Dr. Neethu K C

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Name	Dr. Neethu K C
Designation	Scientist
Discipline	Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering
Qualification	M.Tech Dairy Engineering, PhD
Specialisation	Agricultural Process Engineering
Contact	neethu.c@icar.gov.in neethu.kc11@gmail.com
Areas of Interest	Food and dairy process engineering, Transport phenomena, Mathematical modelling, Artificial neural network
Research Experience	ICAR- Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (April, 2016 - February, 2021) ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research (February 2021 - )

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Research Publications

Research Publications:

Neethu, K.C., Sharma A.K., Heartwin A. Pushpadass, Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, F. and Manjunatha, M. 2016. Prediction of convective heat transfer coefficient during deep-fat frying of pantoa using neurocomputing approaches. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, vol. No. 4, pp. 275-284
Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, F., Heartwin A. Pushpadass, Neethu, K.C., Sivaram, M. and Nath, B.S. 2016. Modeling the kinetics of physicochemical and textural qualities of pantoa (Indian dairy dessert) during deep-fat frying. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, DOI:10.1111/jfpp.12805
Neethu, K.C., Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, F., Heartwin A. Pushpadass. Measurement and Prediction of Thermal Properties of Pantoa during Deep-Fat Frying. 2020. Indian Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 73, No.1, pp. 7-12
Neethu K. C., Dhinesh G., Dharani G. Analysis of Paddlewheel Mixing System for Algal Biomass Production in Raceway Ponds using Simulation Techniques. 2020. Journal of Experimental Zoology, India, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 475-483
Neethu, K. C., Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, F., Heartwin A. Pushpadass, Menon Rekha Ravindra, Jayaraj Rao, K. and Surendra Nath, B. Analysis of transient heat and mass transfer during deep-fat frying of pantoa. 2014. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, doi:10.1111/jfpp.12310
Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, F., Neethu, K.C. 2017. Modeling the heat and mass transfer during deep-fat frying Deep-fat frying of Indian Dairy Product (Pantoa), LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing ISBN-13: 978-3-659-92349-4
Neethu, K. C., Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, F., Heartwin A. Pushpadass, Menon Rekha Ravindra, Jayaraj Rao, K. and Surendra Nath, B. 2012. Colour measurement of pantoa using computer vision technology. Paper Presentations. In: national Seminar on Automation in Dairy and Food Industry, Tirupati. 24-25^th September. P-134.
Neethu, K. C., Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, F., Heartwin A. Pushpadass, Menon Rekha Ravindra, Jayaraj Rao, K. and Surendra Nath, B. 2014. Pantoa – An indigenous dairy delicacy. Beverage & Food World, 41(7), 37-38.
Neethu, K.C., Heartwin A. Pushpadass, Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, F., Nagajjanavar, K., Kumar, P.A. and Karthik, S. 2015. Artificial neural network computing and its applications in food. Beverage and Food World, 42(9): 21-23.
Neethu, K.C., Heartwin A. Pushpadass and Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, F. 2016. Keralathin Sathyatheriya Oru Marunadan Pallulpanam. Karshakashree (Malayalam, June issue).
Neethu K. C., Balasubramanian C P, Biju I F., Rekha M U, Suvana S., Vijayan K K. 2020 Recirculating Aquaculture System: Concepts and Designs. Aquaculture spectrum, Vol.3, No.6, pp. 33-37 (Page No. 143-145)
Sendhil Kumar R., Neethu K. C., Dharani G. and Sanjay. K. Gupta. Finfish hatchery planning, concepts, designs & general guidelines. Aqua International, January 2020, pp. 40-50 (Page No. 140-142)

Awards

Awards:

Gold medal in PhD for academic excellence from National Dairy Research Institute on 4th March 2017 (15^th Convocation)
Awarded with Maulana Azad National Fellowship for the year 2013-14 by UGC during PhD
Awarded with Senior Research Fellowship with Fellowship-2013 of ICAR, New Delhi
Third Rank holder in B.Tech Dairy Science & Technology at university level (Kerala Agricultural University)
II^nd Prize. Neethu, K. C., Heartwin A. Pushpadass, Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald F, P. Arun Kumar and B. Surendra Nath. 2015. Comparison of microstructure evolution of pantoa fried in sunflower oil and ghee. Poster presentation. In: ICMR & DST Sponsored 6^th International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Food and Nutrition for Health Management, Bangalore. 14-15^th May. P.36. (DFT-O-07).
II^nd Prize. Neethu, K. C., Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald, F., Heartwin A. Pushpadass, Menon Rekha Ravindra, Jayaraj Rao, K. and Surendra Nath, B. 2012. Modeling the moisture transport of pantoa during deep-fat frying. Poster presentation. In: Subhiksha Dairy and Food Industry Conference, Thrissur. 11-13^th April. P-123. (APT-1).
III^rd Prize. Neethu K.C., Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald F., Surendra Nath B., Vedavathi, M.K., Menon Rekha Ravindra, Heartwin Amaladhas P. and Balasubramanyam, B.V. 2012. Sensory evaluation modeling of buttermilk drinks using fuzzy logic approach. Poster Presentaion. In: National Conference on Appropriate Technologies for Indian Food Processing Industries, Bangalore. 5-6^th March. P-93(No. IICPT/NCOFTECH/2012/PT1138).