RITESH MISHRA

Accomplished Research Scholar with a proven track record at IIT Jodhpur, specializing in cold plasma technology and its applications in food safety. Expert in non-thermal food processing and skilled in interdisciplinary collaboration, I have pioneered innovative food preservation techniques and functional food formulation, significantly enhancing food quality standards.

• Lifetime Member, International Institute for Technical Teachers
• Lifetime Member, Scientific Planet Society

• Food Safety Trainer Certificate, FSSAI
• ISO 22000:2018 Internal Auditor Certificate, International Institute for Technical Teachers, Dehradun
• HACCP Certification, International Institute for Technical Teachers, Dehradun
• FSMS: Auditing System & Process Training, OneCert International Pvt. Ltd.
• NPTEL & agMOOCs Courses, Functional Foods, Food Process Engineering, Dairy & Food Processing

Organized Symposium on Current Advances in Biotechnology (2009). Participated in International Convention on Students’ Quality Control Circle (ISQCC-2003). Actively involved in food safety training programs.

• Investigating the effects of cold plasma on food microbiology, antioxidant activity, and food structure., Studying the application of Plasma Activated Water (PAW) for food safety and processing., Exploring cold plasma-based preservation techniques for grapes, apples, and millets., Researching pectin extraction from dragon fruit peel for biodegradable film development.

• Travel grant to attend 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP2024)
• Best Oral Presentation at 1st International Workshop on Cold Plasma and Pulse Power Technologies for Food, Health and Agriculture (COFHA-2024)

1. 37th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology

2. National Symposium on Gaseous Discharges (NSGD-2023)

3. 38th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology

4. International Conference on Food Processing for the Future: Sustainable Solutions for Quality and Safety in Global Food Systems (IFPFS-2024)

5. 51st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)

6. 10th PSSI - Plasma Scholar Colloquium

7. 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP2024)

8. 1st International Workshop on Cold Plasma and Pulse Power Technologies for Food, Health and Agriculture (COFHA-2024)

• Process parameters optimization for red globe grapes to enhance shelf-life using non-equilibrium cold plasma jet
  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 210, 112778, 2024.
• Enhancement of structural and functional characteristics of millet flours using non-equilibrium cold plasma
  Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, 179(7-8), 881-887, 2024.
• Analysis of short-term treatment effects of dielectric barrier discharge plasma to improve germination characteristics of wheat seeds
  Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, 179(7-8), 1023-1031, 2024.
• Analysis of discharge parameters of an argon cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet and its impact on surface characteristics of White Grapes
  Physica Scripta, 99(10), 105615, 2024.
• Investigating the multifaceted changes in physicochemical and nutritional attributes of chicken-based nutri cereal mix under cold plasma treatment
  Journal of Stored Products Research, 109, 102416, 2024.
• Selective generation of nitrate and nitrite in plasma activated water and its physicochemical parameters analysis
  Physics Letters A, 474, 128832, 2023.
• Cold plasma: emerging as the new standard in food safety
  International Journal of Engineering Sciences, 6(2), 15-20, 2016.
• Effects of conventional and microwave heating pasteurization on physiochemical properties of pomelo (Citrus maxima) juice
  Journal of Food Processing & Technology, 8(07), 8-11, 2017.
• Preservation and processing of soymilk: A review
  International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, 2(6), 66-70, 2017.
• Waste pomelo (Citrus maxima) peels–A natural source of antioxidant and its utilization in peanut oil for suppressing the development of rancidity
  Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal, 7(3), 800-806, 2019.
• Micro-algae: Revolutionizing food production for a healthy and sustainable future
  Food Analytical Methods, 17(1), 105-118, 2024.
• Fabrication of integrated malting unit for production of malts
  International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, 6(8), 33-36, 2016.
• Ohmic Heating of Foods: An Emerging Technology
  International Journal of Agriculture Sciences, ISSN 0975-3710, 2016.
• Essential Oils: An Emerging Trend in Food Preservation
  EC Nutrition, 14, 07-10, 2019.
• Comparison of Effect of Carboxymethyl Cellulose and Honey Coating on Fresh Cut Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Fruit
  International Journal of Microbiology Research, ISSN 0975-5276, 2018.