aakash varsha swaminathan
Graduate Research Assistant- Ph.D. Food Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison
ph.d . candidate food science
research assistant dr. john lucey 's lab department food science , uw-madison . research focus developing modeling tool predict functionality mozzarella based calcium balance .
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Graduate Research Assistant- Ph.D. Food Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Member of the descriptive sensory panel 
Evaluated texture attributes, basic tastes, and other flavor attributes in products such as Mozzarella, Gouda, Colby cheese, yogurt, and whey products
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Sensory panelist- Center for Dairy Research- Descriptive Panel
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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•	Worked on different methodologies including thermocalcic aggregation, calcium treatment, isoelectric precipitation, enzymatic hydrolysis using proteases on bench top scale to fractionate phospholipids from whey protein phospholipid concentrate (WPPC)
•	Characterized proteins in WPPC qualitatively using SDS-PAGE and identified the structure/interactions between proteins and fat using confocal microscopy 
•      Pilot-scale production of phospholipid concentrate from WPPC using enzymatic hydrolysis and membrane filtration (Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration)
•	Presented research findings at the American Dairy Products Institute Technical Symposium, Center for Dairy Research Industry Team Conference and American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) conference (2018, 2019)
Madison, Wisconsin Area
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Graduate Research Assistant- M.S. Food Science
UW-Madison Department of Chemistry
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•	Led discussion and lab sessions
•	Guided students with problem solving during whole class meeting
•	Graded lab reports, quizzes and exams
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Teaching Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Assisted in cheese manufacturing
•	Measured titratable acidity during curd formation
•	Helped with cutting the curd and cheddaring during cheddar cheese manufacture
•	Moulded cheese into blocks and brined 
•	Polycoated Gouda cheese and flipped the cheese during aging 
•	Cut and packaged cheese into small blocks for retail
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Student Staff- Babcock Hall, UW-Madison
Drishtee Naturals Private Limited
•Isolation, extraction, purification, and quantification of different bioactive molecules including Curcumin, Resveratrol, Boswellia extract using High Pressure- Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, UV- Spectrophotometer
•Formulating products (aqueous, powder), making it water soluble. Applications include cardio and joint health.
Hosur, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
Student Intern
Hatsun Agro Product Ltd
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•	Conducted analytical quality control tests of skim milk powder, ghee (anhydrous milk fat) and milk
•	Gained knowledge on the overall production process of different products in the dairy plant 
•	Observed and learned platform tests during milk reception, test for antibiotics detection and tests performed at microbiology and toxicology lab (detection of aflatoxins in milk samples)
Palacode, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu
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Student Intern
ABT Foods Limited
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•Practical exposure in a Dairy Firm involving large-scale manufacturing of different types of milk and milk-related products including curd, butter, clarified butter(ghee), paneer (fresh cheese) and milk powder
•Unit operations and its working was observed along with CCP's established by the HACCP team
•Gained an insight into the related ancillaries like RMRD (Raw Milk Reception Dock), CIPs, Platform tests, and Microbiology lab
Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India
Student Intern
Varadharaja Foods Private Limited
•A mango pulp processing plant located at the heart of Mango Producing area is where I strengthened my knowledge on the mango pulp processing operations, ethylene ripening chamber and canning process
•Gained hands on training in the QC lab and am conversant with the tests performed in the lab
•Other learning's include HACCP, CIP and Aseptic packaging
Krishnagiri Area, India
Student Intern
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Research: Modeling functionalities of mozzarella based on calcium balances
Food Science 
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Master’s Degree
Research: Separation of phospholipids from whey protein phospholipid concentrate
Food Science
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Bachelor’s Degree
Food Process Engineering
Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology
American Dairy Science Association
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Placed 3rd overall for all products amongst graduate student candidates. Also placed 1st in the milk category, 2nd in the ice cream category, and 3rd in yogurt.
Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association
97th National Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest
Presented on the Application of Dense Phase Carbon-Di-oxide (DPCD) in fruits and vegetables: extraction and preservation and placed first in the oral presentation category of emerging technologies.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Oral presentation in Emerging technologies in Agricultural Engineering
Advanced Food Microbiology
FOOD SCI 875
Chemistry and Technology of Dairy Products
611
Chemistry of the Food Lipids
FOOD SCI 710
Food Chemistry
410
Food and Pharmaceutical Separations
642
Statistical Methods for Bio-science
STAT 571/572
Super foods for health: Bio-actives
875
Food Process Engineering
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Center for Dairy Research
Cheesemaking 101- What Every Cheesemaker Should Know
Center for Dairy Research
Making Consistent, Quality Cheese with Membrane Concentrated Milk
Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research
Dairy Ingredient Applications Short Course
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Madison, WI
Son Tu
Research Assistant at University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Milwaukee, WI
Amber Heun
Food Science Club President at University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Madison, WI
Kendra Gurnee
Academic Program Manager and Advisor
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Greater Chicago Area
Deb Polcyn
R&D Director at Newly Weds Foods
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Belfast Metropolitan Area
Wafa Al-Jamal
Reader in Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery at Queen's University Belfast
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United Arab Emirates
Sueb Rafik Wailiskar
Food Technologist at Confidential
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Cambridge, MA
Kaylee Carpenter
MS/MBA Student at HBS & Harvard SEAS
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Little Chute, WI
Kate Bons
Human Resources Manager at Trilliant Food & Nutrition, LLC
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Florence, WI
Tiffany Bougie
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Greater Boston
Sai Joshi
Harvard University | UN-Habitat | Architect, Urbanist, Researcher
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Washington, DC
Todd TRA4D
Director at US Federal Government
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Las Vegas, NV
Ana Lucia Martinez-Reding
USCIS Spanish Interpreter at TransPerfect
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Hampton Roads, Virginia Metropolitan Area
Joseph Acevedo
Maritime Security at US Navy
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Greater Orlando
Tim Dietrich
Sql Server Database Administrator at Humana
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San Diego, CA
Christen Carpenter
Damage Control Assistant at US Navy
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Bogor
Dr. Amadeus Driando Ahnan-Winarno
Food sciencepreneur specialised in tempeh fermentation. Cofounder of Better Nature Ltd. and Indonesian Tempe Movement.
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Portsmouth, VA
Bethany Grace
Transitioning Military Officer--Secret Security Clearance--Seeking Research Assistant Job
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Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Jeremy Yates
Chief Petty Officer (USN)/LSSBB/Agile Scrum Master
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Atlanta, GA
Neva Agarwala
Ph.D. candidate at Georgia State University
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Salt Lake City, UT
Joel K. Ilunga
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant at University of Utah
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