The Department of Agricultural Engineering was established in the year 2017. The department emphasizes towards imparting quality education, rigorous teaching-learning. Here the students are exposed to wide range of topic within the field. Agricultural engineering covers various topics such as Soil & Water conservation, Irrigation and Drainage, Farm Machinery and Power, Post-harvest Processing, Farm Buildings & Storage etc. This course incorporates new technologies in the field of Agricultural Engineering.
The main aim of Agriculture engineering department is to serve the country by providing quality technocrats who will be able to integrate engineering and technology interventions with farming and contribute towards sustainable growth in agricultural production across globe, To produce world class professionals who are equipped to meet the demands of global outfit, have analytical abilities and entrepreneurship for making career of self-employment and as contributors to livelihood and food/nutritional security.
To be a centre of excellence in teaching, research and extension education in the disciplines of agricultural engineering so as to promote mechanization-processing and value addition and reduce drudgery in agricultural operations and losses in post-harvest management in agricultural field through effective use of available natural resources.
The Program Educational Objectives of the Agriculture engineering are:
PEO1: To provide students with a comprehensive knowledge in mathematical, scientific and agricultural engineering fundamentals to solve the engineering and farmers related problems and also to pursue higher studies.The following are the Program Specific Outcomes of Engineering Graduate:
PSO1: Identify and design sustainable solutions to solve agricultural engineering problems applying the knowledge of basic and engineering sciences.
Dr.Bogala Madhu is an Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Agricultural Engineering. He obtained Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Engineering in the specialization of Processing and Food Engineering from CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur. He received M.Tech degree in Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering from SVCAET & RS, IGKV, Raipur and B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering from College of Agricultural Engineering Madakasira, ANGRAU, Guntur.
He received Young Scientist Award from ABRF,Prayagraj and Young Scholar Award from SWEFT, New Delhi. He received TEQIP-III fellowship from NPIU, MHRD, Government of India during his Ph.D. programme. He is the recipient of university gold medal in his master’s degree. He qualified ICAR-JRF (AIR-53), ICAR-SRF (AIR-5) and ASRB-NET, 2017. He authored more than 20 research papers, book chapters and popular articles in reputed peer reviewed national and international journals and has participated in several international and national conferences/ symposia and best paper presentation award. His research interests are Post-Harvest management of fruits & vegetables, food grains, pulses, oil seeds and spices, Shelf life studies of food materials, Minimization of post-harvest losses and value addition, Non thermal processing of medicinal plants for development of functional foods.
| S.No | Member Name | Designation / Organization | Role of Bos | Category of Namination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.Bogala Madhu | HOD | Chairman | Head of the Department |
| 2 | Dr.Shashikumar | Associate Professor | Member | Faculty Members of each Specialization in the Department |
| 3 | Mrs.G.Sindhuri | Assistant Professor | Member | |
| 4 | Miss.Soumya.K.Kulkarni | Assistant Professor | Member | |
| 5 | Miss.G.Prameela | Assistant Professor | Member | |
| 6 | Ms.V.Priyanka | Assistant Professor | Member | ,|
| 7 | Dr.C.Ramana | Principal Scientist & Universrty Head(FMPE) Regional Agrcultural Research Station (RARS), ANGRAU, Tirupathi | Member | Subject Experts Nominated by the AC |
| 8 | Dr.K.Madhusudhana Reddy | Associate Professor Department of (SOWE) S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupathi | Member | |
| 9 | Dr.L.Edukondalu | Associate Professor & Head Department of Food Processing Technology, College Food Science and Technology, Pulivendula, | Member | Subject Expert Nominated by VC |
| 10 | Mrs.K.Lakshmi Devi | Assistant Director of Agricultwe, Kadapa | Member | Representative from Industry |
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| S.No | Name | Designation | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Bogala Madhu | Associate Professor & Head | M.Tech., Ph.D. |
| 2 | Dr. Shashikumar | Associate Professor | M.Tech., Ph.D. |
| 3 | Mrs. Gurram Sindhuri | Assistant Professor | M.Tech. |
| 4 | Mrs. Challa Wagdevi | Assistant Professor | M.Tech |
| 5 | Ms. Varikuti Likhitha | Assistant Professor | M.Tech. |
| 6 | Ms. N Tipperudramma | Assistant Professor | M.Tech. |
| 7 | Ms. Gari Prameela | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. |
| 8 | Mr. Mude Vinayak | Assistant Professor | M.Tech. |
| 9 | Ms. Soumya Kulkarni | Assistant Professor | M.Tech. |
| 10 | Ms. Megha | Assistant Professor | M.Tech. |
| 11 | Ms. Velugoti Priyanka | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. |
| 12 | Ms. Chedde Indu | Assistant Professor | M.Tech. |
