Roji Waghmare
Dr. Roji Waghmare is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Matunga, Mumbai, India. She has worked on various green non-thermal techniques such as cold plasma, irradiation, ultrasonication and pulsed light. She has also worked in the field of functional beverages, preservation of fresh produce, 3D food printing and drying. As Assistant Professor at D Y Patil University in Navi Mumbai, India, Dr. Roji guided various research projects based on functional beverages, waste utilization, shelf-life extension of fruits and vegetables. Her work on development of non-dairy fermented probiotic drink based on germinated and ungerminated cereals and legume was highly acclaimed and published in LWT-Food Science and Technology. At Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Tamil Nadu, India, she has worked on preservation of fresh product by different drying techniques including freeze drying, refractance window drying and spray drying.
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Chemical Technology