C. Anandharamakrishnan, a renowned scientist in the field of food engineering, has assumed office as the Director of the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) here.

Dr. Anandharamakrishnan has over two decades of experience in R&D and administration at the CSIR — Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, a prestigious food research institution in the country. He was Principal Scientist and Coordinator for the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) there.

Dr. Anandharamakrishnan completed his Doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University, United Kingdom, under the Commonwealth Scholarship programme. Prior to that he had pursued his B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) and M.Tech from A.C. College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai.

His areas of research include design of engineered nano and micron scale delivery systems for the controlled and targeted release of food bioactive compounds, spray drying, and spray-freeze-drying of food products.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Tamil Nadu / by Special Correspondent / Thanjavur – April 30th, 2016