Nitin Nitin

Nitin Nitin is a Professor and Department Vice-Chair in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on food engineering, biomedical engineering, and molecular imaging, with a particular emphasis on food safety innovations and biomaterials for cellular agriculture. He holds a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology (2005) and Rutgers University (2008).

Research Interests:

• Food Engineering: Non-thermal food processing, bioavailability of nutraceuticals, antimicrobial technologies.
• Biomedical Engineering: Molecular imaging for disease detection, biomaterials for cultivated foods, and therapeutic delivery systems.

His work integrates interdisciplinary approaches including mathematical modeling, material science, and molecular biology.

Awards:

• Samuel Cate Prescott Award (2013)
• AOCS Best Paper Award (2014)
• UC Davis Diane M. Barrett Faculty Fellow (2016)

Recent publications highlight advancements in antimicrobial coatings, AI-driven pathogen detection, and sustainable biomaterials. He collaborates on projects such as biochar production from agricultural waste and 3D-printed scaffolds for cultivated meat.