Professor Tirwari is a principal research officer in Teagasc. His primary research interests relate to novel food processing, extraction and preservation technologies, with a strong focus on the investigation of biochemical and microbial kinetics in food and food products. He is particularly interested in the investigation of technological aspects (nutritional, microbial, enzymatic and chemical inactivation phenomena) in thermal and non-thermal processing studies.
A particular focus of Professor Tiwari’s current research relates to the investigation of green and sustainable solutions to food industry challenges. In addition, he is interested in extraction technologies with particular reference to the extraction of biomolecules from food by-products and waste streams.