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Dr.Vasanth Ragavan K

Dr.Vasanth Ragavan K

Education

  • Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences (Food Technology) (2016)
    CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysore.
    Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India
    Research Advisors: Dr. Navin K Rastogi & Dr. M S Thakur
  • M.Tech. in Food Technology (2011)
    Centre for Food Technology, ACT Campus, Anna university, Chennai
  • B.Tech. in Biotechnology (2008)
    SNCET, Anna University, Chennai
Professional Experience

Experience

  • Scientist (2020 Nov - present)
    Agro-Processing Technology Division, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow (2019-2020)
    College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Guelph, Canada
    Project: Developing plant based meat analogues (Funded by GFI & OMAFRA)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow (2018-19)
    Plant Agriculture, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Canada
    Project: Developing nano-solutions for enhancing shelf-life of tree fruits
  • Sessional Lecturer (Winter 2019)
    School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Canada
    Course: ENGG*2660 Biological Engineering Systems
  • Post-Doctoral Research Scientist (2017-18)
    School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Canada
    Project: On-farm field trial for validating point of care sensors
  • Assistant Professor (2016-17)
    Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, India
    Courses taught: Food Engineering, Food Chemistry, Food Quality & Safety, Nutraceuticals
  • Senior Research Fellow (2013-2016)
    Food Engineering Department, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore
  • Junior Research Fellow (2011-2013)
    Fermentation Technology & Bioengineering Department, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore
Achievements & Awards

Awards & Achievements

  • Selected for Accelerator Guelph Pilot Cohort training by Research Innovation Office, University of Guelph, Canada. 2018 Jan
  • Awarded CICS, DST & DBT Travel fellowship to attend Nano Today-2015 Conference, Dubai, UAE. 2015 Nov
  • Awarded the Best PhD Student of CSIR-CFTRI. 2014 Oct
  • Awarded the Best Poster Award at XXII-ICFoST-2012. 2012 Dec
  • Recipient of CSIR-JRF (GATE) fellowship for PhD. 2011 Aug
  • Qualified in GATE-2011 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering). 2011 Mar
  • Recipient of DST/Anna University fellowship for pursuing M.Tech. 2009 Aug
  • Awarded 1st prize in oral presentation at Biozest-06. 2006 Oct
  • Awarded 1st prize in Technical paper presentation at SNCET. 2006 Mar
Publications

