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Dr. Venkatesh Meda is a Professor and Graduate Chair of Biological Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. He holds adjunct roles at institutions like QUT, Australia, and is affiliated with the Global Institute for Food Security and the Global Water Security Institute. His research focuses on post-harvest processing, bioproducts, and sustainable technologies, with emphasis on novel microwave and electrostatic applications for food and biomaterials. Dr. Meda has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, supervised numerous students, and pioneered innovations in food engineering and biofuel production. He has received prestigious awards, including CSBE Fellow and SES Educator of the Year. Current projects include microwave-assisted lentil processing, AI-driven ingredient manufacturing, and electrostatic fractionation of plant components.
Education: PhD (Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, 2002); MBA (Cape Breton University, 2017). He is a registered Professional Engineer (APEGS) with over two decades of industry-academia collaborations spanning Canada, India, and Europe.
Research interests span post-harvest technologies, bioprocessing, and circular economy strategies. Recent work explores tribo-electrostatic separation for plant-based ingredients and microwave-assisted extraction systems. His lab, equipped with state-of-the-art electromagnetic energy processing tools, drives global food security solutions through sustainable innovation.
Awards include CSBE-SCGAB John Clark Award (2013), Glenn Downing Award (2018), and EIC-Fellow (2023). Grant-funded projects address biofuel pelletization, cyanogenic toxin reduction, and aquafaba functionalization. He actively collaborates with international partners to translate research into industrial applications.
Labs/Teams: 'Electro-magnetic Energy Applications' lab (microwave bio-processing and sensing); affiliated with cross-disciplinary initiatives like the Global Water Security Institute.
