Prof. Bimal Chitrakar is currently working at the School of Food Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, as an Associate Professor. He received his bachelor's degree in Food Science and Engineering at Tribhuvan University and Master's and  Ph.D. degrees in Food Science at Jiangnan University. He has been awarded the Jiangsu Province Outstanding Student Award 2019, First Prize of President’s Scholarship (2018, 2019), and First Prize of Scientific Research Star Award (2020). He is also an academic editor of the Food Bioengineering magazine. He has rich knowledge and experience in food quality management and monitoring, research and development, safety and health, hazard analysis, etc. in the international standard 9000. His research directions include novel processing and preservation of foods and valorization of food by-products, ultrasonic and microwave technology, and 3D printing food technology.