Sushil Koirala

Qualifications

• M. Sc. Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology, 2019, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT),Bangkok, Thailand (AIT Scholarship)
• B. Tech. Food Technology, 2015, Pokhara Bigyan Tatha PrabidhiCampus (PBPC), Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

From PhD project:

1. Koirala, S., Prakash, S., Karim, A., & Bhandari, B. (2023). Shape morphing of foods: Mechanism, strategies, and applications. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 104135.
2. Koirala, S., Prakash, S., Karim, A., & Bhandari, B. (2024). Controlled shape morphing of potatoes and carrots during drying using a novel stamping approach. Drying Technology, 1–16.
3. Koirala, S., Prakash, S., Karim, A., & Bhandari, B. (2024). 4D shape morphing in 3D-printed pea protein structures through designed surface grooves under drying and frying conditions. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 1039274.
4. Koirala, S., Prakash, S., Karim, A., & Bhandari, B. (2025). Shape morphing of food: Designed surface grooves induce controlled 2D–3D–4D shape changes in a pea protein-based product during drying and frying. Food Structure, 100433.

From Master’s thesis:

5. Koirala, S., Prathumpai, W., & Anal, A. K. (2021). Effect of ultrasonication pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis of caprine milk proteins on antioxidant and ACE inhibitory activity of peptides. International Dairy Journal, 118, 105026.

Others:

6. Koirala, S., & Anal, A. K. (2021). Probiotics-based foods and beverages as future foods and their overall safety and regulatory claims. Future Foods, 100013.
7. Adhikari, M., Koirala, S., & Anal, A. K. (2022). Edible nanomultilayer coating using electrostatic LbL deposition of chitosan and pectin enhances shelf life of fresh strawberries. International Journal of Food Science and Technology.
8. Prajapati, S., Koirala, S., & Anal, A. K. (2021). Bioutilization of chicken feather waste by newly isolated keratinolytic bacteria and conversion into protein hydrolysates. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 1–19.
9. Raungrusmee, S., Koirala, S., & Anal, A. K. (2022). Effect of physicochemical modification on granule morphology and properties of Riceberry rice starch. Food Chemistry Advances.
10. Thongpalad, K., Koirala, S., & Anal, A. K. (2021). Risk perceptions and food safety practices among egg producing farmers in Thailand. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies.
11. Anal, A. K., Koirala, S., Umar, M., Karna, A., & Thapa, S. P. (2023). Immunomodulation and enhancing immunity: Unveiling the potential of designer diets. Future Foods.

Book Chapters

1. Koirala, S., Shrestha, A., Thapa, S. P., & Anal, A. K. (2022). Food loss and waste (FLW): Regulatory and sustainability strategies. In Valorization of Agro-Industrial Byproducts. CRC Press.
2. Koirala, S., & Anal, A. K. (2022). Regulatory oversight for probiotics-based foods and beverages. In Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics. Wiley.
3. Anal, A. K., Koirala, S., & Shrestha, S. (2021). Gut microbiome and mycotoxins. In Mycotoxins in Food and Beverages. CRC Press.
4. Thapa, S. P., Koirala, S., & Anal, A. K. (2022). Probiotics as antibiotic alternatives. In Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics. Wiley.
5. Boonlao, N., Mala, T., Koirala, S., & Anal, A. K. (2022). Bioactive proteins from agro-industrial waste. In Valorization of Agro-Industrial Byproducts. CRC Press.
6. Koirala, S., Boonlao, N., Thapa, S. P., & Anal, A. K. (2023). One-Health approach in food safety during/post COVID-19. In Pandemics and Innovative Food Systems. CRC Press.

Conference Presentations

From PhD project:

1. Oral Presentation – Koirala, S., Prakash, S., Karim, A., & Bhandari, B. (2025). Morphing Foods: Shape Transformation in 3D-Printed Pea Protein via Surface Grooves. Future Foods Congress, Elsevier, Singapore (16–18 June 2025).
2. Oral Presentation – Koirala, S., Prakash, S., Karim, A., & Bhandari, B. (2024). Controlled Morphing in Plant-based Foods During Drying. 23rd International Drying Symposium, Wuxi, China (22–25 Nov 2025).
3. Oral Presentation – Koirala, S., Prakash, S., Karim, A., & Bhandari, B. (2024). Groove-Based Shape Morphing in Potatoes and Carrots. 22nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), Rimini, Italy (08–13 Sept 2024).

From undergraduate project:

4. Poster Presentation – Khadka, A., Koirala, S., Koirala, U., Timalsina, P., & Khanal, H. P. (2016). PLA: An Edible Packaging Material from Dairy Byproducts. 1st International Conference on Mountains in the Changing World (MoChWo).