KALIRAMESH SILIVERU 06 Waters Hall, Department of Grain Science and Industry Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 Email: kaliramesh@ksu.edu Phone: 630-210-2462 EDUCATION Ph.D., Grain Science and Industry Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA. CGPA: 4.0 out of 4.0 2013 Till Date M. Tech., Food Process Engineering 2012 Thesis Title: Determination of main constituents and detection of infestation by Callosobruchus maculatus in green gram using near infrared hyperspectral imaging. OGPA: 9.46 out of 10 (3.78 out of 4.0) B. Tech., Food Science 2010 Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India. Thesis Title: Development of Soya incorporated ready to cook sambar mix. OGPA: 8.24 out of 10 (3.30 out of 4.0) PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS 2013 August Till Date Department of Grain Sci. and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA. Technical Specialist 2012 July 2013 July E. I. DuPont India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. 2011 September 2012 May Department of Biosystems Eng., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. 2011 February 2011 August Trainee Intern 2010 February 2010 June South African Breweries Pvt. Ltd., Sangareddy, Andhra Pradesh, India. WORK EXPERIENCE August 2013 Till Date: Department of Grain Sci. and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA. Working on the effect of particle cohesion on the sifting behavior of wheat flour. Working on the development of mathematical model for predicting the cooling behavior of M-DDGS (Modified Dried Distillers Grain with Solubles). Page 1 of 5
2012 July 2013 July: Technical Specialist E. I. DuPont India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Responsible to support IB Bio refinery business in Southern India by providing enzymes application and technical services to customers in the sectors in grain processing especially ethanol and specialty syrups. Developed strategic plans for the effective enzyme dosage patterns in the grain ethanol plants. 2011 September 2012 May: Department of Biosystems Eng., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Developed statistical models for predicting moisture, protein, and starch content in green gram using near infrared hyperspectral imaging system. Developed statistical classifiers for the identification of green gram samples with different moisture content using near infrared hyperspectral imaging system. Developed statistical classifiers for the identification of uninfested kernels and kernels infested with different stages of larval instars, pupae, and adult stages of Callosobruchus maculatus in green gram using near infrared hyperspectral imaging system. 2011 February 2011 August: Developed heat transfer model for predicting the cooling behavior of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum). Conducted a detailed research on the effect of size, shape, and cooling media on cooling rates of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum). Different cooling parameters were established for the effective design of pre-cooling systems. 2010 February 2010 June: Trainee Intern South African Breweries Pvt. Ltd., Sangareddy, Andhra Pradesh, India. Received training in beer manufacturing, effluent treatment, bottling, and food regulations. Conducted weekly audits for the effective usage of inline near infra-red bottle inspection, pasteurization, bottling, and labelling systems. HONORS AND AWARDS Graduate Student Council Travel Award, 2014, Graduate Student Council, Kansas State University, KS, USA. Distillers Grain Research Scholarship, 2014, Hoxie Feed yard, Distillers Grain Technology Council, Dallas, TX, USA. Lola Lee Jackson Animal Welfare Foundation Fund Travel Award, 2014, Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, KS, USA. Page 2 of 5
ship (GRA), 2010-2012, IICPT, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India, India. Merit Scholarship, 2006-2010, Acharya N.G Ranga Agricultural University, India. SKILLS Software: FLUENT, SAS, MATLAB, Lab View, MS office Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Instrumentation: NIR hyperspectral image processing system, Digital image processing system, Texture analyser. Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/XP/Vista/7/8 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING Short term training - Production - Availability-Policy on Ethanol & Distillery Effluent Treatment Technologies (August 28 to 29, 2012), Pune, India. Training - Hazard Analysis Critical control Point (January 26, 2012), Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Training - Good Manufacturing Practices (January 12, 2012), Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Short term training - Emerging Trends in Food Safety (July 20 to 22, 2011), Delhi, India. PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 1. Kaliramesh, S., V. Chelladurai, D. S. Jayas, and K. Alagusundaram. 