Dr. Lalit Mohan Bal

About

 

Name : Dr. Lalit Mohan Bal
Address : Associate Professor
Department of Dairy Engineering
Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology,
Patna – 800014 (India)
E-Mail : lalit.bal@gmail.com, lalit@basu.org.in
Phone : +91-8962164160, 8770656952

Brief Introduction

Brief Introduction:-

Dr. Lalit Mohan Bal joined as Associate Professor in Dairy and Food Engineering at SGIDT, BASU, Patna in June 2024 and became Head of the Dept. in January 2025. He holds a B.Tech. from OUAT, M.Tech. from IIT Kharagpur and Ph.D. from IIT Delhi. Prior to his present role, he served as Assistant Professor at JNKVV, College of Agriculture, Tikamgarh (M.P.) accumulating over two decades of experience in food engineering with a focus on drying, packaging and underutilized food processing.

Dr. Bal has been recipient of several prestigious fellowships, including GATE, CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship, Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship and Erasmus Mundus Fellowship and has undertaken research visits to Canada, Italy and Vietnam. Recognized for his teaching excellence, he has been honored with the Outstanding Faculty Award (2017) and Best Young Faculty Award (2021).

His research portfolio include 57+ high-impact journal publication, three books, 08 book chapters and 40 conference proceedings, accumulating a NAAS Rating of 379.78, IF of 144.96, 3401 citations, an h-index of 24, and an i-10 index of 36. He has successfully led four R&D projects funded by the Ministry of Education, ICAR and MP State Biodiversity Board and has organized 11 training programs sponsored by ICAR and Govt. of Bihar in the area of food and dairy processing.

 Area of specialization:

Food Process and Engineering with emphasis on Value Addition of Underutilised Fruits, and Vegetables; and Engineering intervention in dairy product through innovative technologies.    

Publications:

  • Bal, L.M., Kar, A., Satya, S. & Naik, S.N. (2010). Drying kinetics and effective moisture diffusivity of bamboo shoot slices undergoing microwave drying. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 45(11), 2321-2328. (DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02402.x) (Wiley, IF: 2.6, NAAS Rating:8.60, Citation:104)
  • Bal, L.M., Satya, S. & Naik, S.N. (2010). Solar dryer with thermal energy storage systems for drying agricultural food products: A review. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14(8), 2298-2314. (DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2010.04.014) (Elsevier, IF:16.3, NAAS Rating:20.0, Citation:397)
  • Satya, S., Bal, L.M., Singhal, P. & Naik, S.N. (2010). Bamboo shoot processing: food quality and safety aspect (a review). Trends in Food Science & Technology, 21(4), 181-189. (DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2009.11.002) (Elsevier, IF:15.1, NAAS Rating:20.0, Citation:233)
  • Bal, L.M., Meda, V., Naik, S.N. & Satya, S. (2011). Sea buckthorn berries: A potential source of valuable nutrients for nutraceuticals and cosmoceuticals. Food Research International, 44(7), 1718-1727. (DOI:10.1016/j.foodres.2011.03.002) (Elsevier, IF:7.0, NAAS Rating:13.0, Citation:437)
  • Bal, L.M., Singhal, P., Satya, S., Naik, S.N. & Kar, A. (2012). Bamboo shoot preservation for enhancing its business potential and local economy (a review). Critical Reviews in Food Science & Nutrition, 52(9), 804-814. (DOI:10.1080/10408398.2010.511321) (Taylor & Francis, IF:7.3, NAAS Rating:13.30, Citation:62)

 Book

  1. Patil, R., Swain, S., Mangaraj, & Bal, L.M. (2019). Storage of Food Grains. Agri-Biovert Publishers, New Delhi, India. (ISBN: 978-93-84502-78-2).
  2. Bal, L.M. & Srivastava A.K. (2024). Capacity Building and Personality Development. Published by College of Agriculture, JNKVV, Tikamgarh (M.P.) and Printed at Laxmi Printing Press, Tikamgarh (M.P.) (ISBN: 978-93-340-3171-3)
  3. Bal, L.M. & Srivastava A.K. (2024). Mahua Cultivation Processing and Value Addition. Published by College of Agriculture, JNKVV, Tikamgarh (M.P.) and Printed at Laxmi Printing Press, Tikamgarh (M.P.) (ISBN: 978-93-340-5770-6)

 Membership of Professional Societies:

  1. Life Member, Association of Food Scientists & Technologists, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore (AFST/LM/4-2021/JAB/3798)
  2. Life Member, Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE), New Delhi (LM-10832)
  3. Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata (L-18784)
  4. Member, International Society of Food Engineering (ISFE)
  5. Member, European Federation of Food Science & Technology (EFFoST)
  6. Member, Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology
  7. Member of Agricultural Engineering Society (AES)

 Research Activities:

Application of non-thermal technologies for preservation and shelf-life extension of milk, milk products and underutilized fruits and vegetables; value addition of underutilized fruits, vegetables, and dairy-based products.

