Tanweer Alam's Biography

Tanweer Alam, Joint Director, Indian Institute of Packaging

Tanweer Alam is working as Joint Director and Regional Head, Indian Institute of Packaging, Delhi. Earlier he was R&D Head at Head Quarter Mumbai. Before Joining IIP, he was Assistant Professor in Banaras Hindu University. He was also associated with AAI- Deemed University, Allahabad. He was also Visiting Faculty, University of Allahabad & Jiwaji University, Gwalior and Anna University, Chennai. He has been working for last one decade in different Academic Institutions and involved in teaching of Graduate, Post graduate and Ph. D students. His Ph. D research work was on Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) of food products from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. He visited University of Copenhagen, Denmark under faculty exchange programme funded by EU under East West Food Project. He organized several conferences/workshops of national/international stature in different capacities. His area of research is on novel food packaging technology. He has also been associated in establishing Food Packaging Laboratory at NDRI, Karnal and Center of foods Science & Technology in BHU. Dr. Alam has published more than 100 research and technical papers in high impact referred journals, apart from delivering several invited lectures both in India and abroad. He has also contributed more than 15 book chapters. He is also life member of different Scientific and Academic Journals. He has also edited dozens of Proceedings and Technical souvenir. He is also Associate Editor of Asian J of Dairy Science and Journal of Packaging Technology and Research. He is also Editorial board of Processed Food Industry. Dr Alam is also member of different Committee’s of BIS. He is also assistant Editor of Journal of Packaging Technology and Research. He is National fellow of Academy of Dairy Science.