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Prof (Dr) SUKHNEET SURI

University of Delhi

ORCID iD 0000-0001-7020-2781
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Professor (Dr.) Sukhneet Suri is Teacher-in-charge in the Department of Food Technology at Vivekananda College, University of Delhi. She has been the acting-Principal for short terms at Vivekananda College. She was conferred Meritorious Teachers Award, Directorate of Higher Education, Government India in 2016 and 2022. She is an alumnus of the University of Delhi (Ph.D-Foods and Nutrition-2003, M.Sc-1996, PG Diploma in Dietetics and Public Health Nutrition-1994 and B.Sc-1993). During her 19 years of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research, she has worked at the University of Delhi, Institute of Hotel Management Catering and Nutrition (Pusa) and Indira Gandhi National Open University to name a few. Dr. Suri was a member of the Joint Review Mission for the evaluation of the Midday Meal Scheme by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in 2013. She has been the project investigator and co-investigator in two research projects funded by University of Delhi and MHRD respectively. She has been the supervisor/co-supervisor for M.Sc Dissertations and Ph. D research work. Dr. Suri has authored four books for M.Phil, M.Sc. and Undergraduate level, reviewed one book on “Food Chemistry” and contributed chapters and content in four books. The book “Food Science, Nutrition and Food Safety” is also available in the kindle version. There are 17 research/review papers and 10 articles to her credit. She has developed e-resources such as web-supplements/ Question bank for UG students and e-lessons through Gyandarshan (IGNOU) and CIET (NCERT) for PG students. She is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal for Science Technology and Management and the Journal of Food Science and Engineering.
Dr. Sukhneet Suri has been invited as the Guest of Honor in two International Conferences (2nd ICRTESM and 5th ICRISEM) and has been on the National Advisory Board of eight International Conferences in 2016-18. She has been the organizing committee member of the 44th and 47th Annual National Conferences of the Indian Dietetic Association held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 2011 and 2014. She has been the convener of several seminars and workshops. She has made 22 paper/poster presentations at National and International level. Her paper “Dietary Behaviors, Physical Activity Patterns and Body Mass Index of Adolescent Boys and Girls” received the best paper award during the 3rd International Conference on Science Technology and Management held at IIC, New Delhi. Her paper “Diet and Lifestyle Management of Degenerative Diseases - With Special Reference to Weight Management” was selected among the best five papers during the Special Summer Programme, Jamia, Millia Islamia (2008)
She is the Board Member and Editor-in-chief for the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (Delhi Chapter), IHE Foods and Nutrition Alumni Association (IFNAA) and member of the American Society of Nutrition, Indian Dietetic Association and Delhi University Alumni Association.
She has been involved in the In-Country Nutrition Curriculum Review for India (2002), University of Delhi in association with the Regional Training Program on Food and Nutrition planning, University of Phillipines, The Ministry of Development Cooperation, The Netherlands and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. She is currently working for the cause of lowering the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages and has recently joined experts from various eminent organizations such as Stanford University, International Baby Food Action Network (Asia), National Obesity Forum (UK), University of Texas and Diabetes Foundation of India to name a few to sign the “Statement in Support of a Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax in India”.
She has been the resource person/consultant with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Railways, Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions (Government of India) and several organizations such as National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Center for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE), School of Open learning, Board of Technical Education, National Institute of Public co-operation and Child Development, Delhi Institute of Hotel Management, Vocational Training Center, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Defense Institute of Physiology and Applied Sciences and Public Health Foundation of India to name a few.

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Education

  • University of Delhi Ph.D (Foods and Nutrition), M.Sc (Foods and Nutrition), Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics and Public Health Nutrition
    1990 - 2003

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