Dr. Munisamy Shanmugam is currently working as Head of Research & Development at AquAgri Processing (Pvt.) Ltd., India. He has completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Bhavnagar University, India. His main area of interest focuses on Hydrocolloids, Chemistry, Function and Application of Hydrocolloids in Food and Non-Food Industries. His area of expertise includes Seaweeds, Seaweed Chemistry, Seaweed Polysaccharides, Sulfated Polysaccharides, Seaweed Products, Seaweed Biostimulants, Seaweeds in Animal Feed, Seaweeds in Agriculture, Carrageenan, Carrageenan Process, Carrageenan Chemistry, Carrageenan Function, Carrageenan Structure, Carrageenan Derivatives, Carrageenan Properties, Carrageenan in Food, Carrageenan in Dairy Application, Carrageenan in Meat Application, Carrageenan in Non-Food, Carrageenan Function with other Gums, Food Additives, Food Hydrocolloids, Food Stabilizers, Food Emulsifiers, Hydrocolloids, Chemistry of Hydrocolloids, Function of Gums, Rheology and Characters of Gums, Analysis of Hydrocolloids, Stabilizers in Food Industry, Hydrocolloids in Food Application, and Hydrocolloids in Non-Food Application. He has published 16 research articles in journals as author/co-author.