National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Charanjit Kaur
FELLOW, ELECTED 2022

Born in Delhi, India on 3rd August 1963. Educated at Rosary School, Parmanand Colony; and Montfort School, Ashok Vihar, New Delhi 1967-81; Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi, 1981-84, Indian Agricultural Research M.Sc. 1984-86; Ph.D. 1986-91.

Principal Scientist, Division of Food Science and Post-harvest Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2008 to date.

Scientist, 1992-99, Senior Scientist, 1999-2005, and Principal Scientist, 2005-12, Professor 2013 to 2014, Division of Food Science and Post-harvest Technology, IARI, New Delhi; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2015-16.

Awards/Honours: `IARI Merit Gold Medalist' in 1986 for outstanding academic performance `Dr. J.C. Anand Gold Medal' for significant contributions in the field of PHT of Horticultural crops in 2007. `IARI Merit Gold Medal to four my students; Jawaharlal Nehru Award' of ICAR to two students. Others received Prime-Minister Fellowship and and DuPont `Innovation award'.

Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian National Science Academy

Research Areas: Functional foods, valorization and natural colorants in foods

Address: Principal Scientist, Division of Food Science and Post-Harvest Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; 242, Tagore park, Near Model Town, Delhi 110009; [Tel: Off. (011) 25842155, 25848428; Cell: 9811892108; Email: charanjitkaur6@gmail.com]