Rate My Professor Kaliramesh Siliveru

Kaliramesh Siliveru is an associate professor of grain processing and University Outstanding Scholar in the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University. He earned a B.Tech. in Food Science from Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, India, in 2010; an M.Tech. in Food Process Engineering from NIFTEM-T, India, in 2012; and a Ph.D. in Grain Science and Industry from Kansas State University in 2016. After completing his doctorate, Siliveru worked as a research associate in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering before joining the faculty as an assistant professor in January 2018. He has developed a prominent research program in grain processing and milling, food safety and storage, process modeling and simulation, particle technology, and materials handling. His efforts address microbial contamination in grain products, nondestructive grain quality assessment, sorghum milling for food applications, interventions against pathogens like E. coli and Salmonella in wheat flour, and powder flow characterization. Siliveru has obtained $3.2 million in competitive grants, authored or co-authored over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, 13 book chapters, and 12 extension publications, and delivered 132 presentations, including 53 invited talks. Notable publications include "Plasma activated water (PAW): Chemistry, physico-chemical properties, applications in food and agriculture" (Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2018), "Modern processing of Indian millets: a perspective on changes in nutritional properties" (Foods, 2022), "Production of biofuels from sorghum" (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020), "Teff (Eragrostis tef) processing, utilization and future opportunities: a review" (International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2021), and "Impact of mycotoxins and their metabolites associated with food grains" (Grain & Oil Science and Technology, 2023).

In teaching and mentoring, Siliveru instructs undergraduate courses on grain processing, particle technology, effective learning, problem-solving, and creativity. He has mentored 36 undergraduate students, 11 graduate students, and 5 postdoctoral fellows, many earning awards, and collaborates with the K-State Research and Extension Summer Research Fellowship program. His excellence has been recognized with the 2025 University Outstanding Scholar Award, 2024 University Distinguished Faculty Award for Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Research, 2021 Early Career Engineer of the Year from ASABE, The Andersons Early-in-Career Award of Excellence from the U.S. Quality Grains Research Consortium, Gamma Sigma Delta Early Career Award, 2023 Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, and 2024 Dr. Susan Ariola Bosco Putting Students First Faculty Award. Siliveru's work advances sustainable grain safety technologies and shapes future grain scientists.