News and Events - Alfred Dairy Manufacturing Lab

Dr. Mohan, along with her students, exhibits an unwavering enthusiasm for participating in a range of events organized by SDSU and other organizations. Their dedication and efforts have been recognized through numerous awards and honors.

Awards and Honors
  • Dr. Mohan received SDSU Faculty Award for Global Engagement, International Education and Student Engagement 2024
  • American Dairy Science Association Foundation Scholar in Dairy Foods Award 2023
  • Brain Gain scheme fellowship by Kerala State higher Education Council, India in association with Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (2022).
  • Lincoln University (NZ) Teaching Excellence Award – Early Career (2019–2020)
  • Outstanding Volunteer Award, Institute of Food Technologists Dairy Foods Division (2013–2014)
  • First place Dairy Foods: Graduate student Oral presentation competition, ADSA meeting (2013–2014)
  • Edlong Dairy Flavors scholarship award in association with IFT (2012–2014)
  • Second place Midwest Regional, IFT Student Association College Bowl competition, part of UT team (2011–2014)
  • International Dairy Foods Association IDFA/DREF Dairy Industry Graduate Scholarship award (2010-2013)
Student Contributions
  • Shafeeqa, Ting, and Ifra presented their research at the Great Plains Subsection MNIFT poster competition, where Shafeeqa won second prize for her presentation.
  • Shafeeqa, Ifra, and Ezgi attended the 2024 HEC Communication Conference in Sioux Falls, SD.
  • Ezgi presented her research at the South Dakota Discovery Centre, Pierre as part of her science communication fellowship program.
  • Ezgi received the 2024 Delbert and Robert Breazeale Memorial Award.
  • Ting received the John Brandt Memorial Scholarship from the Land O'Lakes Foundation, which awarded $20,000.
  • Akshit got his master's degree from Dr. Mohan's lab. His thesis was on nanobubble technology: properties in water, model milk protein solution, and dairy processing wastewater streams.
  • Akshit received First prize in the IFT Dairy Food Division, Graduate Student Oral Competition 2024.
  • Ting received 2024 ADSA travel grant.
  • In the 2024 Dairy product judging competition held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ifra achieved first place for both yogurt and butter and secured third place in the Cheddar cheese category.
  • Akshit is an active player in the SDSU men's club volleyball team and their team has won the 2024 championship.
  • Akshit received the MN IFT Graduate Scholarship 2023-24.
  • Shafeeqa has received the MN IFT Graduate Scholarship and Travel Awards 2023-24.
  • Ifra received the UMDIA scholarship 2024.
  • Ting was featured in the January 2024 Graduate Spotlight Person -
  • Ifra and Shafeeqa presented their research at the South Dakota Discovery Centre, Pierre as part of their science communication fellowship program -
  • Ifra, Shafeeqa and Akshit were selected for the 2024 Science communication fellowship.
  • Shijas, Shafeeqa, Ifra and Ting were selected as the 2024 South Dakota dairy ambassadors.
Dr Maneesha Mohan receiving an award.
Dr. Mohan Receiving 2024 Global Engagement Faculty Award.
Four graduate student standing Infront of Midwest dairy poster.
Students attended the Central Plains Dairy Expo 2024 at Sioux Falls, SD as part of their Dairy ambassador program.
Graduate student Shafeeqa Irfan standing behind a table containing experiment samples.
Shafeeqa presented her research at Discovery Centre, Pierre, SD as part of Science communication fellowship program.
Graduate student Ifra Tun Nur standing near a cardboard model of human digestive system.
Ifra presented her research at Discovery Centre, Pierre, SD as part of Science communication fellowship program.
Four graduate student and their advisor standing near a decorated Christmas tree in the student union.
Christmas tree decoration as part of team building exercise at SDSU.
NAFNU Akshit holding a memento for winning volleyball competition.
SDSU men's club volleyball team won the 2024 championship.
Dr Maneesha Mohan and Ifra Tun Nur holding three certificates from dairy product judging competition.
Ifra achieved various position for 2024 Dairy product judging competition held at Milwaukee, Wisconsin with the guidance of coach Dr Mohan.
A group image taken with 1 graduate student and his committee members.
Akshit successfully defended his master's thesis, becoming the first student from Dr. Mohan's research group to graduate from SDSU.
A graduate student presenting his thesis slide.
Akshit presenting his master's thesis, titled "Nanobubble Technology: Properties in water, model milk protein solution and dairy processing wastewater streams".
Shafeeqa won second prize for her poster presentation at Great Plains Subsection MNIFT poster competition.
Shafeeqa, Ifra and Ezgi attended the 2024 HEC Communication Conference in Sioux Falls, SD
Ezgi presented her research at Discovery Centre, Pierre, SD as part of Science communication fellowship program.