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Department of Dairy and Food Science

Prafulla Salunke

Prafulla Salunke

Title

Assistant Professor

Office Building

Alfred Dairy Science Hall

Office

113G

Mailing Address

Alfred Dairy Science Hall 113G
Dairy and Food Science-Box 2104
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

  • B.S. in dairy technology | SMC College of Dairy Science, Gujarat agricultural University, Anand, India | 1993
  • M.S. in dairy technology | SMC College of Dairy Science, Gujarat agricultural University, Anand, India | 1996
  • Ph.D. in biological sciences - dairy manufacturing | South Dakota State University | 2013

Academic Interests

  • Dairy products processing
  • Ingredient development

Academic Responsibilities

  • DS 492/792- Topics Multidisciplinary Project
  • DS 442/542 - Dairy Product and Process Development
  • DS 731 - Lab Tech in Dairy Science
  • DS 400-400L/DS 500-500L – Dairy Chemistry and Analysis and Lab
  • DS 321 – Dairy Processing I – Theory and Lab - Cheese
  • DS 322 - Dairy Processing II - Theory and Lab – Condensed milk and Dried Products
  • DS-898D: Dissertation – Ph.D.
  • DS-798: Thesis- Masters
  • DS-498: Undergraduate Research/Scholarship
  • DS-791: Independent Study

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

  • Advisor and executive secretary: North Central Cheese Industry Association
  • Association director: Midwest Dairy Foods Research Centre
  • PI: Institute for Dairy Ingredient Processing, South Dakota State University
    • Advising two doctoral students, six masters students and one undergraduate student
    • in the academic committee of eight doctoral/masters students

Professional Memberships

  • American Dairy Science Association
  • Institute of Food Technologists
  • Gamma Sigma Delta
  • The Society of Dairy Technologists of India
  • The Dairy Engineers Association of India
  • Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET)
  • Agriculture Research Communication Centre (ARCC), India

Work Experience

  • 2013-2021, corporate R and D and technical services coordinator, Saputo Cheese
  • 1996-2007, manager, AmulFed Dairy, Gandhinagar, India
  • 1993-1994, technical officer, The Panchmahal District Cooperative Milks Producers' Union Ltd, Godhra, India
  • 1992-1993, in-plant trainee, Chittoor District Cooperative Milks Producers' Union Ltd, Chittoor, India

Areas of Research

  • Cheese technology and dairy-based ingredient development
  • New dairy-based ingredient development
  • Enzymes: crosslinking, hydrolytic and modifying
  • Cheese
  • Other novel ingredients
  • New processes
  • Product development

Publications

Papers published: 20
Invited presentations: 06
Conference papers presented: 26
Other presentations: 12
Panel member and judging: 05

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