Dr. Madhusudhan Nayak C

• Development of milk processing technologies and related product innovations; Design and creation of post-harvest equipment

• Jayalaxmi Baddi., Madhusudhan Nayak C., Veena T. and Sudha Devi G., 2024. Concepts of Food Additives, Preservatives, Food Safety and Quality Evaluation. Shanlax Publications, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. ISBN: 9789361631399.
• P. Periasamy, Nayak C Madhusudan, G. Gowtham, Maria Plamenova Nikolova, Mohamed Bououdina, Azzuliani Supangat, Atef Y. Shenouda, V. P. Devarajan., 2024. Graphene-Based Nanomaterials as Biomaterials in Stem Cell Differentiation, Tissue Regeneration and Cell Growth Studies. Book title: Graphene-Based Nanomaterials. 1st Edition, CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 9781003300540. LLC. DOI: 10.1201/9781003300540. 47-55

• Received a Certificate of Appreciation in the field of Research from RUAS on 5 March 2026.
• Secured 2nd Prize in the 4×100 m Relay and Tug of War events during SPHOORTHI 11th Annual Athletic Meet, held on 20th and 21st February 2026 at MSR Ground, Bengaluru.
• Secured 1st Best Research Paper Award for Oral Presentation on ‘Nutritional, Physicochemical and Antioxidant Evaluation of Simarouba glauca Leaves and Bark Decoction: A Potential Nutraceutical Source’ at the National Conference on Future Foods, organized by UAS, Raichur, on 11th and 12th September 2025.
• Received a Certificate of Appreciation for conducting a technical seminar on ‘Perspective on Food Processing and Value Addition’ at REVA University, Bengaluru, on 13th June 2024.
• Secured 2nd, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes in the 4×100 m Relay, Sack Race, Tug of War and Hit in Wicket events, respectively, during SPHOORTHI 8th Annual Athletic Meet, held on 27th and 28th January 2023 at MSR Ground, Bengaluru.
• Secured 2nd Prize for Best Research Paper Poster Presentation on ‘Bio-chemical and Nutritional Properties of Donkey Milk in Comparison to Goat, Cow and Human Milk’ at the National Conference on Role of Agricultural Engineering Innovations in Doubling Farmer’s Income, organized by UAS, Raichur, on 12th to 14th March 2020.
• Selected as a Senior Research Fellow under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for the period 2017–2019 to carry out Ph.D. research work entitled ‘Development of Process Technology for Production of Donkey Milk Powder and its Sorption Behaviour Studies for Shelf-life Prediction’.
• Secured 2nd Prize for Best Research Paper Oral Presentation at the 1st Post-Graduate Research Conference 2018, organized by UAS, Raichur, on 12th and 13th June 2018.
• Received the Young Scientist Award on the occasion of the National Conference on Doubling Farmers Income for Sustainable and Harmonious Agriculture (DISHA-2018) for outstanding contribution in the field of Processing and Food Engineering, organized by Science & Tech Society for Integrated Rural Improvement, Thorrur, Mahabubabad, Telangana, on 11th and 12th August 2018 at Ranchi.
• Secured a Consolation Prize in the Student’s Best Innovation Award in Horticulture Mechanization at the 3rd Mega Horticulture Fair 2014, organized by the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, from 12th to 15th December 2014.
• Selected for a Post Graduate Scholarship for Professional Courses under the University Grants Commission (UGC) for the academic year 2012–2013 to carry out M.Tech. research work entitled ‘Development of a Hand-Operated Decorticator for Simarouba Nutlets’.

National Conference Papers

• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T., Udaykumar Nidoni, Sharnagouda Hiregoudar, Jagjivan Ram and Nagraj Naik, 2020, Oral presentation on “Bio-chemical and nutritional properties of donkey milk in comparison to goat, cow and human milk” in the National Conference on Role of Agricultural Engineering Innovations in Doubling Farmer’s Income, organized by UAS, Raichur, on 12th to 14th March, 2020.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T., Nidoni, U., Hiregoudar, S., Naik, N. and Ram, J., 2019, Oral presentation on “Physico-chemical properties of donkey milk” in the International Conference on Role of Agricultural Engineering towards Global Food Security, organized by Institution of Engineers, Bengaluru, on 11th to 13th April, 2019.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., 2018, Oral presentation on “Influence of processing conditions on physico-chemical, functional and reconstitutional properties of donkey milk powder by spray drying” in the 1st Post-Graduate Research Conference held at UAS, Raichur, on 12th to 13th June, 2018.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T., Udaykumar Nidoni, Sharnagouda Hiregoudar, Jagjivan Ram and Nagraj Naik, 2018, Poster presentation on “Donkey Milk Powder Properties in Fluidized Bed Agglomeration” in the International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology, organized by IIFPT, Thanjavur, on 17th to 19th August, 2018.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T., Dinesha, B.L. and Ravikumar, N., 2016, Poster presentation on “Bamboo shoots as a food-An overview” in the National Seminar on “Trends in Farm Mechanization and Engineering Interventions for Sustainable Agriculture” held at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati, on 19th to 20th January, 2017.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T., Nidoni, U., Hiregoudar, S., Naik, N. and Ram, J., 2017, Poster presentation on “Low cost milk cooling strategies” in the International Conference on Recent Trends in Agriculture, Biotechnology and Food Processing held at College of Agriculture, Hassan, on 5th to 7th July, 2017.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T., Nidoni, U., Hiregoudar, S., Naik, N. and Ram, J., 2017, Oral presentation on “Studies on physico-chemical properties of donkey milk” in the Karnataka Science & Technology Academy National Conference on “Science & Technology Education” on 21st to 22nd July, 2017.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, M., Venkatachalapathy, Palanimuthu, Ashoka and Munirajappa, 2017, Oral presentation on “Effect of moisture content on some Engineering properties of simarouba nutlets and kernels” in the National Conference on Food Process Engineering Technology, TIE, Dharwad, on 6th to 7th October, 2017.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Shwetha, M.S., Brunda, R. and Kumar, C.V.B., 2014, Poster presentation on “Bio-Conrol of Stored grains-An overview” in the First National Student Conference on Food Technology (SCOFTECH-2014) held at Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur, India, on 7th to 8th February, 2014.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Chandankumar, V.B. and Satishkumar, 2013, Poster presentation on “Value added products of Kokum-An overview” in the 3rd International Conference on Food Technology held at Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur, India, on 4th and 5th January, 2013.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., 2019, Oral presentation on “A comparative study of proximate, functional and reconstitutional properties of donkey milk in freeze and spray drying” in the 10th Asia Pacific Drying Conference (ADC), Vadodara, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, on 14th to 17th December, 2019.

