About the Book
The life sciences comprise all fields of science that involve the scientific study of living organisms, like plants, animals, and human beings. However, the study of behaviour of organisms, such as practised in ethology and psychology, is only included in as much as it involves a clearly biological aspect. While biology and medicine remain centerpieces of the life sciences, technological advances in molecular biology and biotechnology have led to a burgeoning of specializations and new, often interdisciplinary, fields. The following is an incomplete list of life science fields, as well as topics of study in the life sciences, in which several entries coincide with, are included in, or overlap with other entries Biological engineering, biotechnological engineering or bioengineering (including biological systems engineering) is the application of concepts and methods of physics, chemistry, and mathematics to solve problems in life sciences, using engineering's own analytical and synthetic methodologies. In this context, while traditional engineering applies physical and mathematical sciences to analyze, design and manufacture inanimate tools, structures and processes, bioengineering uses the same sciences to study many aspects of living organisms. Usually it is used to analyze and solve problems related to human health. Biological engineering is a science-based discipline founded upon the biological sciences in the same way that chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering are based upon chemistry, electricity and magnetism and statics, respectively.
About the Author :
Dr. Mridula D. belongs to Agricultural Research Service (ARS), presently Principal Scientist (Food & Nutrition) in Division of Food Grains & Oilseeds Processing. Dr. Mridula has got her Master's and Ph.D. degree in the area of food and nutrition from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, (U.P.). She has 22 years of research experience in the areas of food processing and value addition and so far contributed in more than 22 research projects. During this period at ICAR-CIPHET, she has developed more than 20 process protocols, contributed in development of 5 food processing machines, contributed to 4 Indian patents, published more than 75 research papers in International and National Journals, eight books, seven technical bulletins, 16 book chapters and more than ninety technical popular articles, more than ninety conference presentations/ abstracts. Dr. Mridula has contributed in licensing of nine developed process/technologies to more than 20 entrepreneurs.
Dr. Deepika Goswami, Scientist (Food Science and Technology) in Food Grains and Oilseeds Processing Division of ICAR-Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana, Punjab (India). Dr. Deepika Goswami obtained B.Sc. Degree (Home Science) and M.Sc. (Food Technology) from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, India and Ph.D. Degree in Food Technology from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. She has 10 years of research experience in food science and technology. She has contributed several book chapters. Dr. Deepika Goswami has so far developed various products/processes related to millets and pulses, more than 25 research papers/popular articles, several chapters in compendium. She has over 10 presentations (awarded best paper award) in national and international conferences. She has coordinated more than 10 entrepreneurship development programmes.
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Vishwakarma is Principal Scientist (Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering), at ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana (ICAR-CIPHET), which is a nodal Institute to undertake lead research in Post-harvest management and value addition. Dr. Vishwakarma has B. Tech. (Ag. Engg) and M. Tech. (Process and Food Engineering) from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Punjab University, Chandigarh. He has 20 years of research experience in Food Process Engineering. So far, he has developed more than 15 food processing machines, 6 process protocols, 4 pilot plants and contributed to 12 Indian patents with over 30 research papers published in International and national journals. He received National NRDC award for development of makhana popping machine. At present he is Lead Centre Platform Coordinator of Consortium Research Project on Secondary Agriculture.
Dr. R.K. Goraya, is presently working as Senior Research Fellow (SRF), at ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana. Dr. Goraya, has completed Ph.D. (Food Technology) from PAU, Ludhiana. She has been the recipient of prestigious Prime M Minister Fellowship Scheme for Doctoral Research, which was a collaborative (Public-Private Partnership) project w with industry (MILKFED, VERKA). Besides, she has been able to obtain Excellent Paper Award by 34th IRF International Conference, Bengaluru, India. Merit fellowship and Academic Roll of Honours as University topper by Khalsa College during graduation. She has also developed seven technologies of commercial importance, published 10 research papers in referred journals, published popular articles and also attended more than fifteen national and international conferences, workshops, trainings and outreach programs.
Er. Sonmati R. Kumar is presently working as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana. She has completed post-graduation in Food Technology from GJU&ST, Hisar. She is the Gold Medalist for University Topper, conferred by Kurukshetra University for graduation programme. She has been the recipient of Merit Fellowship from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hissar during post-graduation. She has the 'Certificate in Food Safety' awarded by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). She has four and half years working experience in Food Sector, in which three and half years experience from commercial Food Testing Laboratories (Fair Quality Institute, Alpha Test House, Alcatec Research and Laboratories) and conduct NABL audits for taking accreditation from National Accreditation Board of Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for quality testing of different categories of food products and worked as a Senior Food Analyst.
Er. Indore Navnath S. is Scientist (Agriculture structures and process engineering) at AICRP on Plasticulture Engineering & Technology in ICAR CIPHET, Ludhiana. He has completed his Master of Technology from Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi in Agriculture Engineering and joined ICAR as ARS in 2015. He is working in Design of protected structure for high value farming and animal comfort, postharvest storage and transportation of perishables, Drying and dehydration, structural and thermal modelling, and Development of storage protocols and milling of major pulses, etc. He has 3 International and 5 National research publications, 30 chapters in different books/ compendiums, 3 Annual Report, 3 books/manuals in addition to the experience of handling 8 Institutes and external funded research projects in his credit. Besides this, organized 4 National workshops, 6 trainings, EDPs in field of Plasticulture and Post-Harvest Management of agriculture produce.
