Smrithi

Master's in Food Technology and Management with a background in Biotechnology and strong expertise in food safety and analytics. Experienced in hands-on internships at CSIR-CFTRI and CSIR-CLRI with skills in HPLC, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and chromatography techniques. A dedicated learner, committed to advancing in food technology and contributing to impactful R&D

in the industry.

Outstanding academic proficiency - Academic topper during the academic year 2022 - 2023

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

• Participated in New product development competition in National Conference - FOOD SURE 2024 organized by PG Food Chemistry and processing, Department of Chemistry, Loyola College, Chennai.
• Paper presentation on "Comparative analysis of Food additives in sponge cake from commercial and local retail sources" in National Conference on Emerging Trends in Healthcare and Multidisciplinary Studies" (NCETHMS 24) organized by Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Deemed to be University.
• Poster presentation on "Application of effective microorganisms in managing solid waste" in International Conference on Biotechnological Emergence in Science and Technology (ICBEST - 2022) organized by Department of Biotechnology, College of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology.

• Attended 3 Days offline Training Program on Food Entrepreneurship held from August 12th to August 14th 2024, organized by M.O.P. Vaishnav College For Women (Autonomous), Chennai in association with Makeintern Zonal Championship and E-Cell IIT Hyderabad.
• Course on Introduction to HACCP for Food Safety issued by Future Learn
• Attended the 2-day ZEBRAFISH HANDLING AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICOLOGY STUDY workshop held at AIC - Anna University Incubation Foundation on September 10 and 11, 2022. The workshop included Basics of Handling zebra fish, observation of embryo and development stages, image analysis using Image) software and Dissection of Zebra fish.
• Training on PCR and DNA Fingerprinting Techniques organized by Biozone Institute for Life Science.