature-time blanching on drying kinetics and quality attributes of yam chips. International Agricultural Engineering Journal, 21(1):7-16.
• Prasad,S., Kumar,V., Singh, A.K. Singh and  Singh, A.K.P. 2012. Evaluation of Hargreaves method for estimation of reference evapotranspiration at Pusa, India. International Agricultural Engineering Journal , 21(3-4): 90-94.

Research Projects handled

• Project Investigator of non-plan project on ‘Application of ohmic heating in food processing’ (Year 2014-16)
• Project Investigator In University of Illinois, UIUC funded project on ‘Reduction of Postharvest Loss: An Initial Collaboration with Bihar Agricultural University, Rajendra Agricultural University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’(Year 2015-18)
• Co-PI in the non-plan project on ‘Development of packaging technology for fresh fruits and vegetables
• Co-PI in the State Government funded project on ‘Status of Mechanization in Bihar state’
• Awarded NewGen grant, IEDC Sponsored by; NSTEDB, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India) for conducting PhD research on ‘Development of watermelon peeler cum pulper for value addition’ during 2017-19.
• Co-PI of All India Coordinated Project on Post-harvest Engineering Technology from 2019.
• As PI externally funded project ‘Integrating Postharvest Technology into the Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) through mainstreaming Climate Smart Villages (CSVs) in Samastipur & Darbhanga Districts of Bihar’ funded by UIUC, USA.
• As PI in University funded project ‘Development of lowcost storage facility for bulk storage of fruits and vegetables’
• As Co- PI in AICRP on PHET
• As associated scientist at Centre for excellence in food processing
• As Co-PI in the University project on ‘Development of cool cart for fruit and vegetables’
• As Co-PI in the University project on ‘By-product utilization of maize stone’ 
• As Co-PI in the University project on ‘Post harvest technology of watermelon for value addition
• As Co-PI in 5G use case lab funded by Department of Telecommunication, GoI. This is one of the 100 5G use case labs approved by GOI.
• As Co-PI in University funded project ‘Reduction of Post-harvest losses in vegetable crops through technological interventions (2024).
• As Co-PI in University funded project ‘Development of solar dryers for mushroon (2024).
• As PI in University funded project ‘Development of IoT based real time storage monitoring system for wheat’ (2024).

Awards/ Achievements:

• “ISAE distinguished service award 2024’ during 58th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) at Vasantrao Naik Marathwada, Krishi Vidyapeeth (VNMKV), Parbhani which is scheduled on 12.11.2024.
• Second prize in poster presentation during during 58th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) at Vasantrao Naik Marathwada, Krishi Vidyapeeth (VNMKV), Parbhani which is scheduled on 12.11.2024.
• Third prize in Poster award- during National Seminar cum exhibition (NRCM-NASMAC 2024) held at NRC on Makhana, Darbhanga
• Best Research paper award , RPCAU, Pusa (2022)
• Second prize at 49^th Dairy conference held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat for their paper on ‘Optimization of process variables of continuous type Ohmic heating for milk pasteurization. Indian Journal of Dairy Science, 72(2):1-9’ for the tear 2019.
• Secured second prize in the Calendar Conceptathon on ‘Engineering Innovations for Millet’ organized by ISAE, New Delhi. Organised at TNAU, Coimbatore during 9-11 Nov 2022 
• Awarded best PhD Thesis award from Maharana Pratap University of Agri. and Technology, Udaipur in the year 2019.
• As per contribution made as Secretary of ISAE Bihar chapter, was awarded with Best Chapter ward for the year 2023-24 during ISAE convention held at Raichur.
• Awarded Outstanding achievement award by Green Agri Professional Society, Jharkhand in the year 2021
• Awarded Distinguished Scientist Award during National conference on ‘Food and nutrition Security and sustainable agriculture during 15-16, April, 2022.
• Awarded with Young Scientist award in International Conference on Food & Agriculture, Jharkhand held during 29-31. March 2018;
• Received best poster presenter award in 2014 at national Seminar at NIFTEM, Haryana;
• Best oral presenter at National seminar at Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand in year 2019.
• Awarded with Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Rastriya Shikhar Award by NGO based in Samastipur “Abhivyakti in a Teachers days celebration at Dalsingh Sarai, Samastipur on 5^th September 2015.

A. Department of Processing and Food Engineering

M. vishal.kumar@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-8709635031

Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mNa484AAAAAJ&hl=en

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