Curtin University homepage

MrKeshav Raghav Hegde

HDR Student

School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

I am a PhD candidate in Agriculture and Food Science at Curtin University. My research focuses on developing sustainable dry fractionation approaches for plant-based ingredients, with particular emphasis on lupin. I investigate how conditioning, milling, particle characteristics and separation processes influence the recovery and enrichment of protein- and fibre-rich fractions. My broader research interests include food process engineering, plant proteins, grain and pulse processing, and sustainable food ingredient development.

CURTIN UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Sessional Academic
    Curtin University, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Perth, Australia9 Feb 2026 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Research Fellow
    National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management - Thanjavur, Dept. of Food Process Engineering, Thanjavur, India23 May 2024 - 10 Jun 2025
  • Project Associate
    Central Food Technological Research Institute, Dept. Food Packaging Technology, Mysuru, India24 Nov 2023 - 31 Mar 2024

DEGREES

  • PhD in Agriculture and Food science
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia7 Jul 2025 - present
  • MTECH in Food Technology
    National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management - Thanjavur, Thanjavur, India2 Feb 2022 - 23 Nov 2023
  • BTECH in Agricultural Engineering
    University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Bengaluru, India15 Sep 2017 - 22 Oct 2021

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Kannada
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Hindi
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Tamil
    Can understand

ROLE

  • Research Student

DEPARTMENT

  • School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)