GNDU Professor elected president of Association of Science and Technology
Author(s): SK VyasAmritsar, December 18, 2014: Dr Narpinder Singh, Professor from Department of Food Science and Technology of Guru Nanak Dev University has been elected President of Association of Food Scientists and Technologist,...
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Dec 18, 2014 12:30
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Amritsar, December 18, 2014: Dr Narpinder Singh, Professor from Department of Food Science and Technology of Guru Nanak Dev University has been elected President of Association of Food Scientists and Technologist, India (AFSTI).
His election as President was declared in ICFoST-XXIII recently organised by AFSTI and National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Kundli, Haryana. AFST (I) is one of the largest professional and educational organizations, with around 3000 members includes food scientists and technologists, across the globe.
The major objective of AFST(I) is to stimulate and advance knowledgebase on various aspects of Food Science and Technology by organizing National and International Conferences and bringing out technical publications including prestigious journals-Journal of Food Science and Technology and Indian Food Industry. The association recognises talent and excellence in the profession of Food Science and Technology by conferring various Awards and Fellowship.
Narpinder Singh is internationally known Food Technologist and is already Fellow of AFST(I). He is also Fellow of other national academies like Indian National Science Academy (INSA), National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS). He has around 180 research papers, 10 book chapters and one book published by the Royal Society of Academy to his credit. He has held the position of Dean (Faculty of Applied sciences), Coordinator University-Industry Linkage programme and Head of Department.
He was also awarded with coveted and the prestigious J.C. Bose National Fellowship by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and
The Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
(SK Vyas/ Jalandhar)
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