PAU Agri-Engnieering Graduate Named World Agriculture Laureate
Author(s): City Air NewsLudhiana, July 15, 2015: R Paul Singh, an Indo-American distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Davis, has been named as the 2015 Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations...
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Jul 15, 2015 12:30
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Ludhiana, July 15, 2015: R Paul Singh, an Indo-American distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Davis, has been named as the 2015 Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences World Agriculture Prize laureate. Singh, an agricultural engineering graduate from India's Punjab Agricultural University, has been recognized for a body of research in areas such as energy conservation, freezing preservation, post-harvest technology and mass transfer in food processing. He has helped establish and evaluate food engineering programmes at institutions throughout the world including in Brazil, India, Peru, Portugal and Thailand.
As of June 2015, his 115 video tutorials have been viewed more than 150,000 times by individuals from 193 countries. "I am deeply humbled and honoured, upon receiving news of this award," said Singh. "I am also indebted to my UC Davis colleagues for their consistent support, which has allowed me to pursue my research and teaching activities in food engineering," he said.
Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice Chancellor, PAU expressed his heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Singh.
Date:
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
