Dr. S. Shivashankar

Membership in Professional bodies

Life member of Agricultural Research Service Scientists Forum (ARSSF)

Life member of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE)

Life member of Society for Promotion of Oil Palm Research and Development

Member of Agricultural Engineering Society, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Honours & Awards

Best Research Paper Award for the year 2023-24

Best oral presentation award during international conference on “Key Enabling Technology for Sustainable Agri-Food Chain” organized by Department of Food Process Engineering, NIT Rourkela 

Publications 

Sanganamoni, S., Kancherla, S., Pedapati, A., Akki, S., & Patel, J. (2024). Physical characterization and development of mathematical models for predicting mass and area of oil palm fruits. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 47(1), e14512.

Mahanti, N. K., Shivashankar, S., Chhetri, K. B., Kumar, A., Rao, B. B., Aravind, J., & Swami, D. V. (2024). Enhancing Food Authentication through E-Nose and E-Tongue Technologies: Current Trends and Future Directions. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 104574.

Mahanti, N. K., Chakraborty, S. K., Sudhakar, A., Verma, D. K., Shivashankar, S., Thakur, M.,& Srivastav, P. P. (2021). RefractanceWindowTM-Drying vs. other drying methods and effect of different process parameters on quality of foods: A comprehensive review of trends and technological developments. Future Foods, 3, 100024.

Shivashankar S., M.V. Prasad., K. Suresh., P. Harsha Vardhan Reddy., K. Manikanta., A. Sathish. (2024). Harvesting of oil palm bunches: A cost economics study on harvesting methods. Ecology. Environment and Conservation, 30 (July Suppl. Issue): S79-S82.

Sanganamoni, S., Mallesh, S., Vandana, K., & Rao, P. S. (2017). Thermal treatment of tender coconut water–enzyme inactivation and biochemical characterization. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6(5), 2919-2931.

Sanganamoni, S., Purohit, S., & Rao, P. S. (2017). Effect of ultraviolet-C treatment on some physico-chemical properties of tender coconut water. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6(5), 2893-2904.

Sanganamoni, S., Mahanti, N., & Rao, S. (2018). Modeling of polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase inactivation in coconut water during thermal treatment. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6(6), 1953-1958.

Prasad, M. V., Shivashankar, S., Ganesh, N. V., & Sarkar, A. (2023). Pole Harvesting, A Viable Option for Harvesting of Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunches-A comparative study. Indian Research Journal of Extension, 23(4), 7-11.

Prasad, M. V., Singh, T. V., Shivashankar, S., & Sarkar, A. (2021). Perception of Oil Palm Growers on Ablation Tool Performance in Oil Palm Cultivation. The Andhra Agricultural Journal. 68 (1): 120-125.

Rani, K L., Prasad, M. V., Shivashankar, S., & Anitha, P. (2022). Training Need Assessment of Extension Officers on Oil Palm. The Andhra Agricultural Journal. 68 (1): 120-125.

Projects 

Inhouse 

Development of farm machineries and post harvest technologies in oil palm

Externally funded

Development of suitable postharvest technologies and value added products in oil palm (Funding source: DA&FW, Govt. of India)

Design and development of machinery for harvesting of oil palm bunches (Funding source: DA&FW, Govt. of India)

Enhancing profitability of oil palm based cropping system through resource use efficient technologies with farmer-scientist and stakeholders interface 

Agricultural mechanization - Drone technology demonstration