About
Dr. MC Pandey has joined recently as Professor (SET) in Sharda University. Before his superannuation, he was working as a Scientist ‘G and HOD of Freeze Drying and Animal Products Technology Division at Defence Food Research Laboratory under Defence Research and Development Organization. He obtained his B.Tech. in Agricultural Engineeringin 1982, M.Tech. in Process Engineering in 1984 and Ph.D. in Process and Food Engineering in 1998 from GB Pant University.Pantnagar
He joined DRL-DRDO at Tezpur in April 1985 and worked there up to July 1996. During this period he was engaged as a project leader of many projects and studied the use of different solar gadgets like solar street lighting system, solar lantern, solar battery charger, solar bunker lighting system etc in Services locations of remote area in N E region. He has developed different solar operating equipment utilizing photovoltaic module instead of regular workshop machinery for small works. He was also associated with the studies on climatic conditions and non-conventional sources of energy in North East region besides expansion of lab activities at DRL-Dett Salari and Tawang.
His tremendous effort at DIHAR-DRDO, Leh and at Nubra Valley during 1996-2002 witnessed the use of local agricultural resources for the research and development of various food products besides expansion of lab activities at DIHAR Dett Partapur (Siachen area). He also created awareness about greening and afforestation among Siachin troops with emphasis on therapeutic forest plants, fruit & vegetable plants besides floriculture to conserve and improve the echo system in the region.
In DFRL-DRDO during 2002 to Nov 2018, he was engaged in many projects and contributed towards food R&D for Statistical design and optimization of food processing parameters, frying kinetics of optimally processed foods, freeze drying of functional foods for high altitudes, developments of ready-to-eat frozen foods and development of convenient strip based testing kits for milk and frozen meat.
He has published more than 85 papers /book chapters and many presented in conferences and filed 11 patents. Contributed many scientific articles in Hindi for Raksha Khadya Vigyan Patrika publication and presented many papers in Hindi Sangosthi held at DFRL. As a faculty guided 27 post graduate students/ post graduate diploma students and 3 Ph.D. students. He was a regular faculty for PG diploma course, MSc course and other short term courses arranged for civil and services at DFRL. He received many awards like Best Laboratory Scientist Award 2007, Best Poster/Paper/Review Paper Awards 17 times, DRDO National Technology Day Award 2012, National Science Day Award-2017, and DRDO Spin of Benefit Award-2017. His synergetic activities as a member includes affiliation to AFST(I), Hill Horticulture Development Society, Indian Meat Science Association, Indian Poultry Association and Indian Dairy Association. He was chairman/members for Technical Committee for arrangement of various International and National Seminars and Symposia.
M.Tech. in Process Engineering in 1984 and Ph.D. in Process and Food Engineering in 1998 from GB Pant University.
He joined DRL-DRDO at Tezpur in April 1985 and worked there up to July 1996. During this period he was engaged as a project leader of many projects and studied the use of different solar gadgets like solar street lighting system, solar lantern, solar battery charger, solar bunker lighting system etc in Services locations of remote area in N E region. He has developed different solar operating equipment utilizing photovoltaic module instead of regular workshop machinery for small works. He was also associated with the studies on climatic conditions and non-conventional sources of energy in North East region besides expansion of lab activities at DRL-Dett Salari and Tawang.
His tremendous effort at DIHAR-DRDO, Leh during 1996-2002 witnessed the use of local agricultural resources for the research and development of various food products besides expansion of lab activities at DIHAR Dett Partapur (Siachen). He also created awareness about greening and afforestation among Siachin troops with emphasis on therapeutic forest plants, fruit & vegetable plants besides floriculture to conserve and improve the echo system in the region.
In DFRL-DRDO during 2002 to Nov 2018, he was engaged in many projects and contributed towards food R&D for Statistical design and optimization of food processing parameters, frying kinetics of optimally processed foods, freeze drying of functional foods for high altitudes, developments of ready-to-eat frozen foods and development of convenient strip based testing kits for milk and frozen meat.
He has published more than 85 papers /book chapters and many presented in conferences and filed 11 patents. Contributed many scientific articles in Hindi for Raksha Khadya Vigyan Patrika publication and presented many papers in Hindi Sangosthi held at DFRL. As a faculty guided 27 post graduate students/ post graduate diploma students and 3 Ph.D. students. He was a regular faculty for PG diploma course, MSc course and other short term courses arranged for civil and services at DFRL. He received many awards like Best Laboratory Scientist Award 2007, Best Poster/Paper/Review Paper Awards 17 times, DRDO National Technology Day Award 2012, National Science Day Award-2017, and DRDO Spin of Benefit Award-2017. His synergetic activities as a member includes affiliation to AFST(I), Hill Horticulture Development Society, Indian Meat Science Association, Indian Poultry Association and Indian Dairy Association. He was chairman/members for Technical Committee for arrangement of various International and National Seminars and Symposia.