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Assistant Professor Grade-I
Agricultural and Food Engineering
My research group develops 'Intelligent/smart packaging' with a goal to improve food safety and minimize food waste in India. In this research, our group is developing non-invasive way of real time detection of food freshness in which colorimetric indicators and radio frequency identification (RFID)-based sensors are main focus.
Our group is also working on application of novel nonthermal technologies such as UV light for surface sanitization of perishable food surfaces for the enhancement of microbial food safety. We are also applying mathematical models for better understanding of behavior (inactivation and growth) of microorganisms in food system during several food processes.
A Fluorescence based Method for Estimation of Oxygen Barrier Properties of Microspheres by Kak A., Bajaj P. R., Bhunia K. , Nitin N. , Sablani S. S. Journal of Food Science 84 532-539 (2019)
Development of an Oxygen Sensitive Model Gel System to Detect Defects in Metal Oxide Coated Multilayer Polymeric Films by Parhi A., Bhunia K. , Rasco B. , Tang J. , Sablani S. S. Journal of Food Science 1-13 (2019)
State/phase transitions induced by ice recrystallization and its influence on the mechanical properties of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) var. Russet Brown by Krishnakumar P., Bhunia K. , Tang J. , Rasco B. A., Takhar P. S., Sablani S. S. Journal of Food Engineering 251 45-56 (2019)
Use of protective culture to control the growth of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella typhimurium in ready-to-eat cook-chill products by Munoz N., Sonar C. , Bhunia K. , Tang J. , Barbosa-canovas G. V., Sablani S. S. Food Control 102 81-86 (2019)
Linking morphology changes to barrier properties of polymeric packaging for microwave assisted thermal sterilized food by Zhang H., Bhunia K. , Munoz N. , Li L. , Dolgovskij M. , Rasco B. A., Tang J. , Sablani S. S. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 134 45481- (2017)
Oxidation reduction potential and lipid oxidation in ready to eat blue mussels in red sauce: criteria for package design by Bhunia K., Ovissipour M. , Rasco B. , Tang J. , Sablani S. S. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 97 324-332 (2017)
Non-invasive measurement of oxygen diffusion in model foods by Bhunia K., Sablani S. S., Tang J. , Rasco B. Food Research International 89 161-168 (2016)
Kinetic modeling of ultrasonic-assisted extraction of punicalagin from pomegranate peel by Rakshit M., Srivastav P.P., Bhunia K. Journal of Food Process Engineering 43 - (2020)
Food Packaging Interactions by Bhunia K., Sablani S. S., Rahman M. S. Handbook of Food Preservation 923-941 (2020)
Nanotechnology in microbial food safety by Pal A., Bhunia K. Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials 253-304 (2022)
Development of Novel Indicator for Real-time Monitoring of Shelf-life of Perishable Foods ISIRD, SRIC
Establishment of Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Cell under RKVY-RAFTAAR Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, (RKVY Division), Govt. of India
Harvest and Post Harvest Engineering and Technology-I (salaries) All India Co-Ordinated Research Project on Post Harvest Technology
Harvest and Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (other than Salaries) All India Co-Ordinated Research Project on Post Harvest Technology
John Gulshan Kullu
Area of Research: Food Process Engineering
Abhinandan Pal
Area of Research: Intelligent Packaging
Rahul Kumar
Area of Research: Food Packaging
Thuanbamlung B Guanmei
Area of Research: Microbial food safety
Dibakar Saha
Area of Research: Sensor for food quality detection
