Prateek Sharma

Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

Associate Professor | Food Science


Prateek Sharma

Contact Information

Office Location: NFS 312
Phone: 435-797-0791
Email: prateek.sharma@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Food Technology, Riddet Institute, Massey University, 2016
Shear work induced changes in rheology of model Mozzarella cheese
MS, Food Science, Technology and Nutrition, Dublin Institute of Technology, 2008
Development of long-life directly acidified formulated milk drink
MS, Dairy Technology, National Dairy Research Institute, 2004
Development of Ready to Use Basundi Mix
BS, Dairy Technology, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, 2002
In-plant training at Schrieber Dynamix Dairy Industried limited

Biography

He is a Dairy Foods Scientist with global footprints having more than 10 years of unique research experience in commercial and institutional R&D sectors. He worked in multinational (Ireland, New Zealand, India and now in USA) environments on number of product portfolios such as cheese, whey ingredients, UHT products, and liquid emulsions. He is a recipient of Marie- Curie Post Doc Fellowship from EU, PhD from Massey University, New Zealand, European Master from Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland.

Teaching Interests

Dairy Processing and Technology, Cheese Technology, Milk concentration and fractionation

Research Interests

Cheese structure-function relationships, Food structure design and its impact on functionality of dairy ingredients and products, Rheology of dairy products.

Awards

CAAS Early Career Faculty Researcher of the Year Award, 2023

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Utah State University

Winder Endowed Scholar award for 2022 – 2024, 2022

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences, Utah State University

IFT Emerging Leadership Program- peer mentor, 2021

IFT

ADSA Foundation Scholar Award in Dairy Foods, 2021

American Dairy Science Association

Marie-Curie Fellowship, 2019

EU-Horizon 2020

Primary Growth Partnership Scholarship, 2012

Ministry of Primary Industries and Fonterra Co-operative, New Zealand

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, 2006

European Commission

Junior Research Fellowship, 2002

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

University Gold Medal, 2002

Maharan Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, India


An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

Other

  • Sharma, P., (2012). A laboratory Manual on Condensed And Dried Milks. NDRI, KARNAL *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

NDFS 5040 - Dairy Foods Processing Laboratory, Spring 2023
NDFS 5030 - Dairy Technology and Processing, Spring 2023
NDFS 6030 - Dairy Technology and Processing, Spring 2023
NDFS 5040, 6040 - Dairy Foods Processing Laboratory, Spring 2022
NDFS 6030 - Dairy Technology and Processing, Spring 2022
NDFS 5030 - Dairy Technology and Processing, Spring 2021

Graduate Students Mentored

Aubrey Stout, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2024
Jasper Shekin J, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2024
Pragya Choudhary, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2024
Rachel Lindstrom, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, August 2023
Shubhangi Pant, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2021
Lamis Ali, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, September 2021 - December 2023
Anjali, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, May 2021 - December 2023
Katelynn Palmer, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, September 2021 - November 2023
Nathan Pougher, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2022 - June 2023
Jason Young, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, January 2020 - October 2021
Isaac Martineau, Nutrition, Dietetics &Food Sci, August 2020 - December 2020