Dr. Poornima D S

• Plant-based functional foods
• Vegan dairy alternatives
• Post-harvest engineering, and sustainable product development
• Food processing
• Biodegradable packaging materials using agricultural by-products
• Interdisciplinary collaboration across food science, engineering, and nutrition for innovative product development

• Best Oral Presentation Award (2025) – "Plant-Based Paneer Formulation", International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Science and Technology, organized by DSLD CHEFT & KSTA-DST, Govt. of Karnataka.
• Best Ideathon Award (2025) – "Nutrition Paneer", at International Conference by University of Horticultural Sciences, Haveri.
• Best Oral Presentation (2025) – "Whole Health Revolution Model", Theme: Food Business Management. at International Conference by University of Horticultural Sciences, Haveri.
• Best Paper Presentation Award (2021) – "Superheated Steam Drying of Turmeric Rhizomes", ICABLS-2021, Vidya Kutir Foundation, New Delhi.
• Best Poster Awards – Nanotechnology in Electrospinning (2017), Mechanical Oil Extraction from Watermelon Seeds (2016).
• National Award of Excellence – Adarsh Vidyasaraswathi Rashtriya Puraskara by Global Management Council (2021).
• ICAR-NET (2018) – Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering.
• Resource Person (2017) – Three workshops on thesis and paper writing “An International Quality PhD Thesis and Original Research Papers” at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

National Conference Papers

• Poornima, D.S. & Venkatachalapathy, N., 2017. Mechanical extraction of Oil from Watermelon seeds. “Applications of Radioisotopes and Tracer Techniques in Agricultural and Environment - National Conference”, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 16–17 February.
• Poornima, D.S., Suresh, K. & Shivashankar, 2019. Superheated Steam Drying Principle. “National Symposium on New Vistas in Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition of Farm Products in Enhancing Rural Livelihood”, Adiparashakthi Agricultural College, G.B. Nagar, Kalavai, 24 January.
• Poornima, D.S., 2020. Drying of Turmeric Rhizomes Using Superheated Steam. “107th Indian Science Congress, Agricultural Process Engineering Section, University of Agricultural Sciences”, Bangalore, 3–7 January.

International Conference Papers

• Poornima, D.S., Ramya, C.S. & Shreedevi, M.S., 2021. Superheated Steam Drying of Turmeric Rhizomes. “International Conference on Agriculture, Biological and Life Sciences (ICABLS-2021)”, 25–26 September.
• Manik, S.F., Ramya, C.S., Poornima, D.S. & Palanimuthu, 2022. Hot air puffing of small millets. “International Conference on Harnessing the Potential of Finger Millet for Achieving Food and Nutritional Security: Challenges and Prospectus”, 19–22 January, pp. 125–126. ISBN: 978-9391355-326.
• Poornima, D.S., Hanumantharaju, K.N. & Shivashankar, 2018. Nanocomposite Bio Films: The Future of the Packaging Industries. “International Conference on Emerging Synergies in Agriculture, Food Processing Engineering and Biotechnology”, 21–23 February 2018.
• Haseena, R. & Poornima, D.S., 2018. Identification of Flavour Compounds in Moringa. “International Conference on Emerging Synergies in Agriculture, Food Processing Engineering and Biotechnology”, 21–22 February.
• Nirthika, S., Thomas, S., Poornima, D.S. & Madalageri, D.M., 2023. Development of Plant-Based Spiced Paneer and Its Quality Evaluation. International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Science and Technology: A Way Forward, organized by DSLD CHEFT, Devihosur-Haveri and Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, DST, Government of Karnataka.
• Poornima, D.S., 2023. Whole Health Revolution Model: A Business Framework for Diabetes Free India. “International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Science and Technology: A Way Forward”, organized by DSLD CHEFT, Devihosur-Haveri and Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, DST, Government of Karnataka.

