Dr. Vikram V. Mistry
(Faculty at SDSU since 1986)

Professor and Head
Dairy Science Department, SDM 109A

South Dakota State University
Brookings SD 57007

Tel: 605-688-5731
Fax: 605-688-6276

e-mail: vikram.mistry@sdstate.edu

Education
Ph.D., Food Science, 1986: Cornell University, Ithaca NY.
M.S., Food Science, 1982: Cornell University, Ithaca NY.
B.Sc., Dairy Technology, 1979: Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand, India.

Teaching
DS 490 - Dairy Science Seminar; Thesis and Special Problems

Research
Process development for reduced fat dairy products; Applications of membrane processing in product processing and cheese making; Methods for Process cheese manufacture; Reduction of salt whey waste in cheese making; Comparison of cheese making characteristics of milks from Holstein and Brown Swiss cows; Method for the manufacture of vitamin D fortified Process cheeses; Bio-availability of vitamin D from fortified cheeses in humans.

Professional Activities
Member of American Dairy Science Association and Institute of Food Technologists; Advisory Board, North Central Cheese Industries Association; Board member, Midwest Dairy Association; Editorial board, International Dairy Journal; Deputy editor for the US, French Journal of Dairy Technology, Le Lait; Editorial Advisory Board, Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences; Associate Director, Minnesota-South Dakota Dairy Foods Research Center. Gamma Sigma Delta Research Award (1995); Sigma Xi Research Award (1996); SDSU FO Butler Research Award (2003); International Dairy Foods Association Research Award of ADSA (2004); Kraft Foods Teaching Award of ADSA (2004); Co-author of the text book Cheese and Fermented Milk Foods.

South Dakota State University / Dairy Science Department
Dairy Microbiology Rm 109 / Phone: 605-688-4116
College of Agricultural and Biological Sciences