Prof. Manuj Kumar Hazarika

 

M.Tech, Ph.D (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur)

 

 

 

 

Contact details

Phone:

Ph: 03712-275706

Mob: 9435700993

Email:

mkhazarika@tezu.ernet.in

mkhazarika@rediffmail.com

 

Home Page:

https://35.200.255.217/

 

ORCID

 

CV

Area of Specialization/Research:

  • Engineering of foods, processes and processing systems

  • Food product innovation and quality by design

  • Competency based education and skilling

  • Entrepreneurship in food sector

  • AI/ML for agro-food systems

 

Research Publications (Recent)

  1. ED Wahengbam, AJ Das, BD Green, J Shooter, MK Hazarika (2019) Effect of iron and folic acid fortification on in vitro bioavailability and starch hydrolysis in ready-to-eat parboiled rice, Food Chemistry.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.04.044

  2. A Borah, DK Das, MK Hazarika, R Mukhopadhyay, CL Mahanta (2019) Low‐cost healthy extrudates of rice and bhimkol (Musa balbisiana, ABB) formulated through linear programming. JFPE. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.13201

  3. ED Wahengbam, T Tongbram, MK Hazarika (2019) Drying characteristics of ready-to-eat komal chawal rice: processing and modeling, JFST. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-019-04203-9

  4. ED Wahengbam, BD Green, MK Hazarika (2019) Fortification of zinc in a parboiled low‐amylose rice: effects of milling and cooking, JSFA. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.9561

  5. ED Wahengbam, BD Green, MK Hazarika (2019) Characterization of a novel folic acid‐fortified ready‐to‐eat parboiled rice, Cereal Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.10143

 

 

Presentations in Conferences

  1. Competency based education in food process technology for bridging the gap between knowledge acquisition and ability to apply, Presented at the International Conference TiiFH-2019, Tezpur University, held during 14-16 February, 2019.  

  2. Ethnic Foods: Regulatory and Safety Issues in Indian Perspective, Presented at National Seminar National Seminar on Food Cultures of India, held at Tezpur University, during 1-2 December 1-2, 2016.

  3. Teaching Computer Aided Food Engineering through SCILAB Programming. Presented at the National Seminar IPFP-2015, held at at Tezpur University during 27nd and 28th March-2015, pp 272-277.  

  4. Application of Temperature-Thickness Superposition Technique for Generalization of Drying Kinetic of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Slices, presented at the International Seminar IPFVS-2013, NIFTEM, held during 10-12 January, 2013.  

  5. Biomass based Hot Air Generation for Tea Processing: An Experimental Investigation, presented at the National Seminar on Renewable Energy and Technology: Issues and Prospects (RETIP2011). held at NERIST during 2nd -3rd September, 2011

 

 

 

Other Publications (Recent)

 

Books:

Book Chapters:

 

  1. MK Hazarika, (2014) Energy-Efficient Food Processing: Principles and Practices. In Fundamentals of Advanced Food Process Engineering. Editor J.K. Sahu, CRC Press  

  2. H Chutia, R Dhar, MK Hazarika, (2018) Swelling Kinetics of Chhana Ball During Cooking in Hot Water and Model Development, In Innovations In Food Processing Technologies, Editors: N Sit, LS Badwaik and AB Das, New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi.  

  3. PP Das, P Talukdar, S Chakraborty and MK Hazarika (2018) Effects of Non-conventional Drying on Food Products In Innovations In Food Processing Technologies, Editors: N Sit, LS Badwaik and AB Das, New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. 

  4. S Gope, AB Das, MK Hazarika, DC Baruah, HK Lahkar (2018) Post-harvest Handling and Solar Drying of Banana for Rural Areas of Assam In Innovations In Food Processing Technologies, Editors: N Sit, LS Badwaik and AB Das, New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi.

 

 

 

Research  Projects (Recent)

 

  1. [PI] Solar greenhouse drying system for the production of No-cooking rice from Assam and product quality modelling during storage 2019-2022. Funded by AICTE. 

  2. [PI] Development of technology for quick cooking rice production through up gradation of a traditional method 2014-2017.  

  3. [Co-PI] Pilot Scale Process Technology for Bhim Kol (Musa Balbisiana) slice, grits and powder using hybrid drying methods [PI] Dr B Srivastava, from TU, funded by MoFPI.

  4. [PI] Development and fabrication of small capacity paddy parboiling system with process completion indicator. Funded by MSME.

 

 

 

Patents/Consultancy/Innovation

 

  • Head, Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship

  • Co-Coordinator, Technology Enabling Centre, TU

  • Coordinator, NRDC-IFC