Department of Food Science and Technology

• Awarded Senior Research Fellowship by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India for pursuing research on Indo-Danish collaborative research project entitled ‘High rate Algal Biomass Production for Food, Feed, Biochemical and Biofuels’ on 2011

• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) in Life Sciences on 2013,

• Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in Food Technology for Assistant

Professor/Lectureship organized by Indian Council of Agricultural Research on 2014

• Awarded Research Fellowship by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India for continuing my PhD research work on 2016

PhD Scholar, Food Chemistry and Technology laboratory, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, January 2012- May 2017.

Senior Research Fellow, Food Chemistry and Technology Laboratory, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, January 2011-December 2011.

Post Graduate Technical Assistant, Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, January 2010 – December 2010

Industrial Experience: 5 years

• Mazumder, A., Holdt, S. L., De Francisci, D., Alvarado-Morales, M., Mishra, H. N., & Angelidaki, I. (2016). Extraction of alginate from Sargassum muticum: process optimization and study of its functional activities. Journal of Applied Phycology

• Singh, Y., Mazumder, A., Giri, A., & Mishra, H. N. (2016). Optimization of Ultrasound‐Assisted Extraction of β‐Carotene from Chlorella Biomass (MCC7) and its Use in Fortification of Apple Jam. Journal of Food Process Engineering.

• Mazumder, A., Prabuthas, P., Giri, A., & Mishra, H. N. (2014). Major Food Grade Pigments from Microalgae and its Health Benefits – A Review, Indian Food Industry.

• Mazumder, A., Prabuthas, P., and Mishra, H, N (2017). Simultaneous Optimization of Ultrasound-assisted Solvent Extraction of Phycocyanin and Phenolics from Arthospira platensis var ‘lonor’ Biomass, Nutrafoods

• Mazumder, A., Prabuthas, P., Giri. A & Mishra H N (2018). Extraction, Characterization and Food Utilization of Algal Biomass and Bioactives. In Food products and Process Innovations, Volume 2 (pp. 1-25). New Delhi, India, New India Publishing Agency

• Mishra, H. N., Mazumder, A., & Prabhuthas, P. (2015). Recent Developments on Algae as a Nutritional Supplement. In Algal Biorefinery: An Integrated Approach (pp. 219-233). Springer International Publishing.

• A. Mazumder and H. N. Mishra (2013).Optimization of the Alkali Assisted Extraction of Xanthophylls from sun dried Chlorella biomass using Response Surface Methodology. International conference on Algal Biorefinery: A Potential source of Food, Feed, Biochemicals, Biofuels and Biofertilizers (ICAB 2013). IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, January 11-13


• A. Mazumder, A. Giri and H. N. Mishra (2014). Development of process technology of microalgae enriched pasta products. National Seminar on ‘Non thermal Processing Techniques: Emerging Innovation for Sustainable, Safe & Healthy Foods. Department of Food Technology, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, Purba Medinipore, West Bengal, March 21 – 22.


• A. Giri, A. Mazumder and H. N. Mishra (2014). Development of Functional Shrikhand added with Spirulina. National Seminar on ‘Innovations in Dairy Processing in India – Post Operation Flood Scenario’. Faculty of Dairy Technology West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences Mohanpur Campus, Nadia, West Bengal on March 14 – 15.


• A. Giri, A. Mazumder and H. N. Mishra (2014). Development of Spirulina biomass incorporated functional Shrikhand. National Seminar on ‘Non thermal Processing Techniques: Emerging Innovation for Sustainable, Safe & Healthy Foods. Department of Food Technology, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, Purba Medinipore, West Bengal. March 21 – 22.


• A. Mazumder, S. L. Holdt, D. De Francisci, M. A. Morales, H. N. Mishra, I. Angelidaki (2014). Optimization of Extraction Process of Crude Alginate from Sargassum muticum by Response Surface Methodology. 5th International Society of Applied Phycology. Australian technology park, Sydney, June-22-27.


• A. Giri, A. Mazumder and H. N. Mishra (2014). Development of Spirulina Fortified Shrikhand. 2nd International Conference on Algal Biorefinary: A Potential source of Food, Feed, Biochemicals, Biofuels and Biofertilizers. Copenhagen, Denmark, August 27-29.


• Y. Singh, A. Mazumder, A. Giri and H. N. Mishra (2014). Optimization of Ultrasound Assisted Solvent Extraction of β-carotene from Chlorella and its Utilization in Fortification of Apple Jam. 2nd International Conference on Algal Biorefinary: A Potential source of Food, Feed, Biochemicals, Biofuels and Biofertilizers. Copenhagen, Denmark, August 27-29.


• H. N. Mishra, A. Mazumder (2015). Extraction, Characterization and Food Utilization of Algal Biomass Bioactives. Institute of Food Technologist (IFT) Annual meeting and Expo. Chicago, IL. United States, July 11-14.


• A. Mazumder, and H. N. Mishra (2016). Extraction of Natural Colorant lutein from Chlorella vulgaris using Ultrasound assisted Solvent Extraction Technology (Poster presentation). International conference on Recent Advances in Food processing and Biotechnology. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, April 5th -6th.


• A. Mazumder, H.N. Mishra (2016). Extraction of High Value Bioactive Components from Chlorella vulgaris using Super Critical Fluid Extraction Technology (Oral Presentation). Emerging Technologies in Agricultural & Food Engineering (ETAE 2016). Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, west Bengal, December 27th-30th.