National and International Journal Papers

• Farheen, F., Deepa, M. & Poornima, D.S., 2025. Micronutrient deficiencies in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). International Journal of All Research Education & Scientific Methods (IJARESM), 5, pp.13–18.
• Khan, A., Soumya, S., Ravi, L., Hanumantharaju, K.N. and Poornima, D.S., 2025. Recent advances in chemical and biological synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles, their applications and characterisation: A comprehensive review. Indian Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 12(2). ISSN: 2348-1269.
• Deepika, K., Hanumantharaju, K.N., Chaithradeepa, G.M., Gurikar, C. and Poornima, D.S., 2025. Development of biopolymer packaging material derived from pineapple peel: A comprehensive review. International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology, 12(1), pp.4142–4157.
• Saha, D., Poornima, D.S., Hanumantharaju, K.N. and Madhusudhan Nayak, C., 2025. The role of Mediterranean-DASH diet in cardiovascular disease management: A review. International Journal of Advance Research in Multidisciplinary, 3(3), pp.13–21.
• Girish, S.R., Poornima, D.S., Anusha, M.B. and Bhavana, S., 2025. Comprehensive review of diabetic foot care: Prevention and management. International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR), 7(4), pp.1–9.
• Karunya, K.M., Madhusudhan Nayak, C., Madalageri, D.M., Poornima, D.S., Hanumantharaju, K.N. and Lokesh, A.C., 2025. Black rice: A comprehensive review of functional and nutritional potential and instant foods. International Journal of Advance Research in Multidisciplinary, 3(2), pp.475–483.
• Nisha, A.S., Bhavana, S., Poornima, D.S., Hanumantharaju, K.N. and Madhusudan Nayak, C., 2025. Microgreens: A comprehensive review of its functional and nutritional potential in supporting human health and nutrition. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), 12(6), pp.726–738.
• Mitra, P., Anusha, M.B. and Poornima, D.S., 2025. A comprehensive review on the role of galactagogues in enhancing human lactation. International Journal of Advance Research in Multidisciplinary, 3(3), pp.07–12.
• Amin, C.P., Hanumantharaju, K.N., Chaithradeepa, G.M., Gurikar, C., Soumya, S., Bhavana, S. and Poornima, D.S., 2025. Advances in cellulose extraction from banana pseudostem. International Journal of Advance Research in Multidisciplinary, 3(2), pp.432–439.
• Madival, R.R., Hanumantharaju, K.N., Chaithradeepa, G.M., Gurikar, C., Poornima, D.S., Anusha, M.B. and Madalageri, D.M., 2025. Ultrasound-assisted non-enzymatic pretreatment of banana pseudostem for bioethanol production: A critical review. International Journal of Trends in Emerging Research and Development, 3(3), pp.111–119.
• Thomas, S., Poornima, D.S., Soumya, S. and Hanumantharaju, K.N., 2025. Modern approaches to silver nanoparticle synthesis and their functional roles. International Journal of Advance Research in Multidisciplinary, 3(2), pp.496–505.
• Nirthika, S., Poornima, D.S., Deepa, M., Soumya, S. and Hanumantharaju, K.N., 2025. Plant-based dairy alternatives – A review on product diversity and technological advances. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), 12(6), pp.481–492.
• Ramesh, R., Poornima, D.S., Bhavana, S., Anusha, M.B. and Madhusudhan Nayak, C., 2025. Gestational diabetes and maternal health: A nutritional and physiological perspective on risks, outcomes, and management. International Journal for Scientific Research & Development, 13(4), pp.183–189.
• Jha, S., Madalageri, D. and Poornima, D.S., 2025. The role of anti-inflammatory diets in autoimmune disease management: Gaps in clinical evidence. International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR), 7(3), pp.1–14.
• Madhusudhan, H.M., Hanumantharaju, K.N. and Poornima, D.S., 2025. A study on application of date seed powder and clove essential oil in edible films – An overview. Journal of Advance and Future Research, 3(6), pp.283–289.
• Shobha, D., Poornima, D.S. and Manjunatha, M., 2024. Effect of moisture, air velocity and temperature on popping characteristics of quinoa grain. Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 58(2), pp.285–295.
• Siva Shankar, V., Velmurugan, G., Prathiba, R., Poornima, D.S., Suvetha, M. and Keerthiga, V., 2022. Effect of on-farm storage structure on physical and bio-chemical changes in aggregatum onion. Materials Today: Proceedings, 1.46, pp.1–6.
• Hanumantharaju, K.N., Thangavelu, K., Poornima, D.S., Ganapathy, S. and Manohar Jesudas, D., 2022. Development of electrostatic spray coating machine for edible coating of fruits. Annals of Agri-Bio Research, 2, pp.231–233.
• Poornima, D.S., Ramya, C.S., Shreedevi, M.S. and Shivashankar, 2021. Superheated steam drying of turmeric rhizomes. International Journal of Enhanced Research in Science, Technology & Engineering, 10, pp.2319–2324.
• Poornima, D.S., Ganapathy, S., Rajkumar, P., Surendrakumar, A. and Geethalakshmi, I., 2019. Effect of superheated steam drying on quality characteristics of turmeric rhizomes. International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 11, pp.8971–8975.
• Poornima, D.S., Ganapathy, S. and Surendrakumar, A., 2019. Comparison of physical properties of turmeric rhizomes at fresh, boiled and dried conditions. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 6, pp.44–48.
• Hanumantharaju, K.N., Poornima, D.S., Ramya, H.N. and Ashok Suraj, B.S., 2019. Development and performance evaluation of whole crop finger millet thresher. Multilogic in Science, 9, pp.21–26.
• Poornima, D.S., Hanumantharaju, K.N., Sivashankar, V., Sureshkumar, K. and Ramya, H.N., 2019. Influence of moisture content and temperature on mechanical extraction of oil from watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seeds. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 4, pp.275–279.
• Abhijna, S., Chitradeepa, G., Hanumantharaju, K.N., Poornima, D.S., Madhusudhan, N. and Gurikar, C., 2025. Cellulose-based biopolymers: Advances and applications. Advances in Bioresearch, (in review).

• Indian Institute of Engineers
• Institute of Agriculture Technologies-Bangalore
• Alumni Association of University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore