Graduate Student Profile
Subba Rao Gurram
Ph.D. Candidate, Biological Systems Engineering
Food Engineering Emphasis Area.
Subba Rao Gurram currently works on two projects that involve the nonthermal processing of food. Under the supervision of Professor Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas, the first focuses on the improvement of yogurt characteristics using high hydrostatic pressure processing, and the second involves improving the viability of probiotics in yogurt through ultrasonification. In addition to his primary research, Gurram is also involved with apple juice processing and extending the shelf life of milk using pulsed electric fields.
Gurram, who has been nominated for a 2007 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Fellowship
Award, says that his decision to attend WSU was based on the University’s rich academic programs,
the world-class instrumentation, the state-of-the-art research facilities and infrastructure that are
indispensable for quality research, and the presence of distinguished and eminent faculty who share
similar research interests.
Gurram has received recognition for his work as a member of award winning product development
teams, and serves as a student representative for the IFT International Division. After graduation, he
plans to become a professor and hopes to “establish a strong research program in diverse areas of food
processing.”
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