Dr. Arun Kumar Gupta | Faculty Food Science and Technology - Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun

Dr. Arun Kumar Gupta
Assistant Professor

RESEARCH AREA
Secondary metabolites, Metabolomics, Microgreens and Metabolic pathways

EDUCATION
• Ph.D. (Food Technology) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India (2020-2023) [Thesis submitted]
• M.Sc. (Food Science and Nutrition) from Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India (2017-2019)
• B.Sc. (Food Technology) from University of Delhi, New Delhi, India (2014-2017)

AWARDS/HONOURS
• Junior Research Fellow at GNDU
• Letter of appreciation from Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, (formerly, Ministry of Human Resource Development) for good academic records.
• Young Scientist Award in the International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science and Medicine sponsored by INSO, 2021.
• SRISTI-GYTI Award 2021 for the work entitled “Battery less electrochemical sensor for quantification, removal of naringin and determination of maturity of citrus fruits” (one of the prestigious awards given by Govt. of India).
• CSIR-Travel grant (TG/11364/21-HRD), 2021 to attend 35th EFFoST, by CSIR.
• Best Scholar Award, Young Investigator Award and Young Achiever Award in various conferences.
• National fellowship for OBC to pursue Ph.D. (2018-2022).
• Gold medallist in M.Sc. Food Science and Technology, Pondicherry University, 2019.
• UGC-NET and ASRB-NET
• National Summer Research Fellowship jointly sponsored by INSA (New Delhi), NASI (Allahabad) and IASc (Bengaluru) in 2016.
• Academic achievement award consecutively in 2014 and 2015, University of Delhi.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
• Association of Food Scientists & Technology, AFSTI
• Universal Society of Food and Nutrition
• Member of International Society of Food Engineering
• Life time member of Institute of Scholars (InSc)

Dr. Arun Kumar Gupta currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science & Technology at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University) in Dehradun, India. He has an impressive academic and professional background, with memberships in esteemed organizations within the field. Dr. Gupta’s research interests primarily focus on post-harvest technologies, fruit processing, starch modification, and sensor fabrication. His research findings have been published in reputable journals with high impact factors. As an accomplished author and co-author, Dr. Gupta has contributed to several book chapters and scientific articles published in prestigious international journals. He has also received a Research and Innovation Grant from Tezpur University to support his doctoral project. Dr. Gupta is actively engaged in the academic community and serves as a regular reviewer for reputable journals, including Food Composition and Analysis (Elsevier), International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Elsevier), Journal of Polymers and the Environment (Springer Nature), Discover Foods (Springer Nature), Vegetos (Springer Nature), Journal of Food Science & Nutrition (Wiley), and Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (Springer Nature), among others. Furthermore, Dr. Gupta is also involved in editorial activities and is currently editing three books for reputed publishers such as Springer Nature, Elsevier, and Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.