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Dr. Harini.K.


Teaching Fellow, Centre for Food Technology

Anna University, Chennai 600025
   Vidwan id: 267531

harinik_90@yahoo.com







Education

Degree Year University Major Subject Studied
Ph D 2015 - 2021 A.C. Tech, Anna University, Chennai Food Technology
M. Tech 2012 – 2014 SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai Food and Nutritional Biotechnology - Food Process Engineering
B. E 2007-11 CEG, Anna University, Chennai Agriculture and Irrigation Engineering

Experience

June 2014 To Present Teaching Fellow, Centre for Food Technology, Anna University, Chennai
June 2011 To June 2012 Design Engineer,Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, Tamilnadu


Other Professional Experience


Certified Food Safety Supervisor - Manufacturing (Level 2) - FSSAI
Trained and certified ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management System) - Internal Auditor


Short courses & FDP


Faculty Development Programme on Entrepreneurship at National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management held from 15th – 27th February, 2021.
FDP on "Aqua-food technology (Emerging Food Processing Technologies: Prospects and Challenges for Food" from 2021-1-4 to 2021-1-8
Six Days Online Short Term Training Programme on “Changing Paradigms on Food Security and Food Sufficiency” from 14.12.2020 to 19.12.2020 organized by College of Food and Dairy Technology, Koduveli, Chennai
5-day online FDP on Universal Human Values for DEEKSHARAMBH (Student Induction Program)” organized by NIT Patna during 23-27 November 2020.
FDP on "Postharvest and Processing (Food Technology)" at National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management from 2020-11-2 to 2020-11-6.
15 days Faculty Develoment Programme on “Green Perspective in Food Processing Sector” organised by NIFTEM, from 5th to 21st October 2020
Two days National Webinar on Recent Trends in Food Processing and Preservation organized by the Department of Food Process Engineering, NIT Rourkela, on 26th -27th September 2020.
Two days TEQIP-III sponsored National webinar on Recent Trends in Non-Thermal Food Processing Technologies, organized by National Institute of Technology Rourkela, September 20 to 21, 2020
National Webinar Series on “Recent Advances In Dairy Process Engineering” from 24th August 2020 to 28th August 2020 organized by Department of Food Process Engineering, College of Food and Dairy Technology, Koduvalli.
One-week FDP on “Fermented Foods and Beverages” organized by Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, 18th – 22nd Aug 2020.
Short term course on “Supply Chain Management: Challenges and Strategies” Organized at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India from 13- 17 July, 2020 under TEQIP-3
Trained in “Quality control of Finished Products” at HatsunAgro Products.,Chennai
Trained in “Process and preservation of fat and oil” at Kaleesuwari Refinery Private Ltd.,Chennai
Trained in the “Quality Assurance of Raw materials & Finished Products” at Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., Jalgaon,Maharashtra.
Attended Short term training at Britannia and Aavin,Chennai.





Research Interest


• Food process engineering

• Active Food Packaging

• Advances in Food engineering and Food Preservation

• Postharvest Technology.



Research Guidance


• Guided: M.Tech and B.Tech - 4 Dissertations

• Faculty Guide for CTDT Funded Student project (Centre for Technology Development and Transfer, Anna University), “Formulation and Evaluation of Oral Disintegrating Film using a Natural Ingredient against Dental Caries” (Ms. V.Ramya, Ms.S.Yamini and Mr. S. Ranjith Kumar), July2018 – Jan, 2019.(Pros,No.347/2018)

• Faculty Guide for CTDT Funded Student project (Centre for Technology Development and Transfer, Anna University), “Valorization of In-Utilities to Biodegradable Packaging of Highly Perishable Products- A Shelf Life Study”, July 2019 – Jan 2020 .(Pros,No. P-1819S4166)



Research Activities


• Design of a Perm-Selective package for extending shelf life of high fat food.

• Effect of sonication of shelf life extension of milk and milk products.

• Preparation and Characterization of Bioactive Film for Food Packaging.

• Development of Active Packaging for Shelf Life Extension of Food Products.

• Shelf life extension of Butter and Orange Juice using Cellulose based packaging film.

