Krishnamoorthy Pitchai

About Krishnamoorthy Pitchai

I am professionally trained as an engineer and scientist specialized in the area of food processing and food ingredient development. I have focused to dedicate and develop natural and clean label antimicrobial, antimycotic preservatives for controlling spoilage organisms, yeast, and mold in food products like Bakery, Dairy, Pet Foods, and Personal and Home care products. My expertise is revolving on developing natural and clean label ingredients for preservative and flavor applications. I am an accomplished researcher in the area of thermal processing (domestic microwave heat and mass transfer models). Computational models that I developed are easy-to-adopt in food industries and they can use the models as a product development tool to understand the inherent non-uniform heating in microwavable frozen foods. Currently models are implemented in a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) company and it is being used as a product development tool to achieve food safety and quality in microwavable frozen foods. I earned Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology with a focus on developing domestic microwave heat and mass transfer models for Not-Ready-to-Eat Foods, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under the guidance of Dr. Jeyamkondan Subbiah and Dr. David Jones. And I earned M.S.(Agricultural and Biological Systems engineering) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. My undergraduate degree is from B. Tech (Agricultural Engineering), from the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.I have been an active member of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). I have authored and co-authored 10 peer reviewed research articles and co-authored a book chapter. Currently I am working as a R&D Scientist with NuTek Natural Ingredients, company that is focusing on developing, selling and marketing health and wellness ingredients. I am an avid fan of Cricket, Nebraska Huskers football, and Manchester United team.

Experience

1. Global R & d Director

   Kerry

   Dec 2025 — Present · Beloit, WI, US

Education

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Master of Science (M.S.), Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering

  2008 — 2011

• Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Agricultural Engineering

  2002 — 2006

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Food Science and Technology

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Science
• Food
• Food Process Modeling
• Agriculture
• Food Safety
• Microsoft Excel
• Food Processing
• Sensory Evaluation
• Hplc
• Quickwave 3d
• Haccp
• Food Chemistry
• Biofuels
• Food Science
• Comsol Multiphysics
• Thermal Processing
• Risk Assessment
• Food Industry
• Food Technology
• Food Engineering
• Electromagnetic Process Modeling
• Microsoft Office
• Dairy
• Microbiology
• Comsol
• Numerical Simulation
• Food Microbiology