Starch: Structure, Properties, and Modifications for Food Applications

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Sneh Punia Bangar Ph.D. is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Food Nutrition and Packaging Sciences at Clemson University United States. Her research interest includes the extraction and functional characterization of functional foods starches modified starches biopolymers and nanocomposite films/coatings. She has authored or co-authored more than 150 research/review articles 12 authored/edited books 35 book chapters and 20 conference proceedings/seminars. Currently she is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization (Springer) an editorial board member of the International Journal of Food Science and Technology (Wiley) Academic editor of the Journal of Food Quality (Hindawi) and a Section Editor of Current Food Science and Technology Reports (Springer). Her significant contributions to academia and research were acknowledged with the Award of Honour in 2019 for her outstanding achievements. She is the recipient of the GSG Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant (2022) and CAFLS Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award (2023) at Clemson University USA. Dr. Bangar has been listed (2023) in World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists published by Stanford University USA. Also she received the Professor Gurcharan Bains Award from the Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (India) in 2023 for her incredible contribution to Food Science and Technology. She has an H-index of 45 with ~6000 citations as per Google Scholar.Dr. Kappat Valiyapeediyekkal Sunooj Ph.D. currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology Pondicherry University Puducherry R. Venkataraman Nagar Kalapet. Dr. KV Sunooj has more than 16 years of experience teaching and conducting research in the area of food technology. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Calicut in 2003 and a PhD from the Defence Food Research laboratory (Ministry of Defence DRDO) Mysore (Awarded by University of Mysore). He started his career as a Lecturer at the University of Calicut Kerala India. After completing Ph.D. he joined as an Assistant professor at the Department of Food Science and Technology Pondicherry University in 2009. Dr. Sunooj's teaching and research interests are in the area of Food material Science Biopolymers and Non-conventional starch. He has more than 100 international publications including book chapters. He is a member of several international associations a member of the governing body and research council member of Amala Cancer Research Center Kerala and a member of the board of studies at the University of Calicut.Anil Kumar Siroha PhD is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Food Science and Technology) at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University College of Agriculture Bawal (Rewari) Haryana. From January 2018 to June 2023 he worked as Assistant Professor (C) in the Department of Food Science and Technology (FST) Chaudhary Devi Lal University (CDLU) Sirsa (Haryana) India. He received his doctorate in FST from CDLU Sirsa. His areas of interest include starch starch modification and the development of new products. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 research/review articles 20 book chapters 05 edited books and 01 authored book. His significant contributions to research and publication were acknowledged with the Certificate of Felicitation in 2022 and Prof. Carl Hoseney Award in 2023. Dr. Siroha also serves as a reviewer for various national and international journals. He is an active member of the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) (AFSTI) in Mysuru India. As per Google Scholar he has an H-index of 19 with ~1155 citations.