 Completed Research Project:

S.N. Title of research project Start of year Funding agency PI/Co-PIs
1.

 

 Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) at College of Agriculture, Tikamgarh (M.P.) 2017-2024 Ministry of Education, Govt. of India PI
2. Preservation & value addition of mahua flower (Madhuca indica) for socio-economic upliftment of tribals in Bundelkhand region of M.P. 2021-2024

 

 Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, Bhopal PI
3. Formulation of Mahua Flower Products and its Quality Evaluation for its Promotion in Schedule Caste Clusters in Bundelkhand Region of Madhya Pradesh 2023-2024 Schedule Cast-Sub Plan (SC-SP), ICAR, New Delhi PI
4 Technological Validation of Bactoscanner 2024-2025 Life Support Tech. Pvt. Ltd., Delhi Co-PI

 Ongoing research projects/studies:

S.N. Title of research project Start of year Funding agency PI/Co-PIs
1. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) at Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology, Patna 2024

 

 Ministry of Education, Govt. of India PI
2. Establishment of Incubation Centre for Primary Processing & Storage of Potato, Tomato and their Integrated Processing 2025 MoFPI, Govt. of India (Dept. of Industries,

Govt. of Bihar)

 PI
3. Establishment of Students’ Training Dairy Plant (2000 LPH capacity) 2025 ICAR, New Delhi & Govt. of Bihar Co-PI

 Honours and Awards:

S.N. Name of Award Awarding Agency Year
1 Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE’2002 & 2003) Exam. in Agricultural Engineering. National Coordination Board (NCB), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India 2002 & 2003
2 Qualified in Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board written exam (ARS-2008) in Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), ICAR, New Delhi 2008
3 Qualified in National Eligibility Test (NET-2008) in Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), ICAR, New Delhi 2008
4 Awarded Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Fellowship (2003-2005). Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 2003
5 Awarded Senior Research Fellowship (2008-2012) Human Resource Development Group, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Govt. of India 2008
6 Awarded Canadian Commonwealth Exchange Program-Asia Pacific (formerly GSEP) Fellowship to visit Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada from 30th March 2010 to 30th July 2010. Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) on behalf of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) 2010
7 Awarded Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window Lot 13 India- India4EU Fellowship from 30th August 2010 to 15th August 2011 to visit Dept. of Food Science, University of Bologna, Italy. European Commission and coordinated by Politecnico di Torino 2010
8 Awarded OUTSTANDING FACULTY IN ENGINEERING (Specialization- Food Engineering) on July 8, 2017 at Green Park Chennai, India during the 3rd Contemporary Academic Meet – CAM 2017 for exceptional academic records and research excellence in the area of Food Engineering. Venus International Foundation, Chennai 2017
9 Awarded with the honour of Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (ABCD) certificate for organizing online classes and assisting administration during lockdown periods 28th March to 2nd June 2020. Dean Faculty of Agriculture, JNKVV, Jabalpur 2020
10 Awarded Best Abstract Award to the paper entitled “Preservation of Mahua Flower for Value Addition and Rural Empowerment” on the occasion of 1st National Webinar on “Agriculture and Food during COVID-19 Pandemic” on May 30, 2020. Society for World Environment, Food and Technology (SWEFT), Meerut 2020
11 Awarded in the form of Appreciation Letter for commendable work in the UBA adopted villages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Coordinator, Regional Coordinator Institute (RCI), Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Bhopal Under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) 2020
12 Awarded with the honour of BEST YOUNG FACULTY AWARD under the category of “Post-Harvest Process & Food Engineering” during the academic year 2020 – 2021 on 15th January 2021 for exceptional academic records and research excellence in the area of Food Engineering. Novel Research Academy, Pondicherry, India 2021
13 Awarded in the form of Appreciation Letter for active participation and motivating the students to take part in the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Covid 19 awareness campaign & competition through Poster & Video making also students won the cash prize. Coordinator, Regional Coordinator Institute (RCI), MNIT, Bhopal Under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) 2021