Dr. Shikha Ojha
Department: Horticultural Engineering
Research programs
Research areas
- Novel non-thermal technologies (pulsed electric fields, ultrasound, high pressure processing, cold atmospheric pressure plasma) for decontamination and shelf life extension
- Ultrasonication for process intensification
- Extraction technologies and by-product valorisation
Projects
- AquaTech4Feed – Neue nachhaltige Aquakulturtechnologien für die Produktion innovativer Futtermittel für verbesserte Fischbestände (Novel sustainable aquaculture technologies for the production of innovative feeds for improved fish stocks) Ziel des tr…
- inTech – Eco-innovative technologies for sustainable exploitation of macromolecules from insects as alternative resource in bioeconomy Das Gesamtziel des inTECH-Projekts ist die Entwicklung öko-innovativer technologischer Lösungen für die nachhaltige…
Publications
- Ojha, S.; Bekhit, A.; Grune, T.; Schlüter, O. (2021): Bioavailability of nutrients from edible insects. Current Opinion in Food Science. (October): p. 240-248. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2021.08.003
- Ojha, S.; Bußler, S.; Psarianos, M.; Rossi, G.; Schlüter, O. (2021): Edible insect processing pathways and implementation of emerging technologies. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. (5): p. 877-900. Online: https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2020.0121
- Jambrak, A.; Ojha, S.; Seremet, D.; Nutrizio, M.; Maltar-Strmecki, N.; Valic, S.; Gajdos Kljusuric, J.; Brijesh, T. (2021): Free radical detection in water after processing by means of high voltage electrical discharges and high power ultrasound. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. (2): p. 1-15. Online: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.15176
- Zhao, Y.; Ojha, S.; Burgess, C.; Sun, D.; Tiwari, B. (2021): Inactivation efficacy of plasma-activated water: influence of plasma treatment time, exposure time and bacterial species. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. (2): p. 721-732. Online: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14708
- Rossi, G.; Durek, J.; Ojha, S.; Schlüter, O. (2021): Fluorescence-based characterisation of selected edible insect species: Excitation emission matrix (EEM) and parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis. Current Research in Food Science (CRFS). : p. 862-872. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crfs.2021.11.004
- Ojha, S.; Bußler, S.; Schlüter, O. (2020): Food waste valorisation and circular economy concepts in insect production and processing. Waste Management. (December 2020): p. 600-609. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2020.09.010
Curriculum Vitae
Research Experience and Academic Qualifications
October 2019 – present: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow in Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Potsdam, Germany
January 2019 – September 2019: Lecturer in Food Science, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
December 2017 – January 2019: Postdoctoral research fellow in Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin, Ireland (Project: ProHealth - Innovative processing to preserve positive health effects in pelagic fish products)
October 2014 – October 2017: PhD (Food and Nutritional Sciences), University College Cork, Ireland. (Thesis: Application of ultrasound technology for the development of functional meat products)
August 2012 – July 2014: MSc Food Technology, CSIR – Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India.
Awards and Achievements
2018 International Union of Food Science and Technology Young Scientist Award
2017 Recipient of the Teagasc Short-Term Overseas Training Award
2016 Excellent oral presentation award at the 2nd international conference on ultrasonic-based applications, Lisbon, Portugal
2015 Travel grant for participation as an Early Career Investigator in the 3rd Management committee meeting of the EU COST Action in Gran Canaria, Spain.