Advanced Research Methods in Food Processing Technologies

Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD, is a Lecturer with the Department of Zoology at Government Degree College, Bijbehara, Kashmir (J&K), India, and is actively involved with teaching and research activities. Dr. Malik has published research articles and technical papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored and edited books, book chapters, and popular editorial articles. He also serves as an editor and reviewer of several journals. He has participated in several state, national, and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposia. He is a life member of the Society for Bioinformatics and Biological Sciences.

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus. He was proclaimed as the "Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century" by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 100 books.

Preeti Birwal, PhD, is a Scientist in the Department of Processing and Food Engineering at the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. She served at Jain Deemed to be University, Bangalore, as a member of the board of examiners and placements. She has delivered lectures as a resource person on doubling farmers' income through dairy technology in training sponsored by the directorate of Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. She has published research papers, edited books, book chapters, popular articles, conference papers, abstracts, and editorial opinions.

Ritesh Balaso Watharkar, PhD, is affiliated with the College of Management, Agri and Food Business Management, MIT-ADT University, Loni Kalbhor, Pune, Maharashtra, India. He was formerly Assistant Professor at Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences and was also a senior visiting scholar under a UNESCO Great Wall China Fellowship Programme. He was Assistant Professor at K. K. Wagh Food Tech College and at Shramshakti College of Food Technology. He has published journal articles, popular articles, and several books.