National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. (Ms.) Mridula Devi
FELLOW, ELECTED 2024

Born in Kanpur, India on 15 July 1970. Educated at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, 1987-1992; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1992-2000. B.Sc. 1992; M.Sc. 1994; Ph.D. 2000.

Director, ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (ICAR-CIWA), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Scientist, 1998 to 2007; Senior Scientist, 2007-2013; Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab, 2013-2022.

Awards/Honours: ICAR Award for Team Research in Agriculture and Allied Sciences (Engineering and Technology) for the Biennium, 2005-2006; Young Scientist Award, 2008, ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana; Young Scientist Award, 2008, Bioved Research Society, Allahabad, India; Principal Member, Sectional Committee-FAD 24, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 2019-2022.

Fellow: Bioved Research Society, Allahabad, India; Pragati International Scientific Research Foundation, Meerut, India.

Research Areas: Food fortification, functional foods, extrusion processing, makhana processing, processing and value addition of food grains, empowerment of women in agriculture

Address: Director, ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha; Qtr No. VI/1, Residential Campus, ICAR-CIWA, Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha; [Tel: Off. (0674) 2387241; Cell: 9878866107; Email: Mridula.Devi@icar.gov.in; drmridulabest123@gmail.com]