Advisor: Dr. Gustavo V. Barbosa Cánovas
Education
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, August 2017
USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowship in Food Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Gustavo V. Barbosa Cánovas
Proposed dissertation topic: Processing of carrot juice blends by combined nonthermal technologies - Tribhuvan University, Dharan, Nepal
B. Tech. in Food Technology, November 2011
Advisor: Dr. Surendra Bahadur Katwal
Dissertation: Formulation, Preparation and Quality Evaluation of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food for Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition.
Paper Published
- Martínez-Flores, H. E., Garnica-Romo, M. G., Bermúdez-Aguirre, D., Pokhrel, P. R., & Barbosa-Cánovas, G. V. (2015). Physico-chemical parameters, bioactive compounds and microbial quality of thermo-sonicated carrot juice during storage. Food chemistry, 172, 650-656.
Manuscript in Progress
- Pokhrel, P.R., Bermúdez-Aguirre, D., Martínez-Flores, H., Garnica-Romo, G., and Barbosa-Cánovas, G.V. Application of Thermo-sonication to Inactivate E. coli (ATCC 11755) and Study Changes on Physical and Chemical Attributes in Fresh Carrot Juice
- Rodrigues, I., Trindade, M.A, Caramit, F.R., Candogan, K., Pokhrel, P.R., and Barbosa-Cánovas, G.V. Effect of High Pressure Processing on Physical-Chemical And Microbiological Properties of Marinated Beef with Reduced Sodium Content
Conference Presentations
- Pokhrel, P.R., Toniazzo, T., and Barbosa-Cánovas, G.V. Combined Effect of High Pressure Processing and Nisin on the Inactivation of Listeria innocua andEscherichia coli in Carrot Juice. Conference of Food Engineering, The Ohio State University, September 2016
- Pokhrel, P.R, Garcia-Jange, C., Barbosa-Cánovas, G.V. Inactivation of E. coli(ATCC 11755) in Fresh Carrot Juice by High Pressure Processing (HPP) and Sonication: A Comparative Study. Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting (poster presentation), July 2015
- *Barbosa-Cánovas, G.V., and Pokhrel, P.R. Pulsed Electric Fields for Biomaterials Processing. The Electroporation-based Technologies for Bio-refinery Workshop, Compiègne, France (Invited oral presentation) January 2015. (*Speaker)
- Bermudez-Aguirre, D., Pokhrel, P.R., Martínez-Flores, H., Garnica-Romo, G., and Barbosa-Cánovas, G.V. A Microbiological and Chemical Study on the Shelf-Life of a Thermal and ThermoSonicated Orange-Carrot Juice Beverage. Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting (poster presentation), June 2014
- Pokhrel, P.R., Bermúdez-Aguirre, D., Martínez-Flores, H., Garnica-Romo, G., and Barbosa-Cánovas, G.V. Inactivation of E. coli (ATCC 11755) and physicochemical changes of fresh carrot juice treated by ultrasound. Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting (poster presentation), June 2014.
- Martínez-Flores, H., Garnica-Romo, G., Bermudez-Aguirre, D., Pokhrel, P.R., and G. V. Barbosa-Cánovas, G.V. Physico-Chemical and Microbial Quality Changes of Thermo-Sonicated Carrot Juice During Storage. Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting (poster presentation), June 2014
Memberships
- Institute of Food Technologist (IFT) member, 2013- present
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) member,2014- present
- The American Oil Chemists’ society (AOCS) member, 2014- present
Activities and Leadership while at WSU
- Nepalese Students’ Association-WSU, President (2016/17)
- Nepalese Students’ Association-WSU, Secretary (2015/16)
- Food Engineering Club (FEC) member, 2013- present
- CAHNRS representative 2014- 2016
Workshop Attended
- COMSOL 5.0 and Application Builder workshop, Pullman, March 2015
Involvement with Industrial Projects
- Application of Pulsed Electric Fields for the processing of fresh raw juice blends of different pH and conductivity (1 month)
- Study on the retention of chlorophyll and inactivation of natural flora in fresh green juice by Pulsed electric fields (1 week)
- Thermo-Sonication and High Pressure Processing of raw milk for the preparation of Queso Fresco cheese (1 month)
Fellows
Biological Systems Engineering
Washington State University
Pullman WA 99164-6120