Md. Khalid Khan, Ph.D. Dean College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology

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1 1 Md. Khalid Khan, Ph.D. Dean College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Education Experience Ph.D. (Engg.) in Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2002 M. Tech. in Processing and Agricultural Structures, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1982 B.Sc. (Agril. Engg. and Tech), Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 1979 Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, OUAT,Bhubaneswar from Dec till date. Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, Dec, 2009 to Nov, Research Engineer, AICRP on Post Harvest Technology, Dept. of Agril. Processing and Food Engineering, Sep, 1996 to Jan, Assistant Professor, Dept of Agril. Processing and Food Engineering, Nov, 1986 to Sep, Asst. Professor, Dept of Agril Str, Civil and Env. Engg. from Sep, 1983 to Dec, 1986, Junior Research Engineer, Farm Implement Design Unit, O.U.A.T. from March, 1983 to Aug, 1983, Research Assistant, Farm Implement Design Unit, O.U.A.T. from Aug., 1982 to March, 1983, Research Fellow, PAU, Ludhiana, Oct., 1981 to July, Research Projects Handled In-charge AICRP on Post Harvest Technology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar Centre from Sep,1996 to Jan, 2012 and was actively involved in monitoring all the projects operating under this scheme including effective utilization of funds. Worked as P.I. and Co-P.I. of more than 15 projects. Some of the important projects are listed below. Development of value added product from pineapple, cashew apple, custard apple and stone apple Development of dehumidified air dryer for drying fruits and vegetables Feasibility testing, Performance evaluation and popularization of prototypes developed by other centres in the state of Orissa. Survey of post harvest practices and assessment of post harvest losses in the state of Orissa. Development of Agro-Processing Centre with techno-economic feasibility Post Harvest systems of turmeric Studies on dehumidified drying system for groundnut

2 2 Study on processing, packaging and storage of betel leaves Development of package of equipments like slicer, dicer, osmotic concentrator for pineapple processing Comparative study of different packaging techniques on shelf life extension of fresh farm produce P.I. of Central Sector Scheme on Post Harvest Technology and Management Co-Principal Investigator of the IDE sponsored Project Integrating Markets, Products and Partners: An Action-Research to explore and develop a Marketing system for linking tribal community to market through value addition (Project period ) Courses taught M. Tech level Engineering Properties of Biomaterials Drying and Dehydration Storage Engineering B. Tech level Post Harvest Technology for Cereal, Pulses and Oil seeds Agricultural Process Engineering (I & II) Dairy & Food Engineering Food Engineering (I & II) Seed Processing Applied Mechanics Structural Design Farm Structures Rural Water Supply and Waste Disposal Students guided Guided two student for Ph.D. and 5 students for M. Tech. Significant research contributions Machines/Equipment Developed Dehumidified air dryer for drying fruits and vegetables, Paddy/groundnut dryer using biomass as fuel, Pine apple peeler cum slicer, Stone apple slicer, Hand operated turmeric/ginger washer,

3 3 Power operated turmeric/ginger washer, Pedal operated turmeric polisher, Integrated turmeric washing, curing cum polishing machine, Turmeric grader Process Technology Developed Value added products from cashew apple, Value added products from stone apple, Value added products from custard apple, Osmo-dehydrated pine apple rings, tit -bits etc from Kew variety of pine apple, Osmo-dehydrated tender jackfruit pieces, Germinated brown rice(gbr), Osmo-dehydrated drum stick, Carbonated Drinks, RTS and tit-bits from tamarind, Puffed carrot cubes, Osmo-dehydrated tit-bits from ginger, Value added products from Mahua Flower Patents Filed The following three patents were filed in Patent office, Kolkata. a) Heat pump assisted dehumidified air tray dryer for drying fruits, vegetables spices, medicinal and aromatic plants. b) Raw stone apple (bael) slicer c) Process technology for raw stone apple (bael) ready-to-serve beverage. Present research interests Grain processing and value addition Dehumidified drying and storage of oil seed Value chain management of crops Honours and Awards Samanta Chandra Sekhar Award for 2009 in the field of Engineering and Technology in recognition of orginal and creative research work. Best Team Award from Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers for AICRP on Post Harvest Technology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar Centre which was headed by me was awarded Best Performing Centre by ICAR as per the recommendations of the Quinquennial Review Team for X Plan for AICRP on PHT. Also received many awards for presentations in seminars/ posters Peer recognition Director, Board of Directors, Orissa Agro Industries Corporation, Odisha Member, State Level Advisory Board(SLAB) of MSME Development Institute, Cuttack Member, State Level Empower Committee on NMFP (Govt of Odisha) Member, State Level Technical Committee on Farm implements and pumps (Govt of Odisha) Member, Academic Council of C.V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar

4 4 Referee of projects/ schemes submitted to ICAR and other agencies Member, Editorial board of two research journals and referee of many national/ international journals Expert member in many ASRB, SAUs,ICAR institutes, MPSC and OPSC Consultant and resource person to different Govt. and non-government organizations Member of several state and national level committees working on post harvest management and food processing Publications Books/Book chapters : 4, Technical bulletins : 15 Practical manuals : 4, Research papers in peer reviewed journals : 50 and more than 35 popular technical articles. Selected publications Patil S. B. and Khan, Md. K. (2012) Some cooking properties of germinated brown rice of Indian varities. Agric Eng Int: CIGR Journal, 14(4) : Sahoo, N.R., Pal, U.S, Dash, S.K. and Khan, Md. K. (2012) Drying kinetics and quality aspects during heat pump drying of Onion (Allium cepa L.). International Journal of Food Studies, 2(10): Rayaguru, K., Pal, U.S. and Khan, Md. K. (2011) Development and evaluation of betel leaf conditioning chamber. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 42 (3) : Patil S. B. and Khan, Md. K. (2011) Germinated brown rice as a value added rice product: A review. J. of Food Sci. Technol. 48(1): Rayaguru, K., Khan, Md. K. and Sahoo, N.R. (2010). Water use optimization in zero energy cool chamber for short term storage of fruits and vegetables. Pal, U.S. and Khan, Md. K. (2010). Performance evaluation of heat pump dryer. J. of Food Sci. Technol. 47(2): Bakhara, C. K., Pal, U.S. and Khan, Md. K. (2009). Mass transfer kinetics model of osmotic dehydration of tender jackfruit pieces. J. of Food Sci. Technol. 46(4): Pal, U. S., Khan, Md. K. (2008) Calculation steps for the design of different components of heat pump dryers under constant drying rate condition. Drying Technology 26(7): Pal, U. S., Khan, Md. K. and Mohanty S. N. (2008) Heat pump drying of green sweet pepper. Drying Technology 26(12): Rayaguru K, Khan, Md. K., Sahoo, G.R. and Panda M. K. (2008) Studies on storage characteristics of betel leaves, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 39(3):

5 5 Pal, U.S., Khan, Md. K., Sahoo, G.R. and Sahoo, N.R. (2008) Development and evaluation of farm level turmeric processing equipment, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 39(4) : Khan, Md. K. and Rayaguru, K. (2008) Enhancing income of tribal pineapple growers. Indian Farming, 58(1) : 37. Contact details: College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar , Orissa State, India mkkcaet@gmail.com Ph , Cell :