EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Food Science and Technology), University of Alberta, Canada.

M.Sc. (Dairy Science), South Dakota State University, USA.

B.V.Sc. & A.H. (Hons) (Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry), Rajendra Agricultural University, India.

Intermediate in Science (I.Sc.; Biology), Tribhuvan University, Nepal.


EMPLOYMENT

Present Position

Professor of Food Science and Technology
Food and Nutritional Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

Other appointments

Adjunct Professor, Victoria University, Australia, 2014- 2017

Adjunct Professor, National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal, Haryana, India, 2017-now

High-end Foreign Expert of the State Administration of Foreign Experts, Jiangxi Province, P.R. China, 2015-now

External examiner for the Food Science and Technology program, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius, Academic year 2012/2013.

External Examiner for the BSc (Hons) Nutritional Sciences and BSc (Hons) Nutritional Sciences (Specialisation: Dietetics) Programmes, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Academic year 2014/2015.

External Examiner for the BSc (Hons) Nutritional Sciences and BSc (Hons) Nutritional Sciences (Specialisation: Dietetics) Programmes, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Academic year 2015/2016.

Previous Positions Held

  2004-11 Professor of Food Science and Dairy Technology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Victoria University, Australia
  1999-03 Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Victoria University, Australia
  1994-98 Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Technology, Victoria University
  1991-94 Assoc. Lecturer & Lecturer, Department of Food Technology, Victoria University
  1986-90 Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Food Science, University of Alberta, Canada
  1982-86 Lecturer, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Nepal
  1983-84 Farm Manager, Dairy and Livestock Farm, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
  1980-82 Research Assistant (M.Sc. studies) South Dakota State University, USA
  1978-80 Assistant Lecturer, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, Nepal