Haroon Naik 's Biography

Haroon Naik , Professor & Chief Scientist, Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Prof. Haroon Rashid Naik works in SKUAST University of agri. Sciences & Tech Srinagar. Earlier he has worked as Prof & Head Division of Post Harvest Technology SKUAST KASHMIR from 2013-2016 and also as Students welfare Officer from 2011-2016.He has been Prof. & Head Department of Food Technology and Dean of students in Islamic University of Science & Technology from 2007-2009.He is a graduate in agriculture from GNDU Amritsar (1987), Masters in Food Technology from CFTRI Mysore (1990) and Ph.D Food Technology from PAU Ludhiana (2000).He has been pioneer establishing department of Food technology at IUST Awantipura and creation of food tech programmes in SKUAST.Till date he has supervised more than 20 MSc. Students and 5 Ph.D students . Presently 8 Ph.D scholars are pursuing their programme under his supervision.He has 70 published research papers in national and international journals to his credit.As the Principal investigator of the Project All India coordinated Research on PHET from 2002 to 2010 and from 2013-2016 many useful technologies for commercialization were developed particularly for temperate crops under his supervision.He has successfully established food processing labs and training centers through various funded projects from MOFPI Govt of India.He has more than 25 years of experience in teaching,research and extension education to his name.