Publications

  • Plant leaf proteins for food applications: Opportunities and challenges. Anoop A A, Prasanth K. S. Pillai, Michael Nickerson, & K.V.Ragavan. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (2023). Accepted.
  • Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) protein concentrates from wet and dry industrial fractionation: Molecular properties, nutritional composition, and anisotropic structuring. Farzaneh Nasrollahzadeh, Laura Roman, V.J.ShivaSwaraj, K.V.Ragavan, Natalia P.Vidal, John R.Dutcher, Mario M.Martinez. Food Hydrocolloids. 131 (2022) 107755.
  • Enhancing the nutritional value of cold-pressed oilseed cakes through extrusion cooking. Natalia P.Vidal, Laura Roman, V.J. ShivaSwaraj, K.V.Ragavan, Senay Simsek, Jamshid Rahimi, Benjamin Kroetsch, M.M.Martinez. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies. 77 (2022) 102956.
  • Assessment of methane enrichment efficacy of pre-disintegrated water hyacinth biomass using sonic wave assisted biosurfactant. A.Sethupathy, P.Sobana Piriya, R.Ranjith Kumar, M.Shanthi, S.Rangabhashiyam, C.Arun, K.V.Ragavan. Fuel 316, (2022) 123375.
  • Organocatalytic esterification of polysaccharides for food applications: A review. K.V.Ragavan, Oswaldo Hernandez-Hernandez, Mario M .Martinez, Tomy J.Gutiérrez. Trends Food. Sci. Technol. 119 (2022) 45-56.
  • Multi mimetic heterogeneous catalytic activity of graphene palladium nanocomposite with potential application in sensors. K.V.Ragavan, Patrick Egan, Suresh Neethirajan*. Sensor. Actuat. B-Chem. 273 (2018) 1385-1394.
  • Chitosan as a peroxidase mimic: Paper based sensor for the detection of hydrogen peroxide. K.V. Ragavan*, Syed Rahin Ahmed#, Xuan Weng & Suresh Neethirajan. Sensor. Actuat. B-Chem. 272 (2018) 8-13.
  • Biosensors for Sustainable Food Engineering: Challenges and Perspectives. S. Neethirajan, K.V. Ragavan, X. Weng & R Chand. Biosensors 8 (2018) 23.
  • Nano-biosensor platforms for detecting food allergens - New trends. S. Neethirajan, X. Weng, A. Tah, J.O. Cordero & K.V.Ragavan. Sens. Bio-Sens. Res. 18 (2018) 13-30.
  • Advances in biosensors and optical assays for diagnosis and detection of malaria. K.V. Ragavan, S. Kumar, S. Swaraj & S. Neethirajan. Biosens. Bioelectron. 105 (2018) 188-210.
  • Agro-defense: Biosensors for food from healthy animals and crops. S. Neethirajan, K.V. Ragavan & X. Weng. Trends Food. Sci. Technol. 73 (2018) 25-44.
  • β-Cyclodextrin capped graphene-magnetite nanocomposite for selective adsorption of Bisphenol-A. K.V. Ragavan & N.K. Rastogi. Carbohyd. Polym. 168 (2017) 129–137.
  • Graphene - Copper oxide nanocomposite with intrinsic peroxidase activity for enhancement of chemiluminescence signals and its application for detection of Bisphenol-A. K.V. Ragavan & N.K. Rastogi. Sensor. Actuat. B-Chem. 229 (2016) 570-580.
  • Synergistic catalysis by gold nanoparticles and metal ions for enhanced chemiluminescence. Richa Sharma*, K.V. Ragavan*, K.S. Abhijith, Akanksha & M.S. Thakur. RSC Adv.5 (2015) 31434-31438. *Equal contribution
  • Recent advances in nanoparticle based aptasensors for food contaminants. R. Sharma, K.V. Ragavan, M.S. Thakur & K.S.M.S. Raghavarao. Biosens. Bioelectron. 74 (2015) 612-627.
  • Sensors and biosensors for Bisphenol-A (BPA) analysis. K.V. Ragavan, N.K. Rastogi & M.S. Thakur. Trends Anal. Chem. 53 (2013) 248-260.
  • Functionalized aptamers as nano-bioprobes for ultrasensitive detection of Bisphenol-A. K.V. Ragavan, L.S. Selvakumar & M.S. Thakur. Chem. Comm. 49 (2013) 5960-5962.
  • Gold nanoparticles enhanced chemiluminescence - A novel approach for sensitive detection of Aflatoxin-B1. K.S. Abhijith, K.V. Ragavan, & M.S. Thakur. Anal. Meth. 5 (2013) 4838-4845.
  • Immunodipstick based gold nanosensor for vitamin B12 in fruit and energy drinks. L.S. Selvakumar, K.V. Ragavan, K.S. Abhijith & M.S. Thakur. Anal. Meth. 5 (2013) 1806-1810.
  • Biosensors in food processing. M. S. Thakur & K.V. Ragavan. J. Food. Sci. Technol. 50 (2013) 625-641.
Team
Anoop Anoop A A
PhD student (Jan 2021- present)
Annie Anns Annie Gigi
PhD student (Oct 2021- present)
Raamapriya Raamapriya V
PhD student (Jan 2022- present)
Keerthi Keerthi Ravi
Project Associate (Aug 2022 - present)

 

Book

Books & Book Chapters

  • “Nanoparticles as biosensors for food quality and safety assessment”, K.V. Ragavan, Suresh Neethirajan* In ‘Nanomaterials for Food Applications’ (1st edition) edited by L.R. Amparo, M. Rovira, M. Sanz & L.G. Gomez-Mascaraque, Elsevier, 2019. ISBN: 978-012-81-4130-4.
  • “Nano-aptamer Based Quantitative Detection of Chloramphenicol”, Richa Sharma, K.V. Ragavan, K.S.M.S. Raghavarao and M.S. Thakur. In Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering edited by B.D. Prasanna, S.N. Gummadi, P.V. Vadlani, Springer, 2016. ISBN: 978-981-10-1919-7 
  • “Industrial Food Processing Contaminants”, K.V. Ragavan, N.K. Rastogi & A.K. Srivastava. In Food Toxicology edited by D. Bagchi & A. Swaroop. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2016. ISBN: 978-149-87-0874-6.
Research Interest

Research Interest

 

  • Food processing
  • Supercritical Fluid Extraction
  • Plant-based meat and vegan products

 

Invited Speakers in conferences

Guest, Invited Lectures & MISC.

