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PROF. PROSHANTA GUHA,PhD

Dr. P. Guha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering   of IIT, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. Dr. Guha possesses throughout first class academic records with B.Sc. (Agri.) (Hons.), M.Sc. (Agri.) (Hons.),    D.I.I.T.      (F.M.Tech) and  a PhD degree. He has attained several Co-curricular achievements like University Football player and Athlete, NCC ‘C’ Certificate, NSS Program Officer etc. He received his Ph.D. degree in Agronomy from IIT, Kharagpur  during 1987 with Senior Research Fellowship of the ICAR, New Delhi and Merit scholarships for all other courses. He worked in several positions including Pool Officer/ scientist at IIT, Kharagpur since 1984 (Associate Professor since 2016). He is having 37 and 22 Years of Experience in the field of Agronomy and Postharvest technology, respectively. His Research Areas include: Agronomy, Post-harvest/Food Technology, Weed and Water management, Forest and Wasteland Management. He has initiated a new subject on Food Laws (Food quality and safety standards) at IIT, Kharagpur for UG, PG & PhD students since 2010. He is    specialized in Betel Leaf Technology for which he has received several consultancies, projects  and honours. He has obtained a patent on Betel leaf oil extractor in 2007. He has successfully transferred several technologies to the ultimate users/manufacturers in consultancy mode from IIT, Kharagpur since 2006. He has guided more than 45 B. Tech,  M. Tech & PhD students at IIT, Kharagpur and published more than 40 research articles and a chapter of a book. His work was referred by FAO and IRRI.

CAREER VISION

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1) To produce a large number of good, capable and successful students,


2) To produce a large number of good and patriotic citizens with high moral standard,


3) To invent some products and processes/methods/practices useful to the common public at large,


4) To promote the cause of Scientific and Technological advancement by generating new basic    information in the field of  agricultural science and technology.

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