M.Tech PhD
Professor
School of Agriculture & BIO-Engineering
 
Department: Agriculture Engineering
Phone: 7989927565, 9989872955
 

About Me

Dr. Sivala Kumar, Dean, School of Agricultural and BIO-Engineering. Retired as Associate Dean, College of Food Science and Technology (ANGRAU), Bapatla in 2017 with a total experience of 36 years in teaching and research. I completed B.Tech Agricultural Engineering from OUAT, Bhubaneswar in 1978. I served as research assistant for around 2 years in OUAT. I did my M.Tech in Post Harvest Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. Completed Ph.D as an in-service candidate from IIT Kharagpur in 1990. I also worked in the Post Harvest Technology Center, IIT Kharagpur for around 12 years 6 months in both Research and Teaching.
Joined as Associate Professor and Head at ANGRAU Bapatla in 1996. Promoted to Professor in 2004 and Senior Professor in 2014. Meanwhile also, worked as the Head of the Post Harvest Technology Center, Bapatla from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2013 (in full additional charge) in ANGRAU, Bapatla. Also associated with All India Co-ordinated Research project(AICRP) on Post Harvest Technology (PHT) for "Assessment of Post Harvest losses of different Agricultural Produce in 3 districts of AndhraPradesh namely Krishna, Guntur, Nellore each district covering 10 villages".

Under my guidance 3 in service scholars were awarded Ph.D degree within a span of 5 years.

Under my supervision 6 students were awarded M.Tech Degree.

I have to my credit publications in 5 International journals and 21 National journals. Participated in 3 International and 20 National Conferences.

Life member of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineering (ISAE)
 
Research Fields

  • Rice Bran oil expression
  • Rice Based process technologies : Instant Rice and Aging of Rice
  • Processing of Sorghum : Extrusion of Sorgham products and Development of Roller type Flaking machine
  • Development of Process Technology for Corn oil extraction

Teaching

  • Advances in Food Processing
  • Transport Phenomena in Food Process Engg
  • Unit operations in Post Harvest Engg
  • Food Grain and Seed Processing Engg
  • Process Engineering for Agriculture Produce
  • Process Engineering for Horticulture Produce
  • Agro Industry and Rural Engineering
  • Dairy and Food Engineering
  • Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Refrigiration and Air-Conditioning
  • Design and Testing of Process Engg. Equipment
  • Vegetable Oil Processing

Expertise

  • Agro Processing
  • Rice Bran Oil
  • Cashew Nut Processing
  • By Products Utilization
  • Development of Post Harvest Equipment
  • Process Technologies

Interests

  • Teaching and Research

 
   

Research Fields

I completed my Ph.D in 1990 from IIT Kharagpur on topic  "Studies on Rice Bran Oil Expression"

I have guided 3 in service research scholars for their Doctorate degree and all 3 were awarded Ph.D for the following topics respectively.

1. Studies on Flaking of Sorghum and Development of a Low Capacity Machine.

2. Design and development of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic Greenhouse Dryer.

3. Development of on Farm Paddy Dryer Coupled with a Gasifier.

Six Students were awarded M.Tech degree under my supervision of their project work on the following topics

1. Development of process technology for instant rice

2. Studies on storage of Jaggery under different storage conditions.

3. Optimization of parameters for aging of rice

4. Optimization of process parameters for extruded sorghum products

5. Optimization of process parameters for corn oil extraction

6. Optimization of process parameters for spray drying of Papaya leaf juice

Projects worked on:

1. Study of Rice Bran Oil Industry.
2. Development of Cashewnut Sheller.
3. Development of Hydraulic Pressing Unit based on my Ph.D work.
4. Establishment of Agro-Processing centres at West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
5. Development of on farm paddy drier 5 Tonne capacity with generator.

International Conferences:

• International Conference of Food Scientists and Technologies held at Oberoi Sharton Hotel at Mumbai in 1986.

• International Conference of Food Scientists and Technologies held at CFTRI, Mysore in December 2003.

• “Emerging Technologies in Agricultural Engineering” – International Conf. held in December 2004 at IIT Kharagpur.

Some of the National Conferences/Conventions:

• ISAE Convention in December 1978, held at IIT Kharagpur.

• ISAE Convention in April 1984, held at IARI New Delhi.

• National seminar on Appropriate Technologies in August 1984 held at TNAU, Coimbatore.

• ISAE Silver Jubilee convention held at CIAE Bhopal in 1985

• ISAE convention held at ANGRAU  Hyderabad in 1992

• National Conference of Institute of Engineers in Agricultural Engineering, invited Guest Speaker held at Institute of Engineers of India at Hyderabad in 1992.

• National Conference  of Institute of Engineers (India)  held at Hyderabad in 2005.

• National Seminar on "Trends in Farm Mechanization and Engineering Interventions for Sustainable Agriculture" held at RARS Tirupati in 2017.


Trainings Undergone: 

• Scientific Methods of Storage of Food Grains at Indian Grain Storage Institute, Hapur in May, 1981
• Rice, Pulse, Wheat, Oil Seed Milling at Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore in July, 1981
• Instrumentation in Agricultural and Machinery in 1986 at CIAE, Bhopal
• "Executive Development Program in Educational Administration and Management" at National of Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad in December, 1998
• Short course on "Post Harvest Processing and Agro-processing centers for Value addition in Rural areas" at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore in July, 2004