Dr. Ankit Paliwal

Dr. Ankit Paliwal

Position: Assistant Professor
School: School of Sciences
Email: ankit.paliwal@fnu.ac.fj
Campus: Derrick Campus – Samabula
Phone: 3381044 ext. 4375

Biography:

Dr. Ankit Paliwal is an Assistant Professor at the School of Sciences, CETVET, Fiji National University. He has over 14 years of expertise in food processing and academia. He holds a PhD in Food Technology with a focus on fermented millet-based products and has published extensively on topics like food processing, kinetics, and modelling. Additionally, he provides technical support to international organisations, including FAO, emphasising food security and sustainable practices. His industrial experience includes roles such as Product Development Consultant and Shift Brewer.

Qualification:

  • PhD (Food Technology)
  • M.Tech (Food Technology & Biochemical Engg)

Area of Expertise:

  • Food Science and Technology
  • Food product development and shelf life testing
  • Food Processing
  • Drying Kinetics and Modelling
  • Food Fermentation
  • Food Microbiology

Journals:

  • Paliwal, A., Sharma, N., Mohite A. M. “Effect of wet processing on the grinding characteristics and functional properties of sorghum,” Applied Food Research 2023, 3(1), 100255.
  • Paliwal, A., Sharma, N., Singh R. “Effects of Wet Processing on Physicochemical and Functional Characteristics of Millet Flour.” Curr Res Nutr Food Sci 2022; 10(3).

Book and Book Chapters:

  • Paliwal, A. (2024). “Secondary Processing Technologies of Nutri-Cereals.” In: Thakur, M. (eds) Millets: The Multi-Cereal Paradigm for Food Sustainability. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham.

Conference:

  • Presented a paper on “Fermentation kinetics of sorghum grain and effects of wet-processing on thermal and chemical properties of sorghum flour” at BIOCoPE 2022, Amity University Rajasthan (International Conference) 2022.
  • Presented a paper on “Effect of processing on nutritive value of millet: a 21st-century cereal” at CCHAS-2019, GJUST Hisar (International Conference) 2019.

Teaching interest:

  • Food Processing and Preservation
  • Food Engineering
  • Unit Operations & Plant design
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Bioprocess Engineering
  • Fermentation Technology

Research interest:

  • New product development and processing
  • Fermentation
  • Process Kinetics and Modelling