Rakesh Singh
Professor
Areas of expertise
Food SciencesChemical EngineeringAnimal ProductionNutrition and Dietetics
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Engineering.
University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI, United States (1983)
Master of Science, Agricultural Engineering.
University of Manitoba, Canada (1977)
Bachelor of Technology, Agricultural Engineering.
Gouind Ballabh Pant Univ of A- T, India (1975)
Awards and Honors
- Keynote Speaker (2026)
- Best Support ICFP (2026)
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2025)
- International Food Engineering award (2025)
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2023 (2024)
- Distinguished career award in honor of Dr. Carl Fellers (2024)
- Lifetime Achievement Award (2023)
- Fellow (2020)
- Fellow (2020)
- Volunteer of the Year (2020)
- Koehler-Ayers Professorship (2020)
- Bor S. Luh International Award (2020)
- Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship (2019)
- President (2018)
- D.W. Brooks Faculty Award for Excellence in Global Programs (2018)
- Teaching Academy Fellow (2018)
- President Elect (2017)
- Advisory Board (2015)
- Best Paper (2014)
- Advisory Board (2014)
- Advisory Board (2011)
- Elizabeth Fleming Stier (2009)
- Elizabeth Fleming Stier Award (2009)
- Fellow (2008)
Courses
- FDST 7020E: Integration of Multidisciplinary Topics in Foods (Fall 2025)
- FDST 7020E: Integration of Multidisciplinary Topics in Foods (Spring 2026)
- FDST 7020E: Integration of Multidisciplinary Topics in Foods (Summer 2026)
- FDST 7020E: Integration of Multidisciplinary Topics in Foods (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Ex vivo evaluation of digestion-triggered release and mucoadhesion of microencapsulated Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG using a porcine mucosal model, FOOD BIOSCIENCE, (2026).
- Irradiation and cold plasma technologies for aflatoxin mitigation: a comprehensive review of degradation mechanisms and cytotoxicity profiles, Sustainable Food Technology, (2026).
- The nano-revolution in food preservation: A review of advanced silver nanoparticle packaging, FOOD CONTROL, (2026).
- Continuous flow high-pressure homogenization enhances nutrient retention, antioxidant activity, and probiotic growth potential in grapefruit juice during cold storage, FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, (2025).
- Evaluation of antioxidant activity and UPLC-MS/MS phytochemical profiling of two important Himalayan crops Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. and Lablab Purpureus subsp. Purpureus, JOURNAL OF FOOD MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION, (2025).
Contact
Mailing Address
0211 Food Science Building 100 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
0211 Food Science Building 100 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602
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