Faculty
Chandran Somasundram
Title
Professor
Nationality
Malaysia
Institute
University of Malaya
Expertise in
Postharvest and Communication
Experience

RECOGNITION AS A POSTHARVEST EXPERT Plenary/Keynote Speaker 1. Quality and Safety of Agri-Foods in Malaysia, Asia Pacific Symposium on Postharvest Research Education and Extension (APS 2010), King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) Thailand 2. Postharvest Curriculum and Research Extension in the Universities in Malaysia, Asia Pacific Symposium on Postharvest Research Education and Extension (APS 2010), King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand 3. From low technology to biotechnology: Practical solutions to indigenous communities’ postharvest needs, 2nd Southeast Asia Symposium on Quality Management in Postharvest Systems (SEAsia2013) Vientiane (Laos) 4. A Review on Postharvest Education in Malaysia, 3rd ISHS Southeast Asia Symposium on Quality Management in Postharvest Systems (SEAsia2015) Siem Reap (Cambodia) 5. A Review on Organic Food in Malaysia, 1st International Symposium on Quality Management of Organic Horticultural Produce 2015, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Thailand 6. Emerging Fruit Juice Processing Technologies: Quality Improvement, International Symposium on Sustainable Horticulture 2016, Mizoram University, India 7. The Effects Thermal Treatment and Sonication on the Quality of Guava (Psidium guajava) and Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Juice Blend, IV International Conference on Postharvest and Quality Management of Horticultural Products of Interest for Tropical Regions (PQMHP 2017), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka 8. An Overview of Economic and Social Realities of Postharvest Disease Management, International Web Conference: Ensuring Food Safety, Security and Sustainability through Crop Protection, 2020 Bihar Agricultural University, India 9. Current Status and Problems with the Banana Supply Chain, International Virtual Research Presentation, 2021, The Mindoro State University, Philippines and Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam 10. Trendy supplements: Modern delivery methods of natural products to consumers, 5th Asia Symposium on Quality Management in Postharvest Systems, 2021, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Invited Speaker 1. A Review on Postharvest Education in Malaysia, 3rd Asian Pacific Symposium on Postharvest Research, Education and Extension (APS2014), Hochiminh City (Vietnam) 2. Global Biotechnology, Global Business Leaders Program, 2017, Cornell University ILR School, Lead Business Institute, Bangkok, Thailand 3. Current Status of Post-harvest in UM, 2nd China (Guangxi) - ASEAN Conference on Agricultural Science and Technology Cooperation, 2018, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China 4. Current Status of Postharvest Research in University of Malaya, Integrative Organismal Biology Symposium, 2019, Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 5. Effects of four different drying methods on the antioxidant properties of Moringa oleifera leaves, Live webinar: Production & Processing of Horticulture Crops, 2020, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India 6. Current Status and Problems with The Banana Supply Chain, Malaysia National Banana Congress 2021 (MNBC 2021 The Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) Awards Outstanding Researcher Manager in Food Safety and Food Security, Asian Food Safety and Food Security Association (AFSA), 2018, (International)