  • Guest speaker in National Webinar Series on Nutritional Week Celebrations - 2021 at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore (Sep 04, 2021)
  • Invited talk on “Value addition of Agro-produce” at Vaiga (5th edition) 2021, India. 12-Feb-2021 (Govt. of Kerala)
  • Invited talk on “Food processing contaminants: Bisphenol-A: Impact on food safety and analysis” conducted by VNMKV, India. 17-May-2020 (National level webinar)
  • Guest lecture on “Biopolymers: Protein structure and characterization” for graduate students at SOE, University of Guelph. 05-Mar-2019
  • Mentor to Dhieksha J for her science and engineering fair project - one of the eight members of Team Canada in Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in USA. 2019 Apr
  • Guest lecture on “Sensors” for graduate students at SOE, University of Guelph. 11-Mar-2019
  • Invited talk on “Nanotechnology” at GCVI - Guelph (3rd oldest School in Ontario, Canada) 05-Oct-2018
  • Session Chair - “Product and Process Development -2” at CSBE-SCGAB 2018 AGM and Technical Conference, Guelph, Canada. (July 22 - 25)
  • Guest lecture on “Optical Sensors” for graduate students at SOE, University of Guelph. 04-Oct-2017
  • Member in Board of Studies of Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan. 2017 Mar - Aug
Reviewership in Journals

Reviewer and Editorial Activities

  • MDPI Sustainability - Guest Editor for special issue on “Sustainable Food”
  • Reviewer in the following journals
  • Food Chemistry,
  • Food Hydrocolloids,
  • Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technology,
  • Journal of Food Engineering,
  • Critical Reviews in Microbiology,
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics,
  • Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
  • Trends in Food Science and Technology
  • Journal of Food Science and Technology,
  • Microchemical Journal,
  • Journal of Luminescence
Conference Presentations

Oral/Poster/Paper Presentations

  • Physical properties of spray dried maple powder. P. Thirunathan, D. Vuppu, M Annamalai, R.N. Waduge, K.V.Ragavan.  ASABE 2018, Annual International Meeting, Detroit, USA. Poster presentation
  • Physical, chemical and nutritional quality of maple syrup powder produced by spray drying. R.N. Waduge, P. Thirunathan, D. Vuppu, M Annamalai, K.V.Ragavan. CSBE-SCGAB 2018 AGM and Technical Conference, Guelph, Canada. Poster presentation
  • Synthesis of fluorescent metal nanoclusters for the detection of food contaminant. S. Swaraj & K.V.Ragavan*. INTENSE-2017, Amity University Rajasthan, India. Poster presentation
  • Nano-aptamer based quantitative detection of chloramphenicol. Richa Sharma, K.V. Ragavan, K.S.M.S. Raghavarao, and M. S. Thakur. ICACE-2015, NITK Surathkal, India. Oral presentation
  • Microwave assisted novel synthesis of Graphene-Copper oxide nano-composite and its catalytic application for enhancement of chemiluminescence signals. K.V. Ragavan & N.K. Rastogi. 4th Nano Today Conference, 2015, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Poster presentation
  • Nanoparticle enhanced chemiluminescence assay for ultrasensitive detection of Bisphenol-A. K.V. Ragavan, Richa Sharma, Akanksha, N.K. Rastogi and M.S. Thakur. IFCON-2013, CSIR-CFTRI-Mysore, India. Poster presentation
  • Functionalized aptamers as nano-bioprobe for ultrasensitive detection of Bisphenol-A in water samples. K.V. Ragavan, L. Sagaya Selvakumar, M.S. Thakur. XXII-ICFoST-2012, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, India. Poster presentation
  • Potentials and limitations of molecular diagnostic methods in food safety. K.V. Ragavan, N. Gokulnath. Food Xplore-09, National level symposium. TNAU, Coimbatore, India. Oral presentation
  • Biodiesel from algae. K.V. Ragavan, Vikram B Singh. BioZest-06, National level student technical symposium, PSR Engineering College, Sivakasi, India. Paper and oral presentation
  • Biodiesel from algae. K.V.Ragavan. College level technical symposium, Sri Nandhanam College of Engineering and Technology, Tirupattur, India. Technical paper
Projects
GRANT-IN AID PROJECTS
Title Role Funding agency / Client Duration
1. Design and fabrication of a cooling die to control the microstructure of plant-based meat analogs PI SERB Dec 2021- Dec 2023
2. Technology for the production of medium chain triglycerides oil from coconut oil PI CDB Dec 2022- Dec 2024
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND CONSULTANCY PROJECTS
1. Simultaneous production of protein-enriched dietary fiber and virgin coconut oil from coconut flour/low-fat desiccated coconut Co-PI Industry - Apex Coco and Solar Pvt. Ltd. Dec 2021
2. Technology transfer and consultancy for setting up of a plant for processing of matured coconut water Co-PI Sahakari - Anjarakandi Farmers Service Cooperative Bank Aug 2022 - Jul 2023