Full publication record of Dr. Kiruba Krishnaswamy and the FEAST Lab — journal articles, conference papers, book chapters, and patents. Click any entry to open it.
Invited speaker, Elderberries Connecting Food and Health. 2026 American Elderberry Conference. MU Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center, Mt. Vernon, MO, June 17, 2026.
Invited guest speaker, Graduate Seminar – Department of Grain and Food Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Feb 12, 2026.
Invited speaker, One Health through Agroforestry: Missouri's agroforestry crops contributing towards food and health. 2026 Missouri Natural Resources Conference (MNRC), Ozarks Lakes, Feb 4, 2026.
2025
Invited speaker, Catalyzing Circular Food Systems: Engineering Solutions for Food and Nutrition Security, Phi Tau Sigma – The Honors Society of Food Science and Technology, Dec 16, 2025.
Invited Keynote, From Insight to Impact: Catalyzing Sustainable Futures Through Inclusive Circular Food Systems Innovation. International Conference on Sustainable & Resilient Futures: Bridging Science, Policy, and Practice (ICSRF 25), Aug 30, 2025.
Invited Keynote, Need for circular food systems to address climate change and strengthen ecosystems. International Conference on Sustainability in Multidisciplinary Science Research (ICSMSR'25), Jan 22–23, 2025.
2024
Invited to the IFT FIRST Conference, Sustainability & Climate Panel on "What scientific advancements are leading the way in sustainable food production?", Jul 14–17, 2024.
Invited to the Gordon Research Conference "Nanoscale Science and Engineering for Agriculture and Food Systems", Southern New Hampshire University, Jun 23–28, 2024.
Invited to deliver a breakfast plenary talk and panelist for "Leveraging STEM for the Social Good" and co-conduct a workshop on "Systems Thinking for Inclusive Innovation and Global Sustainability" at the AAAS Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM, Washington DC, Mar 14–16, 2024.
2023
Invited speaker and panelist, Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology (AIFST) – Sustainable Food Systems Symposium, Oct 24–25, 2023.
Invited panelist, IFT Food Science & Technology Solutions for Increasing the Utilization of Biofortified and Underutilized Crops: A Roundtable Discussion, Oct 30–31, 2023.
Invited speaker, Mobilizing Youth to Develop and Deploy Tech-Driven Solutions. Virtual side-event to the World Food Forum 2023, "Why We Need Innovations in Agrifood Systems?", Oct 19, 2023.
Invited keynote speaker, National Conference on Sustainable Business – Moving Towards a Circular Economy, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, India, Sept 15, 2023.
Invited guest speaker, Graduate Seminar – Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Sept 25, 2023.
Invited oral presentation, session: The Role of Chemistry in Addressing Hunger and Food Security, "Circular food systems: Upcycling food industry waste for micronutrient recovery," ACS Fall 2023, San Francisco, CA, Aug 13–17, 2023.
Invited plenary speaker (Plenary session: Food Security and Livelihood Protection), "Beyond Hunger: A Futuristic Vision for Global Food and Nutrition Security," C20 Sustainable and Resilient Communities Conclave (supporting G20), Gangtok, Sikkim, India, Apr 29–30, 2023.
Invited panel moderator, New Technologies in Ag and Food Supply Chains, Convergence 2023, University of Missouri–St. Louis, Apr 25, 2023.
Invited webinar co-speaker with Dr. Rob Myers (Director, MU Center for Regenerative Agriculture), "Mighty Millets: The Grain of the Year's Underutilized Potential," Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB).
Invited to co-conduct a workshop on "Design Thinking for Inclusive Innovation and Global Sustainability" at the AAAS Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM, Washington DC, Feb 9–11, 2023.
2022
Invited panelist, Upcycling of Food Waste to Create Circular Economy, FAO Science & Innovation Forum 2022, Oct 12, 2022.
Invited speaker, Creating Circular Economy from Food Loss and Waste, IFT St. Louis Section October Meeting, Oct 4, 2022.
Invited panelist, Combatting the Climate Crisis: Food Security and Sustainability, hosted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM–UN Migration) and the US Department of State, Office of Global Partnerships, Aug 9, 2022.
Invited panelist, Intersection of Academic Innovation and the Arts, National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 11th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, June 14–15, 2022.
Invited talk, Imagine a Zero Hunger World, California Agriculture and Food Enterprise (CAFÉ) Seminar Series, University of California, Riverside, Feb 23, 2022.
Invited Distinguished Guest Lecture, Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security, Department of Food Process Engineering, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), India, Feb 2, 2022.
Invited international panelist, Margadarshi Webinar Series: Linking Food Security & Sustainable Nutrition, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India, Jan 11, 2022.
2021
Invited to deliver a talk on "Sustainable Development Goals for Innovations at HBCUs," organized by AAAS–HBCU in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), Aug 2021.
Invited to deliver a lightning talk, "Imagine a Zero Hunger World," NSF Convergence Accelerator 2021, May 17, 2021.
Invited to attend the 2021 WHO/Cochrane/Cornell Summer Institute for Systematic Reviews in Nutrition for Global Policy, Summer 2021.
Female Engineers Addressing Global Challenges Towards Resilient Food Systems, Society of Women Engineers (SWE), University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Apr 2, 2021.
2020
Micronutrient Fortification of Soy Products from High Oleic Soybean: Food Innovations, Soybean 360: Agro-Processing in Sub-Saharan Africa, American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS), Dec 9, 2020.
Sustainable Food Process Engineering to Address Food and Nutrition Security – Post-COVID Era, International Virtual Conference on Recent Trends in Food Process Engineering Sector, SRM University, India & Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (AFST), Dec 11, 2020.
Food Innovation Technologies to Address Hidden Hunger, CAFNR Research Council Seminar Series, Dec 17, 2020.
Future Food Systems Innovation: Post-COVID Era, Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM), Bangalore, May 22, 2020.
2019
Symposium Chair (moderator & presenter), IFT International Division, "UN Sustainable Development Goal 2: Achieving Zero Hunger by Reducing Food Waste, Improving Food Security and Developing Innovations in Food Science," 2019.
Invited to the Saving Lives at Birth: Accelerator (SL@B Innovators) forum in Nairobi, Kenya (2018) and Duke University (2019), funded by USAID, UK Aid, Grand Challenges Canada, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Norad, KOICA, and Duke Global Health & VentureWell.
Symposium Chair (moderator & presenter), "Food Engineering," Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE) Annual Conference, St. Louis, 2019.
2018
A Sustainable Nanotechnology-Based Delivery System for Micronutrients: To Address Hidden Hunger, International Symposium on Global Engineering at the XXIX Interamerican Congress of Chemical Engineering, incorporating the 68th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Oct 30, 2018.
Organized (moderator & presenter), the first UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) workshop and World Food Day 2018 celebrations at the University of Missouri, Columbia, 2018.
2017
Food Fortification for Improved Nutrition, Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN), CGEN Research Day, March 17, 2017, University of Toronto.
2016
Food Fortification: An Effective Approach to Improve Global Health, Engineering World Health (EWH) Symposium, Feb 22, 2016, University of Toronto.