• In-Vitro Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Biochemical Composition and Quality Assessment of Muskmelon Seeds and Development of Muskmelon Seed Biscuit”.

• Effect of Sewage Sludge Addition on Soil Properties and Growth Response of Okra and Spinach.



Membership


• International Association of Engineers (IAENG)

• Society of Chemical Industries (SCI)

• Association of Food Scientists and Technologies (India) (AFSTI)

• Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society

• Society of Agricultural Research and Social Development



Reviewer


• Journal of Advances in Biotechnology

• Waste and Biomass Valorization – Springer

• Annals of Civil and Environmental Engineering





Publications


  • Isolation and characterization of micro and nanocrystalline cellulose fibers from the walnut shell, corncob and sugarcane bagasse, K.Harini, C. Chandra Mohan, (2020), International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 163, 1375-1383. (Impact Factor – 5.162)
  • Quorum quenching effect and kinetics of active compound from S. aromaticum and C. cassia fused packaging films in shelf life of chicken meat, C. ChandraMohan, K.Harini, K.Sudharsan, K. Radha Krishnan, M.Sukumar (2019), LWT – Food Science and Technology (Impact Factor –4.006)
  • Development of Cellulose-based Migratory and Non migratory Active Packaging Films, Harini K, M.Sukumar (2018), Carbohydrate Polymer, 204, 202-213 (Impact Factor –7.182)
  • Effect of film constituents and different processing conditions on the properties of starch based thermoplastic films, C.Chandra Mohan, K.Harini, S.Karthikeyan,K.Sudharsan, M.Sukumar (2018), International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Volume 120, 2007-2016 (Impact Factor – 5.162)
  • Extraction of nano cellulose fibers from the banana peel and bract for production of acetyl and lauroyl cellulose, K. Harini, K. Ramya, M. Sukumar (2018), Carbohydrate Polymer, 201, 329-339 (Impact Factor –7.182)
  • Effect of Punica granatum peel extracts on antimicrobial properties in Walnut shell cellulose reinforced Bio-thermoplastic starch films from cashew nut shells, K.Harini, C. Chandra Mohan, K. Ramya, S. Karthikeyan, M. Sukumar (2018), Carbohydrate Polymer, 184, 231-242. (Impact Factor –7.182)
  • Extraction and Characterization of polysaccharides from tamarind seeds, rice mill residue, okra waste and sugarcane bagasse for its Bio-thermoplastic properties, C. Chandra Mohan, K. Harini, B. VajihaAafrin, U. Lalitha priya, P. Maria Jenita, S.Babuskin, S. Karthikeyan, M. Sukumar (2018), Carbohydrate Polymer, 186, 394-401. (Impact Factor –7.182)
  • Active compound diffusivity of particle size reduced S. aromaticumand C.cassia fused starch edible films and the shelf life of mutton (Capra aegagrushircus) meat, C. Chandra Mohan, K. Radha krishnan, S. Babuskin, K. Sudharsan, VajihaAafrin, U. Lalitha priya, P. MariyaJenita, K. Harini, D. Madhushalini, & M. Sukumar (2017), Meat Science 128, 47–59. (Impact Factor –3.644).
  • Synergistic effect of spice extracts and modified atmospheric packaging towards non- thermal preservation of chicken meat under refrigerated storage, M Sivarajan, U Lalithapriya, Peter Maria Jenita, B AafrinVajiha, K Harini, D Madhushalini, M Sukumar (2017), Poultry Science, Pages 2839–2844. (Impact Factor –2.659).
  • Phytochemical Analysis and Antioxidant Potential of Cucumis Melo Seeds, Harini Krishnamachari, Nithyalakshmi V (2017), Int. J. Life. Sci. Scienti. Res., 3(1): 863- 867.


Textbooks/Chapters


  • Chapter on “Packaging Design and Equipment’ at “A Textbook of Food Packaging Techniques”, ISBN: 9788193706510, 1stEdition.






Contact


Teaching Fellow, Centre for Food Technology

Anna University, Chennai 600025

harinik_90@yahoo.com