Department of Food Engineering and Technology

DEPARTMENTS

Engineering

Science

CENTRE

Dr. Nilesh Sakre

Assistant Professor

Food Processing Technology, Drying and Preservation Methods, Food Product Development, Sustainable and Cost-Effective Technologies

nls@nerist.ac.in, nileshskr9@gmail.com
+91-767948935
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
From(Date of Joining)ToDesignationOrganisationNature of Association
01/09/201330/06/2014Assistant ProfessorQueens College of Food Technology & Research Foundation, AurangabadRegular
24/02/2025PresentAssistant ProfessorNorth Eastern Rigional Institute of Science and TechnologyRegular
HONORS AND AWARDS
AwardInstituteYear
GATE QualifiedIIT Madras2011
ASRB NET 2016 (Agricultural Process Engineering)Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board2016
ASRB NET 2018 (Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering)Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board2018
M. H. R. D. scholarship by Indian government for Post-Graduation StudiesMHRD-GoI2013
UGC Fellowship for Ph.D.University Grand Commission 2014
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
High School (10th)Maths, Science, Sanskrit, Hindi, Social Science, EnglishBoard of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal2002
Higher Secondary School (12th)Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Hindi, EnglishBoard of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal2004
B. Tech. Agricultural EngineeringCollege of Agricultural Engineering, Jabalpur
(J.N.K.V.V. Jabalpur, M.P.)		2010
M. Tech.Food Process Engineering IIT Kharagpur2013
Ph.D.Food Process EngineeringIIT Kharagpur2023
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
25/08/2025ContinuingHostel WardenHMC, NERIST
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES

TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
TitleCourse CodeModule
Engineering ThermodynamicsAE21201Base
Basics of PumpsAE12204Base
Farm Produce and Storage EngineeringAE24103B.Tech.
Soil Science and Crop ProductionAE21101B.Tech.
Surveying and LevellingAEPC103B.Tech.
M. TECH. THESIS SUPERVISED
Title of ProjectNames of Students
PH.DS SUPERVISING
TopicScholar NameStatus of PhDRegistration Year
PARTICIPATION IN SHORT TERM COURSES
  • Outcome Based Education (OBE) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA) 1-5 April 2025.
  • Advanced Academic Writing (April 30 to May 2, 2025)
  • AI-Enabled Computer Vision Systems for Advanced Food Quality Evaluation (14 to 18 July 2025)
COURSES OR CONFERENCES ORGANISED
Conference NameSponsored ByDate
BOOKS AUTHORED
PUBLICATIONS
  1. Sakre, N., Das, S. K., & Maiti, B. (2022). Hybrid microwave with hot air drying of black‐gram (Vigna mungo L) nuggets: drying characteristics, modeling, and process optimization. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 46(11), e17012.
  2. Sakre, N., Das, A. B., & Srivastav, P. P. (2016). Fuzzy logic approach for process optimization of gluten‐free pasta. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 40(5), 840-849.