RAKESH KAUSHIK

Research Graduate Assistant specializing in food microbiology with dairy industry experience. Skilled in laboratory techniques, data analysis, and quality assurance. Proficient in scientific writing and publishing. Ready to contribute to impactful research and development in the food industry.

• Tier-1 Reviewer for the 2024 IFT FIRST Call for Proposals: Scientific Session (Dec-23)
• Peer Reviewer for IFT Seeding the Future Global Food System Challenge applications
• Science Communication Fellow foe South Dakota
• Contributor to IFT Early Careerist Resource Group (2023-24)
• IFT member in the Dairy Foods Division, Food Microbiology Division, and Food Packaging Division
• Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium Poster judge at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (Apr-23)
• Long Oral Presentation Judge at SDSU for Research Day at Plant Science Department (Dec-23)
• Vice-president at SDSU Men’s Cricket Club (2023-24)
• Section chair in Lab Safety Committee at South Dakota State University (2023-24)
• Sports Secretory at National Dairy Research Institute, India (2019-20)