National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. (Ms.) Debabandya Mohapatra
FELLOW, ELECTED 2026

Born in Bhadrak, Odisha, India on 20May 1974, Educated at Dolipur UP School, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Odisha, 1979-84; Shashibhushana Girls’ High School, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Odisha, 1984-89; Bhadrak College, Bhadrak, Odisha, 1989-91; Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 1992-96; Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, West Bengal, 1996-2004; University College Cork, Republic of Ireland, 2005-07; B.Tech. (Ag. Engg.) 1996; M.Tech. 1998; Ph.D. 2004.

Head,Automation and Plant Engineering Division, ICAR-National Institute of Secondary Agriculture, Ranchi,Jharkhand, Dec 2023 to date.

Post-doc Researcher,2005-07, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland; Assistant Professor,2009-2012,Anand Agricultural University; Senior Scientist, 2012-18, ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal; Principal Scientist, 2018-23, ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal.

Awards/Honours: Jawarhar Lal Nehru award for Best post graduate thesis, 2005; Associate Editor, Journal of Agricultural Engineering (India) 2022-2023, Associate Editor for Frontiers Sustainable Food Processing 2022 to date;Editorial board of International Journal of Food Technology and Management (IJFTM), 2025; 2nd Science and Technology award, certificate of excellence,2013-14; leader -ISAE team award, 2022; Member, Expert Advisory Committee special programme of Millet under the Science and Heritage ResearchInitiative (SHRI)Cell, DST, since 2023; Member, BIS-FAD20/P16 (Formulation of new Indian Standards on Millets), 2023; Member, BIS-FAD 16/Panel II (Grain storage), 2022-24;Member, Expert Advisory Committee, Technology Development Board, Department of Science and Technology.

Fellow: The Institution of Engineers (India)-2021.

Research Areas: Grain processing and storage; application of sensors in agro-processing and storage

Address: Head, Automation and Plant Engineering Division, ICAR-National Institute of Secondary Agriculture, Ranchi 834010, Jharkhand; 2nd floor, Abhinandan Grain Store, Sadabahar Chowk, Namkum, Ranchi 834010, Jharkhand; [Tel: Cell: 9907478838, 7828037992; Email: Debabandya.Mohapatra@icar.org.in; debabandya@gmail.com]