2014. Determination of main constituents in green gram using near-infrared hyperspectral imaging. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 51, 7-15. 2. Kaliramesh, S., V. Chelladurai, D. S. Jayas, K. Alagusundaram, N. D. G. White, and P. G. Fields. 2013. Detection of infestation by Callosobruchus maculatus in mung bean using near-infrared hyperspectral imaging. Journal of Stored Products Research, 52, 107-111. 3. Kaliramesh, S., Ambrose, R. P. K., Dogan, H., Campbell, G. and Floros, R. 2014. Modeling the wheat milling process A review. In preparation for submission to the Journal Food Engineering Reviews (currently being edited by Dr. Ambrose). EDITOR REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 1. Chelladurai, V., S. Kaliramesh, and D. S. Jayas. 2012. Detection of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) infestation in mung bean (Vigna Radiata) using thermal imaging technique. NABEC/CSBE Paper No. 12-121. Page 3 of 5
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 1. Kaliramesh, S., and R. P. Kingsly Ambrose. 2014. Surface characteristics of wheat flour particles. ASABE and CSBE Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, on 13-16 July 2014 (Accepted for oral presentation). 2. Chelladurai, V., L. Ravikanth, S. Kaliramesh, and D. S. Jayas. 2014. Support vector machine and back propagation neural network classifiers to detect hidden infestations by Callosobruchus maculatus in mung beans. ASABE and CSBE Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, on 13-16 July 2014 (Accepted for oral presentation). 3. Kaliramesh, S., Casada, M., and R. P. Kingsly Ambrose. 2014. Heat transfer model for cooling of M-DDGS pile. 18 th Annual Distillers Grains Symposium, Dallas, Texas, May 14-15 (Oral). 4. Kaliramesh, S., Casada, M., and R. P. Kingsly Ambrose. 2014. Three dimensional heat transfer model for cooling of M-DDGS pile. 18 th Annual Distillers Grains Symposium, Dallas, Texas, May 14-15 (Poster). 5. Ambrose, R. P. K., Casada, M., Simsek, S., Bhadra, R. and Kaliramesh, S. 2014. Intrinsic characteristics of modified DDGS. NC-213 Annual Meeting, Omaha, Nebraska, February 25-26 (Oral) 6. Kaliramesh, S., V. Gohel, and M. Vimal. 2012. Innovation of ethanol production from starchy materials. Paper No: 5, Proceedings in: Short term training on Production- Availability-Policy on Ethanol & Distillery Effluent Treatment Technologies, Pune, India, August 28 to 29, 2012 (Oral). 7. Kaliramesh, S., and K. Alagusundaram. 2011. Mathematical modeling of cooling rates of tomatoes. Paper No: 38, Proceedings in: National conference on Career and Research Trends in Food Processing, Thanjavur, India, June 24-25, 2011 (Oral). 8. Kaliramesh, S., V. Tasneem, and K. Alagusundaram. 2010. Review: Freeze Drying of Vegetables. Paper No. 24, Proceedings in: Food Xplore 10, Coimbatore, India, October 13, 2010 (Oral). 9. Kaliramesh, S., G. Sadhana, and J. Lakshmi. 2009. Studies on soya incorporated ready to cook sambar mix. Poster No: FT48, Proceedings in: Indian Convention of Food Scientists and Technologists (ICFOST), NIMHANS Bangalore, India, December 21-23, 2009 (Poster). 10. Kaliramesh, S., D. Gayathri, and J. Lakshmi. 2008. Studies on processing of germinated brown rice. Poster No: SF64, Proceedings in: 6 th International Food Convention (IFCON): CFTRI, Mysore, India, December 15-19, 2008 (Poster). PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE): Student member Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE): Student member Page 4 of 5
SERVICE Member, Organizing committee, National conference on Career and Research Trends in Food Processing NCOFTECH I) (Organized by Ministry of food Processing Industries, India and Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, India), June 24-26, 2011. Member, Organizing committee, International conference on Greening Food processing Sector for Sustainable Safe Food Supply (INCOFTECH II) (Organized by Ministry of food Processing Industries, India and Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, India), October 30-31, 2010. Student chairman, National Service Scheme (NSS) unit, College of Food Science and Technology, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India, January 2008 to Dec 2009. Page 5 of 5