NIT Rourkela 🇮🇳

NIT Rourkela 🇮🇳

NIT Rourkela 🇮🇳

@nitrourkela

Mar 27

The Department of Food Process Engineering, NIT Rourkela, successfully organised the National Conference on 'Food Security and Sustainable Practices (FSSP-2026)' during 20–21 March 2026, bringing together researchers, academicians, industry experts, and students from across the country. The conference witnessed enthusiastic participation, with registrations from 180 participants representing 28 institutions across the country, including NIT Rourkela, and featured around 50 oral presentations and over 100 poster presentations covering diverse thematic areas. The event was further enriched by eight keynote lectures delivered by eminent academicians, highlighting recent advancements in sustainable food systems, circular bio-economy, smart food processing technologies, IoT-enabled food quality monitoring, functional foods, and waste valorisation for innovative applications. A proud moment of the conference was the conferment of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof. H. N. Mishra (IIT Kharagpur) in recognition of his exemplary contributions to the field of Food Science and Technology. The conference also recognised excellence through several prestigious awards, including Young Scientist, Early Career Scientist, Women Scientist, and Mid-Career Scientist Awards, along with Best Oral and Poster Presentation Awards across multiple technical themes. The two-day event concluded with a valedictory session celebrating academic exchange, innovation, and collaborative commitment towards advancing food security and sustainable practices for the future. @EduMinOfIndia @MOFPI_GOI #FSSP2026 #NITRourkela #FoodSecurity #SustainablePractices #FoodProcessEngineering #FoodScience #SustainableFoodSystems #CircularBioeconomy #SmartFoodProcessing #InnovationInFood #ResearchConference #AcademicExcellence #FoodTechnology

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