Profile of the Instructors

Professor HN Mishra, having over 40 years of professional experience in teaching, research and administration; has many laurels and awards to his credit. He has published 658 research papers including 281 in peer reviewed international journals & 375 in conference proceedings. He has written 5 books, 4 e-books, 38 book chapters, 10 lecture compendium & laboratory manuals, 4 technology manuals, and several popular articles in newspapers and magazines and has 19 Indian patents to his credit. Besides, he has been on the editorial boards of several reputed journals. He has supervised more than 300 student research projects including 12 PDF and 50 Ph D research scholars including 2 PMRF & 7 GYTI awardees. Professor Mishra has handled several international and national sponsored research & industrial consultancy projects. He has created stat-of-the art research laboratory and pilot plants for RTE/RTC food processing and shelf-life extension. Dr Mishra has received several awards & honours such as AIFPA Presidents’ Award, GYTI Award, NRDC Award, Best Teacher Award, Dr JS Pruthi Award, etc for his outstanding contribution in the field of food processing in the country. He’s the founder of HNM FoodPro Academy (https://www.hnmfoodproacademy.com), a premier entity dedicated to empowering individuals with industry-relevant skills through comprehensive training, internship programs, cutting edge research, industrial consultancy and career counselling for students.

With a total citation of more than 11380, Prof Mishra has h-index 54 and i10 index 180 to his credit, Professor Mishra has worked in different capacities on various academic and administrative committees of IIT Kharagpur and many other institutions in the country. He has visited several countries abroad including Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Turkey, UAE, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, UK, Belgium, USA and Canada. Professional details including academic and administrative credentials of Professor HN Mishra can be seen at http://www.fctliitkgp.co.in or http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/AG/faculty/ag-hnm

Dr Pratima Khandelwal is an edupreneur and the founder of ‘FlyHigh’ Educational Excellence Services, an MSME unit in Bengaluru. It is dedicated to the capacity building of teachers and students, primarily at higher educational institutions. She actively visits many central, state, and private universities and HEIs for capacity-building activities. She is a TEDx speaker and an empanelled trainer at NPTEL and under the BS Program, IIT Madras. She’s the co-founder of HNMFoodProAcademy (https://www.hnmfoodproacademy.com).

She holds a master’s and PhD in ‘Food Technology and Process & Food Engineering’, and carries a collective 25+ years of teaching (MSc and BE BT and Food Technology), research, mentoring, and leadership experience and holds 45+ publications, along with 2 patents and a few discoveries of useful Aspergillus strains. She has been awarded a gold medal from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, and ICAR’s fellowships. She’s also into upskilling both teachers and students via customized, engaging, and interactive techniques resting on empathetic and techno-pedagogy. She has been offering training programs at AICTE FDPs, NPTEL, NAHEP, and Aatmanirbhar Bharat Training of Trainers (under MoFPT, GoI). Her training programs are designed in alignment with OBE and NEP 2020. She carries passion and pragmatism in offering tools and techniques for happier outcomes with participants and stakeholders deriving multidimensional benefits. She is the co-instructor of the program.