Lecturer, Food Technology & Industrial Biotechnology

Email: amit.jaiswal@TUDublin.ie

Tel: (01) 220 5661

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Background

Amit Jaiswal, PhD, is a Lecturer at the School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin-City Campus, Ireland. He is also the Programme Coordinator for MSc in Sustainable Food Safety Management. Amit completed his Bachelor's degree from Andhra University, India in 2003 and earned his Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Jiwaji University, India in 2005. In 2012, he was awarded a PhD in Food Technology from TU Dublin-City Campus. Following this, he continued his post-doctoral research in the same department and worked on several food technology projects. Prior to joining TU Dublin-City Campus, Amit worked at the National Chemical Laboratory in Pune, India for almost three years. He also holds a Diploma in Information Technology from Sikkim Manipal University, India.

Please visit my research group here: SPBR Group

Research Interests

• Agri-food Waste into high-value chemicals and products
• Functional and nutritional ingredients extraction and process optimization
• Applications of engineering principles to food and food processes
• Food packaging/coating development

Graduate Career Opportunity

Prospective graduate research opportunities such as:

• PhD: TU Dublin PhD Scholarship, Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship (IRC) etc.
• Post-doctoral: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions post-doctoral fellowship, Irish Research Council post-doctoral fellowship.

If you are interested in pursuing postgraduate research/visiting PhD student for six months or longer in the area of my research, please contact me at: amit.jaiswal@TUDublin.ie 

Teaching 

I am involved in the delivery of the following modules:

• Food Engineering (TFFT2006)
• Chemical Technology (TFPT3001) 
• Industrial biotechnology for Nutraceuticals (TFBT4001)
• Advanced Food Technology (TFPT4003)
• Research Methodology (TFFH9003)
• Food Processing and Allergen Management (TFFP9005)

Current and Past Postgrad Students

• Luana Carnaval (2022-2026), PhD thesis: Multifunctional Smart Edible Coatings for Sustainable Food Industry Application.
• Rasaq S. Abolore (2021-2025), PhD thesis: Towards integrated biorefinery from distillers’ grains: production of bioethanol, nanocellulose and other high value products.
• Dileswar Pradhan (2021-2025), PhD thesis: Valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass for nanocellulose and other value-added products through biorefinery approach.
• Kalpani Y. Perera (2020-2024), PhD thesis: Antimicrobial-loaded nanocomposite film for active packaging.
• Shubham Sharma (2018-2022), PhD thesis: Development of biodegradable, active Packaging for food industry applications.
• Shady S. M. Hassan (2017-2020), PhD thesis: Development of novel pectinase and xylanase juice clarification enzymes via a combined biorefinery and immobilization approach. 
• Rajeev Ravindran (2015-2018), PhD thesis: Agro-industrial lignocellulosic biomass: A sustainable platform for the production of α-amylase and xylanase.
  

Edited Books

• Food Packaging and Preservation: Antimicrobial Materials and Technologies (2023), Elsevier Academic Press, USA.

• Fruit and Vegetable Waste Utilization and Sustainability (2023). Elsevier Academic Press, USA.

• Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Fruits and Vegetables (2020), Elsevier Academic Press, USA.
• Food Processing Technologies: Impact on Product Attributes (First Edition) (2016), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. 

Dissemination Activities

• Chapters in books:  37
• Peer-reviewed scientific journals: 103
• Conference papers & presentations: 57
• Non-Scientific Communication: 3