Dr. M. S. Roopesh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Alberta. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from Kerala Agricultural University in 2004, his Master’s degree in Post-Harvest Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in 2006, and his Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering (Food Engineering) from Washington State University in 2012. He worked as a Research Associate in Low-Moisture Food Safety Engineering at Washington State University from 2012 to 2015. In 2016, he joined the University of Alberta as an Assistant Professor and became an Associate Professor in 2022. His research areas include the antimicrobial applications of atmospheric cold plasma; agricultural and environmental applications of atmospheric cold plasma; sanitation, disinfection & cleaning in the food processing industry; agri-food processing & engineering; wastewater treatment; micro/ultrafine (nano) bubble technologies; and UV LED applications.