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Comment: You have used the McGill biography source 9 times, which is connected to the subject. Any claims supported by this source should also be accompanied by a reliable published secondary source. Some points in the Research and Recognition section do not have citations.
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Kishida International Award, ASABE International Food Engineering Award, Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Learning (McGill University), Distinguished James McGill Professor Award; Outstanding Indo-Canadian Award
Dr. V. Orsat, Dr. V. Meda, Dr. S. Dev, Dr. A. Singh, Dr. J. Wang
Vijaya Raghavan, Ph.D., (born 1944) is a
Canadianfood scientist and Distinguished James McGill Professor in the Bioresource Engineering Department at
McGill University in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] He is best known for his research on
post-harvest technologies in the drying, storage, and processing of crops.[1] In 2012, he was inducted into the
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and as a Foreign Fellow into the
National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) of India.[2] He is a past president of the Academy of Science and of the Canadian Society of Bioengineering (CSBE).[3] He served as Director of the Royal Society of Canada from 2021-2023.
Raghavan was hired at McGill University in 1974 as a Research Associate in the Department of Agricultural Engineering. He became an Assistant Professor within the department in 1977, later becoming an Associate Professor in 1983 and Full Professor in 1987. Raghavan was Chair of the Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering starting in 1993 until 2003. In 2002, he was named the James McGill Professor in the Bioresource Engineering Department.[1] In 2023, Raghavan was honored with the Distinguished James McGill Professor title at McGill.[1][4]
Raghavan was an Honorary Post Graduate Professor in the Division of Agricultural Engineering at the
University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, in Bangalore from 1990-1996.[4] From 1998 to 2003, he was an Honorary Professor at the Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry at
Nankai University in
Tianjin, China.[6][2]
Research
Raghavan’s research has been focused within the discipline of
food security, namely post-harvest technologies involving analysis and development of methods for retaining the nutritional quality and content of foods after harvest. He began his studies on the use of
granules for heat treatment and methods of drying grains but in later years has transitioned to analyzing electro-technologies that incorporate microwaves,
pulsed-electric fields, and
radio frequencies. Raghavan has also studied products and methods of
food storage, including climate-controlled storage, treatment of food prior to storage, and the effects of heat treatment on crops in storage.[1]
Raghavan has undertaken internationally-based projects to address the global food security and sustainability crisis, including:
Small
millet post-harvest and nutritious food products/impacting nutritional security in India by scaling up utilization of post-harvest and food technologies of small millet, 2015-2018[7]
As co-investigator in the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)-Central and West African region program,
Africa Rice Center, to enhance food security in Africa through the improvement of rice post-harvest handling, marketing, and the development of new rice-based products, 2011-2016[8][9][10]
Revalorizing minor millets in rainfed regions of
South Asia, 2011-2014
As co-investigator in the CIDA-NSAC (
Nova Scotia Agricultural College)-JUCAVM (Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine) program involving post-harvest management to improve livelihood in
Ethiopia, 2008-2014
Director of the University Partnerships in Cooperation and Development Program (UPCD) scaling-up program focused on post-harvest enterprise for rural development, 2010-2013
Co-investigator in the
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) program designed to strengthen rural families by introducing food security via production, processing and value addition of regional staple food grains, 2010-2012[8][11]
Improving rice processing strategies for food security in
West Africa, 2008-2011
Director of the CIDA-McGill, UAS (University of Agricultural Sciences)-Dharwad, UAS-Bangalore, and
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) Coimbatore project to consolidate food security in
South India, 2002-2007[1]
Director of the CIDA-McGill-Nankai University project involving microwave processing in China, 1997-2003
Director of the Bangalore (UAS)/McGill post-harvest engineering project, 1990-96
Publications
Raghavan has contributed to over 730 articles in academic journals and proceedings, 60 chapters in books, seven patents, 13 report of inventions, and 60 research reports.[12] He has contributed various conference papers including 882 presentations, 110 keynote or invited papers, 288 invited speeches, lectures, addresses, and 65 conferences and symposia as an organizing member and chair.
Raghavan’s papers on food security and food processing include:
An overview of microwave processing and
dielectric properties of agri-food materials, 2004[13]
An overview of dielectric properties measuring techniques, 2005[14]
Microwave-assisted convective air drying of thin layer carrots, 1995[15]