Dairy Engineering Department at Glance

Preamble:

Department of Dairy Engineering is a major department of the faculty of Dairy Technology established in 1992. The B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) degree program is an industry oriented course by & large aiming to impart the knowledge of milk pertinent post-production operations involving variety of equipment and utilities. Hence, the Dairy Technology graduates are supposed to be proficient in;

• unit operations, preservation technologies and techno-legal issues
• handling machinery, automation systems, etc
• managing operations with minimum toil, health risk, energy consumption and break downs
• adopting innovative approaches to contribute in Research and Development

The department of Dairy Engineering aims to prepare students through various courses for successfully overcoming the challenges in industrial arena. The details of the courses offered by department of Dairy Engineering at Under Graduate and Post Graduate levels are given.   

UG and PG Courses offered by Department of Dairy Engineering:

These 15 courses constitute around 40 % of the B.Tech.(Dairy Tech) course curriculum, as per 5^th Dean Committees Recommendation.

Staff Position:

* includes 1 on Study Leave

Laboratory facilities:

The instruments required for practical classes of some of the courses offered by the department occupy significant space and also being generically different haven been housed in 9 laboratories available with the department. Selected state of art instruments and modern equipment are listed below;

Projects undertaken by the department

1. EDP – Entrepreneurship Development Program
2. RDP – Rural Development Program
3. Transferred from other department

PG Research of the Department

DR. P.G. WASNIK

Achievements:

• Coordinated 4 EDPs of 1 month, 7 WETPs, 2 Farmers Training Program, 3 Tribal Development Training Programs, 1 ICAR funded training Program on Essentials of Dairy Business
• Supervised the construction of the new College Building and the Students’ Dairy Plant.

Area of Interest /Expertise:

• Completed 5 externally funded Research and Development Projects as PI and Co-PI.
• Developed Process Protocol for Image Analysis and its application for determination of adulteration in Cow ghee with vegetable fat.
• Recipient of 4 Best Poster Presentation Awards
• Authored 2 Books, 4 Practical Manuals

Contact Detail:e_mail: pgwasnik@gmail.com, Cell phone: +91-9422866519

ER. M. WASEEM

Career Profile:

• Started career as Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Pune, under MPKV, Rahuri, Feb, 1987 to Nov,1996
• Joined as Assistant Professor (Dairy Engineering), College of Dairy Technology, Warud (Pusad), Nov, 1996.
• Shouldered the additional charge of the Head, Department of Computer Science, Mathematics And Statistics
• Contributed for publication of six practical manuals for B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) course curriculum, three research papers.

Contact Detail:Department of Dairy Engineering, College of Dairy Technology, Warud (Pusad), Distt.- Yavatmal, Maharashtra-445 204, e_mail: waseempusad@hotmail.com,    07233-247268 (Extn-211)and 248696(Extn-211)

ER A.V. DHOTRE

Achievements:

• More than 8 years of experience of Teaching.
• Co-PI of 2 research Schemes implemented at the College
• Guided 1 M Tech (Dairy Engineering) student for Masters Research
• Coordinated 11 Training Programs.
• Authored 2 Books (Marathi), edited 3 books/souvenirs and few Manuals.
• Received 3 Best poster Presentation Awards.
• Life Membership of 4 Scientific Societies

Area of Interest /Expertise:

• Mechanization of Indigenous Dairy Product
• Energy Conservation and use of Renewable Energies
• Milk Condensation and Drying Plants Industrial Refrigeration Systems

Contact Detail:

e_mail: anantdhotre@yahoo.com, Phone: 07233-247268 (Extn-302), Cell: 8275393876

ER. N. M. KHODWE

Achievements:

• Work experience of National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
• Industrial training at Nestle India Ltd, Samalkha, Haryana.
• Shouldered the responsibility as Co-Investigator of 1 Research Scheme.
• Organized 3^rd Alumni Convention and National Seminar Dairy Industry: Technological Scenario and Career Prospects as Organizing Secretary.Co-authored 5 manuals and 1 Book
• Completed 2 externally funded research schemes as Co-Investigator.
• Co-ordinated 1 workshop and 2 training programs.
• Conducted Online Examination for B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) students
• Attended 7 national /international seminars.
• Recognized external examiner for Bihar Agricultural University and West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata.

Area of Interest /Expertise:

• Design parameters for Effluent Treatment Plant
• Mechanization of Traditional Indigenous Dairy Products

Contact Detail:

e-mail:nitinkhodwe@rediffmail.com, Phone: 07233-247268, (Extn: 303), Cellphone: +91-9422864745

MR. KADEER SHAIKH

Achievements:

• Work experience of more than 11 Years.

Area of Interest /Expertise:

• Electrical wiring, fitting and troubleshooting.

MR. RAJESH B RATHOD

Achievements:

• Work experience of more than 11 Years.

Area of Interest /Expertise:

• Electrical wiring, fitting and troubleshooting.

Administrative Charges handled by the department staff

1. I/c Associate Dean
2. Assistant Registrar cum Comptroller
3. Training and Placement Cell
4. College Library
5. Estate Officer
6. Student Training Dairy Plant
7. Student Welfare
8. Technical Assistance to Dean
9. College Vehicles
10. Research Coordination
11. Public Liaison
12. Secretary, Dairy Technology Faculty
13. Civil and Electrical Works

University Recommendations from Departmental Research

      Most acceptable Santra Burfi can be prepared by blending 10 % fresh Santra Pulp and 90 % Khoa-Sugar mixture. The texture Profile values of hardness, cohesiveness adhesiveness, springiness and gumminess were 1.357 N, 0.277 N, 0.177 mm, and 0.202 N respectively. The initial water activity of sugar burfi at 23.91 % moisture content (DB) ranges between 0.8-0.9 at 25 °C to 40 °C.