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Rate My Professor Achyut Adhikari

Louisiana State University

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5.08/20/2025

Encourages students to ask questions.

5.04/30/2025

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About Achyut

Achyut Adhikari serves as the Adrienne Gravois Brazan Professor and Associate Director in the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. He earned his Ph.D. in Food Science with an emphasis on Food Safety and Food Microbiology from Washington State University in 2012, M.Tech. in Food Technology from Tribhuvan University in 2004, and B.Tech. in Food Technology from Tribhuvan University in 1999. As an Extension Food Safety Specialist, he leads the Food Safety Research Group conducting basic and applied research on the microbiological safety of fresh produce, tree nuts, and specialty crops. His work examines the prevalence and persistence of foodborne pathogens including Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella enterica during pre- and post-harvest processing. Research efforts focus on on-farm risks from contaminated irrigation water and biological soil amendments of animal origin, sustainable best practices to mitigate microbial food safety risks in growing, harvesting, holding, and processing fresh produce, and post-harvest interventions such as UV-C light, hot water treatments, chlorine dioxide, and natural antimicrobials to reduce contamination.