Nutrition, Health and Wellness, Postharvest technology, Good Agricultural Practices to facilitate Agro processing, Good Manufacturing Practices and HACCP, Food Regulations and Compliance, Culinary Development and Innovation for the Food Service Industry, Techno-economic studies for the Food and Beverage Industry
Rohanie Maharaj is a Professor of Food Science and Technology and Programme Coordinator in the department of Chemical Engineering at The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad. She is also a graduate of The UWI in Natural Sciences (B.Sc.) and Food Technology (M.Sc. & M. Phil). She holds a Ph.D. degree in Food Science and Technology specializing in Postharvest Biology and Technology from the Université Laval in Québec, Canada. She is a senior member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), a Professional member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), and is also a current board member of the Caribbean Food Crops Society (CFCS).
Professor Maharaj embarked on a career in the manufacturing sector and has fourteen (14) years of post-Ph.D. industrial experience, with twelve (12) in a leading global organization Johnson & Johnson at the senior management level, where she has worked not only in Trinidad and Tobago but in Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico as a former Process Excellence and Compliance Director for the Johnson & Johnson Caribbean Companies.
She joined the staff of The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) in 2009 as an Associate Professor and Programme Leader in the Food Science and Technology unit, having built the programmes from inception and was promoted to Professor Food Science and Technology in 2018. She has also served in the capacity of Vice-Provost Undergraduate Studies during the period 2017 to 2019 where she made significant contributions to the leadership and administration at the UTT. In August 2020, she became the Programme Coordinator for the Food Science amd Technology (FSTU), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
Professor Maharaj is well trained in building quality at the international level and has also served in the capacities of Team Chair and Evaluator for external accreditations on behalf of the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT). In 2013, Professor Maharaj received the National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST) award for “Excellence in Science and Technology. A listing of her publications can be found on google scholar.
[Book]
Safety management: A comprehensive approach to developing a sustainable system more..2012
Rohanie MaharajLutchman, Chitram and Maharaj, Rohanie and Ghanem, Waddah
COMPLETED
[Book]
7 Fundamentals of an Operationally Excellent Management System more..2014
Rohanie MaharajLutchman, Chitram and Evans, Douglas and Al Hashemi, Waddah Shihab Ghanem and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Book]
Process safety management: leveraging networks and communities of practice for continuous improvement more..2013
Rohanie MaharajLutchman, Chitram and Evans, Douglas and Maharaj, Rohanie and Sharma, Ramesh
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
UV-C irradiation of tomato and its effects on color and pigments more..2010
Rohanie MaharajMaharaj, Rohanie and Arul, Joseph and Nadeau, Paul
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Predictive Fuzzy model for a First Year Design Oriented Project Based Learning course more.. Rohanie MaharajJaiswal, Raj and Maharaj, Rohanie and Addo-Yobo, Festus and Al-Zubaidy, Sarim
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Sensory evaluation as a tool in determining acceptability of innovative products developed by undergraduate students in food science and technology at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. more..2014
Rohanie MaharajSingh-Ackbarali, Dimple and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Perceptions of Street Food Safety among Select Groups of the Female Population in Trinidad more..2016
Rohanie MaharajSingh-Ackbarali, Dimple and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
An environmental gap analysis at a university campus more..2020
Rohanie MaharajChadee, Samantha and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Perceptions on Healthy Eating, Nutrition and Obesity among Select Groups of the Population in Trinidad more..2017
Rohanie MaharajSingh-Ackbarali, Dimple and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Refrigerated storage of breadfruit and the effect of waxing, packaging and storage in water. more..1990
Rohanie MaharajMaharaj, Rohanie and Sankat, Clement K and others
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Effect of photochemical treatment in the preservation of fresh tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Capello) by delaying senescence more..1999
Rohanie MaharajMaharaj, Rohanie and Arul, Joseph and Nadeau, Paul
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Sensory evaluation as a tool in determining acceptability of innovative products developed by undergraduate students in food science and technology at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. more..2014
Rohanie MaharajSingh-Ackbarali, Dimple and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
UV-C irradiation of tomato and its effects on color and pigments more..2010
Rohanie MaharajMaharaj, Rohanie and Arul, Joseph and Nadeau, Paul
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
An Evaluation of a Pilot Study of the Personal Tutoring Programme in Improving Skills Development at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. more..2020
Rohanie MaharajHunte, Andrew and Khan, Wasi Z and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Journal Article]
Sustaining The Environment: Farm and Beyond the Farm more.. Rohanie MaharajRamdwar, Marcus NA and Maharaj, Rohanie and Siew, Narendra
COMPLETED
[Collection]
Mini livestock ranching: Solution to reducing the carbon footprint and negative environmental impacts of agriculture more..2017
Rohanie MaharajSingh-Ackbarali, Dimple and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Collection]
An evaluation of the impact of novel processing technologies on the phytochemical composition of fruits and vegetables more..2018
Rohanie MaharajGanessingh, Vishal and Sahibdeen, Raeesah and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Collection]
Postharvest management strategies more..2016
Rohanie MaharajMaharaj, Rohanie and Singh-Ackbarali, Dimple and Sankat, Clement K
COMPLETED
[Collection]
Photochemical treatment for control of post-harvest diseases in horticultural crops more..2001
Rohanie MaharajArul, Joseph and Mercier, Julien and Charles, Marie-Thérèse and Baka, Mebarek and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Conference Proceedings]
A Comparative Quality Evaluation of Seasoned Annato (Bixa Orellana) Extract Produced by Traditional Pasteurization and Lypholization Processing more.. Rohanie MaharajPereira, Anderson and Ganessingh, Vishal and Ramlochan, Demitri and Maharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[PhD thesis]
Handling and storage of papayas (Canica papaya L.) under controlled conditions more..2008
Rohanie MaharajMaharaj, Rohanie
COMPLETED
[Public or Community Service]
Chair, Food Science and Technology Unit Meeting more..September 2020-
Contribution of > Public or Community Service
COMPLETED
[Public or Community Service]
Chair of the St. Augustine Campus Occupational, Health, Safety and Environmental (OHSE) Committee more..Academic Year 2022/2023-Current
Contribution of > Public or Community Service
COMPLETED
[Public or Community Service]
Member of Academic Board more..2020-
Contribution of > Public or Community Service
COMPLETED
[Public or Community Service]
Member of Faculty Board more..September 2020-
Contribution of > Public or Community Service
COMPLETED
[Public or Community Service]
Member, Postgraduate Student/Staff Liaison Committee more..November 2020-
Contribution of > Public or Community Service
COMPLETED
[Public or Community Service]
Member, Planning and Development Committee of the Department of Chemical Engineering more..November 2020-
Contribution of > Public or Community Service
COMPLETED
[Education and Training]
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Food Technology (1988-1991) more..Contribution of > Education and Training
COMPLETED
[Education and Training]
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Hons. (Analytical Chemistry) more..Contribution of > Education and Training
COMPLETED
[Education and Training]
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Food Technology more..Contribution of > Education and Training
COMPLETED
[Education and Training]
PhD. Food Science & Technology more..Contribution of > Education and Training
COMPLETED
[Membership]
Board Member, Caribbean Food Crops Society (CFCS) more..Contribution of > Membership
COMPLETED
[Membership]
Senior Member, American Society for Quality (ASQ) more..Contribution of > Membership
COMPLETED
[Membership]
Professional Member, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) more..Contribution of > Membership
COMPLETED
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