2025 JOHN CLARK AWARD

Dr. Ashutosh Singh is an Associate Professor and Area Head of the Biological and Biomedical Engineering program in the School of Engineering at University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Bioresource Engineering from McGill University, Quebec, Canada, where his research work focused on design, development, and application of electrohydrodynamic drying system for dehydration of heat-labile food products. His Ph.D. work also explored the application of molecular dynamic modeling systems to study the effect of external food processing stressors on the conformation of food proteins. From 2014 to 2015, he participated in the research of innovative food processing technology and entrepreneurial development as a postdoctoral researcher at Dalhousie University in Canada. At University of Guelph, Dr. Singh’s leads the Agri -Food Engineering Research Lab, where his research group works on development of novel food processing methods and the use of physical, chemical, engineering, bioinformatics, and biotechnological tools to improve the understanding of the nutritional component of food at the molecular level. In recent years, Dr. Singh’s research group has expanded its research domain to include fabrication and application of biosensors including electrochemical, Quartz-Crystal Microbalance (QCM) and colorimetric biosensors to identify food allergens and toxins. His research group also specializes in the development of novel nanoparticles from agri-food by-products and their application to improve agricultural and environmental sustainability. He has authored over 70 peer-reviewed research articles, 11 books chapters, edited 2 books and has supervised over 20 undergraduate students, 15 M.Sc. students, 15 MEng students, 2 postdoctoral fellow and has graduated 4 Ph.D. students. Dr. Singh has received research funding of more than $1.5 million funded by National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and MITACS.