Sundaram Gunasekaran

About

Sundaram Gunasekaran is a Professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His primary research interests focus on the engineering properties of food and biomaterials, with a particular emphasis on rheological properties. He studies and characterizes food gels and other macromolecular systems to better understand their structure-function relationships and to engineer value-added food and non-food products. His work in biopolymer gels includes investigating applications such as preparing encapsulated microparticles and nanoparticles for controlled delivery of bioactive compounds. Additionally, he explores heat and mass transfer and related unit operations in food and bioprocessing. In the area of instrumentation and sensors, he focuses on nondestructive evaluation of food properties and quality, as well as developing biosensors for measuring allergens and toxins. Dr. Gunasekaran has contributed significantly to the field through his research, publications, and teaching, and he holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Research topics

• Nanotechnology
• Materials science
• Computer Science
• Chemistry
• Data science
• Organic chemistry
• Engineering
• Nuclear chemistry
• World Wide Web
• Biochemical engineering

Selected publications

• Nanozymes-based biosensors for food quality and safety

  TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry · 2020 · 139 citations

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• Comparative efficacy of biogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized by Pseudochrobactrum sp. C5 and chemically synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles for catalytic degradation of dyes and wastewater treatment

  Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 2021 · 72 citations

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• FEAST of biosensors: Food, environmental and agricultural sensing technologies (FEAST) in North America

  Biosensors and Bioelectronics · 2021 · 55 citations

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• Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide nanosheets: An efficient material for electrochemical sensor and photocatalytic agent

  Microchemical Journal · 2025-01-17 · 13 citations

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• Cheese Rheology and Texture

  2025-01-02 · 7 citations

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  Research on the rheological and textural aspects of cheeses has continued to progress, with new measurement methods, and technological and physiochemical insights having been developed since the publication of the first edition over 20 years ago. The second edition of Cheese Rheology and Texture continues to bring together essential information on the rheological and textural properties of cheese and state-of-the-art measurement techniques, including the most up-to-date findings. This comprehens…

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Frequent coauthors

• Omer Sadak

  Ardahan University

  26 shared

• Yang Jiang

  25 shared

• Ashok K. Sundramoorthy

  Saveetha University

  19 shared

• Weizheng Wang

  18 shared

• Anu Prathap M. Udayan

  16 shared

• Nael Yasri

  University of Calgary

  16 shared

• Yi‐Cheng Wang

  University of Oxford

  15 shared

• Jiehao Guan

  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  14 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Biological Systems Engineering

  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  2000

• M.S., Biological Systems Engineering

  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  1996

• B.S., Agricultural Engineering

  University of Madras

  1992

Awards & honors

• International Dairy Foods Research Award, ADSA, 2003
• Samuel C. Johnson Distinguished Research Fellow, 2001-2004
• Fulbright Fellow, 2000
• Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Award, UW-Madison, 1…
• New Holland Young Researcher Award, ASAE, 1996

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