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Dr Santosh Kumar

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Associate Professor,
Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur

Publications

Total Articles 87
Books 0
Proceedings 0

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Citations 3099
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Professional Recognition

2019

Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF), Functional and Nano-Materials (FNM) Groups, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
2017

Biotechnology Overseas Associateship Award

Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India
2017

International Travel Support (ITS) Grant

Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India
2009

Graduate Aptitude Test Examination (GATE) Fellowship during M. Tech

Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India
2007

Qualified, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) with about 98 percentiles

IIT
2006

Qualified, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) with about 93 percentiles

IIT
2018

Editorial Board Member

Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening
2021

Review Editor

Frontiers in Food Science and Technology (Speciality section of Food Packaging and Preservation)
2021

Associate Editor

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (for speciality section “Sustainable Food Processing”)
2023

Managing Guest Editor

Sustinable Chemistry and Pharmacy (Special Issue on “Emerging and Sustainable Food Packaging Systems
2024

Editorial Board Member

Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy (Elsevier)
2024

Listed among World's top 2% of Scientists

Stanford University and Elsevier

Community & Membership

2015

Training and Placement Cell, CIT Kokrajhar

Faculty In-charge
2017

Department of Food Engineering and Technology, CIT Kokrajhar

Head of Department (HoD)
2016

Hostel Managing Committee

Warden
2020

National Innovation and Startup Policy (NISP) Cell

Member
2017

NBA Accreditation Committee, CIT Kokrajhar

Programme Coordinator
2017

Anti-Ragging Squad, CIT Kokrajhar

Member
2019

International and Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research (IICR) Cell

Nominated Expert
2023

CITK Research and Development

Assistant Dean (R&D)

Royal Society of Chemistry, London

2023
Member (MRSC)

Eurasian Academy of Environmental Sciences (EAES)

2023
Fellow (FEAES)

The Society for Polymer Science, India

2021
Life Member

The Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI)

2021
Life Member

Asian Polymer Association (APA)

2021
Life Member

The Institute of Engineers (India)

2021
Life Member

Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE)

2021
Life Member

Association of Food Scientists and Technologists, India (AFSTI)

2012
Life Member

Indian Science Congress Association

2012
Life Member

Bio

Listed among World's top 2% of Scientists, and mainly working in the area of Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, Active and Intelligent Food Packaging, Valorization of agro-waste for bioplastics, Edible films and coatings, Functional nanocomposites Nanomaterials synthesis and characterization

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Associate Professor , Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University
Post-Doctoral Resaerch
Other Institute 2019
PhD
Other Institute 2016
M. Tech
Other Institute 2009
B. Tech
Other Institute 2007
Associate Professor May 2025 – Present
Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur
Assistant Professor May 2011 – May 2025
Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar | Department of Food Engineering and Technology

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Arti

Dr Arti Sinha

Professor

Arti

Dr Arti Kumari

Assistant Professor

Ashim Kumar

Dr Ashim Kumar Mishra

Assistant Professor

Abdus

Dr Abdus Sattar

Associate Professor

Ashutosh

Dr Ashutosh Kumar

Subject Matter Specialist

Ashutosh

Dr Ashutosh Singh

Assistant Professor

Ashutosh

Dr Ashutosh Kumar

Subject Matter Specialist

Balwant

Dr Balwant Kumar

Head of the Department

Biswajit

Dr Biswajit Pramanick

Assistant Professor

Co-Authors (12)

Adil

Dr Adil Gani

University of Kashmir

Avik

Dr Avik Mukherjee

Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar

Dipankar

Dr Dipankar Halder

Jadavpur University

Farooq Ahmad

Prof Farooq Ahmad Masoodi

University of Kashmir

Anirban

Prof Anirban Mitra

National Institute of Technology Rourkela

Mukesh

Dr Mukesh Singh

Kabi Nazrul College

Pradip

Dr Pradip Kumar

Advanced Materials And Processes Research Institute

Sunirmal

Dr Sunirmal Jana

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute

Shiv

Dr Shiv Singh

Advanced Materials And Processes Research Institute

Subhajit

Dr Subhajit Ray

Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar

Sudhani Hemanth Phani

Dr Sudhani Hemanth Phani Kumar

S R M Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai

Vimal

Prof Vimal Katiyar

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Scholarly Work

Chitosan gelatin based active and intelligent food packaging system with added onion peel extract as pH indicator monitoring freshness of perishable foods

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Co-PI

486,000

2024 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development of a biopolymer based smart packaging system indicating freshness of milk

Funding Agency: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi

Co-Principal Investigator

21.52 Lakhs

2022 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Chitosan-based nanocomposite as a sustainable solution for postharvest shelf-life extension of fruits and vegetables

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Project Coordinator

135,000

2022 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Use of non-toxic nanoformulations for prolonging shelf-life and reduction of post-harvest loss of mandarian orange (Citrus reticulata) of North-East India

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India

Principal Investigator

2.93 crores

2021 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development of new functional nanocomposite coating/spray formulation to prolong the postharvest life of whole pineapple fruit

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India through NECBH, Guwahati

Principal Investigator

11.25 Lakh

2019 - Ongoing

Ongoing

Development of biopolymer-based active coatings/films containing natural antimicrobials and antioxidants to prolong postharvest-life of locally grown economically important fruits

University Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar
Year 2023
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Scholarly Publications

Development of Edible Cutlery for Sustainable Environment

Open Access
conference proceedings
Authors: Neelam Dubey, Santosh Kumar

Plant extract mediated silver nanoparticles and their applications as antimicrobials and in sustainable food packaging: A state-of-the-art review

Open Access
Review
Authors: Santosh Kumar ., Indra Bhusan Basumatary ., Hemanth P.K. Sudhani ., Vivek K. Bajpai ., Lei Chen ., Shruti Shukla ., Avik Mukherjee .,

Chitosan-based antimicrobial coating for improving postharvest shelf life of pineapple

Open Access
Article
Authors: Basumatary I.B.;Mukherjee A.;Katiyar V.;Kumar S.;Dutta J.

Chitosan nanocomposite coatings containing chemically resistant zno–snox core–shell nanoparticles for photocatalytic antifouling

Open Access
Article
Authors: Kumar, Santosh and Ye, Fei and Mazinani, Babak and Dobretsov, Sergey and Dutta, Joydeep

Chitosan based nanocomposite coating to extend shelf life of pineapple fruit

Open Access
conference proceedings
Authors: Indra Bhusan Basumatary, Avik Mukherjee, Vimal Katiyar, Santosh Kumar

Nanocoating Is a New Way for Biofouling Prevention

Open Access
Review

Chitosan based nanocomposite films and coatings: Emerging antimicrobial food packaging alternatives

Open Access
Review

Biodegradable Hybrid Nanocomposite of Chitosan/Gelatin and Green Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Food Packaging

Open Access
Article
Authors: Kumar S.;Mudai A.;Roy B.;Basumatary I.B.;Mukherjee A.;Dutta J.
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