International Conference Papers

• 1. Dinesha, B. L., Sharanagouda, H., Udaykumar, N., Sankalpa, K. B. and Madhusudan Nayak, C., 2016, Review and prospect for development of food grain fumigation machineries in India. Proceedings of the 10th International conference on Controlled Atmosphere and fumigation in Stored Products (CAF, 2016), from 6th to 11th November, 2016.

National Journal Papers

• Maya Manoj, Madhusudhan Nayak, C., Hanumantharaju, K.N., Parvathy Premananthan and Shincy, 2025. JAAFR, 3(6), pp. 221–233.
• Ashwath, K., Shah, H., Flora, J. and Madhusudhan Nayak, C., 2025. ‘A comprehensive review of gluten-free cupcake formulations and their nutritional properties’. Indian Journal of Nutrition, 12(1), p. 310. ISSN: 2395-2326.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T. and Maheshkumar, G., 2020. ‘A Comprehensive Review on Composition of Donkey Milk in Comparison to Human, Cow, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat, Camel and Horse Milk – A Review’. Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 54(3), pp. 42–50. NAAS Score: 4.64.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, M., Brunda, R. and Chandankumar, V.B., 2016. ‘Physical and mechanical properties of simarouba nutlets and kernel’. The Bioscan, 11(1), pp. 223–226. NAAS Score: 5.26. Impact Factor: 1.12.

International Journal Papers

• Pooja, M.E., Madhusudhan Nayak, C., Hanumantharaju, K.N., Anusha, M.B., Chennappa Gurikar and Lokesh, A.C., 2024. ‘A Sustainable Living Approach: Biodegradable Flatware’. Frontiers in Health Informatics, 13(7), pp. 1525–1539.
• Pooja, M.E., Madhusudhan Nayak, C., Hanumantharaju, K.N., Anusha, M.B., Chennappa Gurikar and Lokesh, A.C., 2025. ‘Characterization of the Physicochemical Properties of Lignocellulosic Plant Residue’. South Eastern European Journal of Public Health, Volume XXVI, S1. ISSN: 2197-5248.
• Pooja, M.E., Madhusudhan Nayak, C., Hanumantharaju, K.N., Anusha, M.B., Chennappa Gurikar and Lokesh, A.C., 2025. ‘Edible Cutleries: A Sustainable Solution for Disposable Plastics’. Nanotechnology Perceptions.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T., Nidoni, U., Hiregoudar, S., Ram, J. and Naik, J., 2022. ‘Moisture sorption isotherms and estimation of isosteric heat of sorption of donkey milk powder’. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.16604. Impact Factor: 2.609.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T., Nidoni, U., Hiregoudar, S., Ram, J. and Naik, J., 2022. ‘Influence of processing conditions on quality of Indian Small Grey donkey milk powder by spray drying’. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 59(8), pp. 3266–3273. DOI: 10.1007/s13197-021-05340-w. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35872715; PMCID: PMC9304520. NAAS Score: 7.95; Impact Factor: 3.1.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T., Nidoni, U., Hiregoudar, S., Ram, J. and Naik, J., 2020. ‘Physico-chemical composition, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, fatty acid profile and sensory evaluation of donkey milk from Indian small grey breed’. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 57(8), pp. 2967–2974. DOI: 10.1007/s13197-020-04329-1. NAAS Score: 7.85.
• Chandan Kumar, V.B., Palanimuthu, V. and Madhusudan Nayak, C., 2018. ‘Engineering Properties of Kodo Millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum): CO (3) VARIETY’. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch, 3(1), pp. 81–87. Impact Factor: 2.33.
• Madhusudan Nayak, C., Ramachandra, C.T., Nidoni, U., Hiregoudar, S., Ram, J. and Naik, J., 2017. ‘Composition, characteristics, nutritional value and health benefits of donkey milk – a review’. Dairy Science & Technology, EDP Sciences/Springer. NAAS Score: 6.00.
• Byadagi, S., Sharan, S. and Madhusudan Nayak, C., 2015. ‘Comparison of nutritional status of school children with and without mid day meal programme’. Journal of Environment and Ecology, 6(1), pp. 69–75.

• Member in AFSTI
• Associate member in The Institution of Engineers

• Secured Indian patent for the invention on Process for production of agglomerated donkey milk powder and its products and patent No. 567741.