Dr. Joseph Irudayaraj

Appointments

• Mar 05 – Present, Associate Professor of Biological Engineering, Agric., & Biological Engin. And Bindley Bioscience Center (Discovery Park), Purdue University, WL, IN
• Nov 05 – Present, Visiting Associate Prof., Applied & Engin. Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• July 02 – Feb 05, Associate Professor, Agric. & Biological Engin., Penn. State Univ., Univ. Park, PA
• Apr 98 – Jun 02, Assistant Professor, Agric. & Biological Engin., Penn. State Univ., Univ. Park, PA.
• Jan 1995 – March 98, Assistant Professor, Biological & Irrigation Engineering;  Nutrition and Food Science; Utah State University, Logan.
• Jan1991 ‑ Dec 1994,   Assistant Professor, Agri & Bioresource Engin, Univ. Saskatchewan, Canada.

Honors

• Purdue University, Office of the VP, recognition for team/center grants
• Best Paper awards in Biological Engineering related societies (2008, 2007, 2007, 2003, 2002)
• USDA CSREES: Group honor award and Certificate for NE 179 Multistate Research group, 2003
• Listed in Who’s Who: 18th Editon, 2001. Marquis Who’s Who
• 1999 – 2000 Young Engineer of the Year Award for Northeastern region [Agric.& Biol. Engin – ASAE)
• Innovation in Teaching Award (1997)
• Teacher of the Year Award (1997)
• 1987-1991 David Ross Research Fellowship (Purdue University)
• Merit Scholarships : 1979-1983 (Undergrad National Merit Scholarship, India)

Research Advising:

•    Advised and graduated 10 Ph.D and 15 MS students
•    Postdoctoral researchers advised: 12; Visiting Scholars hosted: 10
•    Current Supervision: 4 Ph.D and 2 MS students; 2 Postdoctoral Associates; 1 Undergrad

Funding Agencies

NIH, DOD, NSF, USDA, Oncological Sciences Society (Purdue University), Center for Optical Technologies (PA), Center for Food Safety Engineering (Purdue).

      Teaching
ABE 591                     Introduction to Biophysics
ABE/BME 560           Biosensors – Principles and Applications (co-instructor)
ABE 450                     Finite Element Methods for Design (co-instructor)
ABE 485                     Senior Engineering Design
BME 695                    Critical Literature Assessment (Single Molecule Systems)

International Collaborations: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (India); Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (India); University Polytechnique Valencia (Spain), Israel (Technion and Ben Gurion), Korean Food Research Institute (Korea), Flanders Research Institute (Leuven, Belgium), University of Milan (Italy), Univ of St. Petersburgh (Russia).

Synergistic activities in professional committees :

• Co-director, Physiological Sensing Facility; Member Biophysics Core (Bindley Bioscience Center)
• Leader of the “Detection and Diagnosis” team in the Food Security Center’s multi-institutional   Department of Homeland Security grant
• Committee chair and lead PI on the Multi-state Research and information exchange committee on Nanotechnology and Biosensors – Session NCDC201, USDA
• Associate Director, Center for Food Manufacturing, PSU (2000-2004)
• Active member and proponent for the USDA – Nanotechnology initiative with invited presentations in conferences and panel discussions to assess impact on industry
• Chair – Biosensors committee, American Society for agric., food, & biological engineering
• Member, ACS
• Member, Biophysical Society
• Member and Council, Institute of Biological Engineering
• Member, Institute of Food Technologists, Food Engineering Committee
• Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Other professional contributions

• Manuscript Reviewer: Nature Nanotechnology, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, Angewandte Chemie, Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Langmuir, Anal Chim acta, Lab on Chip, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vibrational Spectroscopy, Applied Spectroscopy, Sensors and Actuators, J. Food Science, J. Molecular Structure, Journal of Food Engineering, Transactions of the ASABE, Intl. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, Transactions of the ASME, Intl. J. Agric and Fd. Chem., J. Food Chemistry,
• Research grant proposal reviewer and Panels : NIH, DOD, USDA-NRI, NSF, European Agricultural Research Agency, National Science and Engineering Research Council, Canada,