Professor

Padmanaban Krishnan

Contact Information

Department of Nutrition, Food Science & Hospitality

South Dakota State University

SNF 415, Box 2275A

Brookings, SD 57007

Phone: 605.688.4040

Fax: 605.688.5603

E-mail: padmanaban.krishnan@sdstate.edu

Education

March 1989

      Ph.D. Cereal Science, North Dakota State University,

Fargo, North Dakota

March 1983

M.S. Food & Nutrition, North Dakota State University,

Fargo, North Dakota

July 1977

B.S. Botany, University of Madras, India 

Professional Experience

2007 – Present

Professor, Department of Nutrition, Food Science &

Hospitality, South Dakota State University,

Brookings, South Dakota

2005 – 2007

Professor and Acting Department Head, Department of

Nutrition, Food Science & Hospitality, South Dakota

State University, Brookings, South Dakota

2001 – 2005

Professor, Department of Nutrition, Food Science &

Hospitality, South Dakota State University,

Brookings, South Dakota

1994 – 2001

Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Food

Science & Hospitality, South Dakota State University,

Brookings, South Dakota

1989 – 1994

Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Food

Science & Hospitality, South Dakota State University,

Brookings, South Dakota

1988 – 1989

Instructor, Department of Nutrition, Food Science &

Hospitality, South Dakota State University,

Brookings, South Dakota

1987 – 1988

Laboratory Technician IV, Department of Food and

Nutrition, North Dakota State University, Fargo,

North Dakota

Teaching Responsibilities

Socio-Cultural Aspect of Nutrition

Techniques in Nutrition and Food Research

Food Science

Principles of Food Processing

Food Technology

Food and People

Selected Awards and Honors

Griffith Scholarship Award Nominee, College of

Agriculture and Biological Sciences (2005 & 2006)

Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Faculty and

Consumer Sciences (1997)

Faculty Award for Excellence in Service, College of

Home Economics, South Dakota State University (1993)

Faculty Awards for Excellence in Research, College of

Home Economics, South Dakota State University

(1991 – 1992)

Research Interests

The focus of Dr. Krishnan’s research is in adding

value to agricultural crops by finding new uses in

food, health, and industrial applications.  His

projects include the development of a new way to

measure folic acid in food, production of selenium-

enriched wheat for health applications, development of

tasty soy based foods, and new food-grade corn

distillers’ ingredients.  He has also worked on

specialty oat oils with increased antioxidants,

phenolic compounds in canola, and cholesterol-lowering

beta glucans in oats.  He also provides technical

assistance to entrepreneurs in the food industry.

Professional Services and Recognition

Chair, Vitamins Methods Committee, American

Association of Cereal Chemists (2006)

Executive Committee, Academic Senate, South Dakota

State University (2006)

Technical Chair, Food, Nutraceutical, and

Pharmaceutical Analysis Section, Midwest Association

of Official Analytical Chemists (2000)

Co-Chair, Vitamin Methods Committee, American

Association of Cereal Chemists (2000)

Faculty Chair, College of Family and Consumer Sciences

(1999)

Voting member of AACC Vitamin Methods Technical

Committee (1999)

Associate Member, AACC Oat Products Committee (1999)

Member-At-Large, Great Plains Subsection of IFT (1999)

Chair, University Harding Distinguished Lecture

Committee (1998)

President, Great Plains Sub-Section Institute of Food

Technologist (1994 – 1995)

Vice-President, Great Plains IFT Sub-Section (1994)

Selected Publications

K. Rosentrater and P. Krishnan. 2006.  Use of

Distillers Dried Grains in Foods.  Cereal Foods World.

51(2):1-8.

M. Rychlik, Krishnan,P and Roth-Maier, D.  2005. 

Analysis of Pantothenic Acid and Folic Acid:

Conclusions from Method Comparisons. Proceedings of

Micronutrients 2005, 10^th Symposium, September 28 & 29,

2005, Jena, Germany.

P. Krishnan, S. M. Reddy, J, DeVries, J. MacDonald,

D. Nelson, and M. Rychlick.  2004.  Interlaboratory

Collaborative Validation of HPLC Measurement of Added

Folic Acid in Foods.  Technical Manuscript.

(J. Cereal Chemistry).

P. Krishnan.  Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant

Activity of Canola Grown in the North Central USA.  

Abstract submitted to American Association of Cereal

Chemists International Meeting September 17-26, 2006

in San Francisco, CA.

D. Subramanian, K. Rosentrater and Krishnan, P.  2005. 

Fractionation Techniques to Concentrate Nutrient

Streams in Distillers Grains.  Refereed abstract

#066166 submitted for ASAE Meeting in Portland, OR,

June, 2006.

Rosentrater, K. A. and P. Krishnan.  2005.  Update on

Utilizing Ethanol Processing Residues in Food Products. 

2005 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Tampa, FL. 

ASAE Paper No. 056026.  St. Joseph, MI: ASAE. 

Presented July 18, 2005.

Krishnan, P.G., Halaweish, F. and  Thudukurthy, D. 2005. 

Total Phenol Content and Antioxidant Activity of

Canola Grown in the North Central Region (Manuscript)

P. Krishnan, M. Gengler and A. deMateo.  2004.

Evaluation of Corn Masa Quality of Corn Grown in South

Dakota.  Technical Paper prepared for the SD Corn

Utilization Council.

Y. Amornkul, J. Devries and P. G. Krishnan.  2005. 

Natural folate content of Selected Midwestern Foods

(Manuscript submitted. Cereal Foods World).

Suzanne Stluka, M. Gengler and P.G.Krishnan.  2004. 

Nutritional Composition of Traditional Native American

Foods.  Journal of Undergraduate Research, Vol 2, 1-9.

P. Krishnan, W. Gibbons, T. West, C. Wang, 

K. Muthukumarappan, J. Julson, D. Raynie.  2004. 

“Novel Applications for Distillers Dried Grains.” 

Invited presentation, 2004 Distillers Grains Technology

Council Conference, Kentucky.