Dr. S. Periyar Selvam, Associate Professor, Department of Food Process Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), India. I completed my Ph.D in Applied Microbiology/Botany, University of Madras. I have done a Post-doc. in Food Technology, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa and University of Technology Malaysia. I successfully handled an India and South Africa Bilateral Research Project, titled “Developing environmental-friendly packaging materials with essential oils to control the postharvest diseases in mango” with the grant of Rs: 30, 27,000.00 (Indian Side) and ZAR: 395, 500.00 (South Africa side) for three years (2014-2017) and Adithya Birla Chemicals Ltd funded project on: “Determine the efficiency of sulphite preservative in different food products” with the grant of Rs. 5, 05,000 for six months (2014). I have published more than sixty six research manuscripts in the reputed International Journals. I have teaching and research experience of thirteen years and six months in the Department of Food Process Engineering and Biotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology and Vels University, India. Six Ph.D research scholars have completed their Doctoral program under my supervision and 37 Master’s students have equally completed their projects